RT Book
T1 On the lam: a history of hunting fugitives in America
A1 Clark, Jerry 1960-
A2 Palattella, Ed
LA English
PP Lanham
PB Rowman & Littlefield
YR 2019
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1802236686
AB 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.
AB "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"--
OP 223
NO Includes bibliographical references (pages 181-216) and index
CN HV6779
SN 9781442262584
K1 Fugitives from justice : United States : History
K1 Fugitives from justice : United States : Biography
K1 Criminals : United States : History
K1 Criminals : United States : Biography