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Policy Press Labour exploitation and workbased harm
Book SynopsisThis book provides a critical understanding of contemporary forced labour as a global social problem and argues that it should be located within the broader study of work-based harm.Trade Review"A cogent and compelling framework for identifying and tackling the systematic embeddedness of workplace exploitation." Mick Wilkinson, University of HullTable of ContentsIntroduction The labour exploitation continuum Lessons of history Direct workplace controls Indirect workplace controls Exogenous controls Navigating the edges of acceptability Preventing exploitation and harm Conclusions
£26.59
John Wiley & Sons Essentials of the Reid Technique Criminal Interrogation and Confessions
£99.90
Bristol University Press Rural Transformations and Rural Crime:
Book SynopsisWhat are the theoretical and conceptual framings of rural criminology across the world? Thinking creatively about the challenges of rural crime and policing, in this stimulating collection of essays experts in this emerging field draw from theories of modernity, feminism, climate change, left realism and globalisation. This first book in the Research in Rural Crime series offers state-of-the-art scholarship from across the globe, and considers the future agenda for the discipline.Table of Contents1. Reimagining Rural Criminology in a Time of Change - Matt Bowden and Alistair Harkness 2. Fifteen Reasons to Care About Rural Crime and Safety - Vania Ceccato 3. Theoretical and Empirical Gaps in Rural Criminology - Joseph F. Donnermeyer 4. Late Modernity and the Governance of Rural Security: From Solid to Liquid - Matt Bowden and Artur Pytlarz 5. Feminist Perspectives on Woman Abuse in Rural and Remote Places: Pushing the Criminological Envelope - Walter DeKeseredy 6. A Left Realist Perspective to Rural Crime: The Case of Agricultural Theft in Ireland - James Windle 7. Climate Change and the Geographies of Ecocide - Rob White 8. Critical Perspectives on Rural Policing in Times of Change: Cops, Communications and Context - Andrew Wooff 9. Rural Policing: Spaces of Coherence and Fragmentation - Susanne Stenbacka 10. Punishment, Politics and the Realities of Rurality - Rachel Hale, Alistair Harkness and Kyle Mulrooney 11. The Future for Rural Criminology: Transcendence and Transformation of Borders - Alistair Harkness, Matt Bowden and Joseph F. Donnermeyer
£76.50
University of North Texas Press,U.S. Texas Ranger N. O. Reynolds, the Intrepid
Book SynopsisIn this second edition, historians Chuck Parsons and Donaly E. Brice present a complete picture of N. O. Reynolds (1846–1922), a Texas Ranger who brought a greater respect for the law in Central Texas. Reynolds began as a sergeant in famed Company D, Frontier Battalion in 1874. He served honorably during the Mason County ""Hoo Doo"" War and was chosen to be part of Major John B. Jones's escort, riding the frontier line. In 1877 he arrested the Horrells, who were feuding with their neighbors, the Higgins party, thus ending their Lampasas County feud. Shortly thereafter he was given command of the newly formed Company E of Texas Rangers. Also in 1877 the notorious John Wesley Hardin was captured; N.O. Reynolds was given the responsibility to deliver Hardin to trial in Comanche, return him to a safe jail during his appeal, and then escort him safely to the Huntsville penitentiary.
£23.96
John Wiley and Sons Ltd The Great Telecoms Swindle: How the collapse of
Book SynopsisWith the demise of WorldCom amidst a flurry of accounting scandals dominating the front pages, and following hotly in the footsteps of the equally spectacular downfall of other telecoms giants including Global Crossing and Lucent Technologies in recent months, The Great Telecoms Swindle investigates the reasons behind a roller coaster ride that is set to continue for some time yet. Vivendi, France Telecom, Vodaphone and numerous other corporate behemoths all face testing and possibly life-threatening times that will demand radical solutions in the coming months. The telecoms story is set to run and run and investors are set to continue to feel the heat. For a market that, as little as eighteen months ago amounted to a license to print money, the question 'what went wrong?' must urgently be asked. How could companies like Cisco Systems go from being paragons of virtue in the new corporate age to near pariahs embroiled in a welter of financial difficulties in such a short space of time? Is 'next generation telecoms' nothing more than a myth, a triumph of hype over reality? Tracking the rise and fall of the telecoms market from deregulation in the eighties through the advent of the mobile world, and on to broadband, 3G, and the mobile Internet the authors uncover what fuelled the boom, where the mistakes were made (by industry players and investors alike), and what if anything the future holds. Taking the lid off the headlines, The Great Telecoms Swindle reveals and examines the real problems in the telecoms market today, and exposes an industry that is entirely unsure of its own future value proposition.Trade Review"…it is a great read…" (Irish Independent, 13 March 2003) "…there is an important point to be made…" (Financial Director, 1 April 2003) "…A highly readable summary of the global boom, why it happened and the way in which it unfolded…Well worth a read…" (Global Turnaround, April 2003) "…A good bit of catch up reading…whom the peace of change has been to much…" (Teleworker, June 2003)Table of ContentsPreface Introduction. 1. A swindle exposed. 2. Into the breach. Case study: NTL. 3. The floodgates open. Case Study: Lucent Technologies.. 4. Hard cell Case Study: WorldCom. 5. A license to thrill. Case Study: Marconi. 6. The state we're in. 7. The perfect storm. Case study: Global Crossing. 8. The Great Telecoms Swindle. Postscript. Index.
