Reconstructing Reality in the Courtroom
Author | : W. Lance Bennett |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 224 |
Release | : 1981 |
ISBN-10 | : UOM:39015066418446 |
ISBN-13 | : |
Rating | : 4/5 (46 Downloads) |
Download or read book Reconstructing Reality in the Courtroom written by W. Lance Bennett and published by . This book was released on 1981 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.