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- catalog abstract ""Five dramatic trials of the twentieth century that dazzled the media and captivated the American public are the subject of this provocative book." "Each case study details the crime, the police investigation, and the court proceedings, profiles the major players, and examines the outcome and aftermath of the trial. The authors untangle the perplexities surrounding the cases and illuminate the many mysteries that remain unsolved today." "Taken together, these well-publicized, highly controversial crimes of the century and the public battleground on which they sought resolution disclose the tensions, inadequacies, and underlying elements of criminal justice adjudication."--Jacket.".
- catalog contributor b11089974.
- catalog contributor b11089975.
- catalog created "c1998.".
- catalog date "1998".
- catalog date "c1998.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "c1998.".
- catalog description ""Five dramatic trials of the twentieth century that dazzled the media and captivated the American public are the subject of this provocative book." "Each case study details the crime, the police investigation, and the court proceedings, profiles the major players, and examines the outcome and aftermath of the trial. The authors untangle the perplexities surrounding the cases and illuminate the many mysteries that remain unsolved today." "Taken together, these well-publicized, highly controversial crimes of the century and the public battleground on which they sought resolution disclose the tensions, inadequacies, and underlying elements of criminal justice adjudication."--Jacket.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references and index.".
- catalog description "Leopold and Loeb (1924) and the cause of crime -- Scottsboro (1931) and racial injustice -- Bruno Richard Hauptmann (1932), public outrage, and criminal justice -- Alger Hiss (1948), the House Un-American Activities Committee, and the courts -- O.J. Simpson (1994) : can the rich buy reasonable doubt?".
- catalog extent "230 p. :".
- catalog hasFormat "Crimes of the century.".
- catalog identifier "1555533604 (cloth : alk. paper)".
- catalog isFormatOf "Crimes of the century.".
- catalog issued "1998".
- catalog issued "c1998.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "Boston : Northeastern University Press,".
- catalog relation "Crimes of the century.".
- catalog spatial "United States.".
- catalog subject "345.73/07 21".
- catalog subject "Hauptmann, Bruno Richard, 1899-1936.".
- catalog subject "Hiss, Alger.".
- catalog subject "KF220 .G45 1998".
- catalog subject "Leopold, Nathan Freudenthal, 1904 or 1905-1971.".
- catalog subject "Loeb, Richard A., 1905 or 1906-1936.".
- catalog subject "Simpson, O. J., 1947- Trials, litigation, etc.".
- catalog subject "Trials United States.".
- catalog tableOfContents "Leopold and Loeb (1924) and the cause of crime -- Scottsboro (1931) and racial injustice -- Bruno Richard Hauptmann (1932), public outrage, and criminal justice -- Alger Hiss (1948), the House Un-American Activities Committee, and the courts -- O.J. Simpson (1994) : can the rich buy reasonable doubt?".
- catalog title "Crimes of the century : from Leopold and Loeb to O.J. Simpson / Gilbert Geis and Leigh B. Bienen.".
- catalog type "text".