Criminal investigation and detection Books
John Wiley & Sons Inc Financial Crime Investigation
Book SynopsisThe indispensable guide to detecting and solving financial crime in the office Low-level financial crimes are a fact of life in the modern workplace. Individually these crimes are rarely significant enough to warrant the hiring of professional investigators, but if left unchecked, small crimes add up to big losses.Trade Review"and there's even a category for sundry frauds." (Strategic Finance, August 2002)Table of ContentsOne: Why Financial Crime? Two: An Action Model. Three: Ethics at Work. Four: Whistleblowing and Detection. Five: The Fraud Response Plan. Six: Investigations. Seven: Integrated Fraud Risk Management. Appendix A: Forensic Statement Analysis. Appendix B: An Introduction to Data Mining as aFraud Risk Management Tool. Index.
£85.50
John Wiley & Sons Inc Offender Profiling Theory Research and Practice
Book SynopsisThis book places offender profiling within a more realistic, balanced context. Initial chapters introduce a theoretical, empirical basis for the approach, and are followed by chapters illustrating the pros and cons of its use in an applied, operational setting.Table of ContentsDoes Offender Profiling Have a Role to Play? (J. Jackson D. Bekerian). Developmental and Clinical Issues in Relation to Offending in theIndividual (R. Badcock). The Contribution of Personality Theories to Psychological Profiling(J. Boon). The Role of the Expert in Criminal Investigation (G. Gudjonsson G.Copson). Standard Investigatory Tools and Offender Profiling (J.Stevens). What Help Do the Police Need with Their Inquiries? (D. Oldfield). A Research Approach to Offender Profiling (J. Jackson, etal.). Predicting Offender Profiles from Victim and Witness Descriptions(D. Farrington S. Lambert). Geographic Profiling (D. Rossmo). Towards a Practical Application of Offender Profiling: The RNC'sCriminal Suspect Prioritization System (J. House). Specific Profile Analysis: A Data-Based Approach to OffenderProfiling (A. Davies). Critical Issues in Offender Profiling (D. Bekerian J.Jackson). References. Index.
£53.06
John Wiley & Sons Inc Psychology Law and Eyewitness Testimony 9 Wiley
Book SynopsisPsychology, Law and Eyewitness Testimony Peter B. Ainsworth, University of Manchester, UK Before giving evidence, witnesses have to swear to tell ''the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth''. Given current knowledge about human perception and memory, it is unlikely that witnesses will be able to keep this promise. Many professionals within the criminal justice and legal system are involved in recording and assessing eyewitness testimony, sometimes with unrealistic expectations of the ability of eyewitnesses to provide accurate and objective testimony: they, and students of psychology, law and criminology, will welcome this up-to-date, accessible survey of the concepts and research which now inform our knowledge of this field. Peter Ainsworth, an experienced lecturer and researcher, has written this book in a style suitable for non-specialists, and focuses on how and why witnesses make mistakes, how psychologists can help, and how legal procedures can be improved (for instanTable of ContentsPerception and the Eyewitness. Theories of Memory and the Eyewitness. Memory for Events. Changes in Original Memories. Facial Memory and the Eyewitness. Mistaken Identifications. Improving Witness Recall. The Use of Hypnosis in Witness Recall. Children as Witnesses. Identification via Other Sense Modalities. The Psychologist as Expert Witness. Conclusion. References. Index.
£50.36
The University of Michigan Press The Perfect Murder
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University of California Press Theres Something Happening Here
Book SynopsisExamining the FBI's infamous counterintelligence programs (COINTELPROs) against suspected communists, civil rights and black power advocates, and antiwar activists, the author questions whether such actions were aberrations or are evidence of the bureau's ongoing mission to restrict citizens' right to engage in legal forms of political dissent.Table of ContentsList of Tables and Figures Preface and Acknowledgments Introduction 1. Counterintelligence Activities and the FBI 2. The Movements 3. The Organization of the FBI: Constructing White Hate and New Leftist Threats 4. Acting against the White Hate and New Left Threats 5. Wing Tips in Their Midst: The Impact of COINTELPRO 6. Beyond COINTELPRO 7. The Future Is Now: Counterintelligence Activities in the Age of Global Terrorism Appendix A. A Typology of COINTELPRO Actions Appendix B. Organizational Processes and COINTELPRO Outcomes Appendix C. COINTELPRO Targets Notes References Index
£21.25
University Press of Kansas The FBI and American Democracy
Book SynopsisFor nearly a century, the Federal Bureau of Investigation has been famous for tracking and apprehending gangsters, kidnappers, spies, and, more recently, international terrorists. Athan Theoharis contends that a closer look at the historical record reveals a much less idealized and much more disturbing vision of the FBI.
£39.85
Aurum Every Contact Leaves a Trace
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HarperCollins Publishers Australia Pty Ltd Unmasked the Gonzales Family Killer
Book SynopsisLate on a chilly July night, residents of a quiet Sydney suburb were roused by Sef Gonzales, the son of their new neighbours, yelling that someone had murdered his family. The twenty-year-old orphaned son Sef quickly became the prime suspect, and after an 11-month investigation he was arrested and sentenced to three terms of life imprisonment.
