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Inside the Robe, A Judge's Candid Tale of Criminal Justice in America

by katherine mader ...

COURTHOUSE CONFIDENTIALTo most people, judges are mysterious creatures. As Anthony Bourdain invited readers to follow him behind the scenes of the restaurant business in his bestseller, Kitchen Confidential, and Caitlin Doughty's Smoke Gets in Your Eyes was a revealing peak into the mysteries of what happens after death inside a mortuary, Inside the Robe shines a bright spotlight into the hidden ... Read more

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COURTHOUSE CONFIDENTIALTo most people, judges are mysterious creatures. As Anthony Bourdain invited readers to follow him behind the scenes of the restaurant business in his bestseller, Kitchen Confidential, and Caitlin Doughty's Smoke Gets in Your Eyes was a revealing peak into the mysteries of what happens after death inside a mortuary, Inside the Robe shines a bright spotlight into the hidden
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Greentown

Murder and Mystery in Greenwich, America's Wealthiest Community

by Timothy Dumas ...

The first edition of Greentown helped reopen one of America’s most shameful unsolved murder cases, the savage slaying of fifteen-year-old Martha Moxley in an exclusive enclave of Greenwich, Connecticut, the night before Halloween 1975. Soon after Martha’s body was discovered, attention focused on members of the Skakel family, who lived across the street from the Moxleys. Ethel Skakel and Robert ... Read more

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The first edition of Greentown helped reopen one of America’s most shameful unsolved murder cases, the savage slaying of fifteen-year-old Martha Moxley in an exclusive enclave of Greenwich, Connecticut, the night before Halloween 1975. Soon after Martha’s body was discovered, attention focused on members of the Skakel family, who lived across the street from the Moxleys. Ethel Skakel and Robert
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Effective Depositions, Second Edition

by Henry L. Hecht ...

Effective Depositions is a comprehensive, practical guide through every stage of the deposition process. It concisely covers the law of depositions and related discovery issues and gives a clear, thorough understanding of the process and its practical challenges so that either taker or defender can make the best use of the opportunities the process offers. Whether you are a seasoned veteran of ... Read more

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Effective Depositions is a comprehensive, practical guide through every stage of the deposition process. It concisely covers the law of depositions and related discovery issues and gives a clear, thorough understanding of the process and its practical challenges so that either taker or defender can make the best use of the opportunities the process offers. Whether you are a seasoned veteran of
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Recollections of an Alienist, Personal and Professional

by Allan McLane Hamilton ...

"Dr. Allan McLane Hamilton's 'Recollections' throw light on some of the historic murder trials in which he took part...as an alienist and as citizen he is one of our foremost Americans." -NY Times, Jan. 14, 1917"Shortly after Thaw murdered Stanford White in New York City...Thaw's family retained Allan McLane Hamilton (I1848-1919), the leading forensic alienist of his era...interviewed Thaw on four ... Read more

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"Dr. Allan McLane Hamilton's 'Recollections' throw light on some of the historic murder trials in which he took part...as an alienist and as citizen he is one of our foremost Americans." -NY Times, Jan. 14, 1917"Shortly after Thaw murdered Stanford White in New York City...Thaw's family retained Allan McLane Hamilton (I1848-1919), the leading forensic alienist of his era...interviewed Thaw on four
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Cold Fury

by David J Cooper ...

The summer of 1960s Staffordshire should have been remembered for carefree days and quiet village life.Instead, it became a time of fear.When children begin to disappear, a wave of anxiety sweeps across the communities surrounding Cannock Chase. Rumours spread from street to street. Parents keep a closer watch on their children. Neighbours become suspicious of strangers. With each new development, ... Read more

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The summer of 1960s Staffordshire should have been remembered for carefree days and quiet village life.Instead, it became a time of fear.When children begin to disappear, a wave of anxiety sweeps across the communities surrounding Cannock Chase. Rumours spread from street to street. Parents keep a closer watch on their children. Neighbours become suspicious of strangers. With each new development,
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Handbook of Cross Examination: the Mosaic Art

by John Nicholas Iannuzzi ...

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SURVIVING THE WITNESS BOX

expert opinion in court

by Phil Watts ...

How well you survive the court experience will be determined not only by your performance in the witness box, but also upon the quality of your report and the way in which you deal with the briefing lawyer. "Surviving the Witness Box" demonstrates that these skills, and many others, can be learned, particularly once you understand the rules of the legal "game". "Surviving the Witness Box" is a ... Read more

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How well you survive the court experience will be determined not only by your performance in the witness box, but also upon the quality of your report and the way in which you deal with the briefing lawyer. "Surviving the Witness Box" demonstrates that these skills, and many others, can be learned, particularly once you understand the rules of the legal "game". "Surviving the Witness Box" is a
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Testimony/Bearing Witness

Epistemology, Ethics, History and Culture

Edited by Sybille Krämer, Sigrid Weigel ...

