Howard M. Wasserman is an Associate Professor of Law at the Florida International University College of Law, where he has written and taught extensively on civil rights and constitutional litigation, the First Amendment, and sports law.

• Part 1 Overview; Chapter 1 An Institutional Perspective on the Duke Lacrosse Case, Howard M.Wasserman; Part 2 Legal System; Chapter 2 When Good Prosecutors Go Bad, Angela J.Davis; Chapter 3 Duke Lacrosse, Prosecutorial Misconduct, and the Limits of the Civil Justice System, SamKamin; Part 3 Duke University and American Higher Education; Chapter 4 The Perils of Academic Groupthink, KCJohnson; Chapter 5 The Duke Lacrosse Saga, Robert M.O’Neil; Chapter 6 In the Shadow of Duke, Ellen J.Staurowsky; Part 4 News Media; Chapter 7 Justice Delayed, RachelSmolkin; Chapter 8 Not Just Sloppy Journalism, but a Profound Ethical Failure, Jane E.Kirtley; Chapter 9 Covering the Notorious Case, Craig L.LaMay;

'Anyone interested in sport and social justice issues simply must read Institutional Failures. The Duke case, now five years old, had many bad assumptions and twists and turns that confused the public for a long time. The book's diverse contributors give tremendous detail, put the story in the context of the sport, and include various perspectives that will help readers reach their own conclusions.' Richard Lapchick, University of Central Florida, USA 'This is an important book exploring the disaster that was the Duke lacrosse case. Initially a story about an alleged crime with overtones of race, class, and privilege, it became one about a District Attorney indifferent to justice. It fundamentally shook our faith in those institutions responsible for protecting us. This book provides important insights to assure that this does not happen again.' Thomas B. Metzloff, Duke University School of Law, USA

Howard M. Wasserman is an Associate Professor of Law at the Florida International University College of Law, where he has written and taught extensively on civil rights and constitutional litigation, the First Amendment, and sports law.

• Part 1 Overview; Chapter 1 An Institutional Perspective on the Duke Lacrosse Case, Howard M.Wasserman; Part 2 Legal System; Chapter 2 When Good Prosecutors Go Bad, Angela J.Davis; Chapter 3 Duke Lacrosse, Prosecutorial Misconduct, and the Limits of the Civil Justice System, SamKamin; Part 3 Duke University and American Higher Education; Chapter 4 The Perils of Academic Groupthink, KCJohnson; Chapter 5 The Duke Lacrosse Saga, Robert M.O’Neil; Chapter 6 In the Shadow of Duke, Ellen J.Staurowsky; Part 4 News Media; Chapter 7 Justice Delayed, RachelSmolkin; Chapter 8 Not Just Sloppy Journalism, but a Profound Ethical Failure, Jane E.Kirtley; Chapter 9 Covering the Notorious Case, Craig L.LaMay;

'Anyone interested in sport and social justice issues simply must read Institutional Failures. The Duke case, now five years old, had many bad assumptions and twists and turns that confused the public for a long time. The book's diverse contributors give tremendous detail, put the story in the context of the sport, and include various perspectives that will help readers reach their own conclusions.' Richard Lapchick, University of Central Florida, USA 'This is an important book exploring the disaster that was the Duke lacrosse case. Initially a story about an alleged crime with overtones of race, class, and privilege, it became one about a District Attorney indifferent to justice. It fundamentally shook our faith in those institutions responsible for protecting us. This book provides important insights to assure that this does not happen again.' Thomas B. Metzloff, Duke University School of Law, USA

Howard M. Wasserman is an Associate Professor of Law at the Florida International University College of Law, where he has written and taught extensively on civil rights and constitutional litigation, the First Amendment, and sports law.

• Part 1 Overview; Chapter 1 An Institutional Perspective on the Duke Lacrosse Case, Howard M.Wasserman; Part 2 Legal System; Chapter 2 When Good Prosecutors Go Bad, Angela J.Davis; Chapter 3 Duke Lacrosse, Prosecutorial Misconduct, and the Limits of the Civil Justice System, SamKamin; Part 3 Duke University and American Higher Education; Chapter 4 The Perils of Academic Groupthink, KCJohnson; Chapter 5 The Duke Lacrosse Saga, Robert M.O’Neil; Chapter 6 In the Shadow of Duke, Ellen J.Staurowsky; Part 4 News Media; Chapter 7 Justice Delayed, RachelSmolkin; Chapter 8 Not Just Sloppy Journalism, but a Profound Ethical Failure, Jane E.Kirtley; Chapter 9 Covering the Notorious Case, Craig L.LaMay;

'Anyone interested in sport and social justice issues simply must read Institutional Failures. The Duke case, now five years old, had many bad assumptions and twists and turns that confused the public for a long time. The book's diverse contributors give tremendous detail, put the story in the context of the sport, and include various perspectives that will help readers reach their own conclusions.' Richard Lapchick, University of Central Florida, USA 'This is an important book exploring the disaster that was the Duke lacrosse case. Initially a story about an alleged crime with overtones of race, class, and privilege, it became one about a District Attorney indifferent to justice. It fundamentally shook our faith in those institutions responsible for protecting us. This book provides important insights to assure that this does not happen again.' Thomas B. Metzloff, Duke University School of Law, USA