£15.85
ABC Books Stalking Claremont
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Hachette Australia Lillian Armfield
Book SynopsisAn engaging account of an extraordinary, trailblazing woman - Australia''s first female detective - LILLIAN ARMFIELD is also the vivid and gripping story of the origins of Sydney''s organised crime underbelly.''Special Constable'' Lillian Armfield was policing Sydney''s mean streets during some of the most dramatic years of crime in the city. By the late 1920s, eastern Sydney was the heartland of organised crime and the notorious turf battles known as the Razor Wars, where bloodied bodies were strewn across streets after late-night clashes between rival gangs. At first disapproved of by her male colleagues, and often working solo and undercover, Lillian investigated it all - from runaway girls, opium dens and back-street sly grog shops to drug trafficking, rape and murder. She dealt with the infamous crime figures of the day - Tilly Devine, Kate Leigh, ''Botany May'' Smith and their associates - who eventually accorded Lillian a grudging respect. Lillian Armfield''s Trade Reviewinformed and entertaining - SYDNEY MORNING HERALD on THE WORST WOMAN IN SYDNEY
£13.29
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC The Victorian Detective 761 Shire Library
Book SynopsisAt the dawn of the Victorian age there was effectively no police detective force in Britain and detecting methods were rudimentary; by the end of Victoria's reign the Criminal Investigation Department had been established and basic forensic tests were in use. This book explores the development of the professional detective during the nineteenth century, giving examples of the methods he used to track down criminals and to convict them of offences ranging from petty theft to brutal murder. It also explains the development of forensics, from fingerprinting to tests that could identify whether or not blood was human. Mysteries such as the Jack the Ripper murders are examined, as well as the work of famous sleuths like the Prince of Detectives' Jonathan Whicher the real-life counterpart of the legendary Sherlock Holmes.Table of ContentsIntroduction / Bow Street / The Detective Branch / Prince of Detectives / Tracking Down Terrorists / Crime Scene Investigation – in and Beyond Whitechapel / Further reading / Places to Visit / Index
£7.59
The History Press Ltd The Cromwell Street Murders
Book SynopsisThis book tells for the first time the story from a police perspective. For ten years, the officer in charge of the investigation, Detective Superintendent John Bennett QPM, has refused to tell his story. Now, together with BBC journalist Graham Gardner, he reveals the full story of how the Wests were caught, how the case was prepared and how it nearly failed to come to court. This book chronicles the roles of those who brought down two of Britain''s most infamous killers, shedding light on the real heroes of one of the saddest chapters of criminal history. It explores the court processes, the complications of Rose West''s trial, her unsuccessful appeal and the difficulty of dealing with witnesses in such a traumatic case. On one level, this is a story of the triumph of good over evil; on another it is a detailed documentation of how a murder investigation really works - the pressures, the commitment and the physical and emotional drain on those who carry out this work.
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The History Press Ltd Great Train Robbery Confidential
Book SynopsisA unique collaboration between a retired Great Train Robber and Britain’s former most senior Railway DetectiveTrade ReviewIn all respects this is more definitive a work on the subject than anyone else is likely to be able to write. -- David HatcherAn engaging policeman's view with new insights. -- Nick Russell-Pavier
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The History Press Ltd Plain Clothes and Sleuths
Book SynopsisThe detective is a familiar figure in British history. This work looks at famous cases such as the Ripper murders and the beginnings of the Special Branch and Detective Branch of Scotland Yard. This history covers various aspects of crime history, including the career of Jim ''the Penman'' Saward, a notorious forger, and more.
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The History Press Ltd Victorian CSI
Book SynopsisThe first edition of William A. Guy''s Principles of Forensic Medicine was published at the start of Victoria''s reign; the final edition, from which these selections derive, was published towards the end, just a few years after the Whitechapel horrors had pushed the emerging science to the forefront of the public''s consciousness. With this guide in hand, a detective could tell whether the victim had suffocated, drowned, been shot, stabbed, or struck by lightning, spontaneously combusted, frozen to death or expired due to starvation - or, as the guide warns, was not dead at all, but simply in a state of ''suspended animation''. Suggestions include examining the face of the deceased for an ''expression of angry resistance'', a clear indication of murder, and studying the demeanour of the nearest and dearest in cases of suspected ''secret poisoning''. With original woodcuts, case studies and notes on identifying the corpse and walking the crime scene, Victorian CSI will fascinate lovers
£14.39
Ebury Publishing Jack The Ripper
Book SynopsisThe Diary of Jack the Ripper, which came to light in 1991, revealed the identity of the world''s most notorious serial killer. At the time it was widely believed to have been a hoax, yet, incredibly, not one person has managed to prove how it was forged or by whom. This, argues Paul Feldman, is because the diary was genuine.Discover how the largest and most detailed investigation on the subject ever to be undertaken led the author through the smokescreen of an official cover-up, via the Royals and the Masons, to the true provenance of the Diary, Jack the Ripper''s watch and, ultimately, his identity.Trade ReviewOne of the most important and definitive books on Jack the Ripper -- Colin Wilson
£15.29
Ebury Publishing The Umbrella Murder
Book Synopsis''This masterly investigation, spanning 30 years, into the assassination of a cold war dissident, Georgi Markov, in London in 1978 exposes an assassin worthy of James Bond'' -Observer, Book of the WeekLondon, September 1978: exiled Bulgarian dissident Georgi Markov is murdered in broad daylight on Waterloo Bridge with what appears to be a poison-tipped umbrella. It would become the most infamous unsolved killing of the Cold War.Many years later, young journalist Ulrik Skotte is approached with explosive new information about a man alleged to be responsible for Markov's death a spy code-named Piccadilly who worked for the Bulgarian secret service. This meeting launched Skotte into a hunt for the killer lasting more than a quarter of a century, bringing him face to face with eccentric conspiracy theorists, a washed-up former dictator, ageing Danish spooks and, ultimately, with Agent Piccadilly himself.Drawing on an incredible cache of origin
£21.25
McFarland & Company The FBI and the KKK A Critical History
Book SynopsisBeginning with their first confrontation in 1922, this book examines the similarities, covert collaborations and common goals of the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Ku Klux Klan. It explores the development of their association and the specific ways in which each organization furthered the other's goals.
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McFarland & Co Inc The Jack the Ripper Suspects
Book Synopsis The legendary Jack the Ripper murdered as many as ten women between the years of 1887 and 1891 in the East End of London. The debate over his true identity has never been resolved. This unbiased history of the various suspects, including two women, will give any reader a grounding on which to make an informed decision on the identity. Suspects include influential artist Walter Sickert, children''s author Lewis Carroll, Randolph Henry Spencer Churchill (father of Winston Churchill), and others ranging from doctors and politicians to wandering lunatics. The encyclopedic entries provide such features as major events and other biographical data in a suspect''s life, a complete case chronology for particular suspects, and an analysis of the theories. The entries describe the research and reasons that have contributed to the suspect''s positive or negative candidacy as a viable suspect. Within these pages may lie the true Jack the Ripper--the author places all the available fa
£20.89
Crime Scene Investigation Criminal Investigations
Book SynopsisModern forensic techniques give police a range of tools to identify criminals and prove guilt. Using landmark cases to illustrate forensics in action, this title details the emergence of modern crime-fighting techniques from the mid-1800s, focusing on how crime scenes are treated and how evidence is used in court to build a case for conviction.
