Crimes of the Century
Title: Crimes of the Century Year: 1998 Author: Gilbert Geis, Leigh Buchanan Bienen Publisher: Ontario Review Press Description: In 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. Each […]
Not Wiser After Thirty Five Years of Contemplating the Death Penalty
Title: Not Wiser After Thirty Five Years of Contemplating the Death Penalty Year: 2008 Author: Leigh B. Bienen Publisher: Studies in Law, Politics and Society Issue: Volume 42, pp. 91-133 Description: Is the death penalty dying? This autobiographical essay offers observations on the application of capital punishment in three very different legal jurisdictions at three […]