Bibliograph

On the lam, a history of hunting fugitives in America, Jerry Clark and Ed Palattella

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On the lam, a history of hunting fugitives in America, Jerry Clark and Ed Palattella

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

resource.biographical

contains biographical information

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

On the lam

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

1081377689

Responsibility statement

Jerry Clark and Ed Palattella

Sub title

a history of hunting fugitives in America

Summary

"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"--, Provided by publisher

Table Of Contents

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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