LEADER 03552nam 2200589 a 450 001 9910819343603321 005 20240418005343.0 010 $a0-300-14613-2 024 7 $a10.12987/9780300146134 035 $a(CKB)2550000000104974 035 $a(EBL)3420919 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000722062 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11401048 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000722062 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10695323 035 $a(PQKB)11629702 035 $a(DE-B1597)485347 035 $a(OCoLC)1083622975 035 $a(DE-B1597)9780300146134 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL3420919 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10579318 035 $a(OCoLC)923599219 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3420919 035 $a(EXLCZ)992550000000104974 100 $a20100408d2010 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aVirtual justice$b[electronic resource] $ethe new laws of online worlds /$fGreg Lastowka 205 $a1st ed. 210 $aNew Haven $cYale University Press$dc2010 215 $a1 online resource (240 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-300-14120-3 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 197-220) and index. 327 $aLaw -- History -- Landscape -- Regulation -- Jurisdiction -- Games -- Property -- Hackers -- Copyright -- Conclusion. 330 $aSensational trials obsessively televised and reported by news media have led many Americans to question the effectiveness of their criminal justice system. Do police have the laws they need-or the competence-to do their job? Can juries recognize the truth in the tangle of evidence presented to them? What do lawyers actually contribute to the quest for justice in the criminal court? In this fascinating book a distinguished legal authority examines the flaws, contradictions, and weaknesses in our American justice system. The gripping stories he tells about the investigation and trial of criminal cases reveal what's really going on and demonstrate how the system often fails to deliver true justice.H. Richard Uviller deftly covers major aspects of the criminal justice process, from the gathering of evidence, capture and custody, and eyewitness identification to plea bargaining, selecting the jury, and the role of the judge. He illuminates each aspect of the process by creating and then analyzing a scenario drawn from the daily business of the courtrooms of the nation, a scenario in which police or judges may find themselves frustrated or immobilized, often by the law itself. Uviller explains the legal quandaries that often bedevil the process and shows how decisions by the Supreme Court have relieved or aggravated perplexity. He concludes that the prohibitions limiting investigation, the pervasive combat mentality between defense and prosecution lawyers, and, in particular, the power vested in a random collection of ordinary people gathered together as a jury all contribute to a criminal justice system that produces virtual-rather than actual-justice. 606 $aShared virtual environments$xLaw and legislation 606 $aIntellectual property 615 0$aShared virtual environments$xLaw and legislation. 615 0$aIntellectual property. 676 $a343.09/944 700 $aLastowka$b F. Gregory$01665494 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910819343603321 996 $aVirtual justice$94024149 997 $aUNINA