£29.71
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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Louisiana State University Press Race Crime and Policing in the Jim Crow South
Book SynopsisReveals previously unrecognized efforts by African Americans to use, manage, and exploit policing. In the process, Brandon Jett exposes a complex relationship, suggesting that while violence or the threat of violence shaped police and minority relations, it did not define all interactions.Trade ReviewBrandon Jett shatters some widely held axioms about policing in the American South, showing how police departments emerged in lockstep with urbanization – not slavery – and evolved in complex ways, from mechanisms of racial control to entities that relied on Black cooperation and consent. Jett's book should be required reading for anyone interested in the complex story of race and policing in the United States." - Anders Walker, author of The Burning House: Jim Crow and the Making of Modern America"Race, Crime, and Policing in the Jim Crow South will have an immediate impact on the understanding of race and policing in America. Brandon Jett vividly illustrates the continuous maltreatment of blacks by the criminal justice system and how African Americans responded in myriad, and at times unexpected, ways to the expansion of that system. This is important work." - Dwight Watson, author of Race and the Houston Police Department, 1930-1990: A Change Did Come"With depth and nuance, Brandon Jett examines the rise of professional police departments in three southern cities in the midst of the Jim Crow Era. He shows how law enforcement served to reinforce white supremacy, how African Americans responded to the often brutal over policing of their neighborhoods, and how they negotiated the policing system to ensure the safety of their communities. This is a remarkably intelligent and well-researched book that will contribute much to our understandings of the history of criminal justice in the South and urban life under Jim Crow." - Amy L. Wood, author of Lynching and Spectacle: Witnessing Racial Violence in America, 1880-1940"From the dustiest corners of law enforcement archives, Brandon Jett has unearthed the chilling history of southern white police departments that even in the middle of the 20th Century ruthlessly pursued the enforcement of degrading racial expectations, aiding the exploitation of African-American labor, and unjustly brutalizing and intimidating black citizens away from their civil, political and legal rights. This is the foundational story of why the Black Lives Matter movement is not just necessary but long overdue." - Douglas A. Blackmon, author of Slavery by Another Name: The Re-Enslavement of Black Americans from the Civil War to World War II, winner of the Pulitzer Prize
£27.00
MP-VIR Uni of Virginia Chasing Shadows
Book SynopsisIn this provocative predecessor to Fatal Politics, presidential tapes expert Ken Hughes provides a shocking new perspective on a pattern of illegal actions by Richard Nixon only partly exposed by the Watergate scandal. Going back to the final months of the Johnson administration, Hughes reveals how Nixon secretly undermined the Paris peace talks with the Vietnamese.
£13.46
Rowman & Littlefield The Justice Laboratory
Book Synopsis Examining how international criminal law hasand hasn''tbrought justice following war crimes in Africa Ever since World War II, the United Nations and other international actors have created laws, treaties, and institutions to punish perpetrators of genocide, war crimes, and crimes against humanity. These efforts have established universally recognized norms and have resulted in several high-profile convictions in egregious cases. But international criminal justice now seems to be a declining forceits energy sapped by long delays in prosecutions, lagging public attention, and a globally rising authoritarianism that disregards legal niceties. This book reviews five examples of international criminal justice as they have been applied across Africa, where brutal civil conflicts in recent decades resulted in varying degrees of global attention and action. The first three chapters examine key international mechanisms: the International Criminal Court, the Internati
£31.50
Facts On File The Encyclopedia of Crime Scene Investigation Facts on File Crime Library
Book SynopsisContains entries which cover various aspects of crime scene investigations, including ballistics, counterfeiting, forensic medicine, firearms, hijacking, identification, poisons, scandals, sex crimes, smuggling, tool marks, and trace evidence. This reference features case studies that highlight facets of criminal investigation.
£60.00
The University of Alabama Press The Klan Unmasked
Book SynopsisExamines the activities of Stetson Kennedy, and his infiltration and exposure of the KKK. ""Stetson Kennedy is our Nation’s No. 1 Klan-buster. He has done a painstaking and patriotic job in exposing the KKK. Everyone interested in the future of America should read his book.”--Drew Pearson, Washington Merry-Go-Round
£26.96
Prometheus The Handbook of Forensic Sexology
Book SynopsisCovering a range of legal and medical issues pertaining to the interconnection between law and sexual behaviour, this book examines the nature of paraphilic behaviour and the social framework within which some of it becomes illegal. It discusses topics including sodomy, paedophilia, incest, sexual abuse, rape, exhibitionism, and prostitution.Trade Review"... a superb tome of encyclopaedic scope encompassing the wide range of research on sexuality and its intersection with society's legal, judicial, and law enforcement systems...a welcome addition to the bookshelf of policy makers, educators, health care workers, therapists, lawyers, law enforcement officers, judges, and anyone with an interest in or need to deal with any aspect of forensic sexology." -- SIECUS Report
£93.75
Cambridge University Press Making Sense of Youth Crime
Book SynopsisThis Element provides a comparative empirical study of policing in the United States and France. It draws on ten years of field work to contend that the police in both countries should be thought about as an amalgam of five distinct professional cultures or 'intelligence regimes'.Table of Contents1. Introduction; 2. Our Methodology; 3. On the Notion of an Intelligence Regime; 4. How Similarities between French and American Intelligence Regimes Transcend Institutional Differences; 5. The Five Intelligence Regimes; 6. Tensions between Intelligence Regimes; 7. What Does Our Typology Have to Say about Intelligence-led Policing?; 8. Conclusion.
