Criminal investigation and detection Books
Rowman & Littlefield Americas Sherlock Holmes
Book SynopsisWilliam Burns is best known as America's Sherlock Holmes' and became director at the Bureau of Investigation, to be immediately followed by J. Edgar Hoover. But before he became director, Burns had a long, highly publicized career as a government detective for the Secret Service, then as the head of the famed Burns International Detective Agency, which he founded after leaving government service. These successes encouraged Burns to start his own agency and he successfully competed with his hated rival, the Pinkerton Detective Agency. He was a public hero for many years (except among labor union men who remembered his questionable tactics in the notorious McNamara case involving the bombing of the Los Angeles Times). But to the general populace, he was a white knight protecting the public interest until he disgraced his government office.
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Taylor & Francis Inc Criminal Enterprise Investigation
Book SynopsisMany cities, towns, and municipalities across the United States have criminal organizations operating within their jurisdictions. This book gives the investigator a guide to probing, evaluating, and analyzing local criminal organizations, with the goal of disrupting and dismantling criminal operations. Subjects covered include investigative field techniques, identification of enterprise vulnerabilities, and an in-depth look into FBI task forces. Intended for law enforcement and other criminal justice professionals, Criminal Enterprise Investigation provides readers with a critical how to guide to overcoming criminal enterprise in their communities. Features: Provides step-by-step guide to dismantling criminal organizations Includes real-life examples of successful investigations Covers a wide range of criminal groups, including domestic terrorists, drug cartels, gangs, white-collar criminals, and robbery and extoTrade Review"Overall, the book achieves exactly what the author hoped to accomplish. It provides guidance on establishing a multi-agency task force, as well as investigative steps to use for dismantling a criminal enterprise." - Michael Rogan, PCI, senior investigator with Charter Communications Table of ContentsChapter 1: Introduction - How to Identify, Disrupt, and Dismantle an Enterprise Section I: BEGIN Chapter 2: BackgroundChapter 3: Identify the ProblemChapter 4: Build Law Enforcement Working GroupChapter 5: Basic TrainingChapter 6: Engage the Community. Section II: INTELLIGENCE Chapter 7: Define EnterpriseChapter 8: Develop an Organizational ChartChapter 9: Research Criminal ActivityChapter 10: Informants and SourcesChapter 11: FinancesChapter 12: Vulnerabilities. Section III: ACTION Chapter 13: Formalize Task ForceChapter 14: Target Leaders and their SuccessorsChapter 15: DisruptionChapter 16: DismantlementChapter 17: Warnings/Cautions
£128.25
Taylor & Francis Inc Scientific Examination of Documents
Book SynopsisRevised and expanded to reflect the most recent innovations in the field, The Scientific Examination of Documents, Fourth Edition is a handy, accessible volume detailing current best-practices for forensic document examination. Since the first edition published in 1989, there have been drastic changes in the field of forensic document examinationboth from the use of the analytic techniques available to the professional examinerand the changes to technology in office and printing equipment and inks. The purpose of analyzing any material used in the production of a questioned document, such as an ink or a piece of paper, is to compare it with another material elsewhere in the questioned document itselfor on another documentto determine whether or not they share a common origin. There may also be a need to provide information for the investigator about the possible origins of the document. This latest edition reflects the myriad changes and advTable of ContentsPreface xiiiAcknowledgments xvAuthors xvii1 Introduction 1Scientific Method 1Analytical Methods 1Documents 3Document Examiners 5Qualifications and Training 6Objects of This Book 7Literature on Document Examination 8Books 8Journals 8Research and Development 9References 102 Handwriting: The Variations between NormalWritings 11Introduction 11Variations in Writing 12Block Capital Writing 12Methods of Construction 13Determination of Pen Movement 15Ink Lines 16Striations 16Proportion of Letters 16Proportions of Letters within Words 18Numerals 18Cursive Writing 19Development of Cursive Writing 19Interpersonal Differences 20K29222_Book.indb 5 4/7/2018 4:06:39 PMvi ContentsMethods of Construction and Proportion of IndividualLetters 20Variations within Words 22Disconnected Script 22Signatures 22Layout 23Variations within the Writings of One Person 24Use of Different Letter Forms by One Writer 25Personal and Style Characteristics 25The Significance of Variations between Writers 25Spelling Mistakes, Text Analysis, and Other Variables 27Non-Roman Scripts 28Classification of Handwritings 29Pattern Recognition Techniques 29References 30Further Reading 313 Handwriting: Accidental and DeliberateModification 35Introduction 35Accidental Variation of Handwriting 35Writing Instruments 35Writing Position 37Health of Writer 38Guided Hand Signatures 39Drugs and Alcohol 39Impairment of Vision 40Deliberate Variation of Handwriting 40Disguised Writings 41Difficulties of Disguising Writing 42Disguised Signatures 43Simulated Writings 44Freehand Simulation 44Slowly Made Simulations 45Simulations of Poorly Made Signatures 46Coincidental Matches and Signatures 46Rapidly Made Simulations 47Traced Signatures 47Introduction of Features of the Copier 50References 51Further Reading 51K29222_Book.indb 6 4/7/2018 4:06:39 PMContents vii4 Handwriting: The Purposes and Principles ofScientific Examination 53Introduction 53Amateur Experts 53Scientific Method 54Other Aspects of Forensic Science 55Comparison of Handwriting 56Consideration of Similarities 56The Possibility of Chance Match 57The Possibility of Simulation 57Subjectivity 58Common Authorship 59Qualified Conclusions 59Limited Populations 60Consideration of Differences 60Consistent Differences 61Other Reasons for Differences 62Similarities with Differences 63Disguise 63Simulation 64Simulations or Ill Health 65Traced Writings 66Identification of the Writer ofSimulations 67Inconclusive Examinations 68Complexities of Handwriting Comparisons 68Inconsistent Known Writings 68Complex Cases 69Multiple Suspects 70Reproduced Writing 70Unfamiliar Scripts 71Statements 73Expressing Conclusions 73Qualified Conclusions 74Scales of Conclusions 75Clarity of Expression 76Quality 77References 78Further Reading 79K29222_Book.indb 7 4/7/2018 4:06:39 PMviii Contents5 Handwriting: The Collection of Samples 83Introduction 83Known Writings 83Request Specimens 83Like with Like 84Adequate Material 84Taking of Samples 85Avoidance of Disguise 86Samples of Writing of the Target Writer 87Course of Business Writings 87Sources 88Signatures 88Verification of Course-of-Business Writings 89Request and Course-of-Business Writings 89Further Reading 906 Typewriting and Typescripts 91Introduction 91Typewriting 91Typeface 92Letter Spacing 93Typeface Collections 93Linking Typewriting to a Machine 94Typewriter Faults 95Other Faults 96Comparison of Typescript 97Methods 97Comparison of Images 98The Significance of Differences 98The Significance of Similarities 99Dating of Typewritings 100The Collection of Samples 100Connecting Factors Other Than Typescript 102Ribbon Composition 104Erasure of Typewriting 104Other Examinations of Typewritten Documents 105Dating of Typewritten Documents 105Added Typescript 106Identification of a Typist 106References 108Further Reading 108K29222_Book.indb 8 4/7/2018 4:06:39 PMContents ix7 The Materials of Handwritten Documents:Substances and Techniques 111Introduction 111Light 112Examination of Color 112Absorbance 113Spectroscopy Techniques 113Luminescence 115Paper 116Manufacture of Paper 117Testing of Paper 117Nondestructive Tests 118Visual Comparison 118Absorbance 119Luminescence 119Destructive Tests 120Comparison of Paper 122Mechanical Fits 122Watermarks 123Dating of Paper 124Envelopes 125Writing Materials 125Pencils 126Inks 126Liquid Inks 127Ballpoint Inks 127Fiber-Tipped, Rollerball, and Gel Pens 127The Examination of Inks 128Visual Examination 129The Examination of Inks Using Filtered LightTechniques—Absorbance 130Detection of Infrared Radiation 132Infrared Absorption 132Ultraviolet and Visible Light Luminescence 134Infrared Luminescence 135Comparison of Inks Using Infrared Luminescence 136Erasures 138Obliterations 139Other Luminescence Effects 140Destructive Techniques 141Sampling 141K29222_Book.indb 9 4/7/2018 4:06:39 PMx ContentsChemical Tests 142Chromatography 143Thin-Layer Chromatography 143High-Performance Liquid Chromatography 145Other Components of Ink 145Further Techniques 146Relative Aging of Ballpoint Inks 146Dating of Inks 147References 147Further Reading 1498 The Examination of Printed and PhotocopiedDocuments 153Introduction 153Traditional Printing Methods 154Letterpress Printing 154Lithography 154Gravure 155Raised Printing 156Screen Printing 156Identification of Printing Methods 157Letterpress 157Lithography 157Gravure 158Printing Inks 158Methods of Examination 158Identification of the Source of Printed Material 159Office Printing 160Nonimpact Printing Methods 162Inkjet Printers 162Ink Delivery 163Inks 164Examination of Inkjet Printers 165Electrostatic Printers: Laser Printers and Photocopiers 166Photocopying 166Electrostatic Printing (Xerography) 166Laser Printing 167The Examination of Photocopies 167Photocopy Toners 167Machine Characteristics 168Linking a Photocopy with a Photocopier 169The Identification of the Origins of a Photocopy 170K29222_Book.indb 10 4/7/2018 