Snitching: Criminal Informants and the Erosion of American Justice, Second Edition Natapoff Alexandra
Snitching: Criminal Informants and the Erosion of American Justice, Second Edition Natapoff Alexandra Reveals the secretive, inaccurate, and often violent ways that the American criminal system…
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Snitching: Criminal Informants and the Erosion of American Justice, Second Edition Natapoff Alexandra
Reveals the secretive, inaccurate, and often violent ways that the American criminal system really worksCurtis Flowers spent twenty-three years on death row for a murder he did not commit. Rachel Hoffman was murdered at age twenty-three while working for Florida police.Such tragedies are consequences of snitching. Atlanta police killed 92-year-old Kathryn Johnston during a misguided raid on her home.
Police rely on criminal suspects to obtain warrants, to perform surveillance, and to justify arrests. Although it is nearly invisible to the public, the massive informant market shapes the American legal system in risky and sometimes shocking ways. Prosecutors negotiate with defendants for information and cooperation, offering to drop charges or lighten sentences in exchange.
In this book, Alexandra Natapoff provides a comprehensive analysis of this powerful and