COURTS AND CRIMINALS

By Arthur Train

These essays, which were written between the years 1905-1910 are reprinted without revision, although in a few minor instances the laws may have been changed.


Contents

[ CHAPTER I. ] The Pleasant Fiction of the Presumption of Innocence
[ CHAPTER II. ] Preparing a Criminal Case for Trial
[ CHAPTER III. ] Sensationalism and Jury Trials
[ CHAPTER IV. ] Why Do Men Kill?
[ CHAPTER V. ] Detectives and Others
[ CHAPTER VI. ] Detectives Who Detect
[ CHAPTER VII. ] Women in the Courts
[ CHAPTER VIII. ] Tricks of the Trade
[ CHAPTER IX. ] What Fosters Crime
[ CHAPTER X. ] Insanity and the Law
[ CHAPTER XI. ] The Mala Vita in America