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American injustice : inside stories from the underbelly of the criminal justice system / David S. Rudolf.
"From the fearless defense attorney and civil rights lawyer who rose to fame with Netflix's The Staircase comes an essential examination of America's corrupt and abusive criminal justice system"-- Provided by publisher.
In the past thirty years more than 2,800 innocent American prisoners– their combined sentences surpassing 25,000 years– have been exonerated and freed after being condemned for crimes they did not commit. This number represents only a fraction of the actual number of persons wrongfully accused and convicted over the same period. Rudolf draws from his years of experience in the American criminal legal system to shed light on the misconduct that exists at all levels of law enforcement and the tragic consequences that follow in its wake. He revisits unsolved murders to detail how and why the true culprits were never prosecuted; reveals how confirmation bias leads police and prosecutors to employ tactics that make wrongful arrests and prosecutions more likely; and exposes how poverty and racism fundamentally distort the system. - adapted from jacket
Record details
- ISBN: 9780062997357
- ISBN: 0062997351
- ISBN: 9780062997364
- ISBN: 006299736X
- Physical Description: viii, 355 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
- Edition: First edition.
- Publisher: [New York, New York] : Custom House, [2022]
Content descriptions
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | Defending the rule of law -- How can you represent "those people"? -- Due process in the criminal justice system -- Southern Justice -- White justice -- Speedy justice -- The front lines -- Terrorists or freedom fighters? -- Shades of gray -- Law enforcement or criminals? -- The coverup -- The most powerful person in the system -- Caught in the cross fire -- The attack on condoms and the First Amendment -- Adam & Eve fight back -- A quiet death by lethal injection -- Set up to be guilty : suggestive false identifications -- Justice for sale : purchasing false testimony -- Hiding the truth : concealing exculpatory evidence -- The usual suspect -- The obvious suspect -- A thousand to one -- Justice delayed -- Coercing false confessions and guilty pleas -- Fabricating confessions -- Abusing the power of science -- Laboratory scandals -- Beyond the limits of science -- I shall be released -- Who killed Shadow Holloman? -- Epilogue : the roots of resistance. |
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| Subject: | Criminal justice, Administration of > United States. |
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Albright Memorial Library | 345.73 RUDOLF (Text) | 50686016189545 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Cambria County Library | 345.73 R917a (Text) | 85131001815126 | CACM Non-Fiction | Available | - |
| Exeter Community Library | 345.7305 RUD (Text) | 33249025323472 | Non-fiction | Available | - |
| Martin Library | Adults 345.73 RUD Life Times (Text) | 33454005867825 | 2nd Floor | Available | - |
| Bethlehem Main Library | 345.73 (Text) | 33062009580383 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Clymer Library | 345.73 RUD (Text) | 32596000506666 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Newfoundland Area Library | 345.73 RUD (Text) | 38445000504976 | Nonfiction | Available | - |
