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Law & Criminology

Step into the courtroom, the patrol beat, and the chambers where nations, rights, and reputations are decided. This bookshelf explores law not as dry statute alone, but as a living drama of constitutions, crimes, censorship, commerce, and human conscience. From foundational legal texts to strange case histories and fierce public arguments, these audiobooks reveal the rules that shape society—and the chaos that erupts when those rules are tested.

609 Audiobooks

The case of Oscar Slater

The case of Oscar Slater

by Arthur Conan Doyle

The Journal of Prison Discipline and Philanthropy (New Series, No. 46, January 1907)

The Journal of Prison Discipline and Philanthropy (New Series, No. 46, January 1907)

by Pennsylvania Prison Society

A nagy per, mely ezer éve folyik s még sincs vége (2. kötet)

A nagy per, mely ezer éve folyik s még sincs vége (2. kötet)

by Károly Eötvös

Trial of Duncan Terig, alias Clerk, and Alexander Bane Macdonald for the Murder of Arthur Davis, Sergeant in General Guise's Regiment of Foot

Trial of Duncan Terig, alias Clerk, and Alexander Bane Macdonald for the Murder of Arthur Davis, Sergeant in General Guise's Regiment of Foot

by Walter Scott

The Trial of Theodore Parker For the "Misdemeanor" of a Speech in Faneuil Hall against Kidnapping, before the Circuit Court of the United States, at Boston, April 3, 1855, with the Defence

The Trial of Theodore Parker For the "Misdemeanor" of a Speech in Faneuil Hall against Kidnapping, before the Circuit Court of the United States, at Boston, April 3, 1855, with the Defence

by Theodore Parker

Captain Bill McDonald, Texas Ranger: A Story of Frontier Reform

Captain Bill McDonald, Texas Ranger: A Story of Frontier Reform

by Albert Bigelow Paine

Slavery and the Constitution

Slavery and the Constitution

by William I. (William Ingersoll) Bowditch

The law of the road; or, wrongs and rights of a traveller

The law of the road; or, wrongs and rights of a traveller

by R. Vashon (Robert Vashon) Rogers

Peonage

Peonage

by Lafayette M. Hershaw

U.S. Copyright Renewals, 1957 January - June

U.S. Copyright Renewals, 1957 January - June

by Library of Congress. Copyright Office

The Rights of War and Peace

The Rights of War and Peace

by Hugo Grotius

An Examination of the Testimony of the Four Evangelists, by the Rules of Evidence Administered in Courts of Justice With an Account of the Trial of Jesus

An Examination of the Testimony of the Four Evangelists, by the Rules of Evidence Administered in Courts of Justice With an Account of the Trial of Jesus

by Simon Greenleaf

Tyburn Tree: Its History and Annals

Tyburn Tree: Its History and Annals

by Alfred Marks

Finger prints

Finger prints

by Francis Galton

Prize Money

Prize Money

by Quincy Wright

Charles Sumner: his complete works, volume 11 (of 20)

Charles Sumner: his complete works, volume 11 (of 20)

by Charles Sumner

Trial of the Officers and Crew of the Privateer Savannah, on the Charge of Piracy, in the United States Circuit Court for the Southern District of New York

Trial of the Officers and Crew of the Privateer Savannah, on the Charge of Piracy, in the United States Circuit Court for the Southern District of New York

by A. F. (Adolphus Frederick) Warburton

Millbank Penitentiary: An Experiment in Reformation

Millbank Penitentiary: An Experiment in Reformation

by Arthur Griffiths

Chronicles of Newgate, Vol. 2 : From the eighteenth century to its demolition

Chronicles of Newgate, Vol. 2 : From the eighteenth century to its demolition

by Arthur Griffiths

Ethics in Service

Ethics in Service

by William H. (William Howard) Taft

The Criminal Prosecution and Capital Punishment of Animals

The Criminal Prosecution and Capital Punishment of Animals

by E. P. (Edward Payson) Evans

Crimes and Punishments Including a New Translation of Beccaria's 'Dei Delitti e delle Pene'

