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Cameras in the Courtroom

Television and the Pursuit of Justice

Marjorie Cohn author David Dow author

Format:Paperback

Publisher:McFarland & Co Inc

Published:29th Apr '11

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Do cameras influence courtroom proceedings? What effect, if any, do they have on trial participants? What implications do televised trials have on due process? Why have the courts, including the Supreme Court, traditionally excluded cameras? What, in short, is the future of the camera in the courtroom? Through interviews with numerous legal scholars, judges, attorneys, defendants, jurors, witnesses, and journalists, these questions and many others are thoroughly examined.

The impact of the cameras in several high-profile trials is analyzed, as are a number of cases in which cameras were excluded. A look at Court TV provides an instructive overview of the good and bad of television coverage. Includes an updated preface and a new introduction.

“a concise, readable overview...very useful”—Choice; “belongs on the shelf of every criminal defense lawyer. It’s the most balanced, comprehensive treatment available of every contentious issue surrounding this debate...a unique blend of historical insight, practical experience, and academic rigor”—California Attorneys for Criminal Justice; “details the often tense relationship between the First and Sixth amendments”—Los Angeles Daily Journal; “investigates the influence of televised courtroom proceedings on trial participants, as well as the related implications for due process”—Criminal Justice Abstracts; “The best book yet about cameras in the courtroom. Meticulously researched and engagingly written.”—Erwin Chemerinsky, professor of law, University of Southern California Law School; “A rare combination of a must-have resource book and an easy read.”—Fred Graham, managing editor, Court TV. “Indispensable.”—Linda Deutsch, special correspondent, Associated Press; “The definitive work.”—Laurie L. Levenson, associate dean for academic affairs, Loyola Law School.

ISBN: 9780786466078

Dimensions: 229mm x 152mm x 10mm

Weight: 290g

203 pages