Contempt Of Court - Scholar's Battle For Free Speech From Behind Bars

In 1993 Rik Scarce was imprisoned for refusing to testify to a federal grand jury about his interviews with animal rights activists who had broken into a research laboratory. This retelling of his incarceration and his ethical stance is a painful, rare glimpse of the jail world, and will be essential reading for those concerned with American criminal justice and civil liberties.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1 Foreword 2 Acknowledgements 3 Cast of Characters and Glossary 4 Chapter 1: A Sense of Justice 5 Chapter 2: Kicking Uncle Sam's Ass 6 Chapter 3: Find Me Some Amendments 7 Chapter 4: The Meaning of Devotion 8 Chapter 5: I'd Gladly Die Right Now 9 Chapter 6: Joint Joints 10 Chapter 7: A Final Rollup 11 Chapter 8: Some Things Do Not Come to Pass 12 About the Author

Über den Autor / die Autorin

By Rik Scarce - Foreword by Patricia A. Adler and Peter Adler

Zusammenfassung

In 1993, Rik Scarce was imprisoned for refusing to testify to a federal grand jury about his interviews with animal rights activists who had broken into a research laboratory. This title tells of his incarceration and his ethical stance. It is suitable for those concerned with American criminal justice and civil liberties.

Produktdetails

• Autoren: Rik Scarce
• Verlag: Rowman and Littlefield
• Sprache: Englisch
• Produktform: Taschenbuch
• Erschienen: 30.06.2005
• EAN: 9780759106437
• ISBN: 978-0-7591-0643-7
• Seiten: 223
• Abmessung: 140 mm x 222 mm x 13 mm
• Serien: Crossroads in Qualitative Inquiry; Crossroads in Qualitative Inqu; Crossroads in Qualitative Inquiry; Crossroads in Qualitative Inqu
• Thema: Sozialwissenschaften, Recht,Wirtschaft > Recht > Strafrecht, Strafprozessrecht, Kriminologie