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Tangled Up in Blue
by Rosa Brooks • 2021
A law professor joined the police. The training is built to save officers, not the public.
4.06
2k+
Tangled Up in Blue Summary
Tangled Up in Blue 91%
A law professor joined the police. The training is built to save officers, not the public.
by Rosa Brooks 2021
4.06
2k+ ratings
Static
by Amy Goodman • 2006
When government lies, the press should expose it. Instead, they broadcast the script.
4.05
384
Static Summary
Static 89%
When government lies, the press should expose it. Instead, they broadcast the script.
by Amy Goodman 2006
4.05
384 ratings
Profit and Punishment
by Tony Messenger • 2021
When courts depend on fines to stay open, the poor become the revenue.
4.26
658
Profit and Punishment Summary
Profit and Punishment 88%
When courts depend on fines to stay open, the poor become the revenue.
by Tony Messenger 2021
4.26
658 ratings
Hard Times
by Jeff Boyd • 2026
A Chicago cop buried a murder. Fifteen years later, two teenagers found the knife.
3.69
201
Hard Times Summary
Hard Times 88%
A Chicago cop buried a murder. Fifteen years later, two teenagers found the knife.
by Jeff Boyd 2026
3.69
201 ratings
Bête noire
by Éric Dupond-Moretti • 2012
In French courts, judges shield their own, experts peddle junk, and acquittals mean war.
3.80
186
Bête noire Summary
Bête noire 88%
In French courts, judges shield their own, experts peddle junk, and acquittals mean war.
by Éric Dupond-Moretti 2012
3.80
186 ratings
Arrest-Proof Yourself
by Dale C. Carson • 2007
A former cop's blunt rules for staying invisible to police and out of the permanent digital prison.
3.77
320
Arrest-Proof Yourself Summary
Arrest-Proof Yourself 88%
A former cop's blunt rules for staying invisible to police and out of the permanent digital prison.
by Dale C. Carson 2007
3.77
320 ratings
The Autistic Brain
by Temple Grandin • 2013
The FBI made Whitey Bulger an informant. He turned his handlers into his hit squad.
4.1
11k+
The Autistic Brain Summary
The Autistic Brain 88%
The FBI made Whitey Bulger an informant. He turned his handlers into his hit squad.
by Temple Grandin 2013
4.1
11k+ ratings
Memoirs of a Radical Lawyer
by Michael Mansfield • 2009
A radical barrister's four-decade brief against the British legal system's claim to justice.
4.01
157
Memoirs of a Radical Lawyer Summary
Memoirs of a Radical Lawyer 88%
A radical barrister's four-decade brief against the British legal system's claim to justice.
by Michael Mansfield 2009
4.01
157 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 88%
What if the police exist not to protect you but to manage inequality?
by Alex S. Vitale 2017
4.18
12k+ 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 88%
The hidden PR system that converts police spin into headlines and crime panic into tougher laws.
by Alec Karakatsanis 2025
4.49
582 ratings
A World Without Police
by Geo Maher • 2021
Police reform fails by design. The alternative is not fewer cops but stronger communities.
3.97
329
A World Without Police Summary
A World Without Police 88%
Police reform fails by design. The alternative is not fewer cops but stronger communities.
by Geo Maher 2021
3.97
329 ratings
A Colony in a Nation
by Christopher L. Hayes • 2017
Slave patrols built American policing. It still treats poor neighborhoods as occupied territory.
4.18
6k+
A Colony in a Nation Summary
A Colony in a Nation 88%
Slave patrols built American policing. It still treats poor neighborhoods as occupied territory.
by Christopher L. Hayes 2017
4.18
6k+ ratings
Walk the Blue Line
by James Patterson • 2023
A burning home, a father held back: the moments cops carry long after the sirens fade.
4.19
4k+
Walk the Blue Line Summary
Walk the Blue Line 88%
A burning home, a father held back: the moments cops carry long after the sirens fade.
by James Patterson 2023
4.19
4k+ ratings
Becoming Brigitte
by Xavier Poussard • 2025
No photos before 40. A 53% face match. France jailed the people who asked why.