£11.69
State House Press I'm Frank Hamer: The Life of a Texas Peace
Book SynopsisBest known as the Texas Ranger captain who tracked down and killed Bonnie and Clyde, Frank Hamer was designated by Walter Prescott Webb as “one of the three most fearless men in Western history.”This reprint of the 1968 edition gives the complete details of the Barrow-Parker rampage and is the only authentic account of the events leading to their deaths.With more than one hundred pages of illustrations, I'm Frank Hamer tells the amazing story of one of the greatest Texas Rangers of all time.
£19.96
Aviation Books Ltd. Bealine Charlie Oscar: The Real Story Behind a Forgotten Atrocity
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Editorial Club Universitario Estado de sitio La cultura de la violencia en el Siglo XXI. Cui Prodest
£16.67
Elsevier Science Handbook of Digital Forensics and Investigation
Book SynopsisA collection that details how to conduct digital investigations in both criminal and civil contexts, and how to locate and utilize digital evidence on computers, networks, and embedded systems. It provides guidance in the three main areas of practice: Forensic Analysis, Electronic Discovery and Intrusion Investigation.Trade Review"... any library serving them would find this an excellent introduction." --E-Streams"Any law firm looking to get into the field would do well to start here." --E-Streams"... a useful introduction to an increasingly important field." --E-StreamsTable of ContentsChapter 1. IntroductionEoghan CaseyPart 1: Investigative MethodologyChapter 2. Forensic AnalysisEoghan Casey and Curtis W. RoseChapter 3. Electronic DiscoveryJames Holley, Paul Luehr, Jessica Reust Smith and Joseph SchwerhaChapter 4. Intrusion InvestigationEoghan Casey, Christopher Daywalt and Andy JohnstonPart 2: TechnologyChapter 5. Windows Forensic AnalysisRyan Pittman and Dave ShaverChapter 6. UNIX Forensic AnalysisCory Altheide and Eoghan CaseyChapter 7. Macintosh Forensic AnalysisAnthony KokocinskiChapter 8. Embedded Systems AnalysisRonald van der KnijffChapter 9: Handbook Network InvestigationsEoghan Casey, Christopher Daywalt, Andy Johnston, Terrance MaguireChapter 10. Mobile Network InvestigationsDario Forte and Andrea De Donno
£34.19
Taylor & Francis Ltd Scientific Examination of Documents
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Policing Terrorism
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Policing Sexual Assault
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Taylor & Francis Ltd The Identity in Question
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Investigating Corporate Fraud
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Taylor & Francis Time of Death Decomposition and Identification
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Taylor & Francis Ltd The Criminalisation of Fantasy Material
Book SynopsisThis book addresses the criminalisation of sexually explicit material depicting or describing fictitious characters who appear to be children. It is the first book of its kind to specifically examine the expansion of the law to include fictional representations of children, focusing on the law in Australia, Canada, the United Kingdom, and the United States. The author explores the potential criminalisation of comics and subgenres of manga that frequently depict childlike characters in a sexual context. Of course, the need to protect children from harm outweighs freedom of expression and the right to privacy; however, this argument is complicated by the material being purely fictional. Does prohibiting the fictional representation of minors interfere with individual freedoms? Based on a detailed socio-legal study, this book extensively analyses literature and pertinent theories of criminalisation, such as the Harm Principle, Offense Principle, and Legal Moralism. The boTrade Review"Al-Alosi presents a thought-provoking, timely, eloquent and detailed examination of the criminalisation of fantasy material. I'd recommend this book to anyone with an interest in the immediate concern of child exploitation and the question of how we interpret and set the limits of individual human ‘rights’ when faced with the need to protect those who may be harmed".Associate Professor Dr Tony Krone, University of Canberra (Australia). "This book provides a thought-provoking examination of the contemporary regulation of sexually explicit representations of children. Al-Alosi presents a nuanced analysis that thoroughly challenges the ways in which we approach the regulation of explicit material and understand its harms, or lack thereof. This book unsettled my own thinking around the issue and provides timely, original, and provocative contribution". Dr Bianca Fileborn, School of Social Sciences, University of New South Wales.Based on a comprehensive analysis of fantasy crime, this book asks fundamental questions about how we conceive of, and prosecute, sexually explicit material portraying children. This thought-provoking work provides a substantial contribution to the debate.Professor Alex Steel, Faculty of Law, University of New South WalesTable of Contents1: Foreword ; 2: Acknowledgements; 3: Chapter 1: Introduction; 4: Chapter 2: Types of potentially criminal fantasy material; 5: Chapter 3: Legislative frameworks dealing with fantasy material; 6: Chapter 4: Critiquing the law criminalising fantasy material; 7: Chapter 5: Perspectives on fantasy material; 8: Chapter 6: Overview of theories of criminalisation; 9: Chapter 7: Fantasy material as a matter of harm; 10: Chapter 8: Fantasy material as a matter of offensiveness and morality; 11: Chapter 9: Final insights on the criminalisation of fantasy material; 12: Index
