Political Science - Law Enforcement

"The new bible for crime writers." --The Wall Street JournalHow does it feel to be in a high-speed car chase? What is it like to shoot someone? What do cops really think about the citizens they serve? Nearly everyone has wondered what it's like...

#1 NATIONAL BESTSELLER - NATIONAL BOOK CRITICS CIRCLE AWARD WINNER - The true story of one man so determined to take down two of the nation's largest corporations accused of killing children from water contamination that he risks losing everything. "The legal thriller of...

#1 New York Times Bestseller now in paperback with new material. A Higher Loyalty provided the inspiration for The Comey Rule, the Showtime limited series starring Jeff Daniels.In his book, former FBI director James Comey shares his never-before-told experiences from some of the highest-stakes...

We are all familiar with the image of the immensely clever judge who discerns the best rule of common law for the case at hand. According to U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia, a judge like this can maneuver through earlier cases to achieve...

When Princeton historian D. Graham Burnett answered his jury duty summons, he expected to spend a few days catching up on his reading in the court waiting room. Instead, he finds himself thrust into a high-pressure role as the jury foreman in a Manhattan...

Renowned DEA agents Chris Feistl and Dave Mitchell tell the incredible true story of how they helped dismantle the world's single most powerful crime syndicate, as featured in Season 3 of the hit Netflix series Narcos. By the early 1990s, Colombia's Cali cartel had...

Although the right to trial by jury is enshrined in the U.S. Constitution, in recent years both criminal and civil juries have been criticized as incompetent, biased, and irresponsible. For example, the O.J. Simpson criminal jury's verdict produced a racial divide in opinions about...

An enraging, necessary look at the private prison system, and a convincing clarion call for prison reform." --NPR.org New York Times Book Review 10 Best Books of 2018 * One of President Barack Obama's favorite books of 2018 * Winner of the 2019 J....

The explosive New York Times bestselling memoir of a Muslim American FBI agent fighting terror from the inside. A longtime undercover agent, Tamer Elnoury joined an elite counterterrorism unit after September 11, 2001. Its express purpose was to gain the trust of terrorists whose...

With an Orwellian social imagination, Granta editor Buford offers a terrifying record of his passage through an alternate society--that of England's soccer thugs--in this malevolently funny, supremely chilling document of the allure of crowd violence.Author: Bill BufordPublisher: VintagePublished: 06/01/1993Pages: 320Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 0.53lbsSize: 8.00h...

With her characteristic brilliance, grace and radical audacity, Angela Y. Davis has put the case for the latest abolition movement in American life: the abolition of the prison. As she quite correctly notes, American life is replete with abolition movements, and when they were...

2013 is the 50th Anniversary of JFK's assassination. A narrative of Kennedy's quest to create a speech that would distill American dreams and empower a new generation, Ask Not is a beautifully detailed account of the inauguration and the weeks preceding it. During a...

Chad Jensen's life changed forever one night at the Los Angeles County fair. It was supposed to be a normal overtime shift with the police department. In the summer of 2015, the Los Angeles County Fair was in full swing with thousands of patrons...

Chad Jensen's life changed forever one night at the Los Angeles County fair. It was supposed to be a normal overtime shift with the police department. In the summer of 2015, the Los Angeles County Fair was in full swing with thousands of patrons...

Live Well. Serve Strong.In high-stakes domains like frontline professions, we have to be intensely driven about what we do. Yet, sometimes, the demands and our passion burn so brightly that it leaves us feeling drained, agitated, and distracted. This book is a thoughtful guide...

One of the New York Times' 6 New Paperbacks to Read Now in paperback and with new material, a 2021 Kirkus Best Book of the year in both Nonfiction and Current Events, the book Naomi Klein called: "a triumph of political imagination and a...

Take time to refresh before you report. Respected by some and feared by others, law enforcement officers face daily pressures and dangers uncommon to other professions. Behind the Badge provides daily, spiritual nourishment that will encourage you professionally and personally. Filled with personal stories,...

What happens when the one sworn to protect others can no longer protect himself?After 24 years in law enforcement, Officer Dave Dyke's career and identity were shattered by PTSD. For his wife, Christi, a registered nurse and death investigator, the fallout was both professional...

Since 1997, the US Department of Defense has transferred more than $7.2bn in military equipment to law enforcement agencies. Furthermore, the DOD is legally required to make various equipment items available to local police and school police departments, from flashlights and sandbags to grenade...

A history of police unions that reveals how American law enforcement built a political movement that made cops untouchable. "A tour de force ... Read it now." --Ruth Wilson Gilmore, author of Abolition Geography In America today, police enjoy unmatched power. On the streets,...