Download or read book Into Their Own Hands written by Gary Provost and published by . This book was released on 2013 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: They 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? Gary Provost examines stories of ordinary citizens who have taken on the roles of judge, jury and--sometimes--executioner