Doing justice : a prosecutor's thoughts on crime, punishment, and the rule of law
2019
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The former United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York recounts captivating tales of true crime from his years atop the most storied prosecutor's office in the country -- inside stories of terrorists threatening America, mob hit men, billion-dollar fraudsters, corrupt politicians, and even a "cannibal cop". Bharara entertains us, but also inspires us to aim high, laying out a path for how to think and act to reach fair and morally correct judgments.
Item Details
ISBN: 9780525521129
Description: xvi, 345 pages ; 25 cm
Notes: Includes index.
Contents:
- Part I. Inquiry
- The truth is elusive: The boys
- Things are not what they seem: "Urbane cowboys"
- Gold-standard investigators: The ethic of the mob buster Kenny McCabe
- The problem of confirmation bias: Latent fingerprint 17
- The need for rigor: A death in Soundview
- Curiosity and query: Asking basic questions
- The principles of interrogation: "Barbarism is not necessary"
- Snitches: The moral quicksand of cooperating witnesses
- Continuity and change: Justice through innovation
- Part II. Accusation
- The grinding machinery
- God forbid
- Walking away
- Culture
- Bollywood
- Part III. Judgment
- Day in court
- The judge
- The trial
- Three men in a room
- The verdict
- Part IVolume Punishment
- Baby Carlina
- Lord of the flies
- Beyond justice.
Control Number: 2743647
Publisher: New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2019.Subjects:
- Bharara, Preet, 1968-
- Criminal justice, Administration of -- United States.
- Government attorneys -- United States -- Biography.
- Justice, Administration of -- Moral and ethical aspects.
- Justice, Administration of -- United States.
- Justice.
- Rule of law -- United States.
- United States. District Attorney (New York : Southern District)
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