True Crime

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Murder on the Inside: The True Story of the Deadly Riot at Kingston Penitentiary - Paperback

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by Catherine Fogarty (Author)Shortlisted for the Speaker's Book Award - Shortlisted for The Brass Knuckles Award for Best Nonfiction Crime Book"You have taken our civil rights--we want our human rights."On April 14, 1971, a handful of prisoners attacked the guards at Kingston Penitentiary and seized control, making headlines around the world. For four intense days, the prisoners held the guards hostage while their leaders negotiated with a citizens' committee of journalists and lawyers, drawi...

Lynchings: Extralegal Violence in Florida during the 1930s - Paperback

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Report copyright infringementby Walter T. Howard (Author)Lynchings: Extralegal Violence in Florida during the 1930s This study examines the 13 lynchings that occurred in the southern state of Florida during the decade of the 1930s. It provides a lively and detailed narrative account of each lynching and concludes that there is no one single theory or explanation of these extralegal executions. The author does, however, reveal several patterns common to these separate acts of vigilantism. For ...

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Report copyright infringementby Mark B. Davis (Author), Kalane Raposa (Author)On any given morning more than a dozen gun towers eerily protrude through the dense blanket of fog at the water's edge. Lurking beneath the fog is a hulking monstrosity of concrete and steel designed to house California's most dangerous criminals. Like the sign upon entering Dante's Inferno: "Abandon all hope ye who enter here," San Quentin State Prison is a landscape of horror both harsh and stark. Its mere existen...

The Hunt: The True Story of Alaska's Most Notorious Serial Killer, Robert Hansen - Paperback

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Report copyright infringementby Ryan Green (Author)In the 1970s, a local baker harboured a dark secret that plunged Anchorage into a state of terror. Robert Hansen transformed the pristine Alaskan wilderness into his personal hunting ground. For 12 years, Hansen lured his victims onto a plane and flew them to a remote cabin. He raped them and released them into the wild before hunting them down.As the remains of women began to surface, the authorities assembled to track down this merciless mu...

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by Edward Keyes (Author)"True crime devotees won't want to miss this one!"---Publishers Weekly"Very engrossing . . . in the finest you can't put it down tradition." ---Hartford Courant "This factual account of each murder, through the conviction of the killer, has all the excitement of a first-rate work of fiction, and is told straight, without the usual sociological jargon. Keyes collaborated with Robin Moore on The French Connection; The Michigan Murders is his first solo effort, and it is ...

Bloody Hell!: A Forensic Pathologist's Notebook of Sundry Conversations - Hardcover

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Report copyright infringementby A. Jay Chapman (Author)Discover the long and fascinating history of forensic pathology in this interactive reading experience! Directed especially toward people having interest in forensic aspects of murder/crime dramas and the utility of the various forensic findings touted in these presentations, Bloody Hell!: A Forensic Pathologist's Notebook of Sundry Conversations delves deeply into a number of interesting cases investigated by the author in North Carolina...

A Thousand Thirsty Beaches: Smuggling Alcohol from Cuba to the South During Prohibition - Paperback

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Report copyright infringementby Lisa Lindquist Dorr (Author)Lisa Lindquist Dorr tells the story of the vast smuggling network that brought high-end distilled spirits and, eventually, other cargoes (including undocumented immigrants) from Great Britain and Europe through Cuba to the United States between 1920 and the end of Prohibition. Because of their proximity to liquor-exporting islands, the numerous beaches along the southern coast presented ideal landing points for smugglers and distribu...

The true crimes of Australia: True crime collection - Paperback

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Report copyright infringementby Tony Alexander (Author)These crimes are crimes committed in Australia TRUE CRIME! We All love it But What is it that makes us different from those who take the lives of others? That is a question that many ask themselves, and these true crime stories help to identify the method and psychology behind some of the most terrifying killers in modern history. It is no hidden secret that true crime murder stories are not for the faint of heart. They can lead you to do...