£17.00
Taylor & Francis Ltd NoBody Homicide Cases
Book SynopsisA practical guide for police, death investigators, and prosecutors, No-Body Homicide Cases: A Practical Guide to Investigating, Prosecuting, and Winning Cases When the Victim is Missing, Second Edition takes an expansive look at both the history of no-body murder cases and the best methods to investigate, solve, and bring them to court.How do you prove someone guilty of murder when the best and primary piece of evidencethe victim's bodyis missing? Exclusively dedicated to the investigation and prosecution of no-body homicide cases, this fully updated Second Edition provides the author's insight gained from investigating, consulting on, and trying scores of no-body cases throughout the United States. Taking readers step-by-step from the first days of a homicide investigation through the trial, the book explores the history of confessions and discloses the investigative techniques police must use to catch these cunning killers. Chapters review methods criminals haveTable of Contents1. Introduction 2. Background and Overview 3. The Early Investigative Phase 4. Investigation: Later Phase 5. Cold Case 6. Trial 7. No-Body Murder Case Statistics 8. Personality of a Murderer 9. Future 10. Common Features of a No-Body Murder Case 11. United States v. Harold Austin, A Case Study 12. Summary of All 576 No-Body Murder Trials in the United States Since the 1800s App A. No-Body Homicide Investigative Checklist App B. Key Word Index App C. State by State Cases App. D Model Arrest Warrant for No-Body Murder Case
£58.89
Pan Macmillan The Breach
Book SynopsisDenver Riggleman III is Virginia's 5th District Congressman, subject matter expert on data analytics for the Office of Secretary of Defense (OSD) and co-owner and Principal of Silverback Distillery, an award-winning, international acclaimed maker of whiskey.Denver served as a United States Air Force Intelligence Officer supporting the global war on terror in multiple capacities during his career as a Balkan and Eastern European strategic analyst. He was the co-founder and former CEO of a successful federal contracting company supporting military science and technology and advanced analysis. Denver is a distinguished graduate in Foreign Affairs from the University of Virginia.
£18.70
John Wiley and Sons Ltd Detecting Deception
Book SynopsisDetecting Deception offers a state-of-the-art guide to the detection of deception with a focus on the ways in which new cognitive psychology-based approaches can improve practice and results in the field.Trade Review"All practitioners, researchers, and consumers could benefit from reading this book. It is an excellent reference for most all items covered. As alternative technologies develop and improve, it behooves us to stay abreast and open-minded... I highly recommend this book to all examiners interested in improving their knowledge on cognitive approaches to interviewing, ethical interrogative strategies and avoiding false confessions." Mark Handler, American Polygraph Association Magazine, 2015Table of ContentsContributors vii Series Preface xi Introduction xv Acknowledgements xix SECTION I: Deception Detection: Established Approaches 1 1 Verbal Lie Detection Tools: Statement Validity Analysis, Reality Monitoring and Scientific Content Analysis 3 Aldert Vrij 2 New Findings in Non-Verbal Lie Detection 37 Charles F. Bond, Timothy R. Levine, and Maria Hartwig 3 The Polygraph: Current Practice and New Approaches 59 Ewout H. Meijer and Bruno Verschuere 4 Forensic Application of Event-Related Brain Potentials to Detect Guilty Knowledge 81 William G. Iacono 5 Deception Detection Using Neuroimaging 105 Giorgio Ganis SECTION II: Current Challenges 123 6 Exploring the Nature and Origin of Beliefs about Deception: Implicit and Explicit Knowledge among Lay People and Presumed Experts 125 Maria Hartwig and Pär Anders Granhag 7 Discriminating between True and False Intentions 155 Erik Mac Giolla, Pär Anders Granhag, and Aldert Vrij 8 Cross-Cultural Deception Detection 175 Paul J. Taylor, Samuel Larner, Stacey M. Conchie, and Sophie van der Zee SECTION III: Improving Lie Detection: New Approaches 203 9 A Cognitive Approach to Lie Detection 205 Aldert Vrij 10 The Strategic Use of Evidence Technique: A Conceptual Overview 231 Pär Anders Granhag and Maria Hartwig 11 Investigating Deception and Deception Detection with Brain Stimulation Methods 253 Giorgio Ganis 12 Detecting Deception Through Reaction Times 269 Bruno Verschuere, Kristina Suchotzki, and Evelyne Debey 13 Suspects’ Verbal Counter-Interrogation Strategies: Towards an Integrative Model 293 Pär Anders Granhag, Maria Hartwig, Erik Mac Giolla, and Franziska Clemens 14 Covert Detection of Deception 315 Eitan Elaad Index 339
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John Wiley & Sons Inc Using Analytics to Detect Possible Fraud
Book SynopsisDetailed tools and techniques for developing efficiency and effectiveness in forensic accounting Using Analytics to Detect Possible Fraud: Tools and Techniques is a practical overview of the first stage of forensic accounting, providing a common source of analytical techniques used for both efficiency and effectiveness in forensic accounting investigations. The book is written clearly so that those who do not have advanced mathematical skills will be able to understand the analytical tests and use the tests in a forensic accounting setting. It also includes case studies and visual techniques providing practical application of the analytical tests discussed. Shows how to develop both efficiency and effectiveness in forensic accounting Provides information in such a way that non-practitioners can easily understand Written in plain language: advanced mathematical skills are not required Features actual case studies using analyticalTable of ContentsPreface xi Acknowledgments xv Chapter 1: Overview of the Companies 1 The Four Companies 2 Company 1 2 Company 2 5 Company 3 8 Company 4 10 Summary 16 Chapter 2: The “Norm” and the “Forensic” Preliminary Analytics: Basics Everyone Should Know 19 Liquidity Ratios 20 Working Capital 21 Working Capital Index 21 Working Capital Turnover 22 Current Ratio 22 Case Studies: Liquidity Ratios 22 Profitability Ratios 25 Gross Profit 26 Gross Profit Margin 26 Stock Sales 26 Return on Equity 27 Case Studies: Profitability Ratios 27 Company 1 31 Horizontal Analysis 36 Company 1 36 Company 2 43 Company 3 50 Company 4 61 Vertical Analysis 66 Company 1 66 Company 2 70 Company 3 73 Company 4 79 Summary 79 Chapter 3: The Importance of Cash Flows and Cash Flow Statements 83 Cash Flows and Net Income 85 Company 1 87 Company 2 89 Company 3 92 Company 4 97 Other Cash Flow Techniques 100 Company 1 101 Company 2 104 Company 3 107 Company 4 114 Summary 117 Chapter 4: The Beneish M-Score Model 119 Company 1 124 Company 2 133 Company 3 143 Indices of the Primary Government 145 Indices of the Governmental Funds 151 Company 4 158 Summary 166 Notes 170 Chapter 5: The Accruals 171 Dechow–Dichev Accrual Quality 173 The Four Companies: Dechow–Dichev Model 175 Sloan’s Accruals 184 The Four Companies: Sloan’s Model 185 Jones Nondiscretionary Accruals 191 The Four Companies: Jones Model 192 Summary 196 Notes 198 Chapter 6: Analysis Techniques Using Historical Financial Statements and Other Company Information 199 The Piotroski F-Score Model 200 Company 1 203 Company 2 205 Company 3 207 Company 4 212 Lev–Thiagarajan’s 12 Signals 215 Company 1 220 Company 2 222 Company 3 225 Company 4 230 Summary 233 Notes 235 Chapter 7: Benford's Law, and Yes—Even Statistics 237 Benford’s Law 239 Company 1 243 Company 2 249 Company 3 255 Company 4 267 Simple Statistics 272 Company 1 277 Company 2 281 Company 3 284 Company 4 289 Summary 290 Note 292 Chapter 8: Grading the Four Companies 293 Company 1 294 Company 2 302 Company 3 310 Company 4 320 Summary 326 Bibliography 329 About the Author 331 Index 333
