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Author:
Cohan, William D. author.
Title:
Price of silence : the Duke lacrosse scandal, the power of the elite, and the corruption of our great universities / William D. Cohan.
Edition:
First Scribner paperback edition.
Publisher:
Scribner,
Copyright Date:
2015
Description:
xix, 661 pages ; 22 cm
Subject:
Rape--Durham.--Durham.
Malicious accusation--Durham.--Durham.
Rape--Investigation--Durham.--Durham.
Trials (Rape)--Durham.--Durham.
Lacrosse players--Durham.--Durham.
Prosecution--Corrupt practices--Durham.--Durham.
Lacrosse players.
Malicious accusation.
Prosecution--Corrupt practices.
Rape.
Rape--Investigation.
Trials (Rape)
North Carolina--Durham.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents:
Exactly who is in charge at Duke -- "We've got dancers coming" -- Frat life -- An alleged rape -- Conflagration -- The new Duke -- Forty-six DNA swabs -- A sudden resignation -- A dark day for Duke -- Unanswered questions -- "Witch hunts go in stages" -- Nifong loses control of the narrative -- Election day -- New revelations -- The hunter becomes the hunted -- "She believed many of the stories she was telling" -- Insufficient credible evidence -- "The only person incarcerated" -- Bad karma -- Epilogue: National championship -- The denouement.
Summary:
An authoritative account of the Duke lacrosse team rape case illuminates the ever-widening gap between America's rich and poor, and demonstrates how far the powerful will go to protect themselves.
ISBN:
9781451681802
1451681801
OCLC:
(OCoLC)907270755
Locations:
DPPE403 -- Kendall Young Library (Webster City)

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