Caroline Gorden is Reader in Criminology and Criminal Justice at Wrexham Glyndwr University. Co-author of Constructing Guilt and Innocence: Case Studies of Famous Trials, Caroline delivers the innovative module to her undergraduate students on which the book is based, which has received great feedback from students. Caroline has also published work in relation to women prison leavers and homelessness in Wales.Christopher Birkbeck is Professor of Criminology at the University of Salford. He designed the original module on Constructing Guilt and Innocence and delivered it for many years at the University of Salford. He has published on a wide variety of topics, including comparative criminology, policing, prisons, probation, and theories of crime.

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• Introduction1. The Death of Caylee Marie Anthony2. Storytelling in the Trial of James Hanratty3. Consistency and Inconsistency in Stories: The Case of Dr Crippen4. The Role of Credibility and Believability in the Trial of Rosemary West5. Techniques of Neutralisation and the Conviction of the Oklahoma Bomber, Timothy McVeigh6. Language Style and Persuasion in the Criminal Trial of O.J. Simpson7. Social Geometry and the Acquittal of Michael Jackson8. The Role of Vulnerability in the Alleged False Confession and Subsequent Conviction of Brendan Dassey9. The Defence of Diminished Responsibility and the Trial of Peter Sutcliffe10. The ‘Reasonable Person’ (and Common Sense) in the Trial of Oscar Pistorius the Shooting of Reeva Steenkamp11. Amanda Knox’s Trial in the MediaAfterword

Caroline Gorden is Reader in Criminology and Criminal Justice at Wrexham Glyndwr University. Co-author of Constructing Guilt and Innocence: Case Studies of Famous Trials, Caroline delivers the innovative module to her undergraduate students on which the book is based, which has received great feedback from students. Caroline has also published work in relation to women prison leavers and homelessness in Wales.Christopher Birkbeck is Professor of Criminology at the University of Salford. He designed the original module on Constructing Guilt and Innocence and delivered it for many years at the University of Salford. He has published on a wide variety of topics, including comparative criminology, policing, prisons, probation, and theories of crime.

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• Introduction1. The Death of Caylee Marie Anthony2. Storytelling in the Trial of James Hanratty3. Consistency and Inconsistency in Stories: The Case of Dr Crippen4. The Role of Credibility and Believability in the Trial of Rosemary West5. Techniques of Neutralisation and the Conviction of the Oklahoma Bomber, Timothy McVeigh6. Language Style and Persuasion in the Criminal Trial of O.J. Simpson7. Social Geometry and the Acquittal of Michael Jackson8. The Role of Vulnerability in the Alleged False Confession and Subsequent Conviction of Brendan Dassey9. The Defence of Diminished Responsibility and the Trial of Peter Sutcliffe10. The ‘Reasonable Person’ (and Common Sense) in the Trial of Oscar Pistorius the Shooting of Reeva Steenkamp11. Amanda Knox’s Trial in the MediaAfterword

Caroline Gorden is Reader in Criminology and Criminal Justice at Wrexham Glyndwr University. Co-author of Constructing Guilt and Innocence: Case Studies of Famous Trials, Caroline delivers the innovative module to her undergraduate students on which the book is based, which has received great feedback from students. Caroline has also published work in relation to women prison leavers and homelessness in Wales.Christopher Birkbeck is Professor of Criminology at the University of Salford. He designed the original module on Constructing Guilt and Innocence and delivered it for many years at the University of Salford. He has published on a wide variety of topics, including comparative criminology, policing, prisons, probation, and theories of crime.

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• Introduction1. The Death of Caylee Marie Anthony2. Storytelling in the Trial of James Hanratty3. Consistency and Inconsistency in Stories: The Case of Dr Crippen4. The Role of Credibility and Believability in the Trial of Rosemary West5. Techniques of Neutralisation and the Conviction of the Oklahoma Bomber, Timothy McVeigh6. Language Style and Persuasion in the Criminal Trial of O.J. Simpson7. Social Geometry and the Acquittal of Michael Jackson8. The Role of Vulnerability in the Alleged False Confession and Subsequent Conviction of Brendan Dassey9. The Defence of Diminished Responsibility and the Trial of Peter Sutcliffe10. The ‘Reasonable Person’ (and Common Sense) in the Trial of Oscar Pistorius the Shooting of Reeva Steenkamp11. Amanda Knox’s Trial in the MediaAfterword