Guilty

BOOK REVIEW
Who better to write about the meticulous downfalls of the United States justice system than one who had been directly involved in it for over 25 years? Such a man is Judge Harold J. Rothwax, who wrote his opinion of the justice system in a book entitled Guilty: The Collapse of Criminal Justice.
Evidently, the title itself reveals much of Rothwax’s opinion of the justice system. Through a series of cases and personal experiences, Rothwax corroborates his stance on the collapse of criminal justice. An optimal book for Introductory Law students, I enjoyed reading this book. The selection of cases and interesting rhetoric have helped my comprehension of the law, the amendments and several other topics imperative to learning the truth about the justice system. Rothwax effectively explores the different parts of the system in which he is so deeply involved and disputes and agrees with many options with grace and righteousness. Although, his words are of course biased ...