Doing Justice: A Prosecutor's Thoughts on Crime, Punishment, and the Rule of Law Free Audiobook Download by Preet Bharara


Elizabeth was in at the scene of a robbery, but she didn't see a thing. She was only the getaway driver, so she was never charged with any crimes.

Preet Bharara is the former U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York of the United States, now a Fox News contributor. In this book, he discusses crime and punishment in America. He spends a lot of time discussing how important it is to draw distinctions between different crimes and discuss how devastating crime can be on individual victims and on society as a whole. He also discusses why punishments should be proportional to the crime committed and why we should only punish people when there is no other option. Finally, he discusses more general ideas about what justice means in America's current legal system and how our society could work better if we all followed these principles.

Obtaining a law degree, Preet Bharara pursued his career in public service. Before becoming the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, he considered a potential career as a prosecutor. As Professor David Upham mentioned in the article Preet Bharara on why we should care what prosecutors think the public should care about what prosecutors say because they are "the people's lawyers" and their role is to "build confidence in our system."

Preet Bharara narrates this audiobook of his book, "Doing Justice: A Prosecutor's Thoughts on Crime, Punishment and the Rule of Law." Bharara discusses the importance of law enforcement and how crimes are punished. He also discusses how the rule of law is important to maintaining a civilized society.

Preet Bharara is an American prosecutor. In the audiobook "Doing Justice: A Prosecutor's Thoughts on Crime, Punishment and the Rule of Law," he describes how he was influenced by a book written by British author and philosopher Jeremy Bentham, who died in 1832.

As a prosecutor for the Southern District of New York, Preet Bharara has put many bad people behind bars. Each one of them had to face the consequences of their crimes: spending time in jail, losing their freedom, and sometimes even facing execution. However, some criminal penalties seem too harsh, such as life sentences or capital punishment.

Published Date 2019-03-19
Duration 10 hours 32 minutes
Author Preet Bharara
Narrated Preet Bharara
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Abridged No
Is It Free? 30-days Free
Category Politics
Parent Category American Politics, Law

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