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Shadow Vigilantes
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Author : Paul H. Robinson
language : en
Publisher: Prometheus Books
Release Date : 2018-03-20
Shadow Vigilantes written by Paul H. Robinson and has been published by Prometheus Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-03-20 with Law categories.
A form of subtle vigilantism threatens to undermine the justice system and is eroding community trust in law enforcement. A pervasive and destructive problem is afflicting our current justice system, eroding community confidence in law enforcement. "Shadow vigilantism" is a vicious cycle in which ordinary people, as well as criminal justice officials, are so fed up with the system's failures that they distort and subvert the system to force it to do the justice that it seems reluctant to do on its own. The effects of this lack of trust are pervasive and pernicious: citizens refuse to report a crime or help investigators; jurors refuse to indict or convict; and officials manipulate a system that is perceived to be unreliable. This downward spiral eventually undermines the moral authority of law enforcement and creates widening rifts in the community. This book examines many examples of how the community has responded when the justice system is perceived to fail, including the infamous murder of Emmett Till, which became a cause that spurred on the NAACP and the civil rights movement; the Lavender Panthers, which formed in response to gay bashing during the 1980s; the Crown Heights Maccabees, a neighborhood watch group that successfully reduced neighborhood crime when the police failed to do so; the Animal Liberation Front, which struck back at institutions for perceived abuses to animals; Operation Perverted Justice, an organization that used online chat rooms to out pedophiles by publicizing their personal information; and many others. Such examples highlight the importance of upholding a justice system that works to provide justice for all and is not perceived to condone legal technicalities that overturn just punishment, judicial rules that suppress evidence and let serious offenders go, and other actions that undermine public trust in the system.
The Vigilante Trilogy Shadow
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Author : Kayla Joan Baur
language : en
Publisher: Kayla Joan Baur
Release Date : 2019-01-06
The Vigilante Trilogy Shadow written by Kayla Joan Baur and has been published by Kayla Joan Baur this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-01-06 with Fiction categories.
SHADOW tells the haunting story of Dakota Sterling and how she became the ruthless vigilante, Shadow, who -- alongside her partner, Jasper Beauregard (Sparrow) -- protects the very city which turned her into the monster that she is. Silver City is plagued by crime and corruption, most of which is owed to the secret underground railroading faction called the Faceless League, which kidnaps children and trains them to be barbarous assassins. Thirteen years ago, in the year 2004, the Faceless League targeted three very important, very wealthy children: Dakota Lovett, her younger brother, Wesley, and his best friend, Alice Fitzgerald. Dakota found herself to be an unlikely protector of the younger children when they discovered the faction had no intentions of returning them to their respective families. When young Wesley fell ill within the week that they were held hostage, proving himself to be too weak for the Faction’s liking, he was executed right in front of the girls. A distraught Dakota and fearful Alice plotted to escape the next night and their plan worked, but only Alice made it out. Dakota Lovett was left behind, and no one – not even Alice – ever knew what happened to her. Through analepsis, 20-year-old Alice recounts the days of her captivity in the Faceless Institute up until her miraculous escape in order to expose the faction. To Dakota Sterling, the little girl she was before she was recruited by the Faceless League has long since been dead. To ordinary girl Alice Grey, the past is the key to everything - she just doesn’t know it yet. As the Shadow does what is necessary to achieve justice and protect the people, she also struggles with her epic love for the equally-damaged Jasper. When Alice Grey sets out to find the Shadow's true identity, she opens old wounds, discovers even larger conspiracies hidden beneath the streets of the city she calls home and joins a dangerous game that she never meant to play.
The Vigilante Trilogy Shadow
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Author : Kayla Baur
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2019-01-06
The Vigilante Trilogy Shadow written by Kayla Baur and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-01-06 with categories.
Blurb: In a world much like our own, in a city called where crime is almost encouraged, a vigilante they call the Shadow does what needs to be done to achieve justice and protect the people alongside her partner, the Sparrow. When ordinary girl Alice Grey sets out to find the Shadow's true identity, she opens old wounds, discovers conspiracies hidden beneath the streets of the city she calls home, and joins a dangerous game that she never meant to play.Extended Blurb:SHADOW tells the haunting story of Dakota Sterling and how she became the ruthless vigilante, Shadow, who -- alongside her partner, Jasper Beauregard (Sparrow) -- protects the very city which turned her into the monster that she is. Silver City is plagued by crime and corruption, most of which is owed to the secret underground railroading faction called the Faceless League, which kidnaps children and trains them to be barbarous assassins. Thirteen years ago, in the year 2004, the Faceless League targeted three very important, very wealthy children: Dakota Lovett, her younger brother, Wesley, and his best friend, Alice Fitzgerald. Dakota found herself to be an unlikely protector of the younger children when they discovered the faction had no intentions of returning them to their respective families. When young Wesley fell ill within the week that they were held hostage, proving himself to be too weak for the Faction's liking, he was executed right in front of the girls. A distraught Dakota and fearful Alice plotted to escape the next night and their plan worked, but only Alice made it out. Dakota Lovett was left behind, and no one - not even Alice - ever knew what happened to her. Through analepsis, 20-year-old Alice recounts the days of her captivity in the Faceless Institute up until her miraculous escape in order to expose the faction. To Dakota Sterling, the little girl she was before she was recruited by the Faceless League has long since been dead. To ordinary girl Alice Grey, the past is the key to everything - she just doesn't know it yet. As the Shadow does what is necessary to achieve justice and protect the people, she also struggles with her epic love for the equally-damaged Jasper. When Alice Grey sets out to find the Shadow's true identity, she opens old wounds, discovers even larger conspiracies hidden beneath the streets of the city she calls home and joins a dangerous game that she never meant to play.
