Crimes that changed our world: tragedy, outrage, and reform

Triangle factory fire : building safety codes -- 1915 chloroform killer : medical examiners -- 1932 Lindbergh kidnapping & Dillinger robberies : federalization of criminal law enforcement -- 1937 sulfanilamide crisis : drug safety -- 1956 NYC mad bomber : criminal profiling -- 1957 Mafia Commiss...

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Main Author: Robinson, Paul H. (Author)
Contributors: Robinson, Sarah M.
Format: Print Book
Language:English
Published: Lanham Boulder New York London Rowman & Littlefield [2018]
In:Year: 2018
Online Access: Table of Contents
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Keywords:
Crime > History
Criminal Law > History
Criminal justice, Administration of > History
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Summary:Triangle factory fire : building safety codes -- 1915 chloroform killer : medical examiners -- 1932 Lindbergh kidnapping & Dillinger robberies : federalization of criminal law enforcement -- 1937 sulfanilamide crisis : drug safety -- 1956 NYC mad bomber : criminal profiling -- 1957 Mafia Commission Apalachin meeting : Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO) -- 1962 Harlem heroin epidemic : war on drugs -- 1964 Genovese murder witness scandal : 911 emergency system -- 1965 Watts riots & Texas sniper : swat and the militarization of police -- 1967 Calabrese intimidation : WITSEC -- Santa Barbara oil spill & Cuyahoga River fire : environmental protection agency -- 1972 TWA bombing and hijackings : airport security -- 1980 killing of Cari Lightner : drunk driving -- 1981 Reagan assassination attempt : insanity defense -- 1982 Schaeffer stalking murder : stalking offense -- 1983 Beirut barracks bombing : internationalization of the FBI -- 1983 Thurman beating : domestic violence -- 1986 Leicestershire murders : DNA -- 1993 polly Klaas abduction : three-strikes sentencing -- 2001 9/11 attacks : War on terror -- 2001 Enron Scandal : financial crimes
Item Description:Includes bibliographical references and index
Physical Description:xii, 389 Seiten Illustrationen
ISBN:9781538102015