Crimes and Punishments Including a New Translation of Beccaria's 'Dei Delitti e delle Pene'

by James Anson Farrer

Publications of the Scottish History Society, Volume 36 Journals of Sir John Lauder Lord Fountainhall with His Observations on Public Affairs and Other Memoranda 1665-1676

Publications of the Scottish History Society, Volume 36 Journals of Sir John Lauder Lord Fountainhall with His Observations on Public Affairs and Other Memoranda 1665-1676

by Lord John Lauder Fountainhall

Non-Criminal Prisons English Debtor's Prisons and Prisons of War; French War Prisons; American War Prisons with References to Those of Other Lands

Non-Criminal Prisons English Debtor's Prisons and Prisons of War; French War Prisons; American War Prisons with References to Those of Other Lands

by Arthur Griffiths

Cyclopedia of Commerce, Accountancy, Business Administration, v. 04 (of 10)

Cyclopedia of Commerce, Accountancy, Business Administration, v. 04 (of 10)

by American School of Correspondence

Crime and Its Causes

Crime and Its Causes

by William Douglas Morrison

Letters to "The Times" upon War and Neutrality (1881-1920)

Letters to "The Times" upon War and Neutrality (1881-1920)

by Thomas Erskine Holland

Children's Internet Protection Act (CIPA) Ruling

Children's Internet Protection Act (CIPA) Ruling

by United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania

The Relations between the Laws of Babylonia and the Laws of the Hebrew Peoples The Schweich Lectures

The Relations between the Laws of Babylonia and the Laws of the Hebrew Peoples The Schweich Lectures

by C. H. W. (Claude Hermann Walter) Johns

The Man Behind the Bars

The Man Behind the Bars

by Winifred Louise Taylor

Dissertation on Slavery With a Proposal for the Gradual Abolition of it, in the State of Virginia

Dissertation on Slavery With a Proposal for the Gradual Abolition of it, in the State of Virginia

by St. George Tucker

The Law and Lawyers of Pickwick A Lecture

The Law and Lawyers of Pickwick A Lecture

by Sir Frank Lockwood

De 'handel in blanke slavinnen'.

De 'handel in blanke slavinnen'.

by Wolter Louis Albert Collard

I primi due secoli della storia di Firenze, v. 2

I primi due secoli della storia di Firenze, v. 2

by Pasquale Villari

Known to the Police

Known to the Police

by Thomas Holmes

Cincinnati's "Old Cunny": A Notorious Purveyor of Human Flesh

Cincinnati's "Old Cunny": A Notorious Purveyor of Human Flesh

by Linden F. (Linden Forest) Edwards, Public Library of Fort Wayne and Allen County

Soldan's Geschichte der Hexenprozesse. Zweiter Band

Soldan's Geschichte der Hexenprozesse. Zweiter Band

by Wilhelm Gottlieb Soldan

State Trials, Political and Social. Volume 1 (of 2)

State Trials, Political and Social. Volume 1 (of 2)

A Plea for the Criminal Being a reply to Dr. Chapple's work: 'The Fertility of the Unfit', and an Attempt to explain the leading principles of Criminological and Reformatory Science

A Plea for the Criminal Being a reply to Dr. Chapple's work: 'The Fertility of the Unfit', and an Attempt to explain the leading principles of Criminological and Reformatory Science

by James Leslie Allan Kayll

Report of the Lords Commissioners for Trade and Plantations on the Petition of the Honourable Thomas Walpole, Benjamin Franklin, John Sargent, and Samuel Wharton, Esquires, and their Associates 1772

Report of the Lords Commissioners for Trade and Plantations on the Petition of the Honourable Thomas Walpole, Benjamin Franklin, John Sargent, and Samuel Wharton, Esquires, and their Associates 1772

by Great Britain. Board of Trade

Nazi conspiracy and aggression, Volume 01 (of 11)

