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Crimes that changed our world : tragedy, outrage, and reform / Paul H. Robinson and Sarah M. Robinson.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Robinson, Paul H., 1948- author.
- Robinson, Sarah M., author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Criminal law--History.
- Criminal law.
- History.
- Criminal justice, Administration of--History.
- Criminal justice, Administration of.
- Crime--History.
- Crime.
- Genre:
- History.
- Physical Description:
- xii, 389 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Lanham, Maryland : Rowman & Littlefield, [2018]
- Summary:
- Many aspects of modern life, from drug safety to fire codes, have come not from the sustained efforts of government bureaucrats but rather from the flash and sizzle of a tragic crime and the public outrage it provokes. This book is about those trigger crimes and how they have changed our world.
- Contents:
- 1911 Triangle factory fire : building safety codes
- 1915 chloroform killer : medical examiners
- 1932 Lindbergh kidnapping and 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
- 1969 Santa Barbara oil spill and 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
- 1983 Beirut barracks bombing : internationalization of the FBI
- 1983 Thurman beatings : domestic violence
- 1986 Leicestershire murders : DNA
- 1989 Schaeffer stalking murder : stalking offense
- 1993 Polly Klaas abduction : three-strikes sentencing
- 2001 9/11 attacks : War on terror
- 2001 Enron scandal : financial crimes.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Other Format:
- Online version: Robinson, Paul H., 1948- Crimes that changed our world.
- ISBN:
- 9781538102015
- 1538102013
- OCLC:
- 1005697532
- Publisher Number:
- 99977542999
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