SHADOW VIGILANTES: How Distrust in the Justice System Breeds a New Kind of Lawlessness

Examines many examples of how the community has responded when the justice system is perceived to fail. The authors discuss the murder of Emmett Till, which became a cause that spurred on the NAACP and the civil rights movement; the Lavender Panthers, which formed in response to gay-bashing during the 1980s; and more. Illus.