| Contents |
Part I. Inquiry -- The truth is elusive : the boys -- Things are not what they seem : "urbane cowboys" -- Gold-standard investigators : the ethic of the mob buster Kenny McCabe -- The problem of confirmation bias : latent fingerprint 17 -- The need for rigor : a death in Soundview -- Curiosity and query : asking basic questions -- The principles of interrogation : "barbarism is not necessary" -- Snitches : the moral quicksand of cooperating witnesses -- Continuity and change : justice through innovation -- Part II. Accusation -- The grinding machinery -- God forbid -- Walking away -- Culture -- Bollywood -- Part III. Judgment -- Day in court -- The judge -- The trial -- Three men in a room -- The verdict -- Part IV. Punishment -- Baby Carlina -- Lord of the flies -- Beyond justice. |
| Abstract |
The former United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York recounts captivating tales of true crime from his years atop the most storied prosecutor's office in the country -- inside stories of terrorists threatening America, mob hit men, billion-dollar fraudsters, corrupt politicians, and even a "cannibal cop". Bharara entertains us, but also inspires us to aim high, laying out a path for how to think and act to reach fair and morally correct judgments. |
| General note | Includes index. |
| Issued in other form | Online version: Bharara, Preet, 1968- Doing justice New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2019 9780525521136 |
| Genre/form | True crime stories. |
| Genre/form | Autobiographies. |
| LCCN | 2018053931 |
| ISBN | 9780525521129 (hardcover) |
| ISBN | 0525521127 (hardcover) |
| ISBN | (ebook) |
