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Crimes and Trials of the Century [Two Volumes]
Steven Chermak, Frankie Y. Bailey, ed.

0-313-34109-5/978-0-313-34109-0

Description
A vivid retelling of the most famous crimes and trials of the last 100 years, focusing on what made them famous and why the American public is so drawn to such criminal drama.

Reviews:
-This text is strongly suggested for higher-education institutions that have criminal-justice programs. Public libraries and high-school media centers will also find it of use for its easy-to-read descriptions of often sensational events. —Booklist
-[T]his set looks closely at 35 particularly newsworthy American crimes....providing considerable detail on key moments along with thought-provoking discussion about their significance. Most entries are chronological, adding historical background as needed and avoiding sensationalizing the drama and suspense, which emerge effectively through the factual narratives. Clear distinctions between evidence, speculation, and consensus opinions provide fairly balanced views throughout....Clear writing, strong organization, and involving subject matter make this a strong resource. —School Library Journal
-Crimes and Trials of the Century offers an excellent starting point for those interested in crime history and the media. It is recommended for both public and private libraries and would serve as a nice supplement for a variety of criminal justice, criminology, and sociology courses. —American Reference Books Annual
-Appropriate for high school students and above as well as for general readers, this two-volume reference, in a thoughtful, non-sensational manner, presents criminal cases of the past 100 years that have caught the attention of the public for various reasons. Arranged chronologically, the first volume covers the Black Box Scandal of 1920 through the Attica Prison riots of 1971; the second, from Pine Ridge trials in the mid-1970s to Abu Ghraib in the early years of the 21st century. The cases are described in detail with a substantial amount of material illuminating the individuals involved, the social and historical contexts, legal issues, and outcomes. In addition, editors Chermak (criminal justice, Michigan State U.) and Bailey (criminal justice, U. at Albany SUNY) provide a contextual introduction to each of the two volumes. A bibliography and thorough indexing conclude the second volume. —SciTech Book News
About the Author
STEVEN CHERMAK is Associate Professor of Criminal Justice at Michigan State University. He is the author of Victims in the News: Crime and the American News Media and Searching for a Demon: The Media Construction of the Militia Movement and was co-editor of Media Representations of September 11th and Famous American Crimes and Trials.

FRANKIE Y. BAILEY is Professor of Criminology at SUNY Albany. She is the author of Out of the Woodpile: Black Characters in Crime and Detective Fiction (Greenwood Press, 1991), which was nominated for the Mystery Writers of America 1992 Edgar Award for Criticism and Biography. She has edited, with Donna C. Hale, Popular Culture, Crime, and Justice. She is also co-author of Law Never Here: A Social History of African American Responses to Issues of Crime and Justice (Praeger, 1999), and co-editor of Famous American Crimes and Trials (Praeger, 2004) and Media Representations of September 11th.
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