American Legal Injustice : Behind the Scenes with an Expert Witness.

Forensic psychiatrist Emanuel Tanay has testified in thousands of court cases as an expert witness, including such notorious cases as those of Jack Ruby, Sam Sheppard, and Theodore "Ted" Bundy. Tanay walks the reader through his experiences in the courtroom, explaining the role of the fore...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Tanay, Emanuel
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Lanham : Rowman & Littlefield Pub. Group, 2009.
Subjects:
Criminal justice, Administration of > United States.
Forensic psychiatrists > United States.
Forensic psychiatry > United States.
Justice pénale > Administration > États-Unis.
Psychiatres judiciaires > États-Unis.
Criminal justice, Administration of
Forensic psychiatrists
Forensic psychiatry
United States
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • FOREWORD; PREFACE; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; INTRODUCTION; PART I: LAW UNDER SCRUTINY; CHAPTER 1. THE ROOTS OF INJUSJTICE; CHAPTER 2. SCIENCE AND THE LAW; CHAPTER 3. THE LITIGATION PROCESS; PART II: GUILTY UNLESS PROVEN INNOCENT; CHAPTER 4. THE CAUSE AND THE MODE OF DEATH: A Mistaken Determination of Suicide; CHAPTER 5. A KILLING IS A KILLING IS A KILLING-UNLESS IT ISN'T: Varieties of Homicide; CHAPTER 6. TED BUNDY: The Pleasure of Cruelty; CHAPTER 7. INNOCENT AND ON DEATH ROW: Sterling Spann; CHAPTER 8. THE SAM SHEPPARD SAGA; CHAPTER 9. THE LEGACY OF THE JOHN HINCKLEY, JR., VERDICT.

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