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Juvenile Delinquency
by Larry J. Siegel • 2004
Youth crime stems from biology, poverty, and a system caught between punishment and rehabilitation.
3.73
109
Juvenile Delinquency Summary
Juvenile Delinquency 91%
Youth crime stems from biology, poverty, and a system caught between punishment and rehabilitation.
by Larry J. Siegel 2004
3.73
109 ratings
An American Summer
by Alex Kotlowitz • 2019
172 killed, 793 wounded. One Chicago summer, inside the lives the violence leaves behind.
4.31
5k+
An American Summer Summary
An American Summer 90%
172 killed, 793 wounded. One Chicago summer, inside the lives the violence leaves behind.
by Alex Kotlowitz 2019
4.31
5k+ ratings
Fist Stick Knife Gun
by Geoffrey Canada • 1995
Respect was won with fists on Union Avenue. Then guns came and rewrote the rules for everyone.
4.03
3k+
Fist Stick Knife Gun Summary
Fist Stick Knife Gun 89%
Respect was won with fists on Union Avenue. Then guns came and rewrote the rules for everyone.
by Geoffrey Canada 1995
4.03
3k+ ratings
Pure Murder
by Corey Mitchell • 2008
Two girls, one shortcut, six boys. What happened in that Houston park rewrote Texas law.
3.97
1k+
Pure Murder Summary
Pure Murder 89%
Two girls, one shortcut, six boys. What happened in that Houston park rewrote Texas law.
by Corey Mitchell 2008
3.97
1k+ ratings
The Black Hand
by Chris Blatchford • 2008
He was the Mexican Mafia's most brutal enforcer. Then he became its greatest target.
4.08
2k+
The Black Hand Summary
The Black Hand 89%
He was the Mexican Mafia's most brutal enforcer. Then he became its greatest target.
by Chris Blatchford 2008
4.08
2k+ ratings
Last Chance in Texas
by John Hubner • 2005
At a Texas juvenile prison, violent offenders reenact their crimes. Only one in ten reoffends.
4.29
828
Last Chance in Texas Summary
Last Chance in Texas 89%
At a Texas juvenile prison, violent offenders reenact their crimes. Only one in ten reoffends.
by John Hubner 2005
4.29
828 ratings
Sidewalk
by Mitchell Duneier • 1999
Some of the most disorderly figures on the sidewalk are also the ones preventing real crime.
4.15
2k+
Sidewalk Summary
Sidewalk 89%
Some of the most disorderly figures on the sidewalk are also the ones preventing real crime.
by Mitchell Duneier 1999
4.15
2k+ ratings
Dongri To Dubai
by S. Hussain Zaidi • 2012
Gold smugglers, Bollywood dreams, and the constable's son who became a global terrorist.
3.95
11k+
Dongri To Dubai Summary
Dongri To Dubai 89%
Gold smugglers, Bollywood dreams, and the constable's son who became a global terrorist.
by S. Hussain Zaidi 2012
3.95
11k+ ratings
The Perils of Federalism
by Lisa L. Miller • 2008
Federalism rewards punitive interests. The communities hit hardest by crime stay shut out.
3.54
13
The Perils of Federalism Summary
The Perils of Federalism 88%
Federalism rewards punitive interests. The communities hit hardest by crime stay shut out.
by Lisa L. Miller 2008
3.54
13 ratings
Project Fatherhood
by Jorja Leap • 2015
Former gang members and ex-cons meet weekly in Watts to become the fathers they never had.
4.30
115
Project Fatherhood Summary
Project Fatherhood 88%
Former gang members and ex-cons meet weekly in Watts to become the fathers they never had.
by Jorja Leap 2015
4.30
115 ratings
Unforgiving Places
by Jens Ludwig • 2025
Most shootings begin as arguments. The neighborhood, not the motive, determines who dies.
4.21
237
Unforgiving Places Summary
Unforgiving Places 88%
Most shootings begin as arguments. The neighborhood, not the motive, determines who dies.
by Jens Ludwig 2025
4.21
237 ratings
We Real Cool
by bell hooks • 2003
Slave-era patriarchy, street culture, and the wound of black masculinity: why only love heals.
4.27
1k+
We Real Cool Summary
We Real Cool 88%
Slave-era patriarchy, street culture, and the wound of black masculinity: why only love heals.
by bell hooks 2003
4.27
1k+ ratings
Gang Leader for a Day
by Sudhir Venkatesh • 2008
A sociologist ran a Chicago gang for a day. The books were cleaner than he expected.
