Criminology
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Un-Making a Murderer: The Framing of Steven Avery and Brendan Dassey
$18.73 Add to cart“Finally, an amazingly honest book that details exactly how my brother was set up” – Brad Dassey
Innocent people do go to jail. Sometimes mistakes are made. But even more terrifying is when the autho- Author: Keogh, Tracy
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 288
- Publish Date: January 23, 2017
- ISBN10: 1542726271
- Language: English
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The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness
$19.99 Add to cartNamed one of the most important nonfiction books of the 21st century by Entertainment Weekly’ Slate’ Chronicle of Higher Education’ Literary Hub, Book Riot’ and Zora
A tenth-anniversary edition of the
- Author: Alexander, Michelle
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 352
- Publish Date: January 07 2020
- ISBN10: 1620971933
- Language: English
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Unreasonable Women: Three Stories of Violence, Imprisonment, and Extraordinary Survival
$30.00 Read moreA groundbreaking account of how the legal system punishes those it purports to protect, told through the stories of three unforgettable women
When award-winning journalist Justine van der Leun began l- Author: Van Der Leun, Justine
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 336
- Publish Date: June 02 2026
- ISBN10: 0063241595
- Language: English
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The Best Part of Prison: The Power of Second Chances and Reclaiming Life Out of Darkness
$21.95 Add to cartAn unvarnished, deeply human account of one man’s time in prison . . . and his unexpected journey to healing, accountability, transformation, and redemption.
At 18, Jesse Crosson was considered a lost- Author: Crosson, Jesse
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 280
- Publish Date: March 10 2026
- ISBN10: 1637748019
- Language: English
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Crime Fictions: How Racist Lies Built a System of Mass Wrongful Conviction
$32.00 Read moreFrom award-winning sociologist Nicole Gonzalez Van Cleve comes the first account of mass wrongful conviction in America, indicting a system purposefully designed to ensnare Black youth in order to clo… [more below]
- Author: Gonzalez Van Cleve, Nicole
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 320
- Publish Date: May 19 2026
- ISBN10: 0593447085
- Language: English
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Restorative Justice Up Close: First-Person Accounts of an Approach That Works
$28.99 Add to cartA groundbreaking compilation of actual restorative justice dialogues, with a foreword by Howard Zehr, author of the bestselling Little Book of Restorative Justice
“America’s best-kept secret of what j- Author: Wolf, Sally Swarthout
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 272
- Publish Date: February 03 2026
- ISBN10: 1620979748
- Language: English
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The Science of Second Chances: A Revolution in Criminal Justice
$29.99 Add to cartFreakonomics for criminal justice, The Science of Second Chances presents a groundbreaking approach to criminal justice reform, revealing how small-scale interventions can reduce people’s chances of r
- Author: Doleac, Jennifer
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 304
- Publish Date: February 24 2026
- ISBN10: 1250886287
- Language: English
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The Deserving: What the Lives of the Condemned Reveal about American Justice
$29.99 Add to cartA groundbreaking new take on the American justice system from one of its unknown “mercy workers,” offering a powerful new vision of responsibility, punishment, and repair.
“We need the work that is mi- Author: Vartkessian, Elizabeth
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 288
- Publish Date: January 20 2026
- ISBN10: 1639731393
- Language: English
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The Central Park Five: The Untold Story Behind One of New York City’s Most Infamous Crimes
$19.00 Add to cartA spellbinding account of the real facts of the Central Park jogger case that powerfully reexamines one of New York City’s most notorious crimes and its aftermath. – A must-read after watching Ava DuV
- Author: Burns, Sarah
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 272
- Publish Date: April 03 2012
- ISBN10: 0307387984
- Language: English
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The Anatomy of Motive: The Fbi’s Legendary Mindhunter Explores the Key to Understanding and Catching Violent Criminals
$19.99 Add to cart“A marvelous, thrilling, chilling, and riveting” (Liz Smith, New York Post) look at the root of crime from FBI profiler John Douglas and Mark Olshaker, the authors behind Mindhunter, the inspiration o… [more below]
- Author: Douglas, John E.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 384
- Publish Date: December 17 2024
- ISBN10: 1668049406
- Language: English
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Cop Cop: Breaking the Fixed System of American Policing
$28.00 Add to cartThis groundbreaking work takes readers deep into the world of police oversight and reveals what really happens when everyday people try to hold the police accountable.