Arrested Adolescence: The Secret Life of Nathan Leopold - Hardcover

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by Erik Rebain (Author)Nathan Leopold seemed to live a charmed life: a published, polyglot college graduate by the time he was 19 and from a prominent, wealthy Chicago family. So, it was a shock to everyone when he and his lover, Richard Loeb, confessed to killing their 14-year-old neighbor Bobby Franks "for a thrill." During the summer of 1924 the world watched in fascinated horror as the pair were defended by the famous Clarence Darrow in what many labeled "the trial of the century." There ...

Strategic Intelligence: A Handbook for Practitioners, Managers, and Users - Paperback

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by Don McDowell (Author)The revised edition of Strategic Intelligence: A Handbook for Practitioners, Managers, and Users is a primer for analysts involved in conducting strategic intelligence research. Author Don McDowell begins with an overview of what strategic intelligence and analysis is, the functions it performs, and outcomes it delivers. McDowell then outlines a proven methodological approach to planning and implementing a strategic research project useful in any setting whatsoever.Aut...

Broken Scales: Race and the Crisis of Justice in a Divided America - Paperback

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by Tom Diaz (Author)This book analyzes the everyday actions of ordinary people in the context of extreme political and cultural polarization, distort the criminal justice system and betray the lofty ideals expressed in American founding documents and centuries of Anglo-American articulations of basic human rights.Author BiographyTom Diaz is a retired lawyer and former journalist who lives in the Washington, DC area. He has written five other non-fiction books and a number of monographs and ar...

Teaching about Genocide: Insights and Advice from Secondary Teachers and Professors - Hardcover

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by Samuel Totten (Editor)Secondary level teachers and professors from various disciplines present their best advice and insights into teaching about various facets of genocide and/or delineate actual lessons they have taught that have been particularly successful with their students.Author BiographySamuel Totten a longtime scholar of genocide studies and retired professor (University of Arkansas, Fayetteville), is the author of Teaching About Crimes Against Humanity and Genocide: Fundamental ...

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by Carter F. Smith (Author)Gangs are expanding, evolving, and posing an increasing threat to communities nationwide. This could be due in part to the increased number of gang members with military training. This book explores how military veterans are becoming increasingly involved in street gangs, outlaw motorcycle gangs, and domestic extremist groups.Author BiographyCarter F. Smith, PhD, is a Lecturer in the Department of Criminal Justice at Middle Tennessee State University in Murfreesboro...

Lyman Bostock: The Inspiring Life and Tragic Death of a Ballplayer - Hardcover

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by K. Adam Powell (Author)Lyman Bostock was a professional baseball player for the Minnesota Twins and the California Angels in the 1970s. Many believed he was good enough to win multiple batting titles, yet his murder meant it would never come to be. This book tells the story of Bostock's humble beginnings, his too-brief baseball career, and his tragic death.Author BiographyK. Adam Powell is a reporter for the ACC Sports Journal, the ACCSports.com website, and the Mebane Enterprise newspaper...

Number Go Up: Inside Crypto's Wild Rise and Staggering Fall - Paperback

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by Zeke Faux (Author)The "rollicking" (The Economist), "masterfully written" (The Washington Post) account of the crypto delusion, and how Sam Bankman-Fried and a cast of fellow nerds and hustlers turned useless virtual coins into trillions of dollars--hailed by Ezra Klein in The New York Times as one of the "Books That Explain Where We Are"FINALIST: the Edgar Award (Fact Crime), the Macavity Award (Nonfiction), the Porchlight Business Book Award, the SABEW Best in Business Book Award A BEST ...

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Report copyright infringementby Andy Frazier (Author)Manhattan born Jack R Dick was a winner, always a winner. Highlighted as the person most likely to succeed in his High School magazine, a publication he happened to be editor of, this bright young lad not only paid his way through University with gambling and running back door trades, but graduated with 15,000 dollars to spare. After taking over his father's business in New Jersey, Jack soon got bored of regular work and hit Wall Street. So...