4:06:39 PMContents xiFacsimile Machines 171Fraudulent Photocopies 172Other Printing Methods 173Dot-Matrix Machines 174Stamped Impressions 175Rubber Stamps 176Printing Sets 177Stamp-Pad Inks 178Dry Transfer Methods 178Miscellaneous Machine Printers 179References 180Further Reading 1819 Incidental Marks and Other ScientificExaminations 185Introduction 185Indented Impressions 185Detection of Indentation Impressions 186Oblique Lighting 186Shading 186Electrostatic Detection 186Secondary Impressions 190Fingerprints and DNA on Documents 191Damage to Documents 192Folds and Creases 192Staples and Paper clips 192Deliberate Damage 194Charred Documents 194Matted Documents 195Shredded Documents 195Erasures and Obliterations 196Altered Envelopes 197The Examination of Adhesives 199The Examination of Passports 199Crossed Lines and Sequencing of Writings 201Liquid Ink Sequencing 201Ballpoint Inks 202Offset Marks 203Pencil Lines 204Wax Crayon Lines 204Sequencing of Indented Impressions and Writings 204Sequencing of Office Printing 206K29222_Book.indb 11 4/7/2018 4:06:39 PMxii ContentsReferences 206Further Reading 20710 The Functions of Imaging in DocumentExamination and Other Special Techniques 211Imaging 211Record Imaging 211Recording Invisible Radiations 212The Use of Filters 213Imaging for Demonstration Charts 214Examination of Photographs as Questioned Documents 215Live Viewing Techniques 216Processing 217Optical Microscopes 218Comparison Microscopes 219Scanning Electron Microscopy 219Further Reading 22111 Document Examination in Court 223Introduction 223The Conduct of the Witness 223Dress 224Manner of Giving Evidence 224Technical Evidence 224The Role of Counsel 225Conferences 225Cross-Examination 225Further Examinations 227Opposing Experts 228Incompetent Examiners 229Presentation of Handwriting Evidence 229Demonstration Charts 230Evidence Other Than Handwriting 232Special Photography 232Differences in Inks 233Indented Impressions 233Mechanical Fits 234Further Reading 234Index 237
£128.25
Taylor & Francis Inc Practical Bomb Scene Investigation
Book SynopsisNow in its Third Edition, Practical Bomb Scene Investigation explores the investigative process that improvised explosive device (IED) specialists undertake at the scene of an explosion. Providing easy-to-understand, step-by-step procedures for managing and processing a bomb scene, it enables investigators to find the evidence and then make sense of what is found. The book is not only a roadmap on how to find and collect evidence and assess the scene, but also provides instruction on identifying the bombmaker''s signature through latent print, DNA, explosive residue, metallurgical, and toolmark examination and forensic analysis.Trade Review"Tom Thurman’s Practical Bomb Scene Investigation provides basic and practical knowledge, enhanced by case studies, his extensive personal experiences and lessons learned. The third edition is the most updated, detailed and relevant guide for post blast investigations." – Chief Superintendent (ret.) Michael Cardash, Former Deputy Head of Israel National Police Bomb Disposal Division "Practical Bomb Scene Investigation has become a standard in the field for a reason. James T. Thurman writes from the unique perspective of a practitioner who has worked some of the highest profile bombing cases in US history. He brings a unique voice which blends technical explanations applied through a pragmatic perspective. This text is a valuable reference for academics and responders alike." – Dr. Kirk Yeager"Professor Thurman’s book is an essential guide for explosion investigators. It is comprehensive, detailed and a fabulous reference guide. No explosion scene investigator should be without it." – Richard Hahn, FBI Retired, Crime Scene Manager at Oklahoma City Bombing"Practical Bomb Scene Investigation, Second Edition is currently required reading for the IABTI Certified International Post Blast Investigators (CIPBI) Certification Program. This third edition will be a welcome addition. I am impressed with the attention to detail and increased references and this text is a must for bomb technicians and investigators. I highly recommend this book for anyone who is looking to expand their knowledge in the explosive field and post blast investigations." – Jake Bohi CIPBI, Phoenix Police Department Bomb Squad (Retired), International Association of Bomb Technicians and Investigators Assistant International Director, Professional Certification Program ChairmanTable of ContentsDedicationAcknowledgementsAbout the AuthorForwardIntroductionChapter One: Explosion Theory and DynamicsChapter Two: Identification and Recognition of Commercial, Improvised, and Military ExplosivesChapter Three: Improvised Explosive Device Components: Pre- and Post-Blast IdentificationChapter Four: Investigation of the Explosion Scene and Collection of EvidenceChapter Five: Bomb Scene Investigator and Weapons of Mass DestructionChapter Six: Introduction to the Identification of Military OrdnanceChapter Seven: Capabilities of the Forensic Laboratory: Reading the Bomber’s SignatureChapter Eight: Tactical Post-Blast InvestigationAppendix A: Chart of Explosive ProductsAppendix B: United States and Foreign Names of Explosives, Part I and Part IIAppendix C: Access Control LogAppendix D: Guidelines for the Prevention of Contamination of Explosives EvidenceAppendix E: Personnel Resources for the Bomb Scene InvestigationAppendix F: Supplies and Equipment for the Bomb Scene InvestigationAppendix G: Administrative WorksheetAppendix H: Narrative DescriptionAppendix I: Evidence Recovery LogAppendix J: Latent Print Lift LogAppendix K: Photographic LogAppendix L: Diagram LogAppendix M: Explosive Residue Swabbing InstructionsAppendix N: Standard Military Ordnance Color Coding SystemAppendix O: Bomb Threat Stand-Off DistancesAppendix P: Table of Bioterrorism Agent PropertiesAppendix Q: Table of Chemical Agent PropertiesGlossaryIndex
£109.25
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Simester and Sullivan’s Criminal Law: Theory and
Book Synopsis'... undoubtedly a first-rate companion for any undergraduate or post-graduate law course.’ John Taggart, Criminal Law Review This outstanding account of modern English criminal law combines detailed exposition and analysis of the law with a careful exploration of its theoretical underpinnings. Primarily, it is written for undergraduate students of criminal law, covering all subjects taught at undergraduate level. The book’s philosophical approach ensures students have a deeper understanding of the law that goes beyond a purely doctrinal knowledge As a result, over its numerous editions, it has become required reading for many criminal law courses. The 8th edition covers all statutory law including the Assaults on Emergency Workers Act 2018 and Domestic Abuse Act, s 71. Case law discussions now cover: Grant (complicity); Barton (dishonesty); Broughton, Field, Kuddus, and Rebelo (homicide) and AG’s Ref (No 1 of 2020) (sexual offences).Trade Review[This] textbook remains one of, if not the, leading criminal law textbooks in England and Wales. It is one of few textbooks available that engages in a detailed exposition of the doctrinal criminal law while simultaneously engaging with the criminal law’s theoretical underpinnings. * Dr Daniel Bansal, Leicester Law School *Simester and Sullivan’s Criminal Law is my ‘go-to’ textbook, combining rigorous analysis of criminal law doctrine with sophisticated theoretical analysis. * Dr Jennifer Collins, Associate Professor in Law, University of Bristol Law School *Excellent and thorough discussion, with very useful updates for the last couple of years, especially Broughton. -- Christopher Cowley * University College Dublin *I'm very happy with this text - it is incisive, opinionated, and challenging. -- Mark Dsouza * University College London *This book is a thorough exploration of a number of key offences and defences in Criminal Law. There is an excellent level of detail and analysis of important contemporary debates and issues in the area. This is particularly suitable for strong students. -- Laura Graham * Northumbria University *The book is an excellent resource, a refreshing take for those who treasure the importance of theory. -- Lucas Miotto * Leeds Beckett University *
£40.84
Kendall/Hunt Publishing Co ,U.S. Criminal Investigation: A Practitioner's Approach
Book SynopsisA major difference between Criminal Investigation: A Practitioner's Approach by Ernie Dorling and many of the other fine introductory books on criminal investigation is that this book aims to aid the student in walking and building the foundation of basic knowledge necessary to pursue a more advanced study of this topic.Criminal Investigation: A Practitioner's Approach takes a unique approach to teaching the subject of criminal investigation. Written in quasinovel format, students will learn the basic principles of criminal investigation through character dialogue. At the end of each Chapter, there are, in most cases, questions for discussion and exercises. The exercises are designed to have the students inject themselves into the investigation by completing certain tasks that may or may not further the investigation.Criminal Investigation: A Practitioner's Approach guides students through an analytical thinking process both through the dialogue of its characters and through the Discussion Questions and Exercises found at the end of each Chapter. In most cases, these discussion questions allow the student and instructor to delve more deeply into the evidence and the case being presented. The exercises, in a number of instances, allow the student to actually inject themselves into the investigative process in order to move the investigation along. Hopefully, the students and instructors will find this approach to be one that makes learning fun.
