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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.

Bharara, Preet, 1968- (author.).

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.

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  • 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.

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