Institutional Failures

Part I Overview: An institutional perspective on the Duke lacrosse case, Howard M. Wasserman; Part II The Legal System: When good prosecutors go bad: from prosecutorial discretion to prosecutorial misconduct, Angela J. Davis; Duke lacrosse, prosecutorial misconduct, and the limits of the civil justice system, Sam Kamin. Part III Duke University and American Higher Education: The perils of academic groupthink, K.C. Johnson; The Duke lacrosse saga: administration versus students and faculty, among others, Robert M. O'Neil; In the shadow of Duke: college sport and the academy divided, Ellen J. Staurowsky. Part IV News Media: Justice delayed, Rachel Smolkin; Not just sloppy journalism, but a profound ethical failure: media coverage of the Duke lacrosse case, Jane E. Kirtley; Covering the notorious case: narrative and the need for sensationalism done well, Craig L. LaMay; Bibliography; Index.