£95.20
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC A Woman Like Her: The Short Life of Qandeel
Book SynopsisA NEW YORK TIMES BOOK OF THE YEAR 2020 ‘The powerful story of a woman who was ahead of her time’ Mishal Husain, presenter at BBC News 'Terrific and necessary' Sonia Faleiro 'This book is brilliant and terrifying' Meena Kandasamy _________________________ A beautiful woman in winged eyeliner and a low-cut top lies on a bed urging her favourite cricketer to win the next match. In another post, she pouts at the camera from a hot tub. She posts a selfie with a cleric, wearing his cap at a jaunty angle. Her posts are viewed millions of times and the comments beneath them are full of hate. As her notoriety grows, the comments made about her on national talk shows are just as vitriolic. They call her Pakistan's Kim Kardashian, they say she'll do anything for attention. When she's murdered, they're transfixed by the footage of her body. Drawing on interviews and in-depth research, Sanam Maher pieces together Qandeel's life from the village where she grew up in the backwaters of rural Pakistan, to her stint in a women's shelter after escaping her marriage, to her incarnation as a social media sensation and the Muslim world's most unlikely feminist icon.Trade ReviewA breakthrough book, A Woman Like Her bracingly illuminates an increasingly global if yet under-covered phenomenon: the tragic collision between the forged selves of social media and the brute realities of ordinary life. It also describes, with rare intimacy, some profound cultural tumult in a society that is largely known for its political dramas -- Pankaj MishraThis fascinating portrait of Qandeel Baloch, Pakistan’s first big female internet sensation, is also a skillfully reported account of a country in which conservative mores conflict with the pace of social change, and in which women all too often pay the price * New York Times, Books of the Year 2020 *A terrific achievement. Sanam Maher’s sensitive, nuanced portrait restores humanity, in all its complexity, to her subject -- Olivia Sudjic, author of SympathyWritten without judgement, without pandering, without reducing its subject to a stereotype, this book is brilliant and terrifying -- Meena Kandasamy, author of the Women’s Prize shortlisted When I Hit YouA book about killing that tells us how we live now. Sanam Maher has her ear to the ground and a storyteller's voice that is intimate and yet soars to the skies. -- Mohammed HanifIn her excavation of the life of the defiant, glamorous Qandeel Baloch, Sanam Maher has put out the highest calibre of investigative journalism, written with tragedy, poetry and passion befitting of its subject -- Molly Crabapple, author of Drawing BloodOnly one of Pakistan's finest young writers could carry weighty themes like honour, fame, and violence with such deliberation and poise -- Fatima BhuttoQandeel was a marvellous blaze. She set our dark world on fire and made enough light to expose the hypocrisies of Pakistan's pious patriarchy. In Sanam Maher's terrific and necessary book, these flames burn brighter than ever -- Sonia Faleiro
£9.49
Pen & Sword Books Ltd Investigating the Almost Perfect Murders: The
Book SynopsisAnthony Nott joined the Metropolitan Police in 1971, which was a very different world from that of today. He describes his early experiences in the Met, including the arrest of a man for murdering a prostitute in Kings Cross. He was present when a fellow police officer was almost stabbed to death and witnessed an act of police brutality when he interrupted the beating of a petty criminal in a cell by the CID. He transferred to the county force of Dorset in 1976 where, not long after his promotion to detective sergeant, he engaged in what would be a ten-year long investigation into the disappearance of Monica Taylor and the eventual conviction of her husband, Peter, for what was almost the perfect murder - Monica's remains were never found. He then recounts a series of murder cases in which he was involved from the murder and decapitation of a woman in Bournemouth and the random killing of another, to the extremely violent killing of a gay man in Boscombe Gardens, Bournemouth, in which it took two years to bring the killers to justice. While a detective chief inspector in Bournemouth in 1994, the chance visit of a detective sergeant from Guernsey, who was investigating a life insurance fraud, led to the re-opening of a missing person enquiry from eight years earlier, and resulted in the conviction of Russell Causley for murder, despite his wife's body never being recovered. This book provides an insight into the methodical and transparent way in which the police investigate complicated crimes from riots to the almost perfect murders.Trade ReviewThis is the autobiography of Anthony Nott, a detective who investigated serious crimes, including many murders and a mercy killing. Policing has changed considerably since the 1970s when Nott began his career, in the wake of the Police and Criminal Evidence Act following miscarriages of justice and a loss of trust in the police service. Each story is compelling and there are good details. One involves a criminal trial concerning events surrounding a football match. After the trial, members of the bar presented the trial judge with a signed match ball. On another occasion, a tramp was accidentally given the police station keys when he was released. Fortunately, he returned them. We also learn what police dream about and how the writer met a young Jon Snow. It is interesting how cases were pursued doggedly over many years and how the outcome was often helped by good luck alongside hard work. Solicitors do not feature much in the book – although the CPS and the bar do. Their roles are respected but do not seem to trouble the police much. The book gives an insight into the mind of the police officer and the criminal. How do you commit the perfect crime and get away with it? I suppose no one would know about the perfect crime as it would be undiscovered, but many people have tried and nearly got away with it. 4 out of 5 Stars.; - David Pickup, The Law Society Gazette
£13.49
Pen & Sword Books Ltd Scotland Yard's Murder Squad
Book SynopsisIn 1906 the Metropolitan Police Commissioner was asked by the Home Office to make available skilled investigators for murder enquiries nationwide as few constabularies had sufficiently skilled - or indeed, any - detectives. Thus was born the Reserve Squad, or Murder Squad, as it later became known. Despite a reluctance by some forces to call upon The Met, the Murder Squad has proved its effectiveness on countless occasions with its remit extended to British territories overseas. A particularly sensitive case was the murder of a local superintendent on St Kitts and Nevis. A former Scotland Yard detective, the Author uses his contacts and experiences to get the inside track on a gruesome collection of infamous cases. Child murderers, a Peer's butler, a King's housekeeper, gangsters, jealous spouses and the notorious mass murderer Dr Bodkin Adams compete for space in this spine-chilling and gripping book which is testament to the Murder Squad's skills and ingenuity - and the evil of the perpetrators. Brimming with gruesome killings, this highly readable book proves that there is no substitute for old fashioned footwork and instinct.
