{"title":"M. Chris Fabricant","description":"\u003cp\u003eWelcome to the M. Chris Fabricant collection, where gripping narratives and insightful analysis converge. As a distinguished author and legal expert, M. Chris Fabricant delves into the intricacies of the American criminal justice system with clarity and precision.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eHis compelling works, such as \u003cem\u003eJunk Science\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eJunk Science and the American Criminal Justice System\u003c\/em\u003e, stand out in the realms of \u003cstrong\u003ePolitics \u0026amp; Current Affairs\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong\u003eCrime \u0026amp; Thriller\u003c\/strong\u003e. 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Fabricant chronicles the battles he and his colleagues have fought to unravel a century of fraudulent experts and the bad court decisions that allowed them to thrive.\" – \u003cem\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\"No one in America will ever know the number of innocent people convicted, sent to prison, and even executed because of the flood of rotten forensics and bogus scientific opinions presented to juries. In this intriguing and beautifully crafted book, Innocence Project lawyer M. Chris Fabricant illustrates how wrongful convictions occur, and he makes it obvious how they could be prevented.\" – John Grisham, author of \u003cem\u003eA Time for Mercy\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFrom \u003cem\u003eCSI\u003c\/em\u003e to \u003cem\u003eForensic Files\u003c\/em\u003e to the celebrated reputation of the FBI crime lab, forensic scientists have long been mythologised in American popular culture as infallible crime solvers. 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Weaving together courtroom battles from Mississippi to Texas to New York City and beyond, Fabricant takes the reader on a journey into the heart of a broken, racist system of justice and the role forensic science plays in maintaining the status quo.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAt turns gripping, enraging, illuminating, and moving, \u003cem\u003eJunk Science\u003c\/em\u003e is a meticulously researched insider's perspective of the American criminal justice system. Previously untold stories of wrongful executions, corrupt prosecutors, and quackery masquerading as science animate Fabricant's true crime narrative.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47072573751532,"sku":"9781636140308","price":136.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/14564783482770.jpg?v=1765118605"},{"product_id":"junk-science-by-m-chris-fabricant-9781636141350","title":"Junk Science","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"Fierce and absorbing . . . 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