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Taylor & Francis Ltd (Sales) Evidencebased Investigative Interviewing
Book SynopsisThis volume reviews the application of cognitive research to investigative interviewing, revealing how principles of cognition, memory and social dynamics may increase the accuracy of eyewitness testimony. It has a wide audience in psychology, forensics, and disciplines such as epidemiology and gerontology.Table of Contents1. Fisher, R.P. & Geiselman, R. E. Expanding the Cognitive Interview to Non-Criminal Investigations 2. Bull, R., Paulo, R., & Albuquerque, P. The Impact of the Cognitive Interview in the UK and Recent Research in Portugal 3. Hope, L., & Gabbert, F. Expanding the Legacy of the Cognitive Interview: Developments and Innovations in Evidence-based Investigative Interviewing 4. Milne, R., Griffiths, A., Clarke, C., & Dando, C. The Cognitive interview – A Tiered Approach in the Real World 5. Altman, C., Schreiber Compo, N., Hagsand, A. V., & Evans, J. R. State of Intoxication: A Review of the Effects of Alcohol on Witnesses Memory 6. Mosser, A. E., & Evans, J. From the Police Station to the Hospital Bed: Using the Cognitive Interview to Enhance Epidemiological Interviewing 7.Vrij, A., & Nahari, G. The Verifiability Approach 8. Brandon, S. E., & Wells, S. Commonalities and Complementaries Among Science-based Interview Methods: Towards a Theory of Interrogation 9. Leins, D. A., & Zimmerman, L. A. Navigating the Interview: Judgment and Decision-making in Investigative Interviewing 10. Zajac, R. Mussa, M. Westra, N. J., & Powell, M. Multi-disciplinary Stakholder’s Views on Improving Investigative Interviews With Adult Sexual Assault Complainants 11. Lytle. N. E., Dickinson, J. J., & Poole, D. A. Techniques for Interviewing Reluctant Child Witnesses 12. Brubacher, S. P., & Earhart, B. Investigative Interviewing About Repeated Experiences 13. McCauley, M. R. & Santee A. Viewing the CI Through the Lens of Self Determination Theory
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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
John Wiley & Sons Fire Investigations for First Responders includes
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Orion Publishing Co Unmasking Lucy Letby
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Little, Brown Book Group The Commission
Book SynopsisIn a work of history that will make headlines, NEW YORK TIMES reporter Philip Shenon investigates the investigation of 9/11 and tells the inside story of the most important federal commission since the Warren Commission. Shenon uncovers startling new information about the inner workings of the 9/11 commission and its relationship with the Bush White House. THE COMMISSION will change our understanding of the 9/11 investivation - and of the attacks themselves.Trade ReviewShenon is a skilful writer and storyteller as well as a dogged reporter. He makes bureaucratic warfare exciting, because he has a keen grasp of human frailty and folly . . . [The Commission] is the real back story of 9/11 * Evan Thomas, New York TIMES *
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Little, Brown Book Group Ascension
Book Synopsis''One of our finest thriller writers'' Evening StandardA BBC2 BETWEEN THE COVERS BOOK CLUB PICK 2021''Oliver Harris is always pure quality'' Ian Rankin''A fascinating tale of modern espionage in a unique setting'' Irish IndependentThree friends from a mission many years ago reconnect when one of them dies in mysterious circumstances on remote Ascension Island. Rory Bannatyne had been tasked with tapping a new transatlantic data cable, but a day before he was due to return home he is found hanged. When Kathryn Taylor, on the South Atlantic MI5 desk, begs ex-spy Elliot Kane to go over and investigate, he can''t say no, but it''s an uneasy reintroduction to the intelligence game.Entirely isolated from the world, the disappearance of a young girl on the island at the same time as Rory''s death means local tensions are high. Elliot needs to discover what happened to her as well as to Rory. But the isTrade ReviewOne of the best new spy series continues with ex-spook Elliot Kane reluctantly back in harness to investigate the suspicious death of a former colleague on Ascension Island. First-class cloak-and-dagger stuff against an unusual backdrop -- Jake Kerridge * Daily Telegraph *A fascinating tale of modern espionage in a unique setting * Irish Independent *One of our finest thriller writers...Fans of his criminally underrated Belsey novels, about a corrupt London detective, will recognise some familiar themes, including a soft spot for heroic losers and an interest in the physical and mental remains of the Cold War. But it is the location that matters most of all, windswept and staffed by a mixtures of spooks, oddballs and drunks, and it will stay with you long after you close the book * Evening Standard *Harris evokes a powerful sense of place in a landscape where the elements turn out be a character in its own right and the intrigue developing as a result of his investigation quickly sets up a rather frantic and tense finale. A bloody good read! * Maxim Jakubowski, Crime Time *A twisty, propulsive spy thriller, all set against the vividly evoked hellscape of one of the most remote islands in the world * Irish Times *A corker...Harris expertly keeps the plates spinning while breathing thrilling life into the ex-pat community and its moon surface existence * Big Issue *Oliver Harris is always pure quality and I'm loving the hell out of his foray into the contemporary spy novel. Elegant and compulsive' * Ian Rankin, praise for A Shadow Intelligence *
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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
£33.00
Taylor & Francis Inc The Dynamics of Murder
