Media Coverage in Criminal Justice Cases
What Prosecutors and Defenders Should and Should Not Say
Published on 7. September 2014
Book
Paperback/Softback
353 pages
978-1-62722-151-1 (ISBN)
Description
The media plays a role in many major criminal cases. From Jodi Arias and Amanda Knox to Michael Jackson and Kobe Bryant. This comprehensive book addresses the major media issues facing criminal lawyers. Written by a diverse panel of experts, this book covers strategy and tactics, media consultants, ethical constraints, First Amendment issues, use of social science in court, and guidelines for lawyers acting as media commentators.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Chicago, IL
United States
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Dimensions
Height: 230 mm
Width: 157 mm
Thickness: 19 mm
Weight
503 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-62722-151-1 (9781627221511)
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Professor Andrew E. Taslitz teaches at the Washington College of Law at American University, where he serves as the Director of its new Criminal Justice Practice and Policy Institute. He is a former prosecutor from Philadelphia, PA., and a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania Law School, and has been named one of the 26 best law teachers in America. He has published over 100 works, eight of which are books and is a member of the Governing Council of the ABA Criminal Justice Section, its incoming Chair-Elect, and Editor-in Chief of its publication, Criminal Justice.