Nazi conspiracy and aggression, Volume 01 (of 11)

by United States. Office of Chief of Counsel for the Prosecution of Axis Criminality

A History of Matrimonial Institutions, Vol. 2 of 3

A History of Matrimonial Institutions, Vol. 2 of 3

by George Elliott Howard

The Anti-Slavery Examiner, Part 2 of 4

The Anti-Slavery Examiner, Part 2 of 4

by American Anti-Slavery Society

Trial of the Major War Criminals Before the International Military Tribunal, Nuremburg, 14 November 1945-1 October 1946, Volume 02

Trial of the Major War Criminals Before the International Military Tribunal, Nuremburg, 14 November 1945-1 October 1946, Volume 02

by Various Authors

An Account of the Proceedings on the Trial of Susan B. Anthony, on the Charge of Illegal Voting, at the Presidential Election in Nov., 1872, and on the Trial of Beverly W. Jones, Edwin T. Marsh, and William B. Hall, the Inspectors of Election by Whom Her Vote was Received.

An Account of the Proceedings on the Trial of Susan B. Anthony, on the Charge of Illegal Voting, at the Presidential Election in Nov., 1872, and on the Trial of Beverly W. Jones, Edwin T. Marsh, and William B. Hall, the Inspectors of Election by Whom Her Vote was Received.

by Anonymous

Anciennes loix des François, conservées dans les coutumes angloises, recueillies par Littleton, Vol. I

Anciennes loix des François, conservées dans les coutumes angloises, recueillies par Littleton, Vol. I

by Sir Thomas Littleton, David Hoüard

International copyright : considered in some of its relations to ethics and political economy

International copyright : considered in some of its relations to ethics and political economy

by George Haven Putnam

An Essay on the Trial By Jury

An Essay on the Trial By Jury

by Lysander Spooner

The Trial of Reuben Crandall, M.D. Charged with Publishing and Circulating Seditious and Incendiary Papers, &c. in the District of Columbia, with the Intent of Exciting Servile Insurrection. Carefully Reported, and Compiled from the Written Statements of the Court and the Counsel.

The Trial of Reuben Crandall, M.D. Charged with Publishing and Circulating Seditious and Incendiary Papers, &c. in the District of Columbia, with the Intent of Exciting Servile Insurrection. Carefully Reported, and Compiled from the Written Statements of the Court and the Counsel.

by Unknown

Race Distinctions in American Law

Race Distinctions in American Law

by Gilbert Thomas Stephenson

A Letter to Sir Samuel Shepherd, Knt., His Majesty's Attorney General Upon the Subject of His Prosecutions of Richard Carlile, for Publishing Paine's Age of Reason

A Letter to Sir Samuel Shepherd, Knt., His Majesty's Attorney General Upon the Subject of His Prosecutions of Richard Carlile, for Publishing Paine's Age of Reason

by Anonymous

Colección de Documentos Inéditos Relativos al Descubrimiento, Conquista y Organización de las Antiguas Posesiones Españolas de Ultramar. Tomo 5, De Los Documentos Legislativos, I

Colección de Documentos Inéditos Relativos al Descubrimiento, Conquista y Organización de las Antiguas Posesiones Españolas de Ultramar. Tomo 5, De Los Documentos Legislativos, I

An Account of the Late Intended Insurrection among a Portion of the Blacks of this City

An Account of the Late Intended Insurrection among a Portion of the Blacks of this City

by Charleston (S.C.), Jr. James Hamilton

A History of the Trial of Castner Hanway and Others, for Treason, at Philadelphia in November, 1851 With an Introduction upon the History of the Slave Question

A History of the Trial of Castner Hanway and Others, for Treason, at Philadelphia in November, 1851 With an Introduction upon the History of the Slave Question

by Member of the Philadelphia bar

Copyright Renewals 1959

Copyright Renewals 1959

by Library of Congress. Copyright Office

The Trial and Conviction of That Infamous Hypocrite John Church The Surrey Tabernacle Preacher, Borough-road, St. George's Fields, for an Abominable Offence; Including the Whole of the Evidence; Tried Before Lord Ellenborough, at the Surrey Assizes, Croydon, Saturday, August 16, 1817. To Which Is Added, His Life, Confessions, Notes of One of His Sermons, the Whole of the Love-letters, &c. &c.