4.07
26k+
Gang Leader for a Day Summary
Gang Leader for a Day 88%
A sociologist ran a Chicago gang for a day. The books were cleaner than he expected.
by Sudhir Venkatesh 2008
4.07
26k+ ratings
A Criminal History of Mankind
by Colin Wilson • 1985
Why tyrants, murderers, and petty thieves all share the same stunted psychology.
3.90
777
A Criminal History of Mankind Summary
A Criminal History of Mankind 88%
Why tyrants, murderers, and petty thieves all share the same stunted psychology.
by Colin Wilson 1985
3.90
777 ratings
Dawood's Mentor
by S. Hussain Zaidi • 2019
The wrestler who built the Dawood empire, then pulled off the Mumbai mafia's only clean break.
4.00
275
Dawood's Mentor Summary
Dawood's Mentor 88%
The wrestler who built the Dawood empire, then pulled off the Mumbai mafia's only clean break.
by S. Hussain Zaidi 2019
4.00
275 ratings
The Business Secrets of Drug Dealing
by Matt Taibbi • 2018
A drug dealer's business playbook: lessons in risk, financial discipline, and knowing when to quit.
3.95
337
The Business Secrets of Drug Dealing Summary
The Business Secrets of Drug Dealing 88%
A drug dealer's business playbook: lessons in risk, financial discipline, and knowing when to quit.
by Matt Taibbi 2018
3.95
337 ratings
The Big Con
by David W. Maurer • 1940
The con man's only real partner is the mark's greed. A 1940 study of American swindlers.
3.82
1k+
The Big Con Summary
The Big Con 88%
The con man's only real partner is the mark's greed. A 1940 study of American swindlers.
by David W. Maurer 1940
3.82
1k+ ratings
The Art of Making Money
by Jason Kersten • 2009
His counterfeits were nearly flawless. The people in his life were not.
4.01
2k+
The Art of Making Money Summary
The Art of Making Money 88%
His counterfeits were nearly flawless. The people in his life were not.
by Jason Kersten 2009
4.01
2k+ ratings
Low Road
by Eddie B. Allen Jr. • 2004
Two guns, no prints, two children locked in the basement. He had written this scene before.
3.85
134
Low Road Summary
Low Road 88%
Two guns, no prints, two children locked in the basement. He had written this scene before.
by Eddie B. Allen Jr. 2004
3.85
134 ratings
Five Families
by Selwyn Raab • 2005
Sicilian immigrants built a shadow government Prohibition made rich, and the laws that broke it.
4.15
7k+
Five Families Summary
Five Families 88%
Sicilian immigrants built a shadow government Prohibition made rich, and the laws that broke it.
by Selwyn Raab 2005
4.15
7k+ ratings
Education of a Felon
by Edward Bunker • 1999
A career criminal's brutal education behind bars, and how literature gave him a way out.
4.14
2k+
Education of a Felon Summary
Education of a Felon 88%
A career criminal's brutal education behind bars, and how literature gave him a way out.
by Edward Bunker 1999
4.14
2k+ ratings
Anatomía del mal
by Jordi Wild • 2024
Eight crimes pull apart evil: trauma, group pressure, misogyny, and the mask of ordinary life.
3.42
884
Anatomía del mal Summary
Anatomía del mal 88%
Eight crimes pull apart evil: trauma, group pressure, misogyny, and the mask of ordinary life.
by Jordi Wild 2024
3.42
884 ratings
Criminology
by Tim Newburn • 2007
Crime is whatever the powerful say it is. A textbook that rewrites the syllabus.
4.11
234
Criminology Summary
Criminology 88%
Crime is whatever the powerful say it is. A textbook that rewrites the syllabus.
by Tim Newburn 2007
4.11
234 ratings
Criminology
by Tim Newburn • 2018
Crime is a political label. The most effective prevention has nothing to do with prison.
3.84
151
Criminology Summary
Criminology 87%
Crime is a political label. The most effective prevention has nothing to do with prison.
by Tim Newburn 2018
3.84
151 ratings
Down and Delirious in Mexico City
by Daniel Hernandez • 2011
A Mexican-American writer goes home to a city that swallows him with punks, cults, and riots.
3.61
657
Down and Delirious in Mexico City Summary
Down and Delirious in Mexico City 87%
A Mexican-American writer goes home to a city that swallows him with punks, cults, and riots.
by Daniel Hernandez 2011
3.61
657 ratings
Narconomics
by Tom Wainwright • 2016
Drug cartels are franchise corporations. Beating them means reading their balance sheet.
