Doing justice : a prosecutor's thoughts on crime, punishment, and the rule of law /
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 politicia...
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| 245 | 1 | 0 | |a Doing justice : |b a prosecutor's thoughts on crime, punishment, and the rule of law / |c Preet Bharara |
| 260 | |a New York : |b Alfred A. Knopf, |c 2019 | ||
| 300 | |a xvi, 345 pages ; |c 25 cm | ||
| 500 | |a Includes index | ||
| 505 | 0 | |a 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 IV. Punishment : Baby Carlina -- Lord of the flies -- Beyond justice | |
| 520 | |a 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 | ||
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