The Trial and Conviction of That Infamous Hypocrite John Church The Surrey Tabernacle Preacher, Borough-road, St. George's Fields, for an Abominable Offence; Including the Whole of the Evidence; Tried Before Lord Ellenborough, at the Surrey Assizes, Croydon, Saturday, August 16, 1817. To Which Is Added, His Life, Confessions, Notes of One of His Sermons, the Whole of the Love-letters, &c. &c.

by Anonymous

The Trial of Charles Random de Berenger, Sir Thomas Cochrane, commonly called Lord Cochrane, the Hon. Andrew Cochrane Johnstone, Richard Gathorne Butt, Ralph Sandom, Alexander M'Rae, John Peter Holloway, and Henry Lyte for A Conspiracy In the Court of King's Bench, Guildhall, on Wednesday the 8th, and Thursday the 9th of June, 1814

The Trial of Charles Random de Berenger, Sir Thomas Cochrane, commonly called Lord Cochrane, the Hon. Andrew Cochrane Johnstone, Richard Gathorne Butt, Ralph Sandom, Alexander M'Rae, John Peter Holloway, and Henry Lyte for A Conspiracy In the Court of King's Bench, Guildhall, on Wednesday the 8th, and Thursday the 9th of June, 1814

Poisons, Their Effects and Detection A Manual for the Use of Analytical Chemists and Experts

Poisons, Their Effects and Detection A Manual for the Use of Analytical Chemists and Experts

by Alexander Wynter Blyth

The Constitution of the United States of America: Analysis and Interpretation Annotations of Cases Decided by the Supreme Court of the United States to June 30, 1952

The Constitution of the United States of America: Analysis and Interpretation Annotations of Cases Decided by the Supreme Court of the United States to June 30, 1952

International Law. A Treatise. Volume 1 (of 2) Peace. Second Edition

International Law. A Treatise. Volume 1 (of 2) Peace. Second Edition

by L. (Lassa) Oppenheim

Jurisprudence

Jurisprudence

by Sir John W. (John William) Salmond

Nazi conspiracy and aggression, Volume 03 (of 11)

Nazi conspiracy and aggression, Volume 03 (of 11)

by United States. Office of Chief of Counsel for the Prosecution of Axis Criminality

U.S. Copyright Renewals, 1977 January - June

U.S. Copyright Renewals, 1977 January - June

by Library of Congress. Copyright Office

How Justice Grew: Virginia Counties, An Abstract of Their Formation

How Justice Grew: Virginia Counties, An Abstract of Their Formation

by Martha W. (Martha Woodroof) Hiden

Tradition, Principally with Reference to Mythology and the Law of Nations

Tradition, Principally with Reference to Mythology and the Law of Nations

by Baron John Francis Arundell Arundell of Wardour

Tribal Custom in Anglo-Saxon Law Being an Essay Supplemental to (1) 'The English Village Community', (2) 'The Tribal System in Wales'

Tribal Custom in Anglo-Saxon Law Being an Essay Supplemental to (1) 'The English Village Community', (2) 'The Tribal System in Wales'

by Frederic Seebohm

The Fugitive Slave Law and Its Victims Anti-Slavery Tracts No. 18

The Fugitive Slave Law and Its Victims Anti-Slavery Tracts No. 18

by Samuel May

A translation of Glanville

A translation of Glanville

by Ranulf de Glanville

The postal power of Congress: A study in constitutional expansion

The postal power of Congress: A study in constitutional expansion

by Lindsay Rogers

The Most Extraordinary Trial of William Palmer, for the Rugeley Poisonings, which lasted Twelve Days

