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

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

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Summary
The former United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York recounts 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"
Language
eng
Work
Publication
Extent
xvi, 345 pages
Note
Includes index
Contents
  • 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
  • The grinding machinery
  • God forbid
  • Walking away
  • Culture
  • Bollywood
  • Day in court
  • The judge
  • The trial
  • Three men in a room
  • The verdict
  • Baby Carlina
  • Lord of the flies
  • Beyond justice
Isbn
9780525521129
Instance
Label
Doing justice : a prosecutor's thoughts on crime, punishment, and the rule of law
Title
Doing justice
Title remainder
a prosecutor's thoughts on crime, punishment, and the rule of law
Statement of responsibility
Preet Bharara
Creator
Author
Subject
Genre
Language
eng
Summary
The former United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York recounts 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"
Biography type
contains biographical information
Cataloging source
DLC
http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
1968-
http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
Bharara, Preet
Dewey number
347.73
Index
index present
LC call number
KF8700
LC item number
.B43 2019
Literary form
non fiction
http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
  • Bharara, Preet
  • United States
  • Justice, Administration of
  • Justice, Administration of
  • Criminal justice, Administration of
  • Government attorneys
  • Justice
  • Rule of law
Label
Doing justice : a prosecutor's thoughts on crime, punishment, and the rule of law, Preet Bharara
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Publication
Copyright
Note
Includes index
Carrier category
volume
Carrier category code
  • nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
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 -- The grinding machinery -- God forbid -- Walking away -- Culture -- Bollywood -- Day in court -- The judge -- The trial -- Three men in a room -- The verdict -- Baby Carlina -- Lord of the flies -- Beyond justice
Dimensions
25 cm
Extent
xvi, 345 pages
Isbn
9780525521129
Lccn
2018053931
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
System control number
  • on1073034857
  • (OCoLC)1073034857
Label
Doing justice : a prosecutor's thoughts on crime, punishment, and the rule of law, Preet Bharara
Publication
Copyright
Note
Includes index
Carrier category
volume
Carrier category code
  • nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
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 -- The grinding machinery -- God forbid -- Walking away -- Culture -- Bollywood -- Day in court -- The judge -- The trial -- Three men in a room -- The verdict -- Baby Carlina -- Lord of the flies -- Beyond justice
Dimensions
25 cm
Extent
xvi, 345 pages
Isbn
9780525521129
Lccn
2018053931
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
System control number
  • on1073034857
  • (OCoLC)1073034857

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