What is the epistemological value of testimony? What role does language, images, and memory play in its construction? What is the relationship between the person who attests and those who listen? Is bearing witness a concept that is exclusively based in interpersonal relations? Or are there other modes of communicating or mediating to constitute a constellation of testimony?Testimony/Bearing ... Read more

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What is the epistemological value of testimony? What role does language, images, and memory play in its construction? What is the relationship between the person who attests and those who listen? Is bearing witness a concept that is exclusively based in interpersonal relations? Or are there other modes of communicating or mediating to constitute a constellation of testimony?Testimony/Bearing
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MacCarthy on Impeachment

How to Find and Use These Weapons of Mass Destruction

by Sean Patrick MacCarthy Sean Patrick MacCarthy, Terence F. MacCarthy ...

Impeachment of witnesses is "an alien, mystifying, and obtuse area of the law," write the authors of MacCarthy on Impeachment. While there are many books on evidence and trial advocacy, there is very little written specifically on impeachment. For the trial lawyer and judge, it is one of the most confusing and misunderstood parts of the trial. Just as cross examination is the most difficult of ... Read more

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Impeachment of witnesses is "an alien, mystifying, and obtuse area of the law," write the authors of MacCarthy on Impeachment. While there are many books on evidence and trial advocacy, there is very little written specifically on impeachment. For the trial lawyer and judge, it is one of the most confusing and misunderstood parts of the trial. Just as cross examination is the most difficult of
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Cross-Examining Psychiatrists and Psychologists

A Practical Guide

by Alan T. Radnor ...

Psychiatrists’ and psychologists' input holds a somewhat unique position in the medical-legal world. Though sometimes based on testing, their opinions are primarily based on the subjective activity of talking to their patients. This means the accuracy of the historical facts of a case becomes even more important. Relatedly, psychiatrists and psychologists are notoriously slippery witnesses and it ... Read more

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Psychiatrists’ and psychologists' input holds a somewhat unique position in the medical-legal world. Though sometimes based on testing, their opinions are primarily based on the subjective activity of talking to their patients. This means the accuracy of the historical facts of a case becomes even more important. Relatedly, psychiatrists and psychologists are notoriously slippery witnesses and it
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Tra l'incudine e il martello. La denuncia di chi ha denunciato (inchiesta sul mondo dei testimoni di giustizia)

by Angelo Greco ...

Un complotto preordinato o la solita inefficienza della burocrazia? Quali sono le ragioni che hanno portato la politica a dimenticarsi dei testimoni di giustizia? Il segreto si svela da sé, nelle parole dei quasi settanta eroi, oggi tutelati da programmi di protezione disastrosi. Una fuga ininterrotta, che porta quasi sempre alla morte. Del corpo e dello spirito. Un’analisi approfondita e spietata ... Read more

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Un complotto preordinato o la solita inefficienza della burocrazia? Quali sono le ragioni che hanno portato la politica a dimenticarsi dei testimoni di giustizia? Il segreto si svela da sé, nelle parole dei quasi settanta eroi, oggi tutelati da programmi di protezione disastrosi. Una fuga ininterrotta, che porta quasi sempre alla morte. Del corpo e dello spirito. Un’analisi approfondita e spietata
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Evidence-based Investigative Interviewing

Applying Cognitive Principles

Edited by Jason J. Dickinson, Nadja Schreiber Compo, Rolando Carol, Bennett L. Schwartz, Michelle McCauley ...

For as long as we have been researching human memory, psychologists have been investigating how people remember and forget. This research is regularly drawn upon in our legal systems. Historically, we have relied upon eyewitness memory to help judge responsibility and adjudicate truth, but memory is malleable, prone to error, and susceptible to bias. Even confident eyewitnesses make mistakes, and ... Read more

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For as long as we have been researching human memory, psychologists have been investigating how people remember and forget. This research is regularly drawn upon in our legal systems. Historically, we have relied upon eyewitness memory to help judge responsibility and adjudicate truth, but memory is malleable, prone to error, and susceptible to bias. Even confident eyewitnesses make mistakes, and
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Framed

Why Michael Skakel Spent Over a Decade in Prison for a Murder He Didn't Commit

by Robert F. Kennedy Jr. ...

