Books written by James B. Jacobs

Hate Crimes: Criminal Law and Identity Politics

John P. Cook, “Collection and Analysis of Hate Crime Activities,” in Robert J. Kelly, ed., Bias Crime: American ... James C. McKinley, Jr., “Tracking Crimes of Prejudice: A Hunt for the Elusive Truth,” New York Times, June 29, 1990, p.
The Eternal Criminal Record

King v. General Information Services, Inc., C.A. No. 10-6850, Class Action Complaint (E.D. Pa.) (filed February 14, 2011) ... Joel F. Handler, The Juvenile Court and the Adversary System: Problems of Function and Form, 1965 Wis. L. Rev.
Can Gun Control Work?

Toronto: PDE Publications, 1994. Wilson, James Q. 1994. “Just Take Away Their Guns,” New York Times Magazine, March 20, 1994, p. 47. Wilson, James Q. “Crime and Public Policy.” In Crime, edited by James Q. Wilson and Joan Petersila.
The Pursuit of Absolute Integrity: How Corruption Control Makes Government Ineffective

In a criticism of public administration scholarship , James Q. Wilson noted , “ To my knowledge no one has systematically compared the cost of all the inspectors , rules , and auditors with the savings that are achieved to see if all ...
Gotham Unbound: How New York City Was Liberated from the Grip of Organized Crime

John J. DiIulio Jr. et al., “The Federal Role in Crime Control,” in Crime, James Q. Wilson and Joan Petersilia (San Francisco: Institute for Contemporary Studies Press, 1995). 4. See Howard Abadinsky, Organized Crime, 4th ed.
The Eternal Criminal Record

... Employer Access to Criminal History Records, 20 Journal of Contemporary Criminal Justice: Special Issue on Economics and Crime 276 (2004); Shawn Bushway, “Labor Markets and Crime,” in Joan Petersilia and James Q. Wilson (eds.) ...
Drunk Driving: An American Dilemma

In this ambitious interdisciplinary study, James B. Jacobs provides the first comprehensive review and analysis of America's drunk driving problem and of America's anti-drunk driving policies and jurisprudence.
Stateville: The Penitentiary in Mass Society

In Stateville James B. Jacobs, a sociologist and legal scholar, presents the first historical examination of a total prison organization—administrators, guards, prisoners, and special interest groups.
Busting the Mob: United States V. Cosa Nostra

She may have had a soap opera private life, which included a very public marriage and breakup with George Jones, among other things, but Tammy Wynette still managed to turn out 17 number one singles during the late '60s and early '70s, the ...
Can Gun Control Work?

In Can Gun Control Work?, James B. Jacobs, one of our most fearless commentators on intractable social problems, has given us the most sober and even-handed assessment of whether gun control can really be made to work.
Hate Crimes: Criminal Law and Identity Politics

This book places the evolution of the hate crime concept in socio-legal perspective.
The Toughest Gun Control Law in the Nation: The Unfulfilled Promise of New York's SAFE Act

Jacobs and Fuhr illuminate the gap between gun control on the books and gun control in action. They argue that, to be effective, gun controls must be capable of implementation and enforcement.
Breaking the Devil’s Pact: The Battle to Free the Teamsters from the Mob

On the eve of trial, the parties settled the case, and twenty years later, the trustees are still on the job. Breaking the Devil’s Pact is an in-depth study of the U.S. v.
Gotham Unbound: How New York City Was Liberated From the Grip of Organized Crime

Gotham Unbound demonstrates the remarkable range of Cosa Nostra's activities and influence and convincingly argues that 20th century organized crime has been no minor annoyance at the periphery of society but a major force in the core ...
Busting the Mob: The United States v. Cosa Nostra

In this vivid and dramatic book, James B. Jacobs, Christopher Panarella, and Jay Worthington document the government's relentless attack on organized crime.
Can Gun Control Work?

, James B. Jacobs, one of our most fearless commentators on intractable social problems, has given us the most sober and even-handed assessment of whether gun control can really be made to work.
The Pursuit of Absolute Integrity: How Corruption Control Makes Government Ineffective

In this comprehensive and controversial case study of anticorruption efforts, Frank Anechiarico and James B. Jacobs show how the proliferating regulations and oversight mechanisms designed to prevent or root out corruption seriously ...
Breaking the Devil's Pact: The Battle to Free the Teamsters from the Mob

IBT defendant, 31 —and: Carr, Jesse, 54; Dorfman, Allen, 30; Friedman, Allen, 18; Friedman, Harold, 18; Giuliani, ... 18 Probeyahn, John, 111 Proctor, Gary, 202 Project RISE, 152–159, 178–181; Chicago-area investigations, 178–179, 192; ...
Busting the Mob: United States V. Cosa Nostra

King, M., B.L.O.C.: Business Leaders against Organized Crime. FBI Law Enforcement Bulletin 59:21–23 (June ... Levin, J. M., Organized crime and insulated violence: Federal liability for illegal conduct in the Witness Protection Program.
Stateville: The Penitentiary in Mass Society

In Stateville James B. Jacobs, a sociologist and legal scholar, presents the first historical examination of a total prison organization—administrators, guards, prisoners, and special interest groups.