The Most Extraordinary Trial of William Palmer, for the Rugeley Poisonings, which lasted Twelve Days

by Anonymous

The Sharper Detected and Exposed

The Sharper Detected and Exposed

by Jean-Eugène Robert-Houdin

Trial of the Major War Criminals Before the International Military Tribunal, Nuremburg, 14 November 1945-1 October 1946, Volume 14

Trial of the Major War Criminals Before the International Military Tribunal, Nuremburg, 14 November 1945-1 October 1946, Volume 14

by Various Authors

The Phœnix of Sodom; or, the Vere Street Coterie Being an Exhibition of the Gambols Practised by the Ancient Lechers of Sodom and Gomorrah, Embellished and Improved with the Modern Refinements in Sodomitical Practices, by the Members of the Vere Street Coterie, of Detestable Memory.

The Phœnix of Sodom; or, the Vere Street Coterie Being an Exhibition of the Gambols Practised by the Ancient Lechers of Sodom and Gomorrah, Embellished and Improved with the Modern Refinements in Sodomitical Practices, by the Members of the Vere Street Coterie, of Detestable Memory.

by Robert Holloway

A Sketch of the Causes, Operations and Results of the San Francisco Vigilance Committee of 1856

A Sketch of the Causes, Operations and Results of the San Francisco Vigilance Committee of 1856

by Stephen Palfrey Webb

The Truth About Lynching and the Negro in the South In Which the Author Pleads That the South Be Made Safe for the White Race

The Truth About Lynching and the Negro in the South In Which the Author Pleads That the South Be Made Safe for the White Race

by Winfield H. (Winfield Hazlitt) Collins

Des conspirations et de la justice politique

Des conspirations et de la justice politique

by François Guizot

Reports of Trials for Murder by Poisoning; by Prussic Acid, Strychnia, Antimony, Arsenic, and Aconita. Including the trials of Tawell, W. Palmer, Dove, Madeline Smith, Dr. Pritchard, Smethurst, and Dr. Lamson, with chemical introduction and notes on the poisons used

Reports of Trials for Murder by Poisoning; by Prussic Acid, Strychnia, Antimony, Arsenic, and Aconita. Including the trials of Tawell, W. Palmer, Dove, Madeline Smith, Dr. Pritchard, Smethurst, and Dr. Lamson, with chemical introduction and notes on the poisons used

by G. Lathom (George Lathom) Browne, active 19th century C. G. (Charles G.) Stewart

A collection of Latin maxims and phrases literally translated Intended for the use of students for all legal examinations

A collection of Latin maxims and phrases literally translated Intended for the use of students for all legal examinations

by John N. Cotterell

Cyclopedia of Commerce, Accountancy, Business Administration, v. 03 (of 10)

Cyclopedia of Commerce, Accountancy, Business Administration, v. 03 (of 10)

by American School of Correspondence

U.S. Copyright Renewals, 1973 July - December

U.S. Copyright Renewals, 1973 July - December

by Library of Congress. Copyright Office

The Sovereignty of the Sea An Historical Account of the Claims of England to the Dominion of the British Seas, and of the Evolution of the Territorial Waters

The Sovereignty of the Sea An Historical Account of the Claims of England to the Dominion of the British Seas, and of the Evolution of the Territorial Waters

by Thomas Wemyss Fulton

The New Irish Constitution: An Exposition and Some Arguments

The New Irish Constitution: An Exposition and Some Arguments

A Discourse on the Study of the Law of Nature and Nations

A Discourse on the Study of the Law of Nature and Nations

by Sir James Mackintosh

The English Prison System

The English Prison System

by Sir Evelyn Ruggles-Brise

Warren Commission (13 of 26): Hearings Vol. XIII (of 15)

