{"product_id":"crimes-of-the-century-gilbert-geis-9781555534271","title":"Crimes of the Century: From Leopold and Loeb to O. J. Simpson","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn 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. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEach 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Gilbert Geis, Leigh B. Bienen\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1555534279\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781555534271\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Northeastern University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/02\/2000\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 288\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.85lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.27h x 6.13w x 0.61d","brand":"Gilbert Geis","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43939594502399,"sku":"9781555534271","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_53e76f20-5203-421c-84be-0460d0628fb6.jpg?v=1681442410","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/crimes-of-the-century-gilbert-geis-9781555534271","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}