| Title:
|
CRIMES OF THE CENTURY
FROM LEOPOLD AND LOEB TO O.J.SIMPSON |
| By: |
Gilbert Geis, Leigh B. Bienen |
| Format: |
Hardback |
| List price:
|
£34.95 |
|
We currently do not stock this item, please contact the publisher directly for
further information.
|
|
|
|
|
|
| ISBN 10: |
1555533604 |
| ISBN 13: |
9781555533601 |
| Publisher: |
UNIVERSITY PRESS OF NEW ENGLAND |
| Pub. date: |
30 November, 1998 |
| Pages: |
288 |
| Description: |
Five dramatic trials of the twentieth century that dazzled the media and captivated the American public are the subject of this provocative book. The authors highlight significant lessons about criminal behavior and the administration of criminal justice. |
| Synopsis: |
Five dramatic trials of the twentieth century that dazzled the media and captivated the American public are the subject of this provocative book. In compelling and riveting narrative, the authors probe the sensational cases of Richard A. Loeb and Nathan F. Leopold, Jr., the Scottsboro "boys," Bruno Richard Hauptmann, Alger Hiss, and O. J. Simpson, highlighting significant lessons about criminal behavior and the administration of criminal justice. |
| Illustrations: |
illustrations, bibliographic essays, index |
| Publication: |
US |
| Imprint: |
Northeastern University Press |
| Returns: |
Returnable |