Crimes Of The Century: From Leopold and Loeb to O.J. SimpsonIn compelling narrative, the authors probe the sensational cases of Nathan F. Leopold, Jr., and Richard A. Loeb, the Scottsboro "boys," Bruno Richard Hauptmann, Alger Hiss, and O.J. Simpson, highlighting significant lessons about criminal behavior and the administration of criminal justice. 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. These celebrated trials reveal issues of overzealous prosecution, sloppy police work, judicial bias, race, class, and ethnic struggles, and the role of wealth in securing a competent defense. They also show how the temper of the times and frenzied media coverage heightened the intensity of drama in the cases. |
Contents
1 Introduction | 3 |
2 Leopold and Loeb 1924 and the Cause of Crime | 13 |
3 Scottsboro 1931 and Racial Injustice | 49 |
4 Bruno Richard Hauptmann 1932 Public Outrage and Criminal Justice | 89 |
5 Alger Hiss 1948 the House UnAmerican Activities Committee and the Courts | 127 |
Other editions - View all
Crimes of the Century: From Leopold and Loeb to O.J. Simpson Gilbert Geis,Leigh B. Bienen Limited preview - 1998 |
Crimes Of The Century: From Leopold and Loeb to O.J. Simpson Gilbert Geis,Leigh B. Bienen No preview available - 2000 |
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