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Doing justice : a prosecutor's thoughts on crime, punishment, and the rule of law  Cover Image Book Book

Doing justice : a prosecutor's thoughts on crime, punishment, and the rule of law / Preet Bharara.

Summary:

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.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9780525521129
  • ISBN: 0525521127
  • Physical Description: xvi, 345 pages ; 25 cm
  • Edition: First edition.
  • Publisher: New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2019.

Content descriptions

General Note:
Includes index.
Formatted Contents Note:
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.
Subject: Bharara, Preet, 1968-
United States. District Attorney (New York : Southern District)
Justice, Administration of > United States.
Justice, Administration of > Moral and ethical aspects.
Criminal justice, Administration of > United States.
Government attorneys > United States > Biography.
Justice.
Rule of law > United States.

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  • 2 of 2 copies available at Kenton County.

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Erlanger Branch 347.73 B575d 2019 (Text) 33126022607091 Adult Nonfiction Available -
Independence Branch 347.73 B575d 2019 (Text) 33126022607109 Adult Nonfiction Available -

PREET BHARARA served as U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York from 2009 to 2017. Bharara oversaw the investigation and litigation of all criminal and civil cases and supervised an office of more than two hundred Assistant U.S. Attorneys, who handled cases involving terrorism, narcotics and arms trafficking, financial and healthcare fraud, cybercrime, public corruption, gang violence, organized crime, and civil rights violations. In 2017, Bharara joined the NYU School of Law faculty as a Distinguished Scholar in Residence. He is the Executive Vice President of Some Spider Studios and the host of CAFE's Stay Tuned with Preet, a podcast focused on issues of justice and fairness. Bharara graduated magna cum laude from Harvard College and from Columbia Law School, where he was a member of the law review.


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