Vigilantes
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Author : Kevin Grant
language : en
Publisher: McFarland
Release Date : 2020-01-03
Vigilantes written by Kevin Grant and has been published by McFarland this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-01-03 with Performing Arts categories.
For many people, the cinematic vigilante has been shaped by Charles Bronson's character in Death Wish and its sequels. But screen vigilantes have taken many guises, from Old West lynch mobs and rogue police officers to rape-avengers and military-trained equalizers. This book recounts the varied representations of such characters in films like The Birth of a Nation, which celebrated the violence of the Ku Klux Klan, and Taxi Driver, Falling Down and You Were Never Really Here, in which the vigilante impulse was symptomatic of mental instability. Also considered is the extent to which fictional vigilantism functions as social commentary and to what degree it is simply stoking popular fears.
Serial Vigilantes Of Paperback Fiction
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Author : Bradley Mengel
language : en
Publisher: McFarland
Release Date : 2009-10-21
Serial Vigilantes Of Paperback Fiction written by Bradley Mengel and has been published by McFarland this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-10-21 with Literary Criticism categories.
Rough justice has often been served in the pages of serial novels, notably beginning with Don Pendleton's The Executioner in 1969. This is the first overview of the serial vigilante genre, which featured such hard-boiled protagonists as Nick Carter, Mark Stone, Jake Brand and Able Team among the 130 series that followed Pendleton's novel. Serial vigilantes repeatedly take the law into their own hands, establishing and imposing their own moral standards, usually by force. The book examines the connections between the serial vigilante and the pulp hero that preceded him and how the serial vigilante has influenced a variety of tough guys, private eyes, spies and cops in different media. A complete bibliography for each series is featured.
Shadow Strike
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Author : R. Lewis Wright
language : en
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Release Date : 2015-04-22
Shadow Strike written by R. Lewis Wright and has been published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-04-22 with categories.
Just a few years from now, economic crisis has shifted the power to local governments. Organized criminal groups have taken advantage of the situation, to carve the United States into regional territories which they control through force, intimidation, and corruption. Ken, raised by his grandmother since the loss of his parents at an early age, is fortunate to be getting a first-class education. He and his friends are just average college students primarily concerned with dating, parties, and homework, until they are confronted by the lawlessness and violence. Together, they hatch a dubious plan to strike back at their local syndicate. From the shadows, they seek to meet out their own brand of vigilante justice. It's a perilous journey that will test their courage, convictions, and friendship.
Private Criminal Justice
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Author : Ric Simmons
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2023-09-30
Private Criminal Justice written by Ric Simmons and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-09-30 with Law categories.
Significant amounts of criminal activity are detected by private police and many criminal disputes are settled through informal agreements between parties, or in adjudicative procedures run by private institutions. This book examines the vast private criminal justice system to reveal lessons for public criminal justice reform.
Young Shadow
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Author : Ben Sears
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2016
Young Shadow written by Ben Sears and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016 with Vigilantes categories.
Shadow S Torment A Superhero Urban Fantasy
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Author : Trish Heinrich
language : en
Publisher: Rise of Heroes
Release Date : 2019-09-12
Shadow S Torment A Superhero Urban Fantasy written by Trish Heinrich and has been published by Rise of Heroes this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-09-12 with Fiction categories.
He fights crime. She was born into it. When the city's in danger, superheroes can come from both sides of the law. Marco has abandoned his superhero duties to search for an antidote for his friend's uncontrollable fits of rage. When the only man who knows the cure dies in his arms, Marco must puzzle his dying words alone in a crime-ridden metropolis. The granddaughter of a crime-lord, Colleen would burn down the city to find her missing brother. As she pieces together the clues, Colleen and Marco uncover a horrifying secret from the past that will threaten all of their futures. Fans of dark urban fantasy and noir superheroes will love this high-octane sequel! Suit up and buy Shadow's Torment, book two in The Rise of Heroes series today! Previously published as Shadow Dreams, book two of The Vigilantes: The Phantasm Trilogy
Avenging Child Sex Abuse
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Author : Joshua Long
language : en
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Release Date : 2023-07-21
Avenging Child Sex Abuse written by Joshua Long and has been published by Taylor & Francis this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-07-21 with Social Science categories.
This book explores the subjects of child sex abuse, flaws in the justice system, cultural support for vigilantism, prison violence, and the socio-legal philosophy of punishment. Child sex abuse leaves a scar that lasts a lifetime. Can any legal punishment balance the scales of justice? Can sex offenders ever repay their debt to society, or more importantly, to the victim? For some victims of this traumatic abuse, the debt remains unpaid, and it accrues interest. Vigilantes seek to avenge child victims by hunting down sex offenders in the community. Sometimes prisoners in correctional facilities conspire with rogue correctional officers to mete out their own form of “convict justice” on people who hurt children. While their motives and methods differ, these outraged citizens seek retribution through violence because they are disgusted with a justice system they believe shows extraordinary leniency toward child sex abusers. Whether this violence occurs in the community or in jail cells across the country, the message these vigilantes broadcast is the same: if the government won’t seek retribution, they will. The story is told through a series of case studies based on interviews with real-life vigilantes, most of whom are serving life sentences for their crimes. For the first time, vigilantes have been given a chance to tell their own stories. Patrick Drum, Steven Sandison, Joseph Druce, Jeremy Moody, Jon Watson, James Fairbanks, and others have shared their personal insights to help us get inside the vigilante mind. For some readers, these accounts will humanize people considered to be simply murderers. For others, it will demystify the popular portrayals of vigilantes in our society.