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On the lam : a history of hunting fugitives in America / Jerry Clark and Ed Palattella.

by Clark, Jerry, 1960- author.

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Lanham : Rowman & Littlefield, [2019]

Fugitives from justice -- United States -- History.

Fugitives from justice -- United States -- Biography.

Criminals -- United States -- History.

Criminals -- United States -- Biography.

9781442262584 (cloth)

1442262583 (cloth)

xv, 223 pages, 6 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm

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.

"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"--

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