4.18
281
Becoming Brigitte Summary
Becoming Brigitte 88%
No photos before 40. A 53% face match. France jailed the people who asked why.
by Xavier Poussard 2025
4.18
281 ratings
The Franklin Scandal
by Nick Bryant • 2008
A credit union fronted a child-trafficking ring. The cover-up is better documented than the crime.
4.30
926
The Franklin Scandal Summary
The Franklin Scandal 88%
A credit union fronted a child-trafficking ring. The cover-up is better documented than the crime.
by Nick Bryant 2008
4.30
926 ratings
Securing Democracy
by Glenn Greenwald • 2021
Brazil's judges conspired to jail a president and elect another. One leak proved it.
4.30
151
Securing Democracy Summary
Securing Democracy 88%
Brazil's judges conspired to jail a president and elect another. One leak proved it.
by Glenn Greenwald 2021
4.30
151 ratings
The Tyranny of Good Intentions
by Paul Craig Roberts • 2000
Good intentions retooled criminal justice into a weapon, and the Constitution is losing.
4.06
127
The Tyranny of Good Intentions Summary
The Tyranny of Good Intentions 88%
Good intentions retooled criminal justice into a weapon, and the Constitution is losing.
by Paul Craig Roberts 2000
4.06
127 ratings
Punishment Without Crime
by Alexandra Natapoff • 2018
Thirteen million people are swept through local courts each year, and no one is watching.
4.16
441
Punishment Without Crime Summary
Punishment Without Crime 88%
Thirteen million people are swept through local courts each year, and no one is watching.
by Alexandra Natapoff 2018
4.16
441 ratings
The Cross
by Steve Cavanagh • 2015
A con-man lawyer's quest for justice pits him against a corrupt police death squad.
3.99
6k+
The Cross Summary
The Cross 88%
A con-man lawyer's quest for justice pits him against a corrupt police death squad.
by Steve Cavanagh 2015
3.99
6k+ ratings
The Secret Barrister
by The Secret Barrister • 2018
A barrister reveals how criminal courts became an assembly line, and who pays the price.
3.88
23k+
The Secret Barrister Summary
The Secret Barrister 87%
A barrister reveals how criminal courts became an assembly line, and who pays the price.
by The Secret Barrister 2018
3.88
23k+ ratings
The Last Coyote
by Michael Connelly • 1995
Suspended, a detective reopens his mother's cold case and stirs a cover-up someone still kills for.
4.26
86k+
The Last Coyote Summary
The Last Coyote 87%
Suspended, a detective reopens his mother's cold case and stirs a cover-up someone still kills for.
by Michael Connelly 1995
4.26
86k+ ratings
American Prison
by Shane Bauer • 2018
Undercover as a guard, a reporter finds that profiting from captivity built the American prison.
4.23
13k+
American Prison Summary
American Prison 87%
Undercover as a guard, a reporter finds that profiting from captivity built the American prison.
by Shane Bauer 2018
4.23
13k+ ratings
Framed
by John Grisham • 2024
The innocent confess. Eyewitnesses err. Science is fudged. The system buries its mistakes.
4.10
28k+
Framed Summary
Framed 87%
The innocent confess. Eyewitnesses err. Science is fudged. The system buries its mistakes.
by John Grisham 2024
4.10
28k+ ratings
Life In The Uniform
by Amit Lodha • 2021
An IPS officer. Bihar. Kidnappers. Naxal jungles. Politicians calling. What the uniform costs.
4.18
181
Life In The Uniform Summary
Life In The Uniform 87%
An IPS officer. Bihar. Kidnappers. Naxal jungles. Politicians calling. What the uniform costs.
by Amit Lodha 2021
4.18
181 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
Very Bad People
by Patrick Alley • 2022
How three friends followed war-zone timber to European ports and brought down a dictator.
