Defending the Damned: Inside a Dark Corner of the Criminal Justice System
- 作者
- 出版社 Atria Books
- 出版时间 2008年9月
- ISBN 9780743270946
- 定价 142.30
内容简介
Chicagowasthenation'sdeadliestcityin2001，recording666homicides.ForlawyersintheCookCountyPublicDefender'sOfficeMurderTaskForce，thatmeantasteadyflowofnewclients.EightoutoftenpeoplearrestedformurderinChicagoarerepresentedbypublicdefenders.They'reassignedthemostchallengingandseeminglyhopelesscases，yettheyalwaysfighttowin.
OneofthoselawyersisMarijanePlacek，asnakeskinboot-wearing，Shakespeare-quotingnonconformistwhosecourtroombravadoandsharplegalskillshavemadeherawell-knownfigurearoundthecourthouse.Whenanex-convictwasarrestedonchargesofkillingaChicagopoliceofficerthatdeadlyyear，Placekgotthehigh-profilecase，andherdefenseformsthehubaroundwhichthebook'snarrativerevolves.
VeteranjournalistKevinDavisrevealsthecompellingtruestoryofateamofbattle-scarredlawyersfightingagainstallodds.Unflinching，gripping，andfullofsurprises，DefendingtheDamnedisanunforgettablehumanstoryandengagingcourtroomdramawherelifeanddeathhanginthebalance.Davisexploresthemotivesthatcompeltheselawyerstocometoworkinthisdarkcornerofthecriminaljusticesystemandexposestheirinsularandoftenmisunderstoodworld.
Thisgroundbreakingworkcomesatatimewhenthecountryhasseenhowwrongfulconvictionshaveslippedthroughthesystem，thatinnocentpeoplehavebeensenttodeathrow，andthatsomepolicehaveliedorcoercedsuspectsintoconfessingtocrimestheydidnotcommit.Suchflawsdrivethesepublicdefendersevenhardertodotheirjobs，providingscrutinytoalongignoredandoftenbrokensystem.
Davis'sreportingoffersanunvarnishedaccountofpublicdefendersasneverseenbefore.Apowerfulmeldingofcourtroomdramaandpenetratingtruecrimejournalism，DefendingtheDamnedisnarrativenonfictionatitsfinest.，
OneofthoselawyersisMarijanePlacek，asnakeskinboot-wearing，Shakespeare-quotingnonconformistwhosecourtroombravadoandsharplegalskillshavemadeherawell-knownfigurearoundthecourthouse.Whenanex-convictwasarrestedonchargesofkillingaChicagopoliceofficerthatdeadlyyear，Placekgotthehigh-profilecase，andherdefenseformsthehubaroundwhichthebook'snarrativerevolves.
VeteranjournalistKevinDavisrevealsthecompellingtruestoryofateamofbattle-scarredlawyersfightingagainstallodds.Unflinching，gripping，andfullofsurprises，DefendingtheDamnedisanunforgettablehumanstoryandengagingcourtroomdramawherelifeanddeathhanginthebalance.Davisexploresthemotivesthatcompeltheselawyerstocometoworkinthisdarkcornerofthecriminaljusticesystemandexposestheirinsularandoftenmisunderstoodworld.
Thisgroundbreakingworkcomesatatimewhenthecountryhasseenhowwrongfulconvictionshaveslippedthroughthesystem，thatinnocentpeoplehavebeensenttodeathrow，andthatsomepolicehaveliedorcoercedsuspectsintoconfessingtocrimestheydidnotcommit.Suchflawsdrivethesepublicdefendersevenhardertodotheirjobs，providingscrutinytoalongignoredandoftenbrokensystem.
Davis'sreportingoffersanunvarnishedaccountofpublicdefendersasneverseenbefore.Apowerfulmeldingofcourtroomdramaandpenetratingtruecrimejournalism，DefendingtheDamnedisnarrativenonfictionatitsfinest.，
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