{"product_id":"in-black-and-white-a-young-barristers-story-of-race-and-class","title":"In Black and White: A Young Barrister\u0026#x27;s Story of Race and Class in a Broken Justice System by Alexandra Wilson","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/m.media-amazon.com\/images\/S\/aplus-media\/vc\/46cb0862-17e3-48e4-accb-dec0145263e1.__CR0,0,970,300_PT0_SX970_V1___.png\" alt=\"law race crime justice police criminal murder memoir barrister lawyer court case defence class\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAlexandra Wilson was a teenager when her dear family friend Ayo was stabbed on his way home from football. Ayo's death changed Alexandra. She felt compelled to enter the legal profession in search of answers.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAs a junior criminal and family law barrister, Alexandra finds herself navigating a world and a set of rules designed by a privileged few. A world in which fellow barristers sigh with relief when a racist judge retires: 'I've got a black kid today and he would have had no hope'.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eIn her debut book, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eIn Black and White,\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAlexandra re-creates the tense courtroom scenes, the heart-breaking meetings with teenage clients, and the moments of frustration and triumph that make up a young barrister's life.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAlexandra shows us how it feels to defend someone who hates the colour of your skin, or someone you suspect is guilty. We see what it is like for children coerced into county line drug deals and the damage that can be caused when we criminalise teenagers.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAlexandra's account of what she has witnessed as a young mixed-race barrister is in equal parts shocking, compelling, confounding and powerful.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Octopus Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46969869107506,"sku":"SNG8787","price":3.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0704\/7351\/5314\/files\/InBlackandWhite.jpg?v=1781793931","url":"https:\/\/www.powpex.com\/products\/in-black-and-white-a-young-barristers-story-of-race-and-class","provider":"Powpex Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}