Book SynopsisIn recent years, there has been a surge in school shootings, workplace homicides, hate violence, and deadly terrorist attacks in the United States. This has resulted in a greater focus on homicidal behavior, its antecedents, ways to recognize warning signs of at-risk victims and offenders, and preventive measures. It has also led to increased efforts by lawmakers to create and pass tough crime legislation as well as improved federal, state, and local law enforcement response to murder and other violent crimes. The Dynamics of Murder: Kill or Be Killed is a multifaceted probe of murder offenses, offenders, victims, and characteristics of homicide in American society. This book breaks new ground in homicide studies by examining issues generally ignored or neglected among researchers. Topics include murders occurring in the workplace and in schools, those perpetrated by gangs and terrorists, those incited by bias, and intimate and intrafamilial murders. TTrade Review"The Dynamics of Murder: Kill or Be Killed is a compelling new examination of homicide by award winning literary criminologist R. Barri Flowers. Mr. Flowers provides an academically rigorous, highly informative and very readable analysis of the complexities of murder and its causes. He offers vivid case studies of murder to complement this well researched criminology text. Mr. Flowers' clear and concise writing style make this important new book a terrific addition to the classroom and home library."—Scott Bonn, Ph.D., Professor of Criminology at Drew University and Media Analyst"This sweeping survey, covering every conceivable aspect of a vitally important subject, is an indispensable sourcebook for anyone interested in American homicide, from law-enforcement professionals to armchair criminologists. For a book so packed with data, it is also a consistently fascinating read, beautifully conceived and organized, and written in the lucid, vigorous style that his fans have to expect from R. Barri."—Harold Schechter, Professor of American Literature and Culture at Queens College and Bestselling Author of The Serial Killer FilesTable of ContentsThe Dynamics of Murder. The Nature of Murder. Firearms, Substance Abuse, and Murder. Murder and the Criminal Justice System. Domestic Murder. Intimate Homicide. Infanticide. Parricide. Other Intrafamilial Homicide. Interpersonal and Societal Murder. Workplace Homicide. Bias-Motivated Homicide. Terrorism and Murder. Internet and Murder. Youth and Murder. Youth Gangs and Homicide. School Killings. Types of Killers. Sexual Killers. Serial Killers. Mass Murderers. Self-Killers. Case Studies of Murder. Gerald and Charlene Gallego. Sahel Kazemi. Byran Koji Uyesugi. Charles Stuart. Sarah Marie Johnson. Explanations for Murder. Criminal Homicide Theories. Bibliography. About The Author. Index. List of Figures.
£94.99
Rowman & Littlefield Forensics in America
Book SynopsisHere is the story of the process by which competitive speech and debate evolved in the United States during the 20th Century. This authoritative history shows how forensics, as practiced in the United States, was an uneasy fusion of contradictory premises that began as a significant part of the tradition of American public address: The need for preparing students to participate in democratic governance in conflict with a student's need to express personal and competitive impulses. Forensics represented a push and pull between an activity simultaneously considered to be both a public and a private good. The book:identifies the themes and trends of American forensics within an overarching chronological framework; reveals the impact of American forensics on the communication discipline, as well as America's social and educational systems; concentrates on the elements of social history that contributed to organizational development, leadership, and politics; and, provides a base line refleTrade ReviewThrough an examination of written histories and other materials, communication scholars Michael Bartanen and Robert Littlefield deliver the first historical account of the evolution of forensics in the US. The authors identify the systemic variables affecting this evolution, including the cultural dimensions of forensics activities. In part 1, they trace the historical context of the practice of forensics from the era of public oratory through the era of technology. In part 2, they address the pedagogical growth and development of competitive forensics. And in the third and last part, they focus on the sociocultural dimensions of the field. In a particularly compelling chapter, the authors discuss "absent histories" and offer a holistic understanding of African American participation in forensics in the US. The helpful tables the authors provide allow readers to more easily comprehend dense and complicated material. As the first work to trace how forensics undergirds the tradition of American public address, this book is an invaluable resource. Summing Up: Highly recommended. Lower-division undergraduates through faculty and professionals. * CHOICE *Forensics in America should be in every department library, on every professor’s bookshelf, and in every student competitor's backpack. -- James Copeland, Executive Director-Emeritus, National Forensic LeagueThe authors are the experts in the field. They develop a coherent and important argument. This is the first comprehensive history of American forensics and I predict it will stand as the history of forensics for the next 100 years. -- David A. Frank, Professor of Rhetoric, University of OregonForensics in America: A History does an excellent job of starting at the formation of forensics and describes its growth and role in America. It also explains the link between forensics and the formation of communication departments and forensic organizations. -- Gina Jensen, Assistant Director of Forensics and Debate, Webster UniversityThe history is vital to the activity, but much of what is known, especially what is known to younger coaches/directors is myth - passed on because one person five years ago did something. This history clears up many of the myths. The major strength of this book includes the research and the explanations. Forensics in America is very clear and follows a logical progression. If you are interested in learning about the history of forensic activity, or teaching it, this book is a necessary component. -- Nina-Jo Moore, Professor of Communication, Appalachian State UniversityTable of ContentsTable of Contents List of Tables Preface Acknowledgements Chapter 1: An Introduction to the Study of American Forensics In the 20th Century The Importance of Historical-Critical Research in Forensics The Broad Outline of a Historical Study of American Forensics The Focus of This Text and Assumptions Guiding Our Analysis Forensics is Epistemic Forensics is Rhetorical Combining the Epistemic and Rhetorical Assumptions and Themes of this Analysis Theme One: The History of American Forensics Theme Two: The Relationship between Collegiate and High School Forensics Theme Three: Forensics as a Promise and Consequence of American Education Theme Four: Forensics as a Resilient and Enduring Education Form Theme Five: The Relationship between Forensics and the Communication Discipline The Plan of the Book References Part I: The Historical Context of Forensics Practice Chapter 2: The Public Oratory Era Forensics in the Pre-Competitive Era Early Debating The Literary Society The Social and Historical Forces Shaping American Life and Education A Brief Overview of the Public Oratory Era The Progressive Era Voluntary Associations for Civic Engagement The Role of Education in Citizenship Training The Influence of Higher Education on the Growth of Forensics The Characteristics of the Public Oratory Era of Forensics The Role of Students The Prominence Afforded by Forensics