Doing Justice
A Prosecutor's Thoughts on Crime, Punishment and the Rule of Law
1st Edition
Published on 19. March 2019
368 pages
978-1-4088-9901-4 (ISBN)
Description
The New York Times Bestseller
'Simply, utterly brilliant. Bursting with humility and humanity' The Secret Barrister
'An elegant, philosophical and, at times, moving memoir of what it is like to serve as America's most high-profile legal official' Financial Times
Multi-million-dollar fraud. Terrorism. Mafia criminality. Russian espionage.
As United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Preet Bharara prosecuted some of the most high-profile cases in America. In Doing Justice he takes us inside America's criminal justice system to deliver a powerful meditation on justice - what it is, who dispenses it, how it works - and what the law can teach us about thinking and acting justly in our own lives.
'Simply, utterly brilliant. Bursting with humility and humanity' The Secret Barrister
'An elegant, philosophical and, at times, moving memoir of what it is like to serve as America's most high-profile legal official' Financial Times
Multi-million-dollar fraud. Terrorism. Mafia criminality. Russian espionage.
As United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Preet Bharara prosecuted some of the most high-profile cases in America. In Doing Justice he takes us inside America's criminal justice system to deliver a powerful meditation on justice - what it is, who dispenses it, how it works - and what the law can teach us about thinking and acting justly in our own lives.
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Edition
1. Auflage
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
ISBN-13
978-1-4088-9901-4 (9781408899014)
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Person
Preet Bharara was appointed US Attorney for the Southern District of New York by Barack Obama in 2009 and served in that role until 2017, overseeing the investigation and litigation of all criminal and civil cases. He is the Executive Vice President of Some Spider Studios and the host of CAFE's Stay Tuned with Preet, a podcast focused on issues of justice and fairness. He lives in New York. @PreetBharara
Content
- Cover
- Half-title Page
- Title Page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Preface
- Part I: Inquiry
- Introduction
- The Truth Is Elusive: The Boys
- Things Are Not What They Seem: "Urbane Cowboys"
- Gold-Standard Investigators: The Ethic of the Mob Buster Kenny McCabe
- The Problem of Confirmation Bias: Latent Fingerprint 17
- The Need for Rigor: A Death in Soundview
- Curiosity and Query: Asking Basic Questions
- The Principles of Interrogation: "Barbarism Is Not Necessary"
- Snitches: The Moral Quicksand of Cooperating Witnesses
- Continuity and Change: Justice Through Innovation
- Part II: Accusation
- Introduction
- The Grinding Machinery
- God Forbid
- Walking Away
- Culture
- Bollywood
- Part III: Judgment
- Introduction
- Day in Court
- The Judge
- The Trial
- Three Men in a Room
- The Verdict
- Part IV: Punishment
- Introduction
- Baby Carlina
- Lord of the Flies
- Beyond Justice
- Acknowledgments
- Index
- Copyright Page
