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The Wrong Guys: Murder, False Confessions, and the Norfolk Four - Couverture rigide

Wells, Tom; Leo, Richard

 
9781595584014: The Wrong Guys: Murder, False Confessions, and the Norfolk Four
Couverture rigide
ISBN 10 : 1595584013 ISBN 13 : 9781595584014
Editeur : The New Press, 2008

Synopsis

A gripping true story of justice gone awry, in which four innocent men separately confess to the 1997 murder and rape of a woman. Although the real perpetrator has now been convicted, three of the four men remain in prison, attesting to the powerful role of confession in the criminal justice system. Wells and Leo interweave a narrative following this unfolding case exploring topics of coercive interrogation, police perjury and prosecutorial politics in the death penalty. This book presents an urgent call for justice and reformation.

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Présentation de l'éditeur

A gripping true story of justice gone awry, in which four innocent men separately confess to the 1997 murder and rape of a woman. Although the real perpetrator has now been convicted, three of the four men remain in prison, attesting to the powerful role of confession in the criminal justice system. Wells and Leo interweave a narrative following this unfolding case exploring topics of coercive interrogation, police perjury and prosecutorial politics in the death penalty. This book presents an urgent call for justice and reformation.

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Éditeur
The New Press
Date d'édition
2008
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
1595584013
ISBN 13 
9781595584014
Reliure
Relié
Nombre de pages
342
Coordonnées du fabricant
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Personne responsable
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