Race to Injustice: Lessons Learned from the Duke Lacrosse Rape Case

by Michael L. Seigel

The American criminal justice system, though undoubtedly one of the best in the world, is far from perfect. Every once in a while a notorious case comes along and reveals its uglier side--for instance, its differential treatment of whites and people of color. Such cases often garner huge amounts of national media attention and capture the sustained interest of a normally restless American public. Whatever their outcome, they provide academics with...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1594605149
• ISBN13: 9781594605147
• Release Date: January 2009
• Publisher: Carolina Academic Press
• Length: 413 Pages
• Weight: 1.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.1" x 8.9"