{"product_id":"2940149037209","title":"Into Their Own Hands","description":"AN EYE FOR AN EYE\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThey are battered women, grieving parents, and burglarized homeowners who responded to criminal violence by taking the law into their own hands.  Their cases have struck a deep chord in American society.  Are they victims of a failing judicial system or criminals themselves?  True crime writer Gary Provost examines the stories of ordinary citizens who have taken on the roles of judge, jury and — sometimes — executioner.  Are their acts a higher form of justice...or merely revenge?  You decide:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e* Bernhard Goetz, who shot four teenagers when they approached him on a subway train and demanded money\u003cbr\u003e* The young man who gunned down his own friend for killing his teenaged sister in a drunk-driving accident\u003cbr\u003e* The mother who risked her life to track down and apprehend her daughter's rapist\u003cbr\u003e* \"Grambo,\" the Dallas grandmother who held a burglar at gunpoint for forty-five minutes while waiting for the police\u003cbr\u003e* The battered wife who hired a hit man to murder her husband after seventeen years of abuse\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFascinating, penetrating, and chilling, Into Their Own Hands is a controversial and thought-provoking look at what's wrong with crime and punishment in America today and what happens when victims don't just get mad — they get even.","brand":"Crossroad Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47180164432112,"sku":"2940149037209","price":3.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940149037209_p0.jpg?v=1763711572","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940149037209","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}