£128.25
Cambridge University Press Adult Eyewitness Testimony
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Cambridge University Press Memory Detection Theory and Application of the Concealed Information Test
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Cambridge University Press Adult Eyewitness Testimony
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Cambridge University Press Mistaken Identification
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Cambridge University Press The Police and the State
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OUP USA The Murder Book
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The Crown Publishing Group The Secrets of the FBI
Book SynopsisNew York Times bestselling author reveals the FBI’s most closely guarded secrets, with an insider look at the bureau’s inner workings and intelligence investigations. Based on inside access and hundreds of interviews with federal agents, the book presents an unprecedented, authoritative window on the FBI's unique role in American history. From White House scandals to celebrity deaths, from cult catastrophes to the investigations of terrorists, stalkers, Mafia figures, and spies, the FBI becomes involved in almost every aspect of American life. Kessler shares how the FBI caught spy Robert Hanssen in its midst as well as how the bureau breaks into homes, offices, and embassies to plant bugging devices without getting caught. With revelations about the raid on Osama bin Laden's compound, the recent Russian spy swap, Marilyn Monroe's death, Vince Foster’s suicide, and even J. Edgar Hoover, The Secrets of the FBI presents he
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Henry Holt & Company Inc Eight Men out the Black Sox and the 1919 World
Book SynopsisFirst published in 1963, Eliot Asinof''s Eight Men Out has become a timeless classic of a scandalous world series.The headlines proclaimed the 1919 fix of the World Series and attempted cover-up as the most gigantic sporting swindle in the history of America! Eliot Asinof has reconstructed the entire scene-by-scene story of the fantastic scandal in which eight Chicago White Sox players arranged with the nation''s leading gamblers to throw the Series in Cincinnati. Mr. Asinof vividly describes the tense meetings, the hitches in the conniving, the actual plays in which the Series was thrown, the Grand Jury indictment, and the famous 1921 trial. Moving behind the scenes, he perceptively examines the motives and backgrounds of the players and the conditions that made the improbable fix all too possible.Here, too, is a graphic picture of the American underworld that managed the fix, the deeply shocked newspapermen who uncovered the story, and the war-exhaust
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Johns Hopkins University Press The Truth Machine
Book SynopsisHe examines how the machine emerged as a technology of truth, transporting readers back to the obscure origins of criminology itself, ultimately concluding that the lie detector owes as much to popular culture as it does to factual science.Trade ReviewAny with an interest in criminal justice or general social issues will find this a compelling account. Midwest Book Review To paraphrase Dragnet, there are many histories to tell of the lie detector; this is a good one. -- Ken Adler History of Science SocietyTable of ContentsIntroduction: Plotting the Hyperbola of Deception1. "A thieves' quarter, a devil's den": The Birth of Criminal Man2. "A vast plain under a flaming sky": The Emergence of Criminology3. "Supposing that Truth is a woman—what then?": The Enigma of Female Criminality4. "Fearful errors lurk in our nuptial couches": The Critique of Criminal Anthropology5. "To Classify and Analyze Emotional Persons": The Mistake of the Machines6. "Some of the darndest lies you ever heard": Who Invented the Lie Detector?7. "A trick of burlesque employed . . . against dishonesty": The Quest for Euphoric Security8. "A bally hoo side show at the fair": The Spectacular Power of ExpertiseConclusion: The Hazards of the Will to TruthAcknowledgmentsNotesEssay on SourcesIndex
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Sage Publications, Inc Criminal Investigation
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Fulcrum Inc.,US Rebuilding Justice: Civil Courts in Jeopardy and
