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Institutional failures : Duke lacrosse, universities, the news media, and the legal system / edited by Howard M. Wasserman.

Other author/creatorWasserman, Howard M.
Format Electronic and Book
Publication InfoFarnham, Surrey, England ; Burlington, VT : Ashgate Pub.,
Descriptionvi, 212 p. ; 24 cm.
Supplemental Content Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete
Subject(s)
Contents An institutional perspective on the Duke lacrosse case / Howard M. Wasserman -- When good prosecutors go bad : from prosecutorial discretion to prosecutorial misconduct / Angela J. Davis -- Duke lacrosse, prosecutorial misconduct, and the limits of the civil justice system / Sam Kamin -- The perils of academic groupthink / K.C. Johnson -- The Duke lacrosse saga : administration versus students and faculty, among others / Robert M. O'Neil -- In the shadow of Duke : college sport and the academy divided / Ellen J. Staurowsky -- Justice delayed / Rachel Smolkin -- Not just sloppy journalism, but a profound ethical failure : media coverage of the Duke lacrosse case / Jane E. Kirtley -- Covering the notorious case : narrative and the need for sensationalism done well / Craig L. LaMay.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. [187]-207) and index.
Access restrictionAvailable only to authorized users.
Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2010032903
ISBN9780754678731 (hbk. : alk. paper)
ISBN9780754697244 (ebook)

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