Warren Commission (13 of 26): Hearings Vol. XIII (of 15)

by United States. Warren Commission

West Side Studies: Boyhood and Lawlessness; The Neglected Girl

West Side Studies: Boyhood and Lawlessness; The Neglected Girl

The Laws of War, Affecting Commerce and Shipping

The Laws of War, Affecting Commerce and Shipping

by H. Byerley (Henry Byerley) Thomson

The Essentials of American Constitutional Law

The Essentials of American Constitutional Law

by Francis Newton Thorpe

Comentarios a la Constitucion de los Estados Unidos de América

Comentarios a la Constitucion de los Estados Unidos de América

by James Kent

The Ultimate Criminal

The Ultimate Criminal

by Archibald Henry Grimké

A fragment of the prison experiences of Emma Goldman and Alexander Berkman In the State Prison at Jefferson City, Mo., and the U. S. Penitentiary at Atlanta, Ga. February, 1918–October, 1919

A fragment of the prison experiences of Emma Goldman and Alexander Berkman In the State Prison at Jefferson City, Mo., and the U. S. Penitentiary at Atlanta, Ga. February, 1918–October, 1919

by Emma Goldman, Alexander Berkman

The Delinquent (Vol. IV, No. 4), April, 1914

The Delinquent (Vol. IV, No. 4), April, 1914

by Various Authors

The Pennsylvania Journal of Prison Discipline and Philanthropy (Vol. VII, No. III, July 1852)

The Pennsylvania Journal of Prison Discipline and Philanthropy (Vol. VII, No. III, July 1852)

by Philadelphia Society for Alleviating the Miseries of Public Prisons

The Journal of Prison Discipline and Philanthropy (New Series, No. 40, January 1901)

The Journal of Prison Discipline and Philanthropy (New Series, No. 40, January 1901)

by Pennsylvania Prison Society

Religion & Morality Vindicated, Against Hypocrisy and Pollution Or, an Account of the Life and Character of John Church the Obelisk Preacher, Who Was Formerly a Frequenter of Vere-street, and Who Has Been Charged With Unnatural Practices in Various Places. To Which Is Annexed, a Fac-simile of a Letter, Written by Him to James Cook, Who Kept the Infamous House in Vere-street.

Religion & Morality Vindicated, Against Hypocrisy and Pollution Or, an Account of the Life and Character of John Church the Obelisk Preacher, Who Was Formerly a Frequenter of Vere-street, and Who Has Been Charged With Unnatural Practices in Various Places. To Which Is Annexed, a Fac-simile of a Letter, Written by Him to James Cook, Who Kept the Infamous House in Vere-street.

by Robert Bell

The trial of Sacco and Vanzetti : A summary of the outstanding testimony

The trial of Sacco and Vanzetti : A summary of the outstanding testimony

by Louis Bernheimer

Chambers's journal of popular literature, science, and art, fifth series, no. 131, vol. III, July 3, 1886

Chambers's journal of popular literature, science, and art, fifth series, no. 131, vol. III, July 3, 1886

by Various Authors

The Oldest Code of Laws in the World The code of laws promulgated by Hammurabi, King of Babylon, B.C. 2285-2242

The Oldest Code of Laws in the World The code of laws promulgated by Hammurabi, King of Babylon, B.C. 2285-2242

by King of Babylonia Hammurabi

U.S. Copyright Renewals, 1964 July - December

U.S. Copyright Renewals, 1964 July - December

by Library of Congress. Copyright Office

Trial of the Major War Criminals Before the International Military Tribunal, Nuremburg, 14 November 1945-1 October 1946, Volume 03

Trial of the Major War Criminals Before the International Military Tribunal, Nuremburg, 14 November 1945-1 October 1946, Volume 03

by Various Authors