Book SynopsisOver the past several decades, the civil justice process has become alarmingly expensive, politicized, and lengthy. Though the court system lies at the heart of American democracy, it often does not meet the legitimate needs of the people, resulting in a rift between citizens and their own legal system. With a system that hasn't seen major reform since 1938, it's inevitable that there are shortcomings and misunderstandings. The situation is precarious, but not hopeless. In Rebuilding Justice, Rebecca Love Kourlis and Dirk Olin illuminate why the courts are critical and how they are being eroded, defaced, and undermined. While covering complex issues such as civil justice reform, judicial selection and performance evaluation, and domestic relations, Kourlis and Olin propose practical solutions to improve the efficiency, accessibility, and integrity of America's civil courts. An important portrait of the American judicial system, Rebuilding Justice is a call to action for all Americans to take the steps necessary to fix, support, and protect this crucial cornerstone of our democracy.Trade Review"There is, in my experience, an increasing mistrust of the judiciary and courts... I think this really is fixable. I think the civil justice process could be fixed to somesignificant extent in the next five to 10 years, says Kourlis." — "Author believes American justice system is broken but fixable," December 22, 2011, by Bill Mears, CNN Supreme Court Producer.
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DK The Complete Idiots Guide To Private
Book SynopsisThe mystique of private investigating draws significant numbers of people to consider it as a career or side business. At the same time, individuals want to learn investigative techniques to solve their own personal and legal problems. In The Complete Idiot's Guide® to Private Investigating, Third Edition, private investigator and former FBI agent Steven Kerry Brown shares his hard-won expertise on everything you need to know to track down people and information, including: Tapping phones and recording conversations. Interviewing and interrogating to get important information. Tricky but legal ways to get needed evidence like the pros. Performing onsite, online, and mobile surveillance without being detected. Skip tracing to find lost loves or people who owe money. Investigating backgrounds of potential employees or spouses. Searching public records online and at the courthouse. Catching a cheating spou
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Texas A & M University Press Chasing Thugs, Nazis, and Reds: Texas Ranger
Book SynopsisTexas Ranger Norman Dixon made the front pages of newspapers, but his rigid sense of integrity prevented him from discussing his cases with his wife or his sons, or anyone else, even decades later.As a Ranger, Dixon broke up the largest oil field theft ring in Texas history, worked to solve the most infamous cold case in Texas history, sought the Phantom Killer, investigated a near-mutiny by cadets and veterans on the campus of Texas A&M, rushed to a rural county to head off a lynching, and kept watch over Texas during World War II. He became the go-to investigator for the director of the Texas Department of Public Safety, governors, and the state legislature.During the final years of his career, which coincided with the McCarthy era in the 1950s, he was the chief of internal security, charged with protecting Texans from the Red Menace.Using Ranger Dixon’s meticulously-kept diary entries, Kemp Dixon now tells his father’s compelling story.
£28.45
Baraka Books Trudeau's Darkest Hour: War Measures in Time of
Book SynopsisIn this anthology of speeches and writings since 1970, eminent Canadian thinkers, journalists, and political leaders explain how the government under Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau deceived people and denied justice in October 1970. Arguing that Trudeau violated the human rights of hundreds of individuals by imposing the War Measures Act in response to the kidnappings of British Trade Consul James Cross and Labour Minister Pierre Laporte this compilation reveals the motives behind the strained relationship between Quebec and Canada. This book includes material by Margaret Atwood, Tommy Douglas, Don Jamieson, Eric Kierans, Peter C. Newman, Brian Moore, and Desmond Morton.Trade ReviewA fresh take on Trudeau's act . . . A fascinating anthology." —Maclean's Magazine"I was delighted that someone finally had the courage to tell the truth: that Pierre Trudeau and Marc Lalonde both lied to me about why the War Measures Act was imposed—but it took 40 years before the facts were published. This is a compelling and essential book." —Peter C. Newman, Canadian journalist"This anthology presents the experiences [of many] opposed to the controversial decision of Canadian Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau to impose draconian war powers during peacetime in 1970. . . . Trudeau invoked the War Measures Act, suspending civil rights and due process, resulting in hundreds of arrests . . . and thousands of late night searches of private homes and citizens." —Book News Inc. (April 1, 2011)
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