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A law professor sounds an explosive alarm on the hidden unfairness of our legal system. -- Kirkus Reviews (starred review) As gripping as a Grisham novel, only it isn't fiction. With captivating cases and razor-sharp science, Adam Benforado puts the justice system on trial and makes a bulletproof argument that it's fundamentally broken. This extraordinary book is a must-read for every judge, lawyer, detective, and concerned citizen in America. -- Adam Grant, author of Give and Take Benforado has written a book that will make you rethink everything you believe about crime and punishment. He gracefully blends science and storytelling to make a powerful case that our failure to bring the realities of human psychology into the courtroom has led to profound injustice. -- Daniel H. Pink, New York Times bestselling author of Drive In Unfair, Adam Benforado makes us aware of all our many imperfections...Learning so much about our subconscious biases and the judicial system that exploits them is fascinating--and deeply troubling. But he goes further: he offers obtainable solutions, ones that we should race to effect, both within our own minds and in the human fates on which we bring our minds to bear. -- Jeff Hobbs, author of The Short and Tragic Life of Robert Peace This book suggests that criminal justice in the United States is not a system at all but a set of dysfunctional units that deliver biased decisions that make society less safe. Benforado deftly analyzes actual cases and recent studies in psychology and neuroscience to argue for broad-based reforms...Authoritative and accessible. -- Library Journal (starred review)

"""A law professor sounds an explosive alarm on the hidden unfairness of our legal system."" -- ""Kirkus Reviews (starred review)"" ""As gripping as a Grisham novel, only it isn't fiction. With captivating cases and razor-sharp science, Adam Benforado puts the justice system on trial and makes a bulletproof argument that it's fundamentally broken. This extraordinary book is a must-read for every judge, lawyer, detective, and concerned citizen in America."" -- ""Adam Grant, author of Give and Take"" ""Benforado has written a book that will make you rethink everything you believe about crime and punishment. He gracefully blends science and storytelling to make a powerful case that our failure to bring the realities of human psychology into the courtroom has led to profound injustice."" -- ""Daniel H. Pink, New York Times bestselling author of Drive"" ""In Unfair, Adam Benforado makes us aware of all our many imperfections...Learning so much about our subconscious biases and the judicial system that exploits them is fascinating--and deeply troubling. But he goes further: he offers obtainable solutions, ones that we should race to effect, both within our own minds and in the human fates on which we bring our minds to bear."" -- ""Jeff Hobbs, author of The Short and Tragic Life of Robert Peace"" ""This book suggests that criminal justice in the United States is not a system at all but a set of dysfunctional units that deliver biased decisions that make society less safe. Benforado deftly analyzes actual cases and recent studies in psychology and neuroscience to argue for broad-based reforms...Authoritative and accessible."" -- ""Library Journal (starred review)"""

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Adam Benforado is an associate professor of law at Drexel University. A graduate of Yale College and Harvard Law School, he served as a federal appellate law clerk and an attorney at Jenner & Block. He has published numerous scholarly articles, and his op-eds and essays have appeared in a variety of publications including the Washington Post, the Philadelphia Inquirer, and Legal Times. He lives in Philadelphia with his wife and daughter. Joe Barrett's 30 years as an actor includes appearances off Broadway in Reunion and on Broadway in Raggedy Ann. His television credits include The Conan O'Brien Show and The David Letterman Show. He has appeared in features films and has been seen in dozens of commercials.

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