The New York Times bestseller – now in paperback, with a new afterword“A must-read for those who care about justice and integrity in our public institutions.” —Alan M. Dershowitz, Esq.The Definitive Story of One of the Most Infamous Murders of the Twentieth Century and the Heartbreaking Miscarriage of Justice That FollowedOn Halloween, 1975, fifteen-year-old Martha Moxley’s body was found brutally ... Read more

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The New York Times bestseller – now in paperback, with a new afterword“A must-read for those who care about justice and integrity in our public institutions.” —Alan M. Dershowitz, Esq.The Definitive Story of One of the Most Infamous Murders of the Twentieth Century and the Heartbreaking Miscarriage of Justice That FollowedOn Halloween, 1975, fifteen-year-old Martha Moxley’s body was found brutally
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La théorie des nullités en droit pénal

Et la jurisprudence Antigone

by Collectif, Anthemis ...

Les Éditions Anthemis vous proposent un outil complet pour comprendre la théorie des nullités en droit pénalLa question de la régularité de la preuve au pénal est un enjeu majeur de l’État de droit et de la démocratie. La théorie des nullités qui règle le sort des preuves irrégulières a suscité de très vifs débats dans la doctrine depuis plus de dix ans. La loi du 24 octobre 2013 vient de fournir ... Read more

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Les Éditions Anthemis vous proposent un outil complet pour comprendre la théorie des nullités en droit pénalLa question de la régularité de la preuve au pénal est un enjeu majeur de l’État de droit et de la démocratie. La théorie des nullités qui règle le sort des preuves irrégulières a suscité de très vifs débats dans la doctrine depuis plus de dix ans. La loi du 24 octobre 2013 vient de fournir
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Eternal Sin - The L.A. Story

by Alec Gould ...

It was a day like any other. James got up, made coffee, then retrieved the mail.Placing the day's stack of bills, sales catalogs, and the like on the counter, James sat on the barstool, one arm bracing himself at the counter. He sipped his coffee, blowing it just a bit to cool it down. In front of him, an envelope taunted him, seemingly pulsing. Inside, its contents awaiting to change his world, ... Read more

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It was a day like any other. James got up, made coffee, then retrieved the mail.Placing the day's stack of bills, sales catalogs, and the like on the counter, James sat on the barstool, one arm bracing himself at the counter. He sipped his coffee, blowing it just a bit to cool it down. In front of him, an envelope taunted him, seemingly pulsing. Inside, its contents awaiting to change his world,
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False Refuge

by Joyce E Woodiwiss ...

A witness with a perfect story.A victim with no voice.K9 Deputy and his loyal dog. ... Read more

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SO I WROTE AGAIN: When the Witness Became the Problem

Exposé Trilogy, #2

by Jan Venter ...

Series Book 2 - Exposé Trilogy
SO I WROTE AGAIN asks what happens when the witness himself becomes part of the evidence problem.This is the Documentary Record in Jan Venter's Exposé Trilogy.Years after the events described in INSIDER ACCOUNT, Venter returns to the paper that survived: emails, messages, court material, official correspondence, police references, financial and work records, witness-protection records, ... Read more

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SO I WROTE AGAIN asks what happens when the witness himself becomes part of the evidence problem.This is the Documentary Record in Jan Venter's Exposé Trilogy.Years after the events described in INSIDER ACCOUNT, Venter returns to the paper that survived: emails, messages, court material, official correspondence, police references, financial and work records, witness-protection records,
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Becoming an Expert Witness in Health Care and Litigation

A Beginner's Guide

by Jeff G. Konin, Mark Ramey ...

A resource for health care professionals in beginning, improving, or successfully marketing a career as an expert witness, Becoming an Expert Witness in Health Care and Litigation: A Beginner’s Guide provides fundamental information on the legal process and practical advice for readers across various fields of medicine and allied health.The book draws on the authors’ experiences as both expert ... Read more

51,77 €

A resource for health care professionals in beginning, improving, or successfully marketing a career as an expert witness, Becoming an Expert Witness in Health Care and Litigation: A Beginner’s Guide provides fundamental information on the legal process and practical advice for readers across various fields of medicine and allied health.The book draws on the authors’ experiences as both expert
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Cross-Examination on Trial

Advocacy and Vulnerability in Criminal Trials

by Jonathan Doak, John Jackson, Debbie Cooper, Candida Saunders, David Wright ...

Amid growing public concern about the negative effect cross-examination has on vulnerable witnesses, this book examines the effect of recent reforms to the practice across the different jurisdictions of the UK and Ireland.Drawing on observations and transcripts of trials and interviews with judges, advocates and intermediaries, the book provides an evaluation of cross-examination in trials ... Read more

33,38 €

Amid growing public concern about the negative effect cross-examination has on vulnerable witnesses, this book examines the effect of recent reforms to the practice across the different jurisdictions of the UK and Ireland.Drawing on observations and transcripts of trials and interviews with judges, advocates and intermediaries, the book provides an evaluation of cross-examination in trials
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Intermediaries in the Criminal Justice System

Improving Communication for Vulnerable Witnesses and Defendants

by Joyce Plotnikoff, Richard Woolfson ...

