Snitching: Criminal Informants and the Erosion of American Justice

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2010 Honorable Mention, Silver Gavel Award, American Bar AssociationUncovers the powerful and problematic practice of snitching to reveal disturbing truths about how American justice worksAlbert Burrell spent thirteen years on death row for a murder he did not commit Atlanta police killed 92yearold Kathryn Johnston during a misguided raid on her home After being released by Chicago prosecutors, Darryl Moore8212 drug dealer, hit man, and rapist8212 returned home to rape an elevenyearold girlSuch tragedies are consequences of snitching8212 police and prosecutors offering deals to criminal offenders in exchange for information Although it is nearly invisible to the public, criminal snitching has invaded the American legal system in risky and sometimes shocking ways Snitching is the first comprehensive analysis of this powerful and problematic practice, in which informant deals generate unreliable evidence, allow criminals to escape punishment, endanger the innocent, compromise the

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