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

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.

Item details

ISBN: 9780525521129
ISBN: 0525521127
ISBN: 9780525521136
Physical Description: print
xvi, 345 pages ; 25 cm
Publisher: New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2019.
Copyright: ©2019

Contents / Notes

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.