4.05
799
Very Bad People Summary
Very Bad People 87%
How three friends followed war-zone timber to European ports and brought down a dictator.
by Patrick Alley 2022
4.05
799 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 87%
Federalism rewards punitive interests. The communities hit hardest by crime stay shut out.
by Lisa L. Miller 2008
3.54
13 ratings
Unusually Cruel
by Marc Morjé Howard • 2017
Ten times the prisoners of Europe, and not because of crime: four forces behind American punishment.
4.39
41
Unusually Cruel Summary
Unusually Cruel 87%
Ten times the prisoners of Europe, and not because of crime: four forces behind American punishment.
by Marc Morjé Howard 2017
4.39
41 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 87%
Some of the most disorderly figures on the sidewalk are also the ones preventing real crime.
by Mitchell Duneier 1999
4.15
2k+ ratings
Bad City
by Paul Pringle • 2022
The dean smoked meth. The doctor assaulted hundreds. The newspaper tried to bury both stories.
4.21
4k+
Bad City Summary
Bad City 87%
The dean smoked meth. The doctor assaulted hundreds. The newspaper tried to bury both stories.
by Paul Pringle 2022
4.21
4k+ ratings
Blind Injustice
by Mark Godsey • 2017
How good people convict the innocent: a former prosecutor on the cognitive traps built in justice.
4.39
345
Blind Injustice Summary
Blind Injustice 87%
How good people convict the innocent: a former prosecutor on the cognitive traps built in justice.
by Mark Godsey 2017
4.39
345 ratings
The Hate Next Door
by Matson Browning • 2023
An undercover cop infiltrates white supremacy. The scariest part: how ordinary it looks.
4.16
577
The Hate Next Door Summary
The Hate Next Door 87%
An undercover cop infiltrates white supremacy. The scariest part: how ordinary it looks.
by Matson Browning 2023
4.16
577 ratings
Government Gangsters
by Kash Patel • 2023
Federal law enforcement has been captured by unelected officials wielding it as a political weapon.
4.46
2k+
Government Gangsters Summary
Government Gangsters 87%
Federal law enforcement has been captured by unelected officials wielding it as a political weapon.
by Kash Patel 2023
4.46
2k+ ratings
Resurrection Walk
by Michael Connelly • 2023
A mother convicted of murdering her deputy ex-husband draws Haller into a deadly sheriff's cover-up.
4.53
78k+
Resurrection Walk Summary
Resurrection Walk 87%
A mother convicted of murdering her deputy ex-husband draws Haller into a deadly sheriff's cover-up.
by Michael Connelly 2023
4.53
78k+ ratings
Bihar Diaries
by Amit Lodha • 2018
An IIT failure turned cop pursues Bihar's most feared gangster, armed with only a Nokia phone.
4.18
1k+
Bihar Diaries Summary
Bihar Diaries 87%
An IIT failure turned cop pursues Bihar's most feared gangster, armed with only a Nokia phone.
by Amit Lodha 2018
4.18
1k+ ratings
Perversion of Justice
by Julie K. Brown • 2021
Thirteen months for abusing dozens of girls. The secret deal one reporter exposed.
4.21
4k+
Perversion of Justice Summary
Perversion of Justice 87%
Thirteen months for abusing dozens of girls. The secret deal one reporter exposed.
by Julie K. Brown 2021
4.21
4k+ ratings
The Fort Bragg Cartel
by Seth Harp • 2025
America's deadliest soldiers run a drug cartel. The military shields them; investigations vanish.
4.05
11k+
The Fort Bragg Cartel Summary
The Fort Bragg Cartel 87%
America's deadliest soldiers run a drug cartel. The military shields them; investigations vanish.
by Seth Harp 2025
4.05
11k+ ratings
The Skin We're In
by Desmond Cole • 2020
A year of Black resistance that forced Canada to face the racism its politeness hides.
