"After years of working as an FBI agent, Titus Crown returns home to Charon County, land of moonshine and cornbread, fist fights and honeysuckle. Seeing his hometown struggling with a bigoted police force inspires him to run for sheriff. He wins, and becomes the first Black sheriff in the history of the county. Then a year to the day after his election, a young Black man is fatally shot by Titus's deputies. Titus pledges to follow the truth wherever...

"This emotional journey...is filled with drama, laughter and tears and squeezes the heart. It should be on every bedside table in the country!" —#1 New York Times bestselling author Robyn Carr

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Millie Barnes is this close to finally achieving her perfect life...

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From 1858 until 1950, the BC Provincial Police maintained law and order in British Columbia, patrolling this vast and rugged area by horseback, boat, snowshoes and dog team until the arrival of the train, automobile and airplane. These classic cases from the files of North America's first territorial constabulary bring to life the lawmen who upheld the peace and the criminals who disrupted it. From the tale of a Texas gambler who though he had

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Former chief of police in Minneapolis and commander of the Bronx police force Tony Bouza pulls no punches in this blunt, candid assessment of police culture. Emphasizing the gap between the average citizen's perception of police work and the day-to-day reality of life as a cop, Bouza reveals the inner dynamics of a secretive, fraternal society that will do almost anything to protect itself. The strong bonds of loyalty among police both inspire individual...

Legendary FBI undercover agent Thomas McShane is one of the world's foremost authorities on the billion-dollar art theft business, and here he presents a unique memoir that provides a thrilling ride through the underworld of stolen art and historical artifacts. His expertise and indefatigable determination prompted FBI Director William H. Webster to name McShane as the Senior Investigator of the FBI's expanding Art Squad.

The period in Northern Ireland known as 'the Troubles' (1968-98) seemed to have been conclusively ended by the official peace process. But recent violence from dissident Republicans shows that tensions from the past remain unresolved. State Violence, Collusion and the Troubles reveals disturbing unanswered questions about the use of state violence during this period. Maurice Punch documents in chilling detail how the British government turned...

D'o vient l'idée d'abolir la police et que recouvre-t-elle au juste? Si la police ne nous protège pas, à quoi sert-elle? Comment dépasser la simple critique de la police pour enfin en finir avec elle? 1312 raisons d'abolir la police tente de répondre à ces questions, et propose de riches réflexions critiques sur les liens entre l'abolitionnisme pénal et la race, le handicap ou le travail sexuel notamment. L'ouvrage porte également sur les...

"The Evolution of Modern Terrorist Organizations" offers an incisive examination of the growth and transformation of terrorist groups within the framework of religious extremism. From the fringes of political dissent to the global stage, this comprehensive work charts the trajectory of these organizations, seeking to understand the motivations, structures, and impacts of groups fueled by radical religious ideologies.Key features of the book include:Historical...

Across the country minority communities feel under attack by police officers. The Politics of Crisis explores how to change public policy decisions to reform the role of law enforcement. Centered around the harrowing events of the Freddie Gray riots that gripped Baltimore in 2015, The Politics of Crisis is a powerful examination of how everything can go wrong when police no longer serve their communities. Eric Kowalczyk, Director of Media Relations...

This book examines if there is a difference in the percentage of cyberbullying between Republican and Democrat states and if there is a relationship between being cyberbullied and having suicidal thoughts. Chapter 1 describes cyberbullying and related problems, the theoretical framework, the significance of the study, the research design, the research questions, the study's assumptions and limitations and expected findings. Chapter 2 presents a literature...