£32.64
Pan Macmillan The Murders at White House Farm: Jeremy Bamber
Book SynopsisThe Sunday Times bestseller and the definitive story behind the ITV factual drama White House Farm, about the horrific killings that took place in 1985. On 7 August 1985, Nevill and June Bamber, their daughter Sheila and her two young sons Nicholas and Daniel were discovered shot to death at White House Farm in Essex. The murder weapon was found on Sheila's body, a bible lay at her side. All the windows and doors of the farmhouse were secure, and the Bambers' son, 24-year-old Jeremy, had alerted police after apparently receiving a phone call from his father, who told him Sheila had 'gone berserk' with the gun. It seemed a straightforward case of murder-suicide, but a dramatic turn of events was to disprove the police's theory. In October 1986, Jeremy Bamber was convicted of killing his entire family in order to inherit his parents' substantial estates. He has always maintained his innocence.Drawing on interviews and correspondence with many of those closely connected to the events – including Jeremy Bamber – and a wealth of previously unpublished documentation, Carol Ann Lee brings astonishing clarity to a complex and emotive case. She describes the years of rising tension in the family that culminated in the murders, and provides clear insight into the background of each individual and their relationships within the family unit.Scrupulously fair in its analysis, The Murders at White House Farm is an absorbing portrait of a family, a time and a place, and a gripping account of one of Britain's most notorious crimes.Table of ContentsSection - i: Family Tree Section - ii: Floor Plans of White House Farm, 7 August 1985 Section - iii: Preface Chapter - 1: Prologue Chapter - 2: Sowing 29 December 1891 to 31 December 1984 Chapter - 3: Growth Chapter - 4: Harvest Chapter - 5: Winter Section - 6: Epilogue Section - iv: Appendix I: A reconstruction of events at White House Farm on 7 August 1985 Section - v: Appendix II: A message from Colin Caffell Acknowledgements - vi: Acknowledgements Section - vii: Bibliography Section - viii: Notes and References Index - ix: Index
£10.44
Ebury Publishing The Buyer: The making and breaking of an
Book Synopsis'An extraordinary writer' James O'Brien'The best account of life as an undercover cop that I've read' Neil Lancaster, bestselling author of the DS Max Craigie series'A compelling and powerful account from the darker side of policing and the terrifying impact it has on those who strive to keep us safe' Nazir Afzal'To be an undercover officer, you must watch and wait. Before that, though, is the question of identity. Embarking on a covert operation you first must decide who you are. Who will you be today?'Liam Thomas was an officer in the Met for over a decade, many of those years spent deep at the heart of Britain's most dangerous criminal enterprises in the murky world of undercover surveillance. Before him, his father had also been a police officer, a pillar of their small community.Fighting corruption was Liam's life. But the murky world of undercover work teaches him that justice is far from black and white - and a family secret reveals that corruption is closer to home than he had ever expected. The revelations push him to the edge of his sanity - and then he discovers that his bosses are investigating him...A thrilling memoir of a life lived amongst a world of corruption, justice and loyalties, this book tells the real story of the police's line of duty.Trade ReviewA compelling and powerful account from the darker side of policing and the terrifying impact it has on those who strive to keep us safe. * Nazir Afzal *
£17.09
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
£72.25
Bristol University Press Island Criminology
Book SynopsisTen percent of the world’s population lives on islands, but until now the place and space characteristics of islands in criminological theory have not been deeply considered. This book moves beyond the question of whether islands have more, or less, crime than other places, and instead addresses issues of how, and by whom, crime is defined in island settings, which crimes are policed and visible, and who is subject to regulation. These questions are informed by ‘the politics of place and belonging’ and the distinctive social networks and normative structures of island communities.Table of Contents1. Introduction 2. Idylls (and Horrors) 3. Isolation 4. Invasion 5. Integration 6. Insularity 7. Industry 8. Conclusion
£62.99
Hodder & Stoughton Hunting Ghislaine
Book Synopsis'A cracking read ... Ghislaine Maxwell's story has had endless column inches, but John gives such a great overview, and has mined so many sources that it still feels fresh and compelling.' Mail on Sunday Once upon a time there was a beautiful princess who suffered a tragedy, the death of her father, a war hero, a philanthropist, a good man, in suspicious circumstances. She fled to New York where she made a new life with a brilliant mathematician. Her name is Ghislaine Maxwell and her lover was Jeffrey Epstein. Through Jeffrey, and her family name, Ghislaine became friends with some of the most powerful people on earth, ex-President Bill Clinton and President-to-be Donald Trump and the second son of the Queen of England, Prince Andrew, the Duke of York. But this is no fairy tale. HUNTING GHISLAINE sets out the other side of the story, and it's one of the darkest you will ever read. Ghislaine's father, Robert Maxwell, was a sadist, a war criminal, a monster. His cruelty deformed Ghislaine Maxwell long before she met Jeffrey Epstein. Her one-time lover was convicted for being a paedophile. So Ghislaine's life has been spent serving not one monster but two.In HUNTING GHISLAINE, legendary investigative journalist John Sweeney uncovers the truth behind this fairy tale story in reverse.Trade Review'A cracking read ... Ghislaine Maxwell's story has had endless column inches, but John gives such a great overview, and has mined so many sources that it still feels fresh and compelling.' * Mail on Sunday *
£19.80
Sage Publications, Inc Criminal Investigation
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£135.90
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.
£14.20
Human Rights Watch Confessions at Any Cost Police Torture in Russia
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£12.30
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.
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Artech House Publishers Computer and Intrusion Forensics
Book SynopsisA comprehensive and broad introduction to computer and intrusion forensics, this practical work is designed to help you master the tools, techniques and underlying concepts you need to know, covering the areas of law enforcement, national security and the private sector. The text presents case studies from around the world, and treats key emerging areas such as stegoforensics, image identification, authorship categorization, link discovery and data mining. It also covers the principles and processes for handling evidence from digital sources effectively and law enforcement considerations in dealing with computer-related crimes, as well as how the effectiveness of computer forensics procedures may be influenced by organizational security policy.Table of ContentsComputer Crime. Computer Forensics and Computer Security. Current Practice. Computer Forensics in Law Enforcement and National Security. Computer Forensics in Forensic Accounting. Case Studies. Intrusion Detection and Intrusion Forensics. Research Directions and Future Developments.
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F&W Publications Inc Howdunit: Book of Police Procedure and Investigation
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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.
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Lynne Rienner Publishers Inc After Homicide: Victims’ Families in the Criminal
Book SynopsisIn After Homicide, the author explores what the families of murder victims confront as they encounter the multiple members of the criminal justice system—police officers and counselors, prosecutors and judges, and more. The author traces each step of a murder investigation and trial, and also deals with situations where no arrests are made and those where the perpetrator commits suicide at the scene of the crime. Based on extensive field research, her book is a uniquely comprehensive look at how the families of victims are helped, and sometimes hindered, by the justice system.Trade Review“A remarkably successful merger of the academic and the practical.” - Sam Bieler, Criminal Law and Criminal Justice Books"An important contribution.... Goodrum offers a detailed and nuanced look at the relationships of victims' families with the full range of actors in the justice system. Her findings are significant both for sociologists and for those who work with families bereaved by murder." - Margaret Vandiver, University of MemphisTable of ContentsAfter Homicide
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Bloomsbury Publishing USA Anansi's Gold: The Man Who Looted the West,
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Encounter Books,USA Assume Nothing: Encounters with Assassins, Spies,
Book SynopsisCuriosity led Edward Epstein to investigate some of the greatest political mysteries of our time, such as the JFK assassination in Dallas, the Vatican banking scandal in Rome, and the diamond cartel in South Africa. Seeking more information, he often found himself a fly on the wall at the highest reaches of the establishment, observing how presidents, tycoons, bankers, and media moguls secretly greased the wheels of power. This memoir recounts his life as a pursuer of lost truths. Some accuse Epstein of being a conspiracist, but that is incorrect. He is a puzzle solver. Instead of accepting the received wisdom, he searches for the missing pieces of the picture, such as the autopsy photographs of President John F. Kennedy that were kept from the investigation conducted by the Warren Commission. Finding suppressed or overlooked evidence may result in overturning an established narrative, as happened with the publication of Inquest, Epstein’s book about the official probe into the JFK assassination. But that is very different from looking for a conspiracy. Sometimes, Epstein’s work has in fact uncovered a deep conspiracy, as with the world diamond cartel. Other times, it has discredited belief in a conspiracy, as when he delved into the murders of numerous Black Panthers. After his findings were published in the New Yorker, newspapers including the Washington Post and the Los Angeles Times issued editorial apologies for their own reporting on the murders, which had suggested that an FBI conspiracy was behind them.Epstein’s primary interest has never been to advance an agenda, but rather to spot gaps in the conventional narrative and fill them in. Assume Nothing is the story of a lifelong quest for missing puzzle pieces, and also a story of self-actualization. Trade Review“What’s seriously amazing is to get into the mind of one of the world’s best investigative journalists. The Warren Commission chapters are utterly riveting, and one marvels at the way Epstein insinuates his way into getting so many important scoops. Assume Nothing should be taught in every journalism school.” —Tina Brown, former editor of the New Yorker, Vanity Fair, and Newsweek "Edward Jay Epstein’s autobiography Assume Nothing serves up one engaging chapter after another on the personalities he has met, befriended, dated, or investigated over the course of his career as academic, author, and reporter. The cast of characters that moved through Epstein’s life is head-spinning—Vladimir Nabokov, Barbara Streisand, James Angleton, Allan Bloom, Pat Moynihan, Earl Warren, Hannah Arendt, and Donald Trump, to name a few. Assume Nothing is not only an entertaining tale of the writer’s life but also a personal chronicle of an era." —James Piereson, senior fellow at the Manhattan Institute and author of Shattered Consensus: The Rise and Decline of America's Postwar Political Order “With seamless access to some of the key players of our time, Edward Jay Epstein helped define the great age of journalism. His memoir Assume Nothing puts to shame the all-too-frequent practice of deferring to a standard narrative. Ever since he exploded the illusion that the Warren Commission had done a thorough investigation of the John F. Kennedy assassination—which he accomplished while still a senior at Cornell in 1960—Epstein has brilliantly challenged some of the most wrong-headed and tenacious myths of our credulous era. Epstein is a national treasure.” —Michael Wolff, author of Fire and Fury “Assume Nothing is an astonishing, delightful, and unique memoir by investigative icon Edward Jay Epstein. His unmatched investigations have taken him into the worlds of espionage, diamonds, cartels, and Hollywood, and he now reveals his own secrets of how he got his jaw-dropping scoops.”—Shelby Coffey, former editor of the Los Angeles Times “Edward Jay Epstein is the man who knew everybody—from Vladimir Nabokov to Richard Nixon. His extraordinary memoir is the cavalcade of our era.”—Sidney Blumenthal, former aide to President Bill Clinton
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Naval Institute Press Naval Law: Justice and Procedure in the Sea
Book SynopsisNaval Law is a comprehensive work focusing on military justice, military criminal and administrative law, international law, and the law of armed conflict in the naval service. Although attorneys and law students may find the text a helpful primer on these topics, the book is primarily intended for use by midshipmen, undergraduates and others interested in military law and the law of war. Actual courts-martial and other legal cases, treaties, statutes, instructions, regulations, and historical events are presented and discussed throughout the book. Throughout the text, issues designed to promote both understanding and critical analysis of the material presented are posed to the reader. The study questions at the end of each chapter are intended to focus attention on fundamental aspects of naval law and to challenge the reader’s understanding of these concepts.