4.14
12k+
Narconomics Summary
Narconomics 87%
Drug cartels are franchise corporations. Beating them means reading their balance sheet.
by Tom Wainwright 2016
4.14
12k+ ratings
A Renegade History of the United States
by Thaddeus Russell • 2010
America's founders feared pleasure. Its drunkards, prostitutes, and gangsters made freedom real.
3.81
2k+
A Renegade History of the United States Summary
A Renegade History of the United States 87%
America's founders feared pleasure. Its drunkards, prostitutes, and gangsters made freedom real.
by Thaddeus Russell 2010
3.81
2k+ ratings
Amexica
by Ed Vulliamy • 2010
Drugs north, guns south: the border is its own nation, and the cartels are its government.
3.86
649
Amexica Summary
Amexica 87%
Drugs north, guns south: the border is its own nation, and the cartels are its government.
by Ed Vulliamy 2010
3.86
649 ratings
Tattoos on the Heart
by Gregory Boyle • 2009
Gang programs fail because they're conditional. One LA priest bet on love that refuses to quit.
4.49
31k+
Tattoos on the Heart Summary
Tattoos on the Heart 87%
Gang programs fail because they're conditional. One LA priest bet on love that refuses to quit.
by Gregory Boyle 2009
4.49
31k+ ratings
The Other Wes Moore
by Wes Moore • 2010
Two boys named Wes Moore, same city. One became a Rhodes Scholar; the other got life.
3.87
60k+
The Other Wes Moore Summary
The Other Wes Moore 87%
Two boys named Wes Moore, same city. One became a Rhodes Scholar; the other got life.
by Wes Moore 2010
3.87
60k+ ratings
El Narco
by Ioan Grillo • 2011
US drug habits and a broken state turned Mexican bootleggers into a paramilitary insurgency.
4.07
5k+
El Narco Summary
El Narco 87%
US drug habits and a broken state turned Mexican bootleggers into a paramilitary insurgency.
by Ioan Grillo 2011
4.07
5k+ ratings
Le ripou des Hells
by Éric Thibault • 2023
A celebrated anti-gang cop sold police secrets to the Hells Angels. His buyer kept the tapes.
4.03
59
Le ripou des Hells Summary
Le ripou des Hells 87%
A celebrated anti-gang cop sold police secrets to the Hells Angels. His buyer kept the tapes.
by Éric Thibault 2023
4.03
59 ratings
Ain't No Makin' It
by Jay MacLeod • 2008
One group believed hard work would save them; the other didn't. Class position decided their fates.
4.07
1k+
Ain't No Makin' It Summary
Ain't No Makin' It 87%
One group believed hard work would save them; the other didn't. Class position decided their fates.
by Jay MacLeod 2008
4.07
1k+ ratings
Gomorrah
by Roberto Saviano • 2006
Camorra bosses control the factories, ports, and supply chains that dress Europe.
3.80
23k+
Gomorrah Summary
Gomorrah 87%
Camorra bosses control the factories, ports, and supply chains that dress Europe.
by Roberto Saviano 2006
3.80
23k+ ratings
The End of Policing
by Alex S. Vitale • 2017
What if the police exist not to protect you but to manage inequality?
4.18
12k+
The End of Policing Summary
The End of Policing 87%
What if the police exist not to protect you but to manage inequality?
by Alex S. Vitale 2017
4.18
12k+ ratings
More Guns, Less Crime
by John R. Lott Jr. • 1998
Mass shootings fell 84% in concealed-carry states. The economist who did the math.
4.07
852
More Guns, Less Crime Summary
More Guns, Less Crime 87%
Mass shootings fell 84% in concealed-carry states. The economist who did the math.
by John R. Lott Jr. 1998
4.07
852 ratings
Rational Choice and Security Studies
by Michael E. Brown • 2000
Two visions of political science: one builds mathematical temples, the other wants to stop war.
3.78
9
Rational Choice and Security Studies Summary
Rational Choice and Security Studies 87%
Two visions of political science: one builds mathematical temples, the other wants to stop war.
by Michael E. Brown 2000
3.78
9 ratings
Homeboyz
by Alan Sitomer • 2007
His sister killed by gangs, a teen genius must choose between revenge and saving a boy.
