The award was given by Evident Change, a nonprofit that until recently was known as the National Council on Crime and Delinquency. Each year, the group recognizes media from across the United States that further public understanding of such issues as adult and juvenile justice, child welfare, adult protective services and education.
In “You Can’t Stop the Revolution,” published by University of California Press, Boyles offers an inside look into the Ferguson, Missouri police protests of 2014, following the fatal shooting of Michael Brown Jr. by a Ferguson police officer. At the time, Boyles, a native of St. Louis, was a professor at nearby Lindenwood University.