Vagrant Nation: Police Power, Constitutional Change, and the Making of the 1960s by Risa Goluboff

Vagrant Nation: Police Power, Constitutional Change, and the Making of the 1960s

Risa Goluboff

480 pages • first pub 2016 (editions)

nonfiction history politics challenging informative reflective slow-paced
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In 1950s America, it was remarkably easy for police to arrest almost anyone for almost any reason. The criminal justice system-and especially the age-old law of vagrancy-played a key role not only in maintaining safety and order but also in enforc...

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