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Against the backdrop of his most haunting, high-profile murder and child abuse
cases, a veteran prosecutor goes beyond an insider’s reflection to shine a light on the humanlike qualities personified in the U.S. criminal justice system and what this means for our future.
The Humanity of Justice is a procedural true-crime book told through the eyes and heart of a veteran criminal prosecutor who cares about the people he meets and their life-altering circumstances. Burke E. Strunsky, a senior deputy district attorney in southern California, takes the reader inside the courtroom for some of the most haunting criminal cases in the state as well as the nation, including: a highly respected church leader who brutally murders his wife for the insurance money while their baby sleeps peacefully in another room; a twisted father who sexually molests his daughter’s own friends at her slumber parties; a former police chief who drowns his wife of thirty years in their backyard spa; and a young man who sadistically tortures and kills a helpless three-year-old boy, yet manages to dodge the death penalty.
Strunsky’s own impassioned social and moral commentary is woven throughout this thought-provoking book on issues significant to the world of criminal justice. Even in the midst of the darkest stories, the voices and courage of the victims and those who love them will leave the reader touched and inspired.
100% of the proceeds from this book will be donated to The Humanity of Justice Foundation, a non-profit organization, to help prevent child abuse and neglect.
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I always enjoy reading and watching true crime stories because I am always surprised at the brutal, horrifying, and cold-hearted things that people can do to other people for such typically petty reasons. At the same time, I rarely finish a true crime story because they are always overly dramatic, and typically far too leading for the audience to get to try and figure things out for themselves before the conclusion is just handed to them on a platter.Burke Strunsky’s The Humanity of Justice contained everything I love about True Crime with none of the factors that make you want to put the book down. Seriously, I couldn’t put this one down until the very end, and even then I was immediately searching for more.Perhaps it’s because Mr. Strunsky has been a Prosecutor who knows very well about all of these cases, or perhaps it’s just that his writing style is engaging and structured very well, but the bottom line for this book is that it’s highly recommended. If you like True Crime stories, this one is a 5 out of 5 stars. I could wish it had been a bit longer, but then again, I typically read 800-1000 pagers, often 3 or 4 at a time, so I suppose that this was merely a normal length book in comparison.I was reminded more of the Biography channel’s coverage of crime events and scientific analyses of the circumstantial evidence in many cases as I read through The Humanity of Justice, but the work is a flavor of its own to be sure, and the flavor leaves the reader looking forward to future books by Burke Strunsky.Downsides? As I said, I wished it was longer, but even if it had been a 1000 pager, I still would be looking for more (after a good long recovery nap, anyway!). Lastly, I caught a typo here and there, which actually was pretty good considering the number of errors I have found in every bestselling novel I have read in recent years.Bottom line: Great book, loved the first-hand experience in evaluating these crimes, and especially loved the perspective this book lends the reader on the living, breathing, ever transforming workings of our much loved and greatly excoriated justice system.
The point being made is the American system of justice has it’s flaw’s and reveals humanity for what it is. To regain trust and respect from society America must learn more about the constitutional rights that the system was founded on to start with.The system of justice includes much valuable information and viewpoints. I feel like the author covers everything in the American justice system.The history of the justice system was very interesting to me learning that post conviction DNA testing has nailed the criminal when there was no other solid evidence.The case of Jeffery Wright appalled me in the fact that someone would take advantage of innocent young children taking them out for bait only to abuse them.The useful information about people that are well off with education tend to think more political as to those that are not as educated so they are more open to discussing real issues because they have real problems. I was impressed by all the methods of the justice system and would highly recommend this book to anyone.
After reading the book Humanity of Justice-Lighting Even the Darkest Path toward Justice, by Burke E Strunsky, I have to agree with the authors opening comments “…this book is not for the squeamish.” This is a book that will go into so many dark, violent, and twisted cases it will make your head spin that American society can act this way. Anyone who enjoys reading about criminal justice will enjoy this book as it not only has engrossing stories but also sheds a new light on the jury experience.You can clearly read the authors passion for this book and to open your eyes to a different view of the courtroom. I especially loved how he went into detail on crime scene presentation. It is all in the presentation of the event and how you can persuade someone to believe that.This is a great book to read to not only learn more about the justice system, but how you can improve your own life. I have taken the tips on presentation and have applied them to my own job, surprisingly how well it works. Hopefully it will motivate others to help educated Americans on how to interact with each other and come to make civilized agreements. I highly enjoyed this book and it will be one I will read again and again.
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