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Intersentia Ltd Inside Police Custody: An Empirical Account of
Book SynopsisThis empirical study of the procedural rights of suspects in four EU jurisdictions - France, Scotland, the Netherlands and England and Wales - focuses on three of the procedural rights set out in the EU Roadmap for strengthening the procedural rights of suspected or accused persons in criminal proceedings - the right to interpretation and translation; the right to information and the letter of rights; and the right to legal assistance before and during police interrogation. In order to examine how these procedural rights operate in practice, the authors spent between two and five months in eight field sites across the four jurisdictions. During this time they observed lawyers and police officers during the period of police custody; examined case records; observed lawyer-client consultations; and attended suspect interrogations. Furthermore, they conducted 75 interviews with police officers, lawyers and accredited legal representatives. In addition to producing and analysing empirical data, the authors have developed training guidelines for lawyers and police officers involved in the police detention process for use across the EU. The project team also produced a series of recommendations for legislative and policy changes designed to ensure better enforcement of the EU procedural rights' instruments that are envisaged in the Stockholm Programme. The was carried out by the Universities of Maastricht, Warwick and the West of England, together with JUSTICE. Avon and Somerset Police and the Open Society Justice Initiative were also collaborators on the project.Table of ContentsPREFACE AND ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS BIOGRAPHIES LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS POLICE DETENTION TIMELINE CHAPTER 1 INSIDE POLICE CUSTODY: THE AIMS OF THE RESEARCH AND THE NORMATIVE FRAMEWORK 1. Introduction 1.1. The Empirical Study 1.2. The Training Framework 2. The Normative Perspective: the ECHR and the EU Directives 2.1. The Right to Free Interpretation and Translation 2.2. The Right to Information 2.2.1. Information Regarding Rights 2.2.2. Information About Arrest, the Nature and Cause of the Accusation, and Charge 2.2.3. Information Regarding Material Evidence/The Case File 2.3. The Right to Legal Assistance 2.3.1. The Point at Which the Right to Legal Assistance Arises 2.3.2. Legal Assistance During Interrogation 2.3.3. The Right to Private Consultation with a Lawyer 2.3.4. Choice of Lawyer 2.3.5. The Role, Independence and Standards of Lawyers 2.4. The Privilege Against Self-Incrimination and the Right to Silence 2.5. The EU Directives 2.5.1. Scope of the Directives 2.5.2. Directive on the Right to Interpretation and Translation 2.5.3. Directive on the Right to Information in Criminal Proceedings 2.5.4. Directive on the Right of Access to a Lawyer 3. How to Read this Book Bibliography CHAPTER 2 RESEARCH METHODOLOGY 1. Introduction 2. Earlier Research Studies 2.1. England and Wales 2.2. France 2.3. The Netherlands 2.4. Scotland 3. Setting Up and Managing the Project 3.1. The Team 3.2. Getting Started 3.3. Managing the Project 4. Developing Research Instruments 4.1. The Desk Review 4.2. The Observation Schedule 4.3. The Case Pro Formas 4.4. The Interview Schedules 4.5. Referencing the Data 4.6. Coding for Analysis 5. Fieldwork Training and Preparation 5.1. Preparing for the Field 5.2. Training 6. Agreeing the Field Sites 6.1. England and Wales 6.2. France 6.3. The Netherlands 6.4. Scotland 7. Negotiating Access and Carrying out Observations 7.1. England and Wales 7.2. France 7.3. The Netherlands 7.4. Scotland 8. The Fieldwork Data 9. Approaches to Data Analysis Bibliography CHAPTER 3 THE CONTEXT: AN OVERVIEW OF SUSPECTS' RIGHTS IN ENGLAND AND WALES, FRANCE, THE NETHERLANDS AND SCOTLAND 1. Introduction 2. England and Wales 2.1. What Does the System Overall Look Like? 2.2. Status at Trial of Evidence Obtained at the Investigative Stage 2.3. How Does Police Detention and Interrogation Work in Terms of Power and Responsibilities? 2.3.1. Authority to Stop and Detain 2.3.2. Criteria for Detention 2.3.3. Minors 2.3.4. Records 2.3.5. How Many Police Detentions of Suspects Each Year? Is this Stable? 2.4. What Rights Does the Suspect Detained in Police Custody Have? At what Point Do the Rights Apply? 2.4.1. External Supervision 2.4.2. Right to Know Reason for Arrest and Detention 2.4.3. Information on Rights; Letter of Rights 2.4.4. Right of Access to the Case File and Disclosure at the Investigative Stage 2.4.5. Legal Assistance 2.4.6. Right to Silence 2.4.7. Right to Medical Examination 2.4.8. Right to Have Someone Informed of Detention 2.4.9. Right to Interpreter/Translation 2.4.10. Right to Inform Consulate/Embassy 2.5. What Are the Remedies for Breach of these Rights? 2.6. Do Suspects Request a Lawyer? Conditions for Waiver 2.7. Extent of Lawyer's Role 2.8. Power to Exclude a Lawyer from a Police Interrogation 2.9. Arrangements for Provision of and Payment for Custodial Legal Advice 3. France 3.1. What Does the System Overall Look Like? 3.2. Status at Trial of Evidence Obtained at the Investigative Stage 3.3. How Does Police Detention and Interrogation Work in Terms of Powers and Responsibilities? 3.3.1. Authority to Stop and to Detain 3.3.2. Criteria for Detention 3.3.3. Minors 3.3.4. Records 3.3.5. How Many Police Detentions of Suspects each Year? Is this Stable? 3.4. What Rights Does the Suspect Detained in Police Custody Have? At what Point Do the Rights Apply? 3.4.1. External Supervision 3.4.2. Right to Know Reason for Arrest and Detention 3.4.3. Information on Rights; Letter of Rights 3.4.4. Right to Access to the Case File and Disclosure at the Investigative Stage 3.4.5. Legal Advice and Assistance 3.4.6. Right to Silence 3.4.7. Right to Medical Examination 3.4.8. Right to Have Someone Informed of Detention 3.4.9. Right to Interpreter/Translation 3.4.10. Right to Inform Consulate/Embassy 3.5. What Are the Remedies for Breach of these Rights? 3.6. Do Suspects Request a Lawyer? Conditions for Waiver 3.7. Extent of Lawyer's Role 3.8. Power to Exclude Lawyer from an Interview 3.9. Arrangements for Provision and Payment of Custodial Legal Advice 4. The Netherlands 4.1. What Does the System Overall Look Like? 4.1.1. Definition of 'Suspect', 'Reasonable Suspicion' and Charge 4.2. Status at Trial of Evidence Obtained at the Investigative Stage 4.3. How Does Police Detention and Interrogation Work in Terms of Powers and Responsibilities? 4.3.1. Authority to Stop and Detain 4.3.2. Criteria for Detention 4.3.3. Minors 4.3.4. Records 4.3.5. How Many Police Detentions of Suspects each Year? Is this Stable? 4.4. What Rights Does the Suspect Detained in Police Custody Have? At what Point Do the Rights Apply? 4.4.1. External Supervision 4.4.2. Right to Know Reason for Arrest and Detention 4.4.3. Information on Rights; Letter of Rights 4.4.4. Right of Access to the Case File and Disclosure at the Investigative Stage 4.4.5. Legal Assistance 4.4.6. Right to Silence 4.4.7. Right to Medical Examination 4.4.8. Right to Have Someone Informed of Detention 4.4.9. Right to Interpreter/Translation 4.4.10. Right to Inform Consulate/Embassy 4.5. What Are the Remedies for Breach of these Rights? 