Snitching : Criminal Informants and the Erosion of American Justice.

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Winner of the 2010 American Bar Association Honorable Mention for Books. Albert Burrell spent thirteen years on death row for a murder he did not commit. Atlanta police killed 92-year-old Kathryn Johnston during a misguided raid on her home. After being released by Chicago prosecutors, Darryl Moore-...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Natapoff, Alexandra (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : NYU Press, 2009.
Temas:
Law enforcement > United States.
Informers > United States.
Criminal justice, Administration of > United States.
Informers > Legal status, laws, etc. > United States.
Lois > Application > États-Unis.
Justice pénale > Administration > États-Unis.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Criminology.
Criminal justice, Administration of.
Informers.
Informers > Legal status, laws, etc.
Law enforcement.
United States.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:Winner of the 2010 American Bar Association Honorable Mention for Books. Albert Burrell spent thirteen years on death row for a murder he did not commit. Atlanta police killed 92-year-old Kathryn Johnston during a misguided raid on her home. After being released by Chicago prosecutors, Darryl Moore--drug dealer, hit man, and rapist--returned home to rape an eleven-year-old girl. Such tragedies are consequences of snitching--police and prosecutors offering deals to criminal offenders in exchange for information. Although it is nearly invisible to the public, criminal snitching has invaded the Amer.
Notas:X. Improving Police-Community Trust and Communication.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (273 pages)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780814759042
0814759041

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