4.44
10k+
The Skin We're In Summary
The Skin We're In 87%
A year of Black resistance that forced Canada to face the racism its politeness hides.
by Desmond Cole 2020
4.44
10k+ ratings
"I Have Nothing to Hide"
by Heidi Boghosian • 2021
Mass surveillance survives on one belief: privacy is for wrongdoers. Twenty myths keep it expanding.
3.64
191
"I Have Nothing to Hide" Summary
"I Have Nothing to Hide" 87%
Mass surveillance survives on one belief: privacy is for wrongdoers. Twenty myths keep it expanding.
by Heidi Boghosian 2021
3.64
191 ratings
From #BlackLivesMatter to Black Liberation
by Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor • 2016
Police violence won't end with reform. The problem is the economic system behind the badge.
4.47
2k+
From #BlackLivesMatter to Black Liberation Summary
From #BlackLivesMatter to Black Liberation 87%
Police violence won't end with reform. The problem is the economic system behind the badge.
by Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor 2016
4.47
2k+ ratings
Unmasked
by Andy Ngo • 2021
The black-clad rioters aren't random. They have a century-old playbook, and democracy is the target.
4.17
3k+
Unmasked Summary
Unmasked 87%
The black-clad rioters aren't random. They have a century-old playbook, and democracy is the target.
by Andy Ngo 2021
4.17
3k+ ratings
Follow the Money
by Dan Bongino • 2020
A Cambridge dinner, a monitored phone call, and the trap that felled a national security advisor.
4.36
757
Follow the Money Summary
Follow the Money 87%
A Cambridge dinner, a monitored phone call, and the trap that felled a national security advisor.
by Dan Bongino 2020
4.36
757 ratings
We Do This 'til We Free Us
by Mariame Kaba • 2021
The carceral system works as designed. It is not broken. Abolition is the alternative.
4.63
6k+
We Do This 'til We Free Us Summary
We Do This 'til We Free Us 87%
The carceral system works as designed. It is not broken. Abolition is the alternative.
by Mariame Kaba 2021
4.63
6k+ 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
The Trespasser
by Tana French • 2016
A domestic murder case feels like a trap to a Dublin detective battling her own squad.
3.99
97k+
The Trespasser Summary
The Trespasser 87%
A domestic murder case feels like a trap to a Dublin detective battling her own squad.
by Tana French 2016
3.99
97k+ ratings
Insane
by Alisa Roth • 2018
Jails hold more people with mental illness than hospitals. Incarceration makes them sicker.
4.07
1k+
Insane Summary
Insane 87%
Jails hold more people with mental illness than hospitals. Incarceration makes them sicker.
by Alisa Roth 2018
4.07
1k+ ratings
The Prosecutor
by Nazir Afzal • 2020
He reversed the decision on the Rochdale gangs. Then he had to prove they were guilty.
4.42
1k+
The Prosecutor Summary
The Prosecutor 87%
He reversed the decision on the Rochdale gangs. Then he had to prove they were guilty.
by Nazir Afzal 2020
4.42
1k+ ratings
The Silenced Majority
by Amy Goodman • 2012
The news decides which wars and uprisings didn't happen. Here is what they buried.
4.06
251
The Silenced Majority Summary
The Silenced Majority 87%
The news decides which wars and uprisings didn't happen. Here is what they buried.
by Amy Goodman 2012
4.06
251 ratings
Broken Government
by John W. Dean • 2007
Nixon's White House counsel reveals how Republicans broke Congress, the presidency, and the courts.
4.06
331
Broken Government Summary
Broken Government 87%
Nixon's White House counsel reveals how Republicans broke Congress, the presidency, and the courts.
by John W. Dean 2007
4.06
331 ratings
Revolutionary Suicide
by Huey P. Newton • 1973
Some deaths surrender dignity. He risked one that refused to let the state take his.
4.49
7k+
Revolutionary Suicide Summary
Revolutionary Suicide 87%
Some deaths surrender dignity. He risked one that refused to let the state take his.
by Huey P. Newton 1973
4.49
7k+ ratings
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