4.6. Do Suspects Request a Lawyer? Conditions for Waiver 4.7. Extent of Lawyer's Role 4.8. Role of Lawyer in Police Interview and Power to Exclude Lawyer from a Police Interview 4.9. Arrangements for Provision and Payment of Custodial Legal Advice 5. Scotland 5.1. What Does the System Overall Look Like? 5.2. Status at Trial of Evidence Obtained at the Investigative Stage 5.3. How Does Police Detention and Interrogation Work in Terms of Powers and Responsibilities? 5.3.1. Authority to Stop and Search and Detain 5.3.2. Criteria for Detention 5.3.3. Minors 5.3.4. Records 5.3.5. How Many Police Detentions of Suspects each Year? Is this Stable? 5.4. What Rights Does the Suspect Detained in Police Custody Have? At what Point do the Rights Apply? 5.4.1. External Supervision 5.4.2. Right to Know Reason for Arrest and Detention 5.4.3. Information on Rights; Letter of Rights 5.4.4. Right to Access to the Case File and Disclosure at the Investigative Stage 5.4.5. Legal Assistance 5.4.6. Right to Silence 5.4.7. Right to Medical Examination 5.4.8. Right to Have Someone Informed of Detention 5.4.9. Right to Interpreter/Translation 5.4.10. Right to Inform Consulate/Embassy 5.5. What Are the Remedies for Breach of these Rights? 5.6. Do Suspects Request a Lawyer? Conditions for Waiver 5.7. Extent of Lawyer's Role 5.8. Power to Exclude a Lawyer from a Police Interrogation 5.9. Arrangements for Provision and Payment of Custodial Legal Advice Bibliography CHAPTER 4 INTERPRETATION AND TRANSLATION 1. Introduction 2. Regulation of Interpretation in the Four Jurisdictions 2.1. England and Wales 2.2. France 2.3. Netherlands 2.4. Scotland 3. Arrangements for Interpretation at the Police Station in Practice 3.1. Level of Demand for Interpretation 3.2. Interpretation at the Initial Stage of Detention 3.3. Interpretation During Lawyer-Client Consultation 3.4. Interpretation During Interrogation 3.5. Interpretation by Telephone 3.6. Using Single or Multiple Interpreters During Detention 3.7. The Use of Interpreters and Delay 4. Identifying the Need for Interpretation/Translation 4.1. Police Identification of Need 4.2. Lawyers' Identification of Need 4.3. Identifying the Appropriate Language 5. Understanding of the Interpretation Requirements 5.1. Understanding the Right 5.2. Familiarity with the Arrangements for Provision of Interpretation 6. Quality of Interpretation 6.1. Using Accredited Interpreters 6.2. Professionalism of Interpreters 6.3. Standard of Interpretation 7. Arrangements for Translation of Documents 8. Conclusions Bibliography CHAPTER 5 THE RIGHT TO INFORMATION ON RIGHTS 1. Introduction 1.1. The EU Directive on the Right to Information in Criminal Proceedings 1.2. The Structure and Content of this Chapter 2. Information on Rights at Arrest and Detention 2.1. The (Statutory) Regulation of Information on Rights in the Four Jurisdictions 2.2. The Process of Informing Suspects of their Rights 2.3. Voluntary Attenders 2.4. Language Used 2.5. Oral Information 2.6. The SARF Procedure 3. Written Information 3.1. Letter of Rights 3.2. Posters on the Wall 4. Information Concerning the Accusation and the Reasons for Arrest or Detention 4.1. Regulation in the Four Jurisdictions 4.2. Information on the Accusation and Reasons for Arrest or Detention in Practice 4.2.1. England and Wales 4.2.2. The Netherlands 5. Vulnerable Suspects 6. Obstacles to the Effective Communication of Rights 6.1. The Wish to Be Released as Soon as Possible 6.2. Drunk and Intoxicated Suspects 6.3. Interpretation and Translation Issues 7. Perceptions of Police and Lawyers as to the Effectiveness of the Provision of Information on Rights 8. Conclusions Bibliography CHAPTER 6 THE ORGANIZATION OF CUSTODIAL LEGAL ADVICE AND ASSISTANCE 1. Introduction 2. Arrangements for Providing Legal Advice and Assistance 2.1. England and Wales 2.2. France 2.3. The Netherlands 2.4. Scotland 3. The Suspect's Decision to Request Legal Advice 3.1. England and Wales 3.2. France 3.3. The Netherlands 3.4. Scotland 4. Providing Legal Advice: Who Attends 5. Providing Legal Advice: Telephone Advice or Face-to-Face? 5.1. England and Wales 5.2. France 5.3. The Netherlands 5.4. Scotland 6. Disclosure and Legal Advice 6.1. England and Wales 6.2. France 6.3. The Netherlands 6.4. Scotland 7. Perceptions of the Right to a Lawyer 7.1. England and Wales 7.2. France 7.3. The Netherlands 7.4. Scotland 8. Conclusions Bibliography CHAPTER 7 DELIVERING CUSTODIAL LEGAL ADVICE 1. Introduction 2. The Lawyer-Client Consultation: Assembling Information 2.1. When Does the Consultation Take Place and for How Long? 2.2. Gathering Information from the Suspect 2.3. Taking Notes During the Consultation 2.4. Explaining the Role of the Lawyer 2.5. Explaining the Detention Procedure 2.6. Requesting an Interpreter 3. Advising the Suspect whether to Answer Questions 3.1. Directive Approach by the Lawyer 3.2. Setting Out the Options - the Lawyer Advises 3.3. Setting out the Options - the Suspect Decides 4. Assisting the Suspect Beyond Interrogation 5. Lawyers' Perspectives on Their Own Role 5.1. New and 'Repeat' Suspects 5.2. Lawyers Ensure Procedural Compliance 5.3. Lawyers Unable to Make a Difference 5.4. Lawyers as Moral Support 5.5. Lawyers Empathizing with Police Role 5.6. The Importance of Good Working Relationships with the Police 5.7. Lawyers Asserting Suspects' Rights 5.8. The Importance of Lawyers' Own Professional Ideology 6. Police Perspectives on the Lawyer's Role 6.1. Lawyers in Opposition to the Police 6.1.1. England and Wales 6.1.2. France 6.1.3. The Netherlands 6.1.4. Scotland 6.2. Lawyers and Advice to Remain Silent 6.3. 'Lawyers Should Remain Passive' 6.4. 'Lawyers Make No Real Difference' 6.5. Lawyers as a Procedural Protection and Supporting the Suspect 6.6. Lawyer Role in Facilitating the Process 7. Conclusion Bibliography CHAPTER 8 POLICE INTERROGATION AND THE RIGHT TO SILENCE 1. Introduction 2. Police Interrogation in the Four Jurisdictions 2.1. The Purposes and Functions of Police Interrogation 2.2. The Regulation of Police Interrogation and the Consequences of Breach 3. Interrogation in Practice 3.1. Duration of Interrogations 3.2. Recording of Interrogations 3.3. The Conduct of Interrogations 4. The Right to Silence in Interrogations 4.1. Notification of the Right to Silence in Interrogations 4.2. Explanation and Understanding of the Right to Silence 4.3. The Right to Silence and Interrogation Strategies 5. Lawyers' Attendance at Police Interrogations 5.1. Attendance at Interrogations in the Four Jurisdictions 5.2. Factors Influencing Lawyers' Attendance at Interrogations 5.2.1. Seriousness of the Offence and Suspects' Vulnerability 5.2.2. Organization of Delivery of Legal Advice and Remuneration 5.2.3. Organization of Police Interrogations 5.3. The Attitudes of Lawyers to Attendance at Interrogations 6. The Role of Lawyers in Interrogations 6.1. Lawyers' Role in Interrogations in Practice in the Four Jurisdictions 6.1.1. England and Wales 6.1.2. Netherlands and France 6.1.3. Scotland 6.2. Factors that Influence the Lawyer's Role During Interrogations 6.2.1. The Attitudes of the Police 6.2.2. Professional Cultures 6.3. The Effects of the Lawyer's Presence in Interrogations 7. Conclusions Bibliography CHAPTER 9 CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS 1. Introduction 2. A Suspect-Focused Perspective 3. Compliance with EU Directives in the Four Jurisdictions 3.1. The Right to Interpretation and Translation 3.2. The Right to Information 