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NEW YORK TIMES EDITORS' CHOICE * A deeply reported, searingly honest portrait of the death penalty in Texas--and what it tells us about crime and punishment in America "Remarkably intimate, fair-minded, and trustworthy reporting on the people arguing over the fate of human life."--Robert Kolker, New York Times
We live in an era dominated by terrorism but struggle to understand its meaning and the real nature of the threat. In this new edition of his widely acclaimed survey of the topic, Randall Law makes sense of the history of terrorism by examining it within its broad political, religious and social contexts and tracing its development from the ancient world to the 21st century.
Oliver Cromwell Cox Book Award. A thorough and captivating exploration of how mass incarceration and law and order policies of the past forty years have transformed immigration and border enforcement.
Providing a timely and much-needed investigation of how U.S. law enforcement carries out its public safety and crime fighting mandates, this book is an invaluable resource for students, educators, and concerned citizens. Provides a single-volume, go-to source for insight into police-citizen relations in the United States, from the 17th century through to today. Documents major turning points and historical events influencing the evolution of police power. Provides both supportive and critical perspectives on contemporary trends in law enforcement activities, attitudes, and practices.
This important reference work examines trafficking from a geographic perspective and investigates the driving forces behind it and the powers that are trying to curtail the problem. Includes an appendix of primary documents that includes excerpts from anti-trafficking acts and policies, declarations, human rights campaigns, and other important sources, each with an introduction
A revelatory account of the misdemeanor machine that unjustly brands millions of Americans as criminals . Based on extensive original research, legal scholar Alexandra Natapoff reveals the inner workings of a massive petty offense system that produces over 13 million cases each year. People arrested for minor crimes are swept through courts where defendants often lack lawyers, judges process cases in mere minutes, and nearly everyone pleads guilty. A Publishers Weekly Best Book of 2018