Ebook: On the lam: a history of hunting fugitives in America
Author: Clark Jerry, Palattella Ed
- Tags: Criminals, Criminals--United States, Criminals--United States--History, Fugitives from justice, Fugitives from justice--United States, Fugitives from justice--United States--History, History, Biographies, Biography, Fugitives from justice -- United States -- History, Fugitives from justice -- United States -- Biography, Criminals -- United States -- History, Criminals -- United States -- Biography, United States
- Year: 2019
- Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
- City: United States
- Language: English
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"On the Lam is a detailed history of fugitives in the United States. The authors explore how law enforcement officials and others, including bounty hunters and bail-bond workers, have tracked fugitives over the past two centuries. They also examine how fugitives have influenced American history and the American criminal justice system"--;Price of freedom : the consequences of bail -- Long arms of the law : the U.S. Marshals Service and the Federal Bureau of Investigation -- The search for 'Handsome Johnny' : public enemies, John Dillinger, and the birth of the most-wanted lists -- Infamous and elusive : on the trail of the top ten -- Flights of fancy : fugitives in American popular culture -- A mind at unrest : the psychology of living on the run -- Setting the snares : methods of pursuit, from the great chicken sting to America's most wanted -- Caught in the World Wide Web : the digital age catches up to fugitives, and the bail system faces reforms.
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