When you think about the police,- Author: Muir, Mac
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 384
- Publish Date: April 29 2025
- ISBN10: 1638930082
- Language: English
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The Hate Next Door: Why White Supremacists Are All Around Us–And How to Spot Them
$17.99 Add to cart“This book is riveting yet shocking even for a girl who grew up in a racial minded cult. The amount of hate is alarming, enlightening, and a must-read for anyone wanting to make a difference against i
- Author: Browning, Matson
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 400
- Publish Date: August 13 2024
- ISBN10: 1728293529
- Language: English
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The Anatomy of Motive: The Fbi’s Legendary Mindhunter Explores the Key to Understanding and Catching Violent Criminals
$10.99 Add to cartFrom the internationally bestselling authors of Mindhunter, a riveting exploration of the root of all crime.
Every crime is a mystery story with a motive at its heart. Understand the motive and you c- Author: Douglas, John E.
- Binding: Mass Market Paperbound
- Page Count: 432
- Publish Date: July 01 2000
- ISBN10: 0671023934
- Language: English
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No Human Involved: The Serial Murder of Black Women and Girls and the Deadly Cost of Police Indifference
$28.95 Add to cartAn urgent examination of the invisibility of Black women and girls as victims of targeted killings, and the lack of police intervention and media coverage
When Black women and girls are targeted and m- Author: Neely, Cheryl L.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 264
- Publish Date: January 21 2025
- ISBN10: 0807004561
- Language: English
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American Autopsy: One Medical Examiner’s Decades-Long Fight for Racial Justice in a Broken Legal System
$26.95 Read moreA revealing history of covering up the true causes of deaths of BIPOC in custody–from the forensic pathologist whose work changed the course of the George Floyd, Eric Garner, and Michael Brown cases … [more below]
- Author: Baden, Michael M.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 320
- Publish Date: January 17 2023
- ISBN10: 1637740468
- Language: English
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More God, Less Crime: Why Faith Matters and How It Could Matter More
$19.95 Read moreIn More God, Less Crime renowned criminologist Byron R. Johnson proves that religion can be a powerful antidote to crime. The book describes how faith communities, congregations, and faith-based org
- Author: Johnson, Byron
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 312
- Publish Date: May 01 2012
- ISBN10: 1599473941
- Language: English
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The Murder Factory: Life and Work of H. H. Holmes, First American Serial Killer
$19.95 Read moreThe simultaneous emergence of the serial killer and the assembly line as expressions of the rationality of modern production methods.
In 1896, at the age of 35, Henry Howard Holmes, whose real name was
- Author: Midal, Alexandra
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 96
- Publish Date: August 15 2023
- ISBN10: 3956795431
- Language: English
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Obsession
$28.99 Add to cartIn Obsession, John Douglas once again takes us fascinatingly behind the scenes, focusing his expertise on predatory crimes, primarily against women. With a deep sense of compassion for the victims an… [more below]
- Author: Douglas, John E.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 496
- Publish Date: August 01 2010
- ISBN10: 1451607431
- Language: English
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Organized Crime: A Very Short Introduction
$12.99 Add to cartFor many people around the world, instances of what is described as organized crime may be part of their everyday experience; in their neighborhoods, their streets, and the places they work and live. … [more below]
- Series: Very Short Introductions
- Author: Antonopoulos, Georgios A.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 152
- Publish Date: April 22 2018
- ISBN10: 0198795548
- Language: English
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The Dead Truth: Stories from Behind the Wall
$8.99 Add to cartHave you ever wondered what goes on Behind the Walls of Correctional Institutions? Take a walk with me with this book and you will be enlighted. As an Administrator and Counselor for over 15 years you
- Author: Adminis, C. E.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 86
- Publish Date: January 10 2023
- ISBN10: 1665734337
- Language: English