3.3. The Right of Access to a Lawyer 3.4. The Right to Silence 4. The Importance of Clear and Detailed Regulations and Procedures, Accompanied by Effective Verification Procedures 5. Occupational Cultures and Mutual Understanding of Roles 6. Legal Aid and Duty Lawyer Schemes 7. Training 8. Recommendations 8.1. Interpretation and Translation 8.2. The Right to Information 8.3. The Right of Access to a Lawyer (other than During Police Interrogation) 8.4. Police Interrogation and the Right to Silence Bibliography OVERVIEW ANNEXES ANNEX 1 INSIDE POLICE CUSTODY: TRAINING FRAMEWORK ON THE PROVISIONS OF SUSPECTS'S RIGHTS ANNEX 2 DESK REVIEW OUTLINE ANNEX 3 RESEARCH QUESTIONS SCHEDULE ANNEX 4 CASE LOG PRO-FORMA LAWYER OBSERVATIONS ANNEX 5 CASE LOG PRO-FORMA POLICE STATION OBSERVATIONS ANNEX 6 POLICE INTERVIEW PRO-FORMA ANNEX 7 LAWYER INTERVIEW PRO-FORMA ANNEX 8 OVERVIEW OF THE COLLECTED DATA ANNEX 9 OVERVIEW OF THE DATA COLLECTION PERIODS ANNEX 10 LANGUAGE IDENTIFICATION CARD (SCOTLAND) ANNEX 11 INTERPRETERS INTRODUCTION SHEET (SCOTLAND) ANNEX 12 NOTES FOR THE GUIDANCE OF ACCUSED PERSONS (SCOTLAND) ANNEX 13 SOLICITOR ACCESS - PROVISION OF RIGHTS FLOWCHART (SCOTLAND) ANNEX 14 CPOS PRE-INTERVIEW REVIEW OF RIGHTS (SCOTLAND) ANNEX 15 POLICE STATEMENT FORM S14 DETENTION (SCOTLAND)
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Intersentia Ltd Interrogating Young Suspects I: Procedural
Book SynopsisThe vulnerability of juvenile suspects concerns all phases of proceedings but is probably greatest during interrogations in the investigation stage. These early interrogations often constitute the juvenile suspects' first contact with law enforcement authorities during which they are confronted with many difficult questions and decisions. Therefore, the juvenile suspect should already at this stage be provided with an adequate level of procedural protection. The research project 'Protecting Young Suspects in Interrogations' underlying this volume, sprung from the observation that the knowledge of the existing level of procedural protection of juvenile suspects throughout the European Union is limited. More specifically, there is very little knowledge of what actually happens when juvenile suspects are being interrogated. The research project aims to fill at least part of this gap by shedding more light on the existing procedural rights for juveniles during interrogations in five EU Member States representing different systems of juvenile justice (Belgium, England and Wales, Italy, Poland and the Netherlands). In doing so, it intends to identify legal and empirical patterns to improve the effective protection of the juvenile suspect. The project is a joint effort of Maastricht University, Warwick University, Antwerp University, Jagiellonian University and Macerata University in cooperation with Defence for Children and PLOT Limburg.The present volume contains the results of the first part of the research project: a legal comparative study into existing legal procedural safeguards for juvenile suspects during interrogation in the five selected Member States. The country reports incorporated in this volume provide for an in-depth analysis of the existing rules and safeguards applicable during the interrogation of juvenile suspects. On the basis of these findings a transversal analysis is carried out in the final chapter, which is dedicated to the identification of common patterns with a view to harmonising the systems and improving the protection of juvenile suspects' rights. Part 2 and 3 of the research project (empirical research consisting of observations of recorded interrogations and focus group interviews) and a final merging of the legal and empirical findings resulting in a proposal for European minimum rules and best practice on the protection of juvenile suspects during interrogation will be published in a separate, second volume ('Interrogating Young Suspects: Procedural Safeguards from an Empirical Perspective').The book is intended for academics, researchers, practitioners and policy-makers working in the area of juvenile justice and interrogation.
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Royal Society of Chemistry Poisons and Poisonings: Death by Stealth
Book SynopsisIt is London in the 1890s. A young woman has just taken a dose of a tonic she’s been given in the belief that it will improve her complexion. About ten minutes pass and she starts to experience breathing difficulties. Another minute and she collapses. Mercifully, death arrives but the poison has not yet finished, for the process of rigor mortis has set in with unusual speed. Her body is frozen into a rigid and contorted mass. This is the horror of strychnine, the nastiest of poisons. Despite knowing all the dreadfulness of this poison, Dr Thomas Neill Cream, the Lambeth Poisoner, used it to kill several prostitutes. And who knows how many other victims experienced the horror of strychnine, for it was by no means an uncommon poison. Today, there may well be more poisons available to the individual than ever before, but there are also advances in medical examination and forensic analysis that increase the likelihood of the poisoner being caught. This book will examine poisons, both natural and man-made menaces, and cases based on a particular poison as well as information about how forensic analysis is conducted. Appealing to scientists and non-scientists alike, this enthralling book will entertain and educate and bring the reader up to date with how important chemical analysis is in crime detection.Trade Review"is outstanding...gives me a copious number of interesting stories that I can relay to my classes to connect chemistry to the “real world”...has a cornucopia of stories that would appeal to any chemist. I recommend reading and using many of these stories in your classroom." -- Yvonne Clifford, Jacob Hespeler Secondary School Cambridge, Ontario * Chem 13 News, January 2018 *Table of ContentsPrimitive Potions and Poisons; Chemical Chaos; Animal, Vegetable, Mineral; Man-made Menace; From Poison to Prison; Chemistry Clues and Crime; Testing the Toxin; Conclusion; Glossary; Bibliography
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John Blake Publishing Ltd Gangbuster
Book Synopsis'Four million quid. There it was, inches away from me on a hotel table. Not in conventional currency, but in the world's deadliest commodity. Heroin.' As part of Scotland Yard's undercover team, it was Peter Bleksley's job to infiltrate some of the capital's most dangerous gangs and bring them down. For ten years, he went deeper into the criminal underworld than any cop had before him. Meeting with dealers, gangland leaders and members of the IRA and the Mafia, he lived the life of the Great Pretender, constantly changing his identity to ensure his cover was never blown. Whilst undeniably thrilling work at times, it came at a heavy price. The more successful he was at bringing criminals to justice, the longer the list of those who wanted revenge became. Even now, Peter looks over his shoulder in case someone should wish to act on an old threat. In The Gangbuster, Bleksley draws us into the world of drugs, violence and covert operations he inhabited for so long in the pursuit of justice. Now a renowned policing and crime expert seen on the BBC and as the Chief on Channel 4's Hunted, Peter Bleksley reputation still precedes him the world over.
