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Spotlight on Social Justice — Hardcover Set
From the Series Spotlight on Social Justice
Give readers an in-depth primer of prominent civics issues in North America. Each book covers the history of its respective topic, what modern concerns are and whether or how they’ve changed, Read More →
Teen Incarceration: From Cell Bars to Ankle Bracelets
In the United States, the conversation about teen incarceration has moved from one extreme to another. For centuries, execution of juvenile offenders was legal. By the twenty-first century,… Read More →
The Dozier School for Boys: Forensics, Survivors, and a Painful Past
Some true crimes reveal themselves in bits and pieces over time. One such case is the Florida School for Boys, a.k.a. the Dozier School, a place where—rather than reforming the children in… Read More →
The Horrors of Andersonville: Life and Death Inside a Civil War Prison
The Confederate prison known as Andersonville existed for only the last fourteen months of the Civil War―but its well-documented legacy of horror has lived on in the diaries of its prisoners… Read More →
To Arm or Disarm?: Addressing Gun Violence
From the Series Spotlight on Social Justice
Gun violence includes any violent crimes, accidental injuries, or death related to guns. Gun use is prevalent across North America—more than half of people in the United States alone know… Read More →
Weed: Cannabis Culture in the Americas
Humans have used cannabis for thousands of years, since Neolithic peoples sought out its medicinal benefits. But for the past century, its use has been largely criminalized. Stigma around… Read More →
Whistle-Blowers: Exposing Crime and Corruption
Sex abuse. Government spying on civilians. Lying under oath. These aren't the makings for crime novels—they're real-life stories uncovered by whistle-blowers with knowledge of deep, dark… Read More →