Crimes of the Century From Leopold and Loeb to O. J. Simpson

Name: Crimes of the Century From Leopold and Loeb to O. J. Simpson
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ISBN: 9781555534271

ISBN-10: 1555534279

ISBN-13: 9781555534271

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Authors: Gilbert Geis, Leigh B. Bienen

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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,…

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List price: $29.95
Publisher: Northeastern University Press
Publication date: 3/2/2000
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 288
Size: 6.06" wide x 9.45" long x 0.59" tall
Weight: 0.836
Language: English



Illustrations



Introduction



Leopold and Loeb (1924) and the Cause of Crime



Scottsboro (1931) and Racial Injustice



Bruno Richard Hauptmann (1932), Public Outrage, and Criminal Justice



Alger Hiss (1948), the House Un-American Activities Committee, and the Courts



O. J. Simpson (1994): Can the Rich Buy Reasonable Doubt?



Conclusion


Index


Acknowledgments