The real story that inspired the BBC drama The Gold On Saturday, 26 November 1983, an armed gang stole gold bullion wort......more
"Canada’s leading authority" (Kirk Makin, journalist and author) explains Canada’s national tragedy of wrongful convicti......more
A meticulous exposé of who profits from incarceration, culminating in a compelling case for abolition Based on years of ......more
"A marvelous, thrilling, chilling, and riveting" (Liz Smith, New York Post) look at the root of crime from FBI profiler ......more
Racial, gender, and environmental justice. Class war. Militarism. Interpersonal violence. Old age security. This is not ......more
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The World’s Dumbest Criminals meets Inventing Anna, The Tinder Swindler and Catch Me If You Can Con artists all have one......more
’From cold cases and serial killers to the death of a spy, Peter’s true life story is as gripping as the finest thriller......more
Where’s the Harm? is a Criminology anti-textbook that questions the real sources of a crime--or, more precisely, the rea......more
Based off their award-winning podcast RedHanded, co-hosts Hannah Maguire and Suruthi Bala explore dozens of true crime c......more
"Mr. Amelinckx is an adroit storyteller and thorough researcher, and in Satellite Boy he has written a good, engrossing ......more
From #1 New York Times bestselling author and "undisputed master crime writer" (John Saul, New York Times bestselling au......more
Drug transporters. Money launderers. Killers. Street drug vendors. Weapons traffickers. Kidnappers. Extortionists. VICE ......more
The definitive account of the Dalton Gang and the most brazen bank heist in history, by the multiple New York Times best......more
"This book is riveting yet shocking even for a girl who grew up in a racial minded cult. The amount of hate is alarming,......more
The stakes are never higher when the charge is murder _x2026_ Explore the riveting twists and turns of some of the most ......more
Reflecting on twenty years of investigating more than 5,500 death scenes, an NYC death investigator, the second woman ev......more
"We are in the business of seeing others, seeing them the way God sees them, and letting them know they have value." Amy......more
In the vein of the bestsellers I’ll Be Gone in the Dark and The Line Becomes a River, a penetrating, deeply moving accou......more
Show Me Justice tracks the life and career of the late civil-rights advocate and pioneer Alvin Lee Sykes, who used his s......more
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From "one of the most interesting sociologists of his generation" and a former cop, the story of three departments and t......more
Did the State of Kentucky convict an innocent man? Moments before boarding a passenger flight on 11 May 2019 as the firs......more
"The amateur DNA sleuth who solved one of the most infamous cold cases in American history-the Golden State Killer crime......more
Explore the Shadows of the American Justice System Delve into the unspoken transgressions deeply embedded in the very fa......more
’Exceptional . . . This thoughtful and engrossing book is as much about law as it is about minds’ THE TIMES What drives ......more
"How to Avoid Common Internet Scams" is a comprehensive guide that empowers readers with essential knowledge and tools t......more
Discover the most fascinating crimes committed between two of the greatest wars ever fought, from America’s first train ......more
Joe Exotic, star of the Netflix original documentary that "consumed the pop-cultural imagination" (The Atlantic) and tra......more
Volume 32, Number 2 (2023) is a general issue of the Journal of Prisoners on Prisons (JPP) edited by Kevin Walby and Jus......more
A hilarious collection of all-new true stories of dumb criminals committing stupid crimes A thief breaks into a car, onl......more
This evocative and gripping investigative look into romantic relationships between incarcerated people and their spouses......more
"WHEN THE MOON TURNS TO BLOOD is a harrowing and fascinating tale of apocalyptic obsession and murder. Leah Sottile lead......more
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They thought they had gotten away with murder. They were wrong. Discover the vital clues, the crucial evidence, the luck......more
In 1931, San Diego’s idyllic image as a beach town with peaceful suburbs concealed a harrowing reality: a series of unso......more
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**THE INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER** "It’s a mark of the highest honor when I say it’s even more riveting than an e......more
Leaders Should Never Quit and Quitters Should Never Lead! We are living in a quitting culture-a culture where people hav......more
Edited by activist and former San Francisco 49ers super bowl quarterback Colin Kaepernick, Abolition for the People is a......more
"Fierce and absorbing . . . Fabricant chronicles the battles he and his colleagues have fought to unravel a century of f......more
SHORTLISTED FOR THE COLUMBIA SCHOOL OF JOURNALISM J. ANTHONY LUKAS BOOK AWARD LONGLISTED FOR THE 2023 PEN/JOHN KENNETH G......more
When widow Frances Lacey was murdered in July 1960 on Mackinac Island, only a few meager clues were found by police, and......more
Monique Villa shows us the world of slaves--no longer physically in chains--who walk among us, trapped in a cycle of exp......more
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The astonishing true story of the Scottish coal miner’s daughter who took on the Mafia-backed creators of the world’s bi......more
The stunning true story of a murder that rocked the Mississippi Delta and forever shaped one author’s life and perceptio......more
The frequency and severity of crime in Canada has been declining, however, the criminalization of Indigenous women is on......more
One of America’s leading criminal justice experts takes on the country’s exploding crime problems, offers an incisive cr......more
In the early twentieth century, money, power, and reputation were king. With outlaws like Pretty Boy Floyd and Baby Face......more
This groundbreaking work by the Chairman of the Reformatory Section of the Social Science Congress explores new ideas fo......more