This is the first book about the intermediary scheme, criminal justice’s untold ‘good news story’. Intermediaries are independent communication specialists who assist children and vulnerable adults at police interviews and trials, helping to improve the quality of their evidence and providing access to justice for those who previously had been excluded. Richly illustrated with case examples ... Read more

34,33 €

This is the first book about the intermediary scheme, criminal justice’s untold ‘good news story’. Intermediaries are independent communication specialists who assist children and vulnerable adults at police interviews and trials, helping to improve the quality of their evidence and providing access to justice for those who previously had been excluded. Richly illustrated with case examples
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La giusta parte. Testimoni e storie dell'antimafia

by AA. VV. ...

Mantenere la schiena dritta, costi quel che costi: non un atto di coraggio, ma un atto d’amore verso la propria dignità e verso la comunità di cui si è parte.Una scelta di libertà e responsabilità che accomuna donne e uomini che non si sono piegati, che non hanno rinunciato al proprio ideale di giustizia, ciascuno nel proprio ambito quotidiano. Magistrati, giornalisti, sindaci, commercianti, ... Read more

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Mantenere la schiena dritta, costi quel che costi: non un atto di coraggio, ma un atto d’amore verso la propria dignità e verso la comunità di cui si è parte.Una scelta di libertà e responsabilità che accomuna donne e uomini che non si sono piegati, che non hanno rinunciato al proprio ideale di giustizia, ciascuno nel proprio ambito quotidiano. Magistrati, giornalisti, sindaci, commercianti,
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Witsec

Inside the Federal Witness Protection Program

by Pete Earley ...

The “fascinating” (The Washington Post) true story behind the foundation of the Federal Witness Protection Program and the mob informants, killers, white-collar con men, and ordinary people caught up in a life-and-death game of deception in the name of justice“By turns hilarious and horrifying . . . a lively and unusual glimpse inside an operation obsessed with secrecy.”—Milwaukee Journal ... Read more

6,67 €

The “fascinating” (The Washington Post) true story behind the foundation of the Federal Witness Protection Program and the mob informants, killers, white-collar con men, and ordinary people caught up in a life-and-death game of deception in the name of justice“By turns hilarious and horrifying . . . a lively and unusual glimpse inside an operation obsessed with secrecy.”—Milwaukee Journal
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Ndrangheta

Wie die mächtigste Mafia Europas unser Leben bestimmt

by Sanne de Boer ...

Translated by Christiane Burkhardt, Gerd Busse ...

Das erste Buch über die organisierte Kriminalität der mächtigsten Mafia EuropasMomentan steht sie im Rampenlicht, obwohl sie lieber im Dunkeln arbeitet: Der bisher größte Prozess gegen die 'Ndrangheta, die mächtigste Mafia Europas, läuft seit Januar 2021 und zieht Aufmerksamkeit auf sich. Denn: Die 'Ndrangheta ist schon lange kein rein italienisches Problem mehr, sondern betrifft ganz Europa. Und ... Read more

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Das erste Buch über die organisierte Kriminalität der mächtigsten Mafia EuropasMomentan steht sie im Rampenlicht, obwohl sie lieber im Dunkeln arbeitet: Der bisher größte Prozess gegen die 'Ndrangheta, die mächtigste Mafia Europas, läuft seit Januar 2021 und zieht Aufmerksamkeit auf sich. Denn: Die 'Ndrangheta ist schon lange kein rein italienisches Problem mehr, sondern betrifft ganz Europa. Und
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Quello che non hai sentito

18 voci dal carcere

by Marco Erba ...

Series series Smeraldi
"Ho voluto dar voce alle persone che ho incontrato. Perché le loro voci, le loro storie, non le ascolta nessuno. Diciotto voci. Diciotto storie, diciotto volti. Diciotto possibilità." (Marco Erba) "Non è stato un cambiamento rapido: la consapevolezza non arriva di punto in bianco. Si cambia un pezzettino ogni giorno, solo se trovi il posto giusto e le persone giuste." (Maurizio) "Lascio poco ... Read more

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"Ho voluto dar voce alle persone che ho incontrato. Perché le loro voci, le loro storie, non le ascolta nessuno. Diciotto voci. Diciotto storie, diciotto volti. Diciotto possibilità." (Marco Erba) "Non è stato un cambiamento rapido: la consapevolezza non arriva di punto in bianco. Si cambia un pezzettino ogni giorno, solo se trovi il posto giusto e le persone giuste." (Maurizio) "Lascio poco
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