| No Crueler Tyrannies: Accusation, False Witness, and Other Terrors of Our Times Contributor(s): Rabinowitz, Dorothy (Author) |
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ISBN: 0743228405 ISBN-13: 9780743228404 Publisher: Free Press OUR PRICE: $16.14 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: March 2004 Annotation: In "No Crueler Tyrannies," Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Dorothy Rabinowitz re-frames the facts, reconsiders the evidence, and demystifies the proceedings of some of America's most harrowing cases of failed justice. Recalling the hysteria that accompanied the child sex-abuse witch-hunts of the 1980s and 1990s, Rabinowitz's investigative study brings to life such alarming examples of prosecutorial terrors as the case against New Jersey nursery school worker Kelly Michaels, absurdly accused of 280 counts of sexual assault; the as-yet-unfinished story of Gerald Amirault's involvement in the Fells Acres scandal; Patrick Griffin, a respected physician whose life and reputation were destroyed by one false accusation of molestation; and Miami policeman Grant Snowden's sentencing of five consecutive life terms for a crime that, as proved in court eleven years later, he did not commit. By turns a shocking expose, a much-needed postmortem, and a required-reading assignment for prosecutors and judges alike, "No Crueler Tyrannies" is ultimately an inspiring book about the courage of ordinary citizens who believe in the American judicial system enough to fight for due process.
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| BISAC Categories: - History | United States - General - Social Science | Children's Studies - Law | Criminal Law - General |
| Dewey: 345.730 |
| LCCN: 2002044670 |
| Series: Wall Street Journal Book |
| Physical Information: 0.63" H x 5.54" W x 8.52" (0.52 lbs) 239 pages |
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| Publisher Description: In No Crueler Tyrannies, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Dorothy Rabinowitz re-frames the facts, reconsiders the evidence, and demystifies the proceedings of some of America's most harrowing cases of failed justice. Recalling the hysteria that accompanied the child sex-abuse witch-hunts of the 1980s and 1990s, Rabinowitz's investigative study brings to life such alarming examples of prosecutorial terrors as the case against New Jersey nursery school worker Kelly Michaels, absurdly accused of 280 counts of sexual assault; the as-yet-unfinished story of Gerald Amirault's involvement in the Fells Acres scandal; Patrick Griffin, a respected physician whose life and reputation were destroyed by one false accusation of molestation; and Miami policeman Grant Snowden's sentencing of five consecutive life terms for a crime that, as proved in court eleven years later, he did not commit. By turns a shocking exposé, a much-needed postmortem, and a required-reading assignment for prosecutors and judges alike, No Crueler Tyrannies is ultimately an inspiring book about the courage of ordinary citizens who believe in the American judicial system enough to fight for due process. |