Crime in America

by Ramsey Clark

Crime In Observations On Its Nature, Causes, Prevention by Clark, Ramsey

Genres: Nonfiction

Paperback

First published November 15, 1970

Reviews

[Don Heiman · Rating 4 out of 5]

"Crime in America" by Ramsey Clark remains today (2015) the baby boomers' guide to social justice based on 1960's principles of a therapeutic society. Clark served as Assistant Attorney General under Bobby Kennedy during JFK's presidency and Attorney General during LBJ's presidency prior to authoring the book. Clarke warnings about consequences from weak gun control, lax prison rehabilitation reforms, capital punishment, and poor police/community relations continue today --45 years later. The book lacks an index and formal references.

[Moses · Rating 4 out of 5]

Fascinating to read this book, published in 1970, in 2024. Fifty years later and the thinking and problems are still so similar. Either Clark was very much ahead of his time, or the discourse has not moved much in decades.

[Fredrick Danysh · Rating 3 out of 5]

Former Attorney General Ramsey Clark writes about crime in America and presents selected statistics to illustrate his views on the nature, prevention, and control of crime.