Natapoff, Alexandra.

Snitching : criminal informants and the erosion of American justice / Alexandra Natapoff. - New York : New York University Press, c2009. - xi, 259 p. ; 24 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 213-251) and index.

The real deal : understanding snitching -- To catch a thief : the legal rules of snitching -- Beyond unreliable -- Secret justice -- Snitching in the hood -- Stop snitching -- How the other half lives : white collar and other kinds of cooperation -- Reform.

9780814758502 (cl : alk. paper) 0814758509 (cl : alk. paper)

2009017397


Informers--Legal status, laws, etc.--United States.
Criminal justice, Administration of--United States.
Informers--United States.
Law enforcement--United States.

KF9665 / .N38 2009

363.25/2