The price of silence
Subtitle: the Duke lacrosse scandal, the power of the elite, and the corruption of our great universities
By: William D. Cohan
Edition: First Scribner hardcover edition.
Publisher: Scribner
Published: 2014
Language: eng
Number of pages: 653
ISBN-13: 9781451681796; 9781451681802
Subjects: Investigation; Rape; Malicious accusation; Prosecution; Corrupt practices; Lacrosse players; Trials (Rape)
Description: 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.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (page 621) and index.
Table of contents: title: "We've got dancers coming"; title: Frat life; title: An alleged rape; title: Conflagration; title: The new Duke; title: Forty-six DNA swabs; title: A sudden resignation; title: A dark day for Duke; title: Unanswered questions; title: "Witch hunts go in stages"; title: Nifong loses control of the narrative; title: Election day; title: New revelations; title: The hunter becomes the hunted; title: "She believed many of the stories she was telling"; title: Insufficient credible evidence; title: "The only person incarcerated"; title: Bad karma; title: Epilogue : national championship; title: The denouement; title: Acknowledgments; title: Note on sources; title: Index; title: .