American legal injustice behind the scenes with an expert witness

Forensic psychiatrist Emanuel Tanay has testified in thousands of court cases as an expert witness. Tanay provides a 'behind-the-scenes' view of our criminal justice system and clear examples of the rampant injustice that he has witnessed. He argues that the potential for injustice is buil...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Tanay, Emanuel (-)
Other Authors: Simon, Robert I.
Format: eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Lanham, MD : J. Aronson c2010.
Edition:1st ed
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See on Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull:https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009798311706719
Table of Contents:
  • Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgments; Introduction; PART I: Law Under Scrutiny; Chapter 1: The Roots of Injustice; Chapter 2: Science and the Law; Chapter 3: The Litiga oocess-- Part II: guilty unless proven innocent-- Chapter 4: The Cause and Mode of Death-- Chapter 5: A Killing Is a Killing Is a Killing-Unless It Isn't-- Chapter 6: Ted Bundy-- Chapter 7: Innocent and on Death Row-- Chapter 8: The Sam Sheppard Saga-- Chapter 9: The Legacy of the John Hinckley, Jr., Verdict-- Chapter 10: Jack Ruby and Lee Harvey Oswald-- Chapter 11: Anrea Yates-- Epilogue-- About t