{"title":"William Wilbanks","description":"\u003cp\u003eWILLIAM LEE WILBANKS was a criminologist and former professor of criminal justice at Florida International University who wrote more than 20 books and more than 70 journal articles. His books include \u003cem\u003eThe Myth of a Racist Criminal Justice System\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eMurder in Miami\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eElderly Criminals\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWilbanks held a Ph.D. in criminal justice from the University at Albany, SUNY, along with degrees from Abilene Christian College and Sam Houston State University. He taught at Florida International University from 1973 to 1999.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWilbanks devoted considerable research to documenting police officers killed in the line of duty, producing several volumes in his Forgotten Heroes series. That work reflects the themes of law enforcement and criminal justice that ran throughout his career.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWilliam Wilbanks’s books are published by Turner Publishing.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBrowse more: \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/books-new-releases\"\u003eNew Releases\u003c\/a\u003e · \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/award-winning-books\"\u003eAward-Winning Books\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"forgotten-heroes-of-greenville-sc","title":"Forgotten Heroes of Greenville, SC","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe stories of 33 officers, from the years 1797 through 1996, who were killed in the line of duty.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- amazon-buylink --\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003csmall\u003eWe earn a commission for purchases made through the following links.\u003c\/small\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/1681625938\/ref=nosim?tag=tpcecomm-20\" rel=\"sponsored nofollow\"\u003eshop for this title at Amazon\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c!-- \/amazon-buylink --\u003e\u003c!-- bookshop-buylink --\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/book\/9781681625935\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eshop for this title at Bookshop.org\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c!-- \/bookshop-buylink --\u003e","brand":"William Wilbanks","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43462710460632,"sku":"9781563113734","price":27.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43462710493400,"sku":"9781681625935","price":8.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0563\/7786\/8475\/files\/9781563113734_FC_mockup_v2_1738795623_99145fe5-31aa-41a4-a9fe-6019410a285e.jpg?v=1791061849"}],"url":"https:\/\/turnerpublishing.com\/collections\/author-william-wilbanks.oembed","provider":"Turner Publishing","version":"1.0","type":"link"}