The Day the Feds Came Calling - Paperback

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Report copyright infringementby Thomas Foley (Author) Number of Pages: 518 Dimensions: 1.15 x 9 x 6 IN Publication Date: April 19, 2024

Never Again?: The United States and the Prevention and Punishment of Genocide Since the Holocaust - Paperback

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by Joel H. Rosenthal (Foreword by), Peter Ronayne (Author)Never Again? explores the uneasy U.S. relationship to the U.N. Genocide Convention and posits an analysis of U.S. response to genocide past and forthcoming: nonintervention followed by post-genocide justice.Author BiographyPeter Ronayne is senior faculty member at the Federal Executive Institute, in Charlottesville, Virginia, and is adjunct professor at the University of Virginia. Number of Pages: 224 Dimensions: 0.52 x 8.96 x 5.94 IN ...

Meitaisho: Bizarre Incidents From Japan's Past: Volume One - Paperback

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by Tara a. Devlin (Author)History is often stranger than it seems... An infatuated man desperate to cure an incurable disease turns to the unthinkable, but that's only the start of his very long, very bizarre crime spree. Over 2,000 men gathered to take part in the largest street battle in Japanese history... all because of an electric plant? And why didn't the police stop them? A young couple stole from the university they worked for, not bothering to hide their faces, and then pretended to ...

Hitmen: The Mafia, Drugs, and the East Harlem Purple Gang - Paperback

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by Scott M. Deitche (Author)From the author of the star-reviewed Garden State Gangland comes the story of the notorious East Harlem Purple Gang, a group of freelance hitmen who flourished on the Mafia's payroll and the media's front page. Author BiographyScott M. Deitche is the author of multiple books on organized crime, including Cigar City Mafia: A Complete History of the Tampa Underworld and critically acclaimed, Garden State Gangland: The Rise of the Mob in New Jersey. He has written art...

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by Ida B. Wells-Barnett (Author), Patricia Hill Collins (Introduction by)Though the end of the Civil War brought legal emancipation to African-American people, it is a fact of history that their social oppression continued long after. The most virulent form of this ongoing persecution was the practice of lynching carried out by mob rule, often as local law enforcement officials looked the other way. During the 1880s and 1890s, more than 100 African Americans per year were lynched, and in 1892...

Transnational Organized Crime and Gangs: Intervention, Prevention, and Suppression of Cybersecurity - Hardcover

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by Robert M. Brzenchek (Author)Transnational Organized Crime and Gangs: Intervention, Prevention, and Suppression of Cybersecurity provides several first-person examples of the mind set and mentality present in today's transnational organized crime groups combined with a holistic approach towards prevention and intervention in the cybersecurity space.Author BiographyRobert M. Brzenchek is a professor of Criminal Justice in West Palm Beach, Florida where he educates the next generation of Crim...

Illegal Enterprise: The Work of Historian Mark Haller - Paperback

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by Mark H. Haller (Author), Matthew G. Yeager (Editor)Representing over four decades of work, this monograph by historian Mark H. Haller includes his work on organized crime in Chicago. This book incorporates Haller's critique of the Mafia model of organized crime and his elaboration of the illegal enterprise model of gangsters and their role in the American subeconomy. Author BiographyFor almost fifty years, Mark H. Haller had been a historian of illegal enterprise--more commonly known as or...

The Myth of Prison Rape: Sexual Culture in American Prisons - Paperback

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by Mark S. Fleisher (Author), Jessie L. Krienert (Author)The Myth of Prison Rape provides a nuanced glimpse into the complex sexual dynamics of the American prison. Drawing on results from the most comprehensive study of inmate sexuality to date, the authors analyze the intricacies of sexuality and sexual violence in daily inmate life. Dynamic case studies and interview excerpts enliven this cultural study of sexuality, safety, and violence in American prisons.Author BiographyMark S. Fleisher...

