Product Description: Many thought the election of our first African American president put an end to the conversation about race in this country, and that America had moved into a post-racial era of equality and opportunity. Then, on the night of February 26, 2012, a black seventeen-year-old boy walking to a friend’s home carrying only his cell phone, candy, and a fruit drink was shot and killed by a neighborhood watch coordinator...read more

Product Description: Many thought the election of our first African American president put an end to the conversation about race in this country, and that America had moved into a post-racial era of equality and opportunity. Then, on the night of February 26, 2012, a black seventeen-year-old boy walking to a friend’s home carrying only his cell phone, candy, and a fruit drink was shot and killed by a neighborhood watch coordinator...read more

Product Description: A provocative examination of race, gun laws, and violence that exposes how the state of Florida bungled the Trayvon Martin case through new interviews and revelations about the trial.Many thought the election of our first African-American president put an end to the conversation about race in this country, and that America had moved into a post-racial era of equality...read more

Product Description: If I had a son, he d look like Trayvon, President Barack Obama said in March 2012 about the shooting death of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin four weeks earlier.  In so saying, Obama gave the White House imprimatur to a politically irresistible campaign that both stoked the grievances of his racially sensitive base and energized his party s gun-control advocates...read more

Product Description: Building from our previously published Community Watch Manual (1992), this newly revised Community Watch Administration Manual (2003) is the most comprehensive and detailed manual on community watch in print. Detailed instructions are provided on how to plan a community watch program, manage it, recruit volunteers, conduct meetings, participate in programs, motivate members, handle resource development, and evaluate program effectiveness...read more

Product Description: A great, easy-to-read book the robbers and rapists, the gang members and drug pushers don't want you to have! On Guard covers nearly 50 different crime issues, from how to protect your home to avoiding carjackings, from guns to arson to car theft to child safety and much more! Wouldn't it be a smart move to acquire the knowledge, learn the protective measures, get the street smarts you need for these dangerous times? On Guard gives you solid, sensible information that will help you build a knowledge shield to help protect you and your family from all of the creeps out there! There's even a baby-sitter check list! This big 8&1/2 x 11 inch handbook is filled with vital information every member of your family should have - positive, proactive steps you can take, plus attitudes and practices you'll want to make second nature for everyone in your home...read more

Offers valuable advice for protecting people, homes, and property from crime, including how to form a neighborhood crime prevention group, community projects for child safety, and more. Original.