This address by Lyman P. Alden, delivered at the State Public School at Coldwater in Michigan, outlines the institution’......more
This comprehensive study explores the use of scientific evidence in the examination of written documents, using the well......more
This report, produced by the UK government’s commission on industrial schools and reformatories, examines the various in......more
Holsopple’s study is a groundbreaking work in the field of criminology, offering a detailed analysis of the social facto......more
This paper by William Archer Purrington, presented at the American Social Science Association in 1888, examines the role......more
Delve into the dramatic courtroom proceedings of one of Pennsylvania’s most notorious murder trials with this compelling......more
In this speech, Friedrich Oetker commemorates the 325th anniversary of the Königl Juli and reflects on the concepts of p......more
A groundbreaking study from the early years of the juvenile justice system, this book presents important insights into t......more
This report, published in 1816, examines the causes of a perceived increase in juvenile delinquency in London. The commi......more
This paper explores the issue of juvenile crime and its potential causes and remedies. Horsley provides a comprehensive ......more
In this provocative pamphlet, Joseph Cammet Lovejoy offers a scathing critique of the prohibition movement and its impac......more
An illuminating study of 49 women who were imprisoned in Minnesota during the early 20th century, examining their backgr......more
Discover the groundbreaking work of prison reformer Roberts Vaux as he takes a critical look at the penitentiary system ......more
This book provides an account of eight leaders who were condemned for a particular crime. The author presents evidence a......more
In this address, Pliny Earle discusses the evolving role of medicine in society. He highlights the advances that have be......more
This fascinating study examines the link between alcohol consumption and criminal behavior in the late 19th century. Dra......more
This important work discusses the history and purpose of the House of Refuge, an early form of juvenile detention center......more
"True crime, as an entertainment genre, has always prioritized clear narrative arcs: victims wronged, police detectives ......more
In a Whole New Way is a photographic self-portrait by New Yorkers who are serving a term of probation. The book also lif......more
A New York Times bestselling author’s gripping account of a Chicago community coming together to save a group of teenage......more
The public supports the police but sometimes needs help understanding how police chiefs, officers, and departments can m......more
"Brave, brutal . . . a riveting story about suffering, recovery, and redemption. Inspiring and relevant." --The New York......more
Dogged determination and DNA leads Detective Lindsey Wade and her team to the truth behind a thirty-two-year old cold ca......more
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Thomas Mott Osborne (1859-1926) was an American prison administrator, prison reformer, industrialist, and New York State......more
"A call to action ... A reminder of the beautiful resilience of formerly incarcerated women and a celebration of all tha......more
A riveting blend of true crime and memoir, following the unravelling of a New Brunswick family after a brutal murder. On......more
Anne Porter Lynes Field (later Lloyd, 1874-1947) was a poet and writer best known as the author of the 1915 book The Sto......more
For more than three years, while imprisoned in a cell 30 feet below ground in Communist Romania, Richard Wurmbrand compo......more
On Christmas Night 1996, six-year-old JonBenet Ramsey was murdered in her family’s home in Boulder, Colorado. A ransom n......more
From the Alcatraz East Crime Museum and Jack the Ripper guided tours to the Phnom Penh killing fields, ’dark tourism’ is......more
An Outrageous Theory For Murder! On December 9, 2001, Kathleen Peterson was found dead at the bottom of a staircase in h......more
An Outrageous Theory For Murder! On December 9, 2001, Kathleen Peterson was found dead at the bottom of a staircase in h......more
A thrilling account of the creation of the so-called lie detector, exploring shocking murders and dramatic trials to unc......more
A collection of forty-five true-crime stories about the visual arts in Australia: art theft, art forgery, art censorship......more
A Fascinating Look into the Psychology of Serial Killers and the Men Who Hunt Them Down Colin Wilson opens this illumina......more
"America’s best true-crime writer" (Kirkus Reviews) presents an all-new collection of crime stories drawn from her priva......more
An in-depth examination of the ways in which the comic strip Judge Dredd, published in 2000 AD, has predicted the changi......more
"Midnights is both a comedy of errors and an affectionate portrait of small-town police, those beleaguered souls charged......more
A police officer pulls back the proverbial curtain on his profession to reveal its inner workings. After more than a dec......more
3 September 2018. Citizens of India woke up to the sensational news of a multimillion-dollar theft in the Nizam’s Museum......more
GROUNDBREAKING! Two elderly, wealthy spinster sisters in Llano, Texas, die within a day of each other, and it is chalked......more
Joining the conversation on Mass Incarceration and criminal justice reform, a prisoner speaks out with personal experien......more
From a leading prison abolitionist, a moving memoir about coming of age in Brooklyn and surviving incarceration--and a c......more
Going Home to Die No More is the true story of a post-Civil War-era train robbery for which two men would eventually han......more
*Winner of Best New True Crime Author, CrimeCon UK True Crime Awards 2023* *Shortlisted for the ALCS Gold Dagger award f......more
In 1997, Dr Marie Cassidy arrived in Dublin from Glasgow. There to discuss a possible deputy state pathologist post with......more
From the New York Times bestselling author of Dreamland, a searing follow-up that explores the terrifying next stages of......more