Institutional failures : Duke lacrosse, universities, the news media, and the legal system / edited by Howard M. Wasserman.

Other author Wasserman, Howard M.
Format Book
Publication InfoFarnham, Surrey, England ; Burlington, VT : Ashgate Pub., ©2011.
Descriptionvi, 212 pages ; 24 cm
Subjects

Contents An institutional perspective on the Duke lacrosse case / Howard M. Wasserman -- When good prosecutors go bad : from prosecutorial discretion to prosecutorial misconduct / Angela J. Davis -- Duke lacrosse, prosecutorial misconduct, and the limits of the civil justice system / Sam Kamin -- The perils of academic groupthink / K.C. Johnson -- The Duke lacrosse saga : administration versus students and faculty, among others / Robert M. O'Neil -- In the shadow of Duke : college sport and the academy divided / Ellen J. Staurowsky -- Justice delayed / Rachel Smolkin -- Not just sloppy journalism, but a profound ethical failure : media coverage of the Duke lacrosse case / Jane E. Kirtley -- Covering the notorious case : narrative and the need for sensationalism done well / Craig L. LaMay.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. [187]-207) and index.
LCCN 2010032903
ISBN9780754678731 (hbk. : alk. paper)
ISBN0754678733 (hbk. : alk. paper)
ISBN9780754697244 (ebook)
ISBN075469724X (ebook)

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Joyner NC Stacks KFN7977 .I57 2011 ✔ Available Place Hold