Crimes that changed our world tragedy, outrage, and reform - Robinson, Paul H. 1948-; Robinson, Sarah M. (Lanham, Maryland Rowman & Littlefield, 2018)
Triangle factory fire : building safety codes -- 1915 chloroform killer : medical examiners -- 1932 Lindbergh kidnapping & 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 -- Santa Barbara oil spill & 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 beating : 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.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 323-373) and index.
Keywords: Criminal law -- History; Criminal justice, Administration of -- History; Crime -- History