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A 5 page paper which examines Steve Bogira’s work “Courtroom 302” and discusses how his work demonstrates the justice system and how that justice system does not really seek justice. No additional sources cited.
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sought in a very positive manner. People in America like to believe that the justice system is indeed just and that people who are guilty are often convicted, and those
who are not guilty go free. People understand that this is not always the case, but they like to believe that justice is served more often than not. In Steve
Bogiras work "Courtroom 302" he enters into a courtroom in Cook County and records information about the cases he watches. He witnesses hundreds of court cases and what his work
reveals is a less than perfect justice system. But, at the same time he is illustrating that this courtroom, though less than just, is essentially doing what the people expect.
The following paper examines this particular perspective of Bogiras in his work. Courtroom 302 In Bogiras work the reader is given
many different types of cases that come before this particular court. There are individuals accused of murder, some involved in drugs, and some possessing connections to the Mafia, to name
but a few of the types of cases. One of the most prevalent cases in the work involves a relatively famous case wherein three white teenage boys were accused of
beating two black individuals. These black youth had entered into the neighborhood of the white boys and this was the motive of the beatings which were incredibly savage.
This case is of significant importance for it truly illustrates the injustice of the system as it relates to the blacks and the whites
in society. In this case the probation offered a deal, plea bargains, which involved a sentence of only 8 years. The Rev. Jesse Jackson and other advocates argued against, arguing
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