Participation Forensics and the Local Community Audience-Centered Focus The Emergence of Organizational Structures The Nature of Forensics Practice in the Public Oratory Era The Emergence of Forensics Models The Consolidation of Forensics Practices Conclusion References Chapter 3: The Technical Era The Changing University: Science, Technology, and Government Intervention Changes in the Student Body Makeup Growth in Graduate Education Government Involvement in Educational Policy The Uneasy Relationship between Practicality and Intellectualism Forensics Practice in the Two Periods of the Technical Era Trends During the Technical Era Competitive Emphasis Replaced the Educational Emphasis Forensics as a Private Good Replacing Forensics as a Public Good Invention and Style Dominate Competitive Forensics Effects of the Shift to the Technical Era Fractionalization of Shared Norms and Values Marginalization within the Academic Community andthe Communication Discipline Conclusion References Chapter 4: Organizational Structures and their Influence on Forensics Practice The Role of Honorary Societies in Organizing Forensics The Importance of Social and Fraternal Organizations as an Organizing Model Delta Sigma Rho Tau Kappa Alpha Pi Kappa Delta Development of Regional Units Introduction of the Tournament Format A National Resolution for Debate The Role of Honorary Organizations in Promoting Forensics Scholarship An Overview of Scholarship about Forensics Education versus Competition The Influence of Organizational Philosophies Philosophical versus Practical Centrality to the Discipline Shift from Community to Individual Implications of Forensics Scholarhsip An Analysis of Forensics Organizational Typology and Behavior Transition from Introversion to Extroversion Changes in Higher Education The Effects of Competition Organizational Turmoil during the Technical Era Selection of the Recognition of Communist China Debate Topic The Emergence of National Championships in Individual Speaking The Zero-Sum Competitive Environment Significant Examples of Extroverted-Expansive Forensics Organizations The Rise of Specialization The Emergence of New Debate Organizations Conclusion References Part II: The Tensions Shaping the Evolution of Forensics Chapter 5: Tensions that Shaped the Evolution of Forensics The Population of the Forensics Community The Inherency of Competition in Forensics Debating Both Sides of the Resolution Decision versus No-Decision Debating Audience and Lay Judges versus Expert Critic Judging The Introduction of the Tournament The North Central Association Threat Summary Impacts and Implications of Competition Student Interest A Split in the Ranks Forensics Scholarship Competition Led to Specialization Conclusion References Chapter 6: Departmental and Disciplinary Tensions Shaping Forensics Academic Debate and the Emergence of Speech as a Discipline The Foundations of the Speech Discipline The Influence of Student Interest Motivation for the Separation of Speech from English Perceived inferiority Public demand Disciplinary marginalization The Formation of the National Association of Teachers of Public Speaking The Marginalization of Forensics Summary The Discussion Movement’s Impact on Debate Background on the Discussion Movement The Trojan Horse of Citizenship Training Debate vs. Discussion as Preparation for Civic Engagement Supremacy versus Co-existence Impact on Forensics Summary Conclusion References Chapter 7: High School Forensics: The Growth and Development of Competitive ForensicsThe Influence of Adult Education Movements on Forensics Lyceums Chautauqua Programming The Extension Movement Efforts to Serve Rural America University Extension Efforts The Emergence of Statewide Competitive Forensics Activities Texas - A Representative Example Triangulation National Federation of High Schools Activities Associations The National Forensic League Brief Early History Aims of the NFL Features of the NFL Democratic participation Focus on the public NFL’s Impact on High School Forensics The Impetus for the National Catholic Forensic League The Impacts of the National High School Leagues The Impact of Collegiate Forensics The National Federation of High School Activities Associations Additional Quasi-Competitive Opportunities Conclusion References Part III: Socio-Cultural Dimensions Contributing to the Evolution of Forensics Chapter 8: The Social Dimensions of Forensics The Justificatory Overemphasis on Intellectual Benefits of Forensics Training Forensics as Play Play is Self-Chosen and Self-Directed Play is Activity where Means are More Valued than Ends Play has Rules not Dictated by Necessity but Emanating from the Participants Play is Imaginative, Non-literal, and Mentally Removed from “Real” Life Play involves an Active, Alert, but Non-stressed Frame of Mind Three Dimensions of Forensics as Play Simulation Socialization Community and Conversation Creation of Social Capital During the Public Oratory Era The Role of Students A Position of Celebrity An Emphasis on Local Prominence A Focus on the Audience Creation of Social Capital During the Technical Era The Fun of Critical Thinking Toulmin’s Model The Changing Nature of Forensics as Fun The Downside of Forensics as Play Conclusion References Chapter 9: “The Other” in Forensics: The African American Experience The Exclusion of African Americans The African American Educational Experience The African American Forensic Experience Literary Societies Intercollegiate Debate Forensics in the Public Oratory Era Characteristics of forensics at non-HBCUs Characteristics of forensics at HBCUs Summary Forensics in the Scientific/Technical Era Characteristics of forensics at non-HBCUs Characteristics of forensics at HBCUs Urban Debate Leagues The Activity Kritik Summary Reflections on Forensics and the Other Conclusion References Chapter 10: The “Other” Sex: Women and the Forensics Experience Women and the Forensic Community Context for the Education of Women Exclusion of Girls and Women Limited Educational Opportunities Segregated colleges developed to Teach Women General Treatment of Women in Higher Education Brief Chronology of Women’s Entry into Forensics Barriers for Women in Forensics Separate contests for Wen and Women The Value of Women in Forensics was Misplaced The Perceived Limited Capacity of Women Illegitimacy of Women as High-level Competitors The Perceived Sexual Vulnerability of Women Perceived Role for Women in policymaking orLeadership Positions Conclusion References Chapter 11: Reflections on a Century of Forensics in America The Social Construction of Forensics Critical Stance Toward Existing Order Influence of History and Culture The Act of Communication The Mix of Knowledge and Social Interaction A Post-Modern Era? Multiple Frameworks A Decline in the Number of Career Professionals Impact of New Technologies Summary The Epistemic Nature of Forensics References
£54.00
Amberley Publishing Convicted
Book SynopsisA fascinating array of cases that helped shape British criminal history. Britain has long been a leader in crime-fighting technology and forensic science, and this is the story of how technology and techniques have developed over the years.
