Review: Sad and fascinating
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 01 20, 2013
I, like a lot of Americans am outraged when I see a recidivist criminal who has slipped through the cracks of our justice system harm more innocent victims that should never have been exposed to the dangers they posed.  Curiously, this seems to be a problem in many foreign countries as well. Several of the examples in this book take place in Europe and South America.  This is an easy read with plenty of newspaper story-like information on these criminals and the mistakes made in their handling that released them back onto the streets. There are graphic descriptions of their crimes that may be disturbing to some. More disturbing is the idea of prison overcrowding and poor oversight releasing violent offenders back into society every day.