Chad Topaz is on A Mission: Bringing Light to Injustice With Data
Ida B. Wells once said, “The way to right wrongs is to turn the light of truth upon them.” In a time when America’s legal system feels dark and unfair, a new book aims to do exactly that, and make complex data accessible to everyone.
Unlocking Justice: The Power of Data to Confront Inequity and Create Change is a hopeful, nontechnical guide to understanding and challenging an unjust criminal legal system. It’s written for people who care about fairness but don’t necessarily speak in spreadsheets and code.
In one line: Unlocking Justice confronts America’s unfair criminal legal system with data — and humanity.
What the Book Offers
From small-town police misconduct to the notorious Rikers Island jail, the book shows how raw public records, messy websites, and overlooked data sets can reveal deep bias in policing, sentencing, and incarceration. It’s part storytelling, part empowerment, giving readers the tools to see injustice in the numbers and push for reform.
This isn’t just a book for academics. It’s for advocates, teachers, students, journalists, nonprofit leaders, policy thinkers, and anyone who wants to turn evidence into change.
Why Preorders Matter
Publishing runs on signals. Every preorder helps:
- It tells booksellers and media there’s demand.
- It boosts visibility, helping the book reach new readers.
- It helps get this message — that data can power justice — into the right hands.
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(If you know someone who cares about justice, sharing this post or sending them the link is just as powerful.)
Perfect for Teaching & Professional Development
The book works well for course adoption in fields like sociology, criminology, law & society, American studies, Africana/Black studies, journalism, data journalism, public policy, ethics, statistics, computer science, and more. It’s also a smart pick for nonprofit or corporate DEI and justice programming.
If you’re a professor, teacher, or program director interested in using Unlocking Justice in your class or training, the publisher can help you set it up.
About the Author
Chad has spent years bringing together data science and social justice, using numbers to tell human stories and uncover hidden bias in the courts, policing, and incarceration.
Preorder It Today
If you’ve ever felt that the justice system is unfair but didn’t know how to prove it, Unlocking Justice gives you tools and hope.
Preorder, share, and help light the way to a fairer future.
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