Smuggling: Contraband and Corruption in World History - Paperback

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by Alan L. Karras (Author)In this lively book, Alan L. Karras traces the history of smuggling around the world and explores all aspects of this pervasive and enduring crime. Through a compelling set of cases drawn from a rich array of historical and contemporary sources, Karras shows how smuggling of every conceivable good has flourished in every place, at every time. Significantly, Karras draws a clear distinction between smugglers and their more popular criminal cousins, pirates, who operat...

Helping Humanity: American Policy and Genocide Rescue - Paperback

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by Keith Pomakoy (Author)Helping Humanity: American Policy and Genocide Rescue explores American foreign policy reactions to genocide and state caused humanitarian crises. This book provides an examination of the nature of genocide and America's 19th century philanthropic efforts; it then offers case studies focused on the Cuban Insurrection, the Armenian Genocide, the Terror-Famine, World War II, and the Cambodian Genocide. It also includes a discussion of the difficulties encountered by wou...

Stories of an Old Trial Lawyer - Hardcover

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Report copyright infringementby Harry R. Hill (Author)Stories of an Old Trial Lawyer is a memoir documenting the life of Harry R. Hill, Jr. from his childhood in Trenton, New Jersey in the 1930s to his education as a young man and later during his years as a trial lawyer. Hill looks back fondly on his illustrious legal career and remembers all the amazing people he met along the way. In this collection of stories, Hill covers an array of poignant themes, from the meaning of power to the signi...

Intelligence Gathering: Front Line HUMINT Considerations - Paperback

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by Orlando Wilson (Author)Intelligence Gathering: Front Line HUMINT ConsiderationsI think since human beings first learned how to talk, they have been spying and telling tails on each other. The only thing that has changed with intelligence gathering from the time Sun Tzu wrote his classic book "The Art of War" in the 5th Century BC and today is the technological advancements that only really started to develop in the 20th century. The basics of HUMINT tradecraft, personal security, and recru...

The Zodiac Killer Enigma: Cracking the Killer Code - Paperback

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by Tom Voigt (Contribution by), Andrew G. Frew (Author)On December 20th 1968 a young courting couple innocently parked their car on a remote Lake Herman road and were brutally shot to death, on the 5th July 1969 once again a young courting couple parked their car on Blue Rock Springs and were savagely shot to death. By a man who named himself, 'Zodiac.' He went on with his killing spree and ignited the media with his taunting of the Californian police with his letters and indecipherable codes...

Oxford Handbook of White-Collar Crime - Paperback

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by Shanna Van Slyke (Editor), Michael L. Benson (Editor), Francis T. Cullen (Editor)Although white-collar crime has caused a substantial amount of damage on both the individual and societal levels, it often ranks below street crime as a matter of public concern. Thus, white-collar crime remains an ambiguous and even controversial topic among academics, with a relative dearth of scholarly focus on the issue. The Oxford Handbook of White-Collar Crime offers a comprehensive treatment of the most...

The Armenian Genocide: British Justice and Turkish Leaders - Paperback

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Report copyright infringementby Walter C. Bandazian (Author)About the BookThe Armenian Genocide traces developments which led to the arrest, detention, and finally, the release of Young Turks and their allies accused of committing war crimes during and after World War 1 against the Christian population of Ottoman Turkey - and most notably Armenians. The primary focus of Walter Bandazian's work concerns the role played by British authorities in the Near East in addressing the Armenian Genocide...

The Ditch: Once Upon a Time in Detroit - Paperback

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Report copyright infringementby Cicero III Love (Author)This novel is a gripping story of the courage of a group of youths from Detroit's Eastside, who stood up and faced down a vicious attempt by the Urban Renewal Program to physically remove them from their neighborhood during the destruction of Hastings Street in the early 1960's. Hastings Street was a thriving Black Business District known all over the world as a flourishing cultural and business community. This program of Negro removal b...