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Crimes of the Century
Gilbert GeisLeigh B. Bienen
其他書名
From Leopold and Loeb to O.J. Simpson
出版UPNE, 1998
主題History / United States / GeneralHistory / United States / 20th CenturyLaw / GeneralLaw / Criminal Law / GeneralLaw / Legal HistorySocial Science / CriminologyTrue Crime / Murder / General
ISBN15555336049781555533601
URLhttp://books.google.com.hk/books?id=xdbQMywnrdwC&hl=&source=gbs_api
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註釋In compelling narrative, the authors probe the sensational cases of Nathan F. Leopold, Jr., and Richard A. Loeb, the Scottsboro "boys," Bruno Richard Hauptmann, Alger Hiss, and O.J. Simpson, highlighting significant lessons about criminal behavior and the administration of criminal justice. Each case study details the crime, the police investigation, and the court proceedings, profiles the major players, and examines the outcome and aftermath of the trial. The authors untangle the perplexities surrounding the cases and illuminate the many mysteries that remain unsolved today. These celebrated trials reveal issues of overzealous prosecution, sloppy police work, judicial bias, race, class, and ethnic struggles, and the role of wealth in securing a competent defense. They also show how the temper of the times and frenzied media coverage heightened the intensity of drama in the cases.