4.34
2k+
Homeboyz Summary
Homeboyz 87%
His sister killed by gangs, a teen genius must choose between revenge and saving a boy.
by Alan Sitomer 2007
4.34
2k+ ratings
Punishing the Poor
by Loïc Wacquant • 2004
Welfare cuts and mass incarceration are two sides of the same neoliberal project, not opposites.
4.21
277
Punishing the Poor Summary
Punishing the Poor 87%
Welfare cuts and mass incarceration are two sides of the same neoliberal project, not opposites.
by Loïc Wacquant 2004
4.21
277 ratings
Scorpions
by Walter Dean Myers • 1995
A Harlem boy inherits his brother's gang and a gun, learning their true cost.
3.8
3k+
Scorpions Summary
Scorpions 87%
A Harlem boy inherits his brother's gang and a gun, learning their true cost.
by Walter Dean Myers 1995
3.8
3k+ ratings
The Politics of Collective Violence
by Charles Tilly • 2003
Violence isn't chaos; it's politics, shaped by regimes and the relationships leaders exploit.
3.85
151
The Politics of Collective Violence Summary
The Politics of Collective Violence 87%
Violence isn't chaos; it's politics, shaped by regimes and the relationships leaders exploit.
by Charles Tilly 2003
3.85
151 ratings
Pimp
by Iceberg Slim • 1967
A Chicago pimp traces his transformation from wounded boy to master manipulator to man undone.
4.00
15k+
Pimp Summary
Pimp 87%
A Chicago pimp traces his transformation from wounded boy to master manipulator to man undone.
by Iceberg Slim 1967
4.00
15k+ ratings
The Other Side of Prospect
by Nicholas Dawidoff • 2022
A murder in New Haven, a false confession, and the forces that made both inevitable.
4.43
462
The Other Side of Prospect Summary
The Other Side of Prospect 87%
A murder in New Haven, a false confession, and the forces that made both inevitable.
by Nicholas Dawidoff 2022
4.43
462 ratings
Copaganda
by Alec Karakatsanis • 2025
The hidden PR system that converts police spin into headlines and crime panic into tougher laws.
4.49
582
Copaganda Summary
Copaganda 87%
The hidden PR system that converts police spin into headlines and crime panic into tougher laws.
by Alec Karakatsanis 2025
4.49
582 ratings
La Guerra De Los Zetas
by Diego Enrique Osorno • 2012
A president's personal war made military deserters the deadliest cartel and normalized mass killing.
3.88
145
La Guerra De Los Zetas Summary
La Guerra De Los Zetas 87%
A president's personal war made military deserters the deadliest cartel and normalized mass killing.
by Diego Enrique Osorno 2012
3.88
145 ratings
The Sociology of Georg Simmel
by George Simmel • 1964
Why a secret, a stranger, and a two-person group reveal more about society than any institution.
3.90
73
The Sociology of Georg Simmel Summary
The Sociology of Georg Simmel 87%
Why a secret, a stranger, and a two-person group reveal more about society than any institution.
by George Simmel 1964
3.90
73 ratings
Ice
by Ice-T • 2011
Orphaned at twelve, he became a South Central hustler. Then hip-hop made him a TV cop.
3.88
2k+
Ice Summary
Ice 87%
Orphaned at twelve, he became a South Central hustler. Then hip-hop made him a TV cop.
by Ice-T 2011
3.88
2k+ ratings
When Crack Was King
by Donovan X. Ramsey • 2023
The crack epidemic was built on two myths, a 100-to-1 law, and government complicity.
4.34
7k+
When Crack Was King Summary
When Crack Was King 87%
The crack epidemic was built on two myths, a 100-to-1 law, and government complicity.
by Donovan X. Ramsey 2023
4.34
7k+ ratings
Do Every Thing Wrong!
by Jarett Kobek • 2018
A violent, fragile rapper became a mirror for an age of digital brutality and moral hypocrisy.
4.15
201
Do Every Thing Wrong! Summary
Do Every Thing Wrong! 87%
A violent, fragile rapper became a mirror for an age of digital brutality and moral hypocrisy.
by Jarett Kobek 2018
4.15
201 ratings
Chief Culture Officer
by Grant McCracken • 2009
Your competitors treat culture like weather. One C-suite role can read it first.
3.76
254
Chief Culture Officer Summary
Chief Culture Officer 87%
Your competitors treat culture like weather. One C-suite role can read it first.
by Grant McCracken 2009
3.76
254 ratings
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