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Until proven innocent political correctness and the shameful injustices of the Duke lacrosse rape case

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 ca...

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Main Author: Taylor, Stuart, 1948-
Other Authors: Johnson, K. C.
Format: Books Print Book
Language: English
Published: New York : St. Martin's Press, c2007.
Subjects:
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 > Durham.
Summary: 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. The story sheds new light on the dangers of rogue prosecutors and police and a cultural tendency toward media-fueled travesties of justice, and has broad political, racial, and cultural relevance to our times.--From publisher description.
Item Description: Includes index.
Physical Description: x, 420 p.: ill.; 24 cm.
ISBN: 9780312369125
0312369123
Author Notes: Stuart Taylor Jr. is a columnist for National Journal and contributing editor for Newsweek , writing about legal, policy, and political issues. A Harvard Law graduate, he covered legal affairs and the Supreme Court during eight years at The New York Times . He is a nonresident senior fellow with the Brookings Institution and was nominated by The New York Times for a Pulitzer Prize for his Supreme Court coverage and by National Journal for a National Magazine Award for his columns on the Duke case.
 
KC Johnson is a history professor at Brooklyn College and CUNY. He has written over 800 posts of news-breaking analysis about the Duke case on his blog and was a consultant to ABC's Law and Justice Unit for the case. The author of four books, he has a Ph.D. from Harvard University.

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