Until proven innocent : political correctness and the shameful injustices of the Duke lacrosse rape case / Stuart Taylor, Jr. and K.C. Johnson.
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TextPublisher: New York : Thomas Dunne Books/St. Martin's Press, 2007Edition: 1st edDescription: x, 420 p., [8] p. of plates : ill. (some col.) ; 25 cmISBN: 9780312369125; 0312369123Subject(s): Seligmann, Reade | Finnerty, Collin | Evans, David Forker, 1983- | Nifong, Michael Byron | Rape -- North Carolina -- Durham | Malicious accusation -- North Carolina -- Durham | Rape -- Investigation -- North Carolina -- Durham | Trials (Rape) -- North Carolina -- Durham | Lacrosse players -- North Carolina -- Durham | Prosecution -- Corrupt practices -- North Carolina -- DurhamDDC classification: 364.15/320922756563 LOC classification: HV6568.D87 | T39 2007Summary: The saga of the Duke lacrosse team members' alleged rape of an African-American stripper and the unraveling of the case against them. Covering all five aspects of the case (personal, legal, academic, political, and media), journalist Taylor and historian Johnson argue that law enforcement, a campaigning prosecutor, biased journalists, and left-leaning academics repeatedly refused to pursue the truth while scapegoats were made of these young men, recklessly tarnishing their lives. T
| Item type | Home library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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| Book | A J M Library 868-5076 | 364.15 TAYL (Browse shelf) | Available | 24585 |
Includes index.
The saga of the Duke lacrosse team members' alleged rape of an African-American stripper and the unraveling of the case against them. Covering all five aspects of the case (personal, legal, academic, political, and media), journalist Taylor and historian Johnson argue that law enforcement, a campaigning prosecutor, biased journalists, and left-leaning academics repeatedly refused to pursue the truth while scapegoats were made of these young men, recklessly tarnishing their lives. T
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