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How can you represent those people? / Edited by Abbe Smith and Monroe H. Freedman.

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextLanguage: English Publisher: New York, NY : Palgrave Macmillan, 2013Edition: First editionDescription: x, 228 pages ; 23 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781137311948 (pbk. : alk. paper)
  • 1137311940 (pbk. : alk. paper)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 345.73/05044 23
LOC classification:
  • KF 9656 H847 2013
Contents:
Barbara Babcock, "defending the guilty" after thirty years -- Paul Butler, how can you prosecute those people? -- Tucker Carrington, how can you defend those people? -- Angela J. Davis, there but for the grace of God go I -- Alan M. Dershowitz, why I defend the guilty and innocent alike -- Monroe H. Freedman, why it's essential to represent "those people" -- Vida Johnson, defending civil rights -- Joseph Margulies, ruminations on them and us -- William R. Montross, Jr. & Meghan Shapiro, wrecking life : when the state seeks to kill -- Ann Roan, "those people" are us -- David A. Singleton, representing sex offenders -- Abbe Smith, how can you not defend those people? -- Robin Steinberg, fair play -- Michael E. Tigar, defending...still -- Alice Woolley, not only in America : the necessity of representing "those people" in a free and democratic society.
Summary: How Can You Represent Those People? is the first-ever collection of essays offering a response to the 'Cocktail Party Question' asked of every criminal lawyer. A must-read for anyone interested in race, poverty, crime, punishment, and what makes lawyers tick.
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Item type Current library Home library Collection Shelving location Call number Copy number Status Date due Barcode
Libro Libro Biblioteca Juan Bosch Biblioteca Juan Bosch Ciencias Sociales Ciencias Sociales (3er. Piso) KF 9656 H847 2013 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 00000122563

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Barbara Babcock, "defending the guilty" after thirty years -- Paul Butler, how can you prosecute those people? -- Tucker Carrington, how can you defend those people? -- Angela J. Davis, there but for the grace of God go I -- Alan M. Dershowitz, why I defend the guilty and innocent alike -- Monroe H. Freedman, why it's essential to represent "those people" -- Vida Johnson, defending civil rights -- Joseph Margulies, ruminations on them and us -- William R. Montross, Jr. & Meghan Shapiro, wrecking life : when the state seeks to kill -- Ann Roan, "those people" are us -- David A. Singleton, representing sex offenders -- Abbe Smith, how can you not defend those people? -- Robin Steinberg, fair play -- Michael E. Tigar, defending...still -- Alice Woolley, not only in America : the necessity of representing "those people" in a free and democratic society.

How Can You Represent Those People? is the first-ever collection of essays offering a response to the 'Cocktail Party Question' asked of every criminal lawyer. A must-read for anyone interested in race, poverty, crime, punishment, and what makes lawyers tick.

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