£13.49
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
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McFarland & Co Inc Murder Files from Scotland Yard and the Black
Book Synopsis From the files of Scotland Yard''s Black Museum (open only to police officers) come true crime stories of some of the most infamous murder cases of the 19th and 20th centuries--the Lambeth Poisoner, baby farmer Amelia Elizabeth Dyer, the Gentleman Vampire of Bournemouth, the Brides in the Bath Murders, the Rillington Place murders and many others. Along the way, investigators pass a number of crime-solving milestones, included the first use of fingerprint technology, the early use of photography and the first time The Yard enlisted the press to help hunt down a killer.
£20.89
McFarland & Co Inc Guns and College Homicide
Book Synopsis At a time when mass shootings in schools and other public spaces have become commonplace, it might seem surprising that American college campuses are not magnets for murderers but sanctuaries from them. Because of remarkably effective gun-safe policies, deaths by firearms on college campuses are 1,000 times less frequent than in the U.S. public at large. Drawing on crime data submitted in compliance with the Clery Act and public reports of those crimes, this study inventories every documented homicide at a U.S. college or university between 2001 and 2016, making a compelling argument for using gun-safe campuses as guides for broader public safety.
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McFarland & Co Inc Law Enforcement in American Cinema 18941952
Book Synopsis Widespread law enforcement or formal policing outside of cities appeared in the early 20th century around the same time the early film industry was developing--the two evolved in tandem, intersecting in meaningful ways. Much scholarship has focused on portrayals of the criminal in early American cinema, yet little has been written about depictions of the criminal''s antagonist. This history examines how different on-screen representations shifted public perception of law enforcement--initially seen as a suspicious or intrusive institution, then as a power for the common good.Trade Review"Law Enforcement in American Cinema delivers a short but very rewarding title." - popcultureshelf.comTable of Contents Acknowledgments Introduction I. Early Twentieth-Century Law Enforcement and Cinema II. Just the Facts: The Police in Short Early Silent-Era Film III. Cops in Silent-Era Feature Film: Traffic in Souls (1913), Easy Street (1917) and Cops (1922) IV. Enforcing the Law in the "Talkies" V. Shadows of Law Enforcement in Film Noir Coda: Law Enforcement in Early Twentieth-Century Film: From a Subject of Suspicion to a Power for the Common Good Filmography Chapter Notes Bibliography Index
£27.54
McFarland & Co Inc Storefront Sting
Book Synopsis This thrilling story memorializes one of the most dangerous--and successful--series of undercover operations conducted by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives. Written by the special agent who took these operations from disrupting small time fencing schemes to infiltrating major criminal organizations, this book is the first story of these secretive operations. During the operation''s run from 2006 to 2014, Lou Valoze''s fictitious businesses allowed his team of undercover agents to take thousands of weapons out of circulation and millions of dollars of drugs off the street. Through these covert storefront operations, the author developed a unique investigative blueprint for removing guns from the hands of violent felons and drug dealers. This book also explores the dark reality of living a double life and how it becomes difficult to tell the difference between the good guys and bad guys.Table of ContentsForeword by Javier PeñaIntroductionOne. Going UndercoverTwo. Colur TymeThree. Street TheaterFour. Stolen TeethFive. All for One GuySix. Statesboro BluesSeven. PeteyEight. Operation ThunderboltNine. The SpiderwebTen. Hiding in Plain SlightEleven. The TakedownTwelve. The RussiansThirteen. WaliFourteen. Operation PulaskiFifteen. The Deal RoomSixteen. The Big ShowSeventeen. Internal AffairsEighteen. False AccusationsIndex
£14.24
Taylor & Francis Inc Cold Case Homicides
Book SynopsisThis book, now in its second edition, is the first and most exhaustive text covering the still growing popularity of cold case investigations which locate perpetrators and free the innocent. The new edition adds approximately 80 pages of content, including material on clandestine graves and investigating cold gang cases. The book merges theory with practice through the use of case histories, photographs, illustrations and checklists that convey essential, fundamental concepts while providing a strong, practical basis for the investigative process.Table of ContentsDedicationAcknowledgementsPrefaceIntroductionChapter One: The Cold Case ProblemR.H. WaltonChapter Two: Case File ReviewR.H. Walton Chapter Three: Read the Book: Learn the CaseR.H. Walton Chapter Four: Investigation R.H. Walton Chapter Five: Long Term Missing Persons and No-Body HomicidesR.H. Walton Chapter Six: Prosecution of Cold Cases Ann Marie SchubertChapter Seven: Vicap, Hits, and TracKRS R.H. Walton Chapter Eight: Criminal Justice Information Services and NCIC R.H. Walton Chapter Nine: Interviewing Senior Citizens R.H. Walton Chapter Ten: Death Certificate, Obituary and Coroner’s Inquest R.H. Walton Chapter Eleven: Cold Case Investigation Units R.H. Walton Chapter Twelve: Media in Cold Case Investigation R.H. Walton Chapter Thirteen: Friction Skin Impressions Edward PalmaChapter Fourteen: Automated Fingerprint Identification Systems Peter KomarinskiChapter Fifteen: From Serology to DNA in Cold Case Investigations Mike GrubbChapter Sixteen: Trace Evidence in Cold Case InvestigationsJay HenryChapter Seventeen: National Missing and Unidentified Persons Database Thomas Dibase and R.H. WaltonChapter Eighteen: Combined DNA Index System (CODIS) Connie MiltonChapter Ninteen: National Integrated Ballistic Information NetworkKatharine DyerChapter Twenty: Forensic Anthropology in Cold CasesMadeline HinkesChapter Twenty-One: Forensic Dentistry in Cold Cases Norman Sperber and Anthony R. CardozaChapter Twenty-Two: Forensic Exhumation R. H. WaltonChapter Twenty-Three: Criminal Investigative Analysis in Cold Case InvestigationsSharon Pagaling HaganChapter Twenty-Four: Warming Up with Wiretaps Robert P. HickeyChapter Twenty-Five: Bloodstain Pattern Analysis in Homicide Cold Case Investigations Tom BevelChapter Twenty-Six: Blood Enhancement Rod EnglertChapter Twenty-Seven: Forensic Document ExaminationMarie DurinaChapter Twenty-Eight: Forensic Art in Cold Cases Karen TaylorChapter Twenty-Nine: Polygraph in Cold CasesPaul ReddenChapter Thirty: Geographic Profiling in Cold Cases Kim RossmoChapter Thirty-One: ‘Who You Know’: Resources in Cold Case Investigations R.H. WaltonConcluding ThoughtsIndex
£109.25