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C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd The Death of Camus
Book SynopsisIn 1960 a mysterious car crash killed Albert Camus and his publisher Michel Gallimard, who was behind the wheel. Based on meticulous research, Giovanni Catelli builds a compelling case that the 46-year-old French Algerian Nobel laureate was the victim of premeditated murder: he was silenced by the KGB. The Russians had a motive: Camus had campaigned tirelessly against the Soviet crushing of the 1956 Hungarian Revolution, and vociferously supported the awarding of the Nobel Prize to the dissident novelist Boris Pasternak, which enraged Moscow. Sixty years after Camus’ death, Catelli takes us back to a murky period in the Cold War. He probes the relationship between Camus and Pasternak, the fraught publication of Doctor Zhivago, the penetration of France by Soviet spies, and the high price paid by those throughout Europe who resisted the USSR.Trade Review'Mr. Catelli's case is compelling ... his book provides a clear and useful window into the currents that political writers were forced to navigate during the Cold War.' -- Wall Street Journal‘An investigation into the astonishing claim that the Nobel prize winner was killed by the Soviet secret police.’ -- The Sunday Times‘Published in English for the first time, the Italian poet and historian Giovanni Catelli argues that Camus, author of the existential masterpiece "The Stranger", was murdered by the Soviet security agency.’ -- The Telegraph'Kisil maintains that Zabrana did his utmost to find "credible and objective sources" of information in the USSR. "It’s possible -- and actually even probable -- that he could have met someone from this circle of people who told him about the assassination of Camus, and who themselves had heard it from someone close to the upper echelons of the Communist Party," he said.' -- Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty'Catelli learned not to give up hope in the time since he discovered the testimony of Jan Zábrana. His book reads like a detective novel without resolution or punishment –– no one was or will be jailed for murdering Camus.' -- Pagina 12 (Argentina)'A text of seductive literary, biographical, critical and historical value.' -- Avvenire'Catelli succeeds in convincing us that Camus could have been assassinated by the KGB.' -- Le Monde Libertaire'Fast-paced and entertaining, reads like a spy novel.' -- La Capital (Argentina)'Catelli contends that the KGB was responsible for the auto accident that killed Camus […] More controversially, he also argues that the French government was complicit in the killing.' -- Inside Hook'Eloquently written.' -- Green Left
£14.24
Headline Publishing Group Crime Scene Investigation - Puzzle Unit: Over 100
Book SynopsisDon your disposable gloves and plastic booties and step past the DO NOT ENTER tape into Crime Scene Investigation: Puzzle Unit, the perfect book for fans of Line of Duty and CSI. You're joining the forensic team to work through a series of grisly murders, robberies and deceptions; you'll need to gather evidence, sift through lies and puzzle your way through the twists and turns of life in the crime lab. But it's not always just the criminals who obstruct your investigations... there's a mole in the team, and it's up to you to find them.If you fancy yourself the next Gil Grissom or Steve Arnott, then this is your chance to test your deductive skills to see if you match up to the greats. You will need to solve 100 puzzles, cases and conundrums to catch the killer in this criminally enthralling puzzle adventure.Table of ContentsA compelling investigative narrative is weaved through over 100 classic and contemporary puzzles, from word searches and anagrams to logical thinking and longer stories where you'll need to read between the lines and gather any clues, evidence and discrepancies to solve a series of cases. Every puzzle has a forensic science theme and crime and drama are rife throughout.
£10.39
World Scientific Europe Ltd Open Source Investigations In The Age Of Google
Book SynopsisHow did a journalist find out who was responsible for bombing hospitals in Syria from his desk in New York? How can South Sudanese monitors safely track and detail the weapons in their communities and make sure that global audiences take notice? How do researchers in London coordinate worldwide work uncovering global corruption? What are policy-makers, lawyers, and intelligence agencies doing to keep up with and make use of these activities?In the age of Google, threats to human security are being tracked in completely new ways. Human rights abuses, political violence, nuclear weapons, corruption, radicalization, and conflict are all being monitored, analyzed, and documented. Although open source investigations are neither easy to conduct nor straightforward to apply, with diligence and effort, societies, agencies, and individuals have the potential to use them to strengthen security.This interdisciplinary book presents 18 original chapters by prize-winning practitioners, experts, and rising stars, detailing what open source investigations are and how they are carried out, and examining the opportunities and challenges they present to global transparency, accountability and justice. It is essential reading for current and future digital investigators, journalists, and scholars of global governance, international relations and humanitarian law, as well as anyone interested in the possibilities and dangers of this new field.
£112.50
Emerald Publishing Limited The First British Crime Survey: An Ethnography of
Book SynopsisThe First British Crime Survey: An Ethnography of Criminology within Government explores the early history of the British Crime Survey, now the Crime Survey for England & Wales, a research enterprise widely perceived to be an international gold standard for the measurement of crime. Over the past forty years, the survey has reshaped public debate with new insights into patterns of crime and perceptions of the criminal justice system. Currently, the administrative origins of the survey can be traced to the growing influence of an international network of criminologists and public officials focused on crime prevention and measurement, the organisation of Home Office research programmes, and public officials’ concerns about urban uprisings, efficiency reforms, media coverage, and the politics of crime. The First British Crime Survey: An Ethnography of Criminology within Government examines the history of this survey through the work practices of the ‘crime survey circus’ which developed new methods for counting and reporting crime. Julian Molina provides a novel contribution to the understanding of how government officials, academics, and ‘administrative criminologists’ address the practical challenges associated with new, large-scale data projects. This ethnography draws on archival sources, interviews with government officials and criminologists, and the author’s experience using survey data within government. A crucial resource for understanding the history of the British Crime Survey, The First British Crime Survey: An Ethnography of Criminology within Government appeals to those interested in the relations between ‘law and order’ politics, crime statistics, administrative criminology, and the criminal justice system.Table of ContentsIntroduction Chapter 1. The Great Counting Crime Show Chapter 2. Official Critiques of Police Statistics Chapter 3. Selling the Survey’s Value Chapter 4. On Counting Rules and Comparability Chapter 5. Reading draft reports Chapter 6. Handling the Report Conclusion
£71.25
Canelo Criminal Shadows: Inside the Mind of a Serial
Book SynopsisWhat makes a serial killer? How do you spot one? Is there any way of truly knowing?David Canter asked the same questions whilst developing the new science of criminal profiling, a revolutionary approach to violent crime investigations.In this highly acclaimed account, Canter reveals his methods of precisely identifying and locating murderers and rapists: the unconscious behaviours and tell-tale patterns that they always leave behind. These pioneering techniques of building profiles transformed policing, still in use across the world to hunt and capture dangerous psychopaths.Taking us into the heart of some of the most notorious criminal investigations in British history, Canter’s writing is a gripping read for fans of true crime and human psychology.‘Fascinating. A persuasive and thorough contribution to a nascent science’ Mail on Sunday
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Emerald Publishing Limited Danger in Police Culture: Perspectives from South
Book SynopsisDanger in Police Culture: Perspectives from South Africa offers a fresh perspective on how officers understand, interpret and construct danger. With unique insight from working with uniformed and detective police, the author breaks new ground as the first researcher to work alongside a Tactical Response Team in South Africa. Through ethnographic research in South Africa, Perkins explores the lived experiences of police navigating danger and death. Reframing the question of what makes policing dangerous, the author employs a theoretical framework as a prism, illuminating ambiguous ideas shaping perceptions of danger in police culture. A vivid portrayal of how danger is materialized through risk reduction strategies and artefacts, dramatized through memorialization and normalized in daily police practices, Perkins concludes by reflecting on policy developments aimed at addressing the understanding and influence of danger in contemporary policing. Underscoring the need to reconsider the concept of danger in policing, this is a much-needed assessment of its understanding and impact on contemporary police work. In support of the Perkins Síochána Scholarship, the author’s proceeds from the sale of this book will be used to fund the continuing development of South African graduate students in Criminal Justice and Criminology studies in the Global South.Table of ContentsForeword; Clifford Shearing Chapter 1. Introduction Chapter 2. South African Policing Chapter 3. People and Places Chapter 4. Tools of the Trade Chapter 5. Records, Reports and Respect Chapter 6. Routine Danger: Avoidance and Engagement Chapter 7. Memorialising Danger Chapter 8. Discussion and Conclusion
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Amber Books Ltd Psychic Detectives: Using the Power of the MInd
Book SynopsisCrime investigation is not always a matter of gathering hard evidence. Just as police officers sometimes follow a "hunch", people with psychic abilities have often supplied invaluable leads to help crack the most baffling cases. Through dreams, visions, telepathy, and a host of other means, psychics have also predicted and tried to prevent many serious crimes. Psychic Detectives allows you to enter their world, revealing their astounding experiences and the often heavy price they pay for sharing what they know. Police agencies are generally reluctant to admit to the use of psychics during or even after the completion of an investigation for fear of ridicule from the public and other members of the law enforcement community. Despite this, psychics have often become involved in a large number of highly publicised investigations into serial murders conducted over the last 20 years or more. Featured cases include: the Kennedy assassinations • Jack the Ripper • Charles Manson murders • Uri Geller's diamond find • David Berkowitz ("Son of Sam") • Los Angeles Olympic Games bombing • Moors murders • Peter Sutcliffe ("The Yorkshire Ripper") • IRA bombing, Manchester • disappearance of Lord Lucan • Patty Hearst kidnapping • and many more ...Table of ContentsIntroduction 1: The First Psychic Detectives A look at how Roman and Greek oracles used altered states of consciousness and 'communed with spirits' in order to influence affairs of politics, war and crime. Medieval psychics who had visions of other people and future events were branded as witches and warlocks as a consequence. Investigates real cases from Victorian times of strange crimes with a supernatural bent that brought out the first psychic assistance and inspired fictional detectives such as Sherlock Holmes. 2: Tools of the Trade The techniques used by psychic detectