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"From Senator Kamala Harris comes a picture book memoir with an empowering message: Superheroes are all around us--and if we try, we can all be heroes too. Also available in Spanish! Before Kamala Harris became a district attorney and a United States senator, she was a little girl who loved superheroes. And when she looked around, she was amazed to find them everywhere! In her family, among her friends, even down the street--there were superheroes wherever she looked. And those superheroes showed her that all you need to do to be a superhero is to be the best that you can be. In this empowering and joyful picture-book memoir that speaks directly to kids, Kamala Harris takes readers through her life and shows them that the power to make the world a better place is inside all of us. And with fun and engaging art by Mechal Renee Roe, as well as a guide to being a superhero at the end, this book is sure to have kids taking up the superhero mantle (cape and mask optional)"--

Intro -- Table of Contents -- Preface -- Introduction -- Part I: The Myths about Crime -- 1 Getting Past the Old Debate -- Myth: Crime is a partisan issue -- 2 Beyond the Trial -- Myth: A prosecutor's job begins and ends in the courtroom -- 3 Learning from Other Disciplines -- Myth: The tools of crime fighting never change -- 4 Reading, Writing & -- Crime Prevention -- Myth: The only thing our educational system and our criminal justice system have in common is that both need reform -- 5 As Seen on TV -- Myth: Most crime is violent crime -- 6 Not in My Neighborhood -- Myth: Poor people don't want police in their communities -- 7 The Door Is Locked -- the Internet Is Open -- Myth: The secret to keeping safe is to avoid strangers who look dangerous -- 8 Fear Factor -- Myth: Deterrence always works -- 9 They Deserved It -- Myth: Some victims just "ask for it" -- 10 Putting Humpty Dumpty Back Together Again -- Myth: Children are resilient -- bystanders aren't hurt by crime -- 11 The Path to Justice -- Myth: It's the victims' jobs to rebuild their lives -- the criminal justice system cares only about criminals -- 12 The Cost of Justice -- Myth: Every dollar spent on crime prevention and re-entry takes a dollar away from finding and punishing criminals -- Part II: How to Rock the Crime Pyramid -- 13 Smart Puts Public Safety First: Prevent and Reduce Violence -- 14 Smart Starts Young: Truancy -- 15 Smart Takes Off Blinders: Prostitution -- 16 Smart Anticipates: Returning Offenders -- 17 Smart Empowers Victims: Domestic Violence -- 18 Smart Protects the Silent and Fearful: Witnesses -- 19 Smart Demands Accountability: The Carrot and the Stick -- 20 Smart Forges Partnerships: Community -- 21 Smart Measures Success: Results -- 22 Smart Works on Our Most Serious Threats: Gangs -- 23 Smart Is Patient: Steady Progress -- 24 Conclusion: The Smart Game Plan.

Since the 1970s, Americans have witnessed a pyrrhic war on crime, with sobering numbers at once chilling and cautionary. Our imprisoned population has increased five-fold, with a commensurate spike in fiscal costs that many now see as unsupportable into the future. As American society confronts a multitude of new challenges ranging from terrorism to the disappearance of middle-class jobs to global warming, the war on crime may be up for reconsideration for the first time in a generation or more. Relatively low crime rates indicate that the public mood may be swinging toward declaring victory and moving on.However, to declare that the war is over is dangerous and inaccurate, and After the War on Crime reveals that the impact of this war reaches far beyond statistics; simply moving on is impossible. The war has been most devastating to those affected by increased rates and longer terms of incarceration, but its reach has also reshaped a sweeping range of social institutions, including law enforcement, politics, schooling, healthcare, and social welfare. The war has also profoundly altered conceptions of race and community.It is time to consider the tasks reconstruction must tackle. To do so requires first a critical assessment of how this war has remade our society, and then creative thinking about how government, foundations, communities, and activists should respond. After the War on Crime accelerates this reassessment with original essays by a diverse, interdisciplinary group of scholars as well as policy professionals and community activists. The volume's immediate goal is to spark a fresh conversation about the war on crime and its consequences; its long-term aspiration is to develop a clear understanding of how we got here and of where we should go