Virtual Justice: The Flawed Prosecution of Crime in America

by H. Richard Uviller

Book Overview

Sensational trials obsessively televised and reported by news media have led many Americans to question the effectiveness of their criminal justice system. Do police have the laws they need--or the competence--to do their job? Can juries recognize the truth in the tangle of evidence presented to them? What do lawyers actually contribute to the quest for justice in the criminal court? In this fascinating book a distinguished legal authority examines...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0300074433
• ISBN13: 9780300074437
• Release Date: March 1998
• Publisher: Yale University Press
• Length: 336 Pages
• Weight: 2.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.2" x 9.2"