John Taliaferro Thompson had a mission: to develop a lightweight, fast-firing weapon that would help Americans win on the battlefield. His Thompson submachine gun could deliver a hundred bullets in a matter of seconds but didn't find a market in the U.S. military. Instead, the Tommy gun became the weapon of choice for a generation of bootleggers and bank-robbing outlaws, and became a deadly American icon. Following a bloody decade and eighty years before the mass shootings of our own time Congre...
Amendment XV: Race and the Right to Vote (Constitutional Amendments: Beyond the Bill of Rights)
When Xavier's father returns to Boston after serving ten years in federal prison, tensions quickly mount and Xavier's anger explodes on the baseball field, making it less likely that he will achieve his dream of playing in the major leagues than that he will follow his father's path. When Xavier's father returns from federal prison, tensions quickly mount. Xavier's anger explodes on the baseball field, making it less likely that he will achieve his dream of playing in the major leagues. The plo...
Juvenile Delinquency, Crime and Social Marginalization (Emerald Points)
by Miguel Pereira and Angela Maia
This book examines the psychosocial, legal, and familial factors at play in the persistence in crime and social marginalization in adults with a history of juvenile delinquency, setting out the political and social implications, and delineating new lines of research. Presenting, for the first time, a summary of the main findings and conclusions of The Portuguese Study on Delinquency and Social Marginalization (PSDSM), this study addresses the following topics: the role of youth psychosocial...
In this practical guide to the law for the young people of Canada, Ned Lecic and Marvin Zuker provide an all-encompassing, accurate manual meant to empower and educate youth and those that serve them. As advocates for the rights of children, the authors provide examples of how young people can get their legal rights enforced while also encouraging them to consider whether the rights of youth are sufficient or should be expanded. The Law is (Not) for Kids is the first book to deal with Canadian l...
Criminal Profiling (Crime Scene Investigations)
by Christine Honders
Understanding the Rule of Law (Personal Freedom & Civic Duty)
by G S Prentzas
America's Prisons (Opposing Viewpoints (Hardcover)) (Opposing Viewpoints)