Chermak, Steven (Ed.)

Crimes and trials of the century : from pine ridge to Abu ghraib edited by Steven Chermak and Frannkie Y. Bailey. - U.S.A. : Greenwood press, 2007. - 369 p.

Table of contents:
Chapter 1. Pine ridge reservation and the American Indian movement
Chapter 2. Ted Bundy :the serial killer next door
Chapter 3. The unabomber: theodor john kaczynski
Chapter 4. The central park jogger
Chapter 5. The murder of yusuf hawkins:bias crime and a neighborhood on trial
Chapter 6. Dr. death: jack kevorkian and right to die debate
Chapter 7. Tailhook:how the media helped sink the mother of all hooks
Chapter 8. The rodney king beating trial a landmark for reform
Chapter 9. Representing O.J.:the trial of the twentieth century
Chapter 10. From victim to vamp in nine days:the susan smith child homicide case
Chapter 11. Timothy Mcveigh:the Oklahoma city bombing
Chapter 12. John Benet ramsey :the tragic investigation of murder,perfection, power, and the american family
Chapter 13. Mary key letourneau: gender and criminal justice
Chapter 14. The columbine high school shooting
Chapter 15. Maratha stewart:just deserts or a victim?
Chapter 16. The scott peterson trial:the drama that shaped legislation
Chapter 17. The Abu gharib torture and prisoner abuse scandel
Index.

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