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043 _an-us---
092 _a364.1097
_bC593
049 _aNFGA
100 1 _aClark, Jerry,
_d1960-
_eauthor.
245 1 0 _aOn the lam :
_ba history of hunting fugitives in America /
_cJerry Clark and Ed Palattella.
264 1 _aLanham, Maryland :
_bRowman & Littlefield,
_c[2019]
300 _axv, 223 pages, 8 pages of unnumbered plates :
_billustrations ;
_c24 cm
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
336 _astill image
_bsti
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337 _aunmediated
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_2rdamedia
338 _avolume
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_2rdacarrier
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505 0 _aPrice 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.
520 _a"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"--
_cProvided by publisher.
650 0 _aFugitives from justice
_zUnited States
_xHistory.
650 0 _aFugitives from justice
_zUnited States
_vBiography.
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650 0 _aCriminals
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650 0 _aCriminals
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_vBiography.
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700 1 _aPalattella, Ed,
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