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Blood Done Sign My Name: A True Story
by Timothy B. Tyson
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"We cannot address the place we find ourselves because we will not acknowledge the road that brought us here." No law can ever change the hearts of men. Timothy B. Tyson chronicles the painful legacies of racism in Oxford, North Carolina, in 1970. The... ( read more)
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Phil Clarke and Liz Hardy and Anne Williams
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Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers
by Mary Roach
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Stiff is an oddly compelling, often hilarious exploration of the strange lives of our bodies postmortem. For two thousand years, cadavers (some willingly, some unwittingly) have been involved in science's boldest strides and weirdest undertakings. They... ( read more)
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True Story: Murder, Memoir, Mea Culpa
by Michael Finkel
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On February 2002, New York Times Magazine writer Michael Finkel received a startling piece of news: a young man named Christian Longo, wanted for killing his entire family, had been captured in Mexico, where he'd taken on a new identity: Michael Finkel... ( read more)
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When the Prisoners Ran Walpole: A True Story in the Movement for Prison Abolition
by Jamie Bissonnette
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In 1971, Attica's prison yard massacre shocked the public, prisoners, and political leaders across the United States. Massachusetts residents pledged to prevent such slaughter from ever happening there, and the governor agreed. Thus began a move for... ( read more)
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Modern Law Enforcement Weapons 3RD Edition
by Patrick Sweeney
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Law enforcement professionals and police profession enthusiasts get the first-degree facts on the weapons, equipment, and tactics used by law enforcement officials. Top gunsmith Patrick Sweeney focuses primarily on special situation weapons and equipment,... ( read more)
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Child Pornography: Crime, Computers and Society
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This book examines the ongoing market for child pornography and its ramifications for criminal justice systems around the world. It is based on an extensive review of academic literature and newspaper coverage, a sampling of websites frequented by those... ( read more)
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I'll Do My Own Damn Killing: Benny Binion, Herbert Noble, and the Texas Gambling War
by Gary W Sleeper
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Traces the life and rise of the infamous Texan crime boss during the Texas centennial celebration and World War II, discussing his work as a horse trader and bootlegger, his dangerous rivalry with Herbert Noble for control of Dallas gambling activities... ( read more)
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Bad Cop: New York's Least Likely Police Officer Tells All
by Paul Bacon
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A funny and revealing memoir of one man’s journey into and out of the New York City police department. In 2001, Paul Bacon was a typical young New Y orker: hip, liberal, overeducated, a little aimless. But then 9/11 happened. Hearing a call to duty&... ( read more)
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Bringing Down the Mob: The War Against the American Mafia
by Thomas Reppetto
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A companion volume to American Mafia provides a compelling account of the federal government's fifty-year battle to bring down America's most powerful crime syndicate, drawing on years of field experience to profile Mafia leaders and the strategies used... ( read more)
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Mindhunter: Inside the FBI's Elite Serial Crime Unit
by John Douglas
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During his twenty-five year career with the Investigative Support Unit, Special Agent John Douglas becamea legendary figure in law enforcement, pursuing some of the most notorious and sadistic serial killers ofour time: the man who hunted prostitutes for... ( read more)
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Review-a-Day | June 1, 2009
By Review-a-Day
Dreams from the Monster Factory: A Tale of Prison, Redemption and One Woman's Fight to Restore Justice to All by Sunny Schwartz Reviewed by Helen...
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Original Essays | May 26, 2009
By Deanne Stillman
In the annals of the modern West, 1998 was an especially violent year. In May, Kip Kinkel whacked his parents, then shot up his Oregon high school,...
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Book to Film | May 8, 2009
By Chris Bolton
Jed Rubenfeld's thriller The Interpretation of Murder is headed to the big screen via Warner Bros. Story follows a Sigmund Freud protege who...
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