Reconstructing reality in the courtroom

Reconstructing reality in the courtroom1981
About this book
The authors suggest that the American criminal trial is organized around storytelling. To document the validity of this theory, they make use of data from more than sixty trials covering a variety of offenses ranging from shoplifting to murder
Details
- First published
- 1981
- OL Work ID
- OL3540709W
Subjects
Trial practiceCriminal procedureForensic oratoryCriminal EvidenceEvidence, CriminalLaw, united states, historyCriminal justice, administration of