Catalog

Record Details

Catalog Search



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

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

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.

Record details

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

Content descriptions

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.
Subject: Justice, Administration of > United States.
Justice, Administration of > Moral and ethical aspects.
Criminal justice, Administration of > United States.
Justice.
Rule of law > United States.
True crime > United States.

Available copies

  • 22 of 22 copies available at SPARK Libraries. (Show)
  • 2 of 2 copies available at Cambria County Library System. (Show)
  • 1 of 1 copy available at Highland Community Library.

Holds

  • 0 current holds with 22 total copies.
Show Only Available Copies
Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
Highland Community Library 347.73 BHA (Text) 35610000946694 HGHM Non-Fiction Available -

LDR 02665cam a22004338i 4500
0018915741
003True
00520190915115137.0
008181108s2019 nyu 000 0 eng
010 . ‡a 2018053931
020 . ‡a9780525521129
020 . ‡a0525521127
035 . ‡a(OCoLC)1073034857
040 . ‡aDLC ‡beng ‡erda ‡cDLC ‡dOCLCO ‡dOCLCF ‡dPBL ‡dUtOrBLW
042 . ‡apcc
043 . ‡an-us---
049 . ‡aPBLL
05000. ‡aKF8700 ‡b.B43 2019
08200. ‡a347.73 ‡223
0920 . ‡a347.73 ‡bBHA
1001 . ‡aBharara, Preet, ‡d1968- ‡eauthor. ‡0(True)375964
24510. ‡aDoing justice : ‡ba prosecutor's thoughts on crime, punishment, and the rule of law / ‡cPreet Bharara.
264 1. ‡aNew York : ‡bAlfred A. Knopf, ‡c2019.
264 4. ‡c ©2019
300 . ‡axvi, 345 pages ; ‡c25 cm
336 . ‡atext ‡btxt ‡2rdacontent
337 . ‡aunmediated ‡bn ‡2rdamedia
338 . ‡avolume ‡bnc ‡2rdacarrier
500 . ‡aIncludes index.
5050 . ‡aPart 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.
520 . ‡aThe 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.
650 0. ‡aJustice, Administration of ‡zUnited States. ‡0(True)698850
650 0. ‡aJustice, Administration of ‡xMoral and ethical aspects.
650 0. ‡aCriminal justice, Administration of ‡zUnited States. ‡0(True)659996
650 0. ‡aJustice. ‡0(True)633667
650 0. ‡aRule of law ‡zUnited States. ‡0(True)693063
650 0. ‡aTrue crime ‡zUnited States.
901 . ‡a8915741 ‡c8915741 ‡tbiblio ‡sSystem Local
994 . ‡aC0 ‡bPBL

Additional Resources