On the lam : a history of hunting fugitives in America /: a history of hunting fugitives in America. ([2019])

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Jerry Clark and Ed Palattella.
• Authors: Clark, Jerry, 1960-; Palattella, Ed
• Contents: 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.
• Publisher Details: Lanham, Maryland : Rowman & Littlefield
• Publication Date: 2019
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 364.10973; Fugitives from justice -- United States -- History; Fugitives from justice -- United States -- Biography; Criminals -- United States -- History; Criminals -- United States -- Biography; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781442262591; 1442262591
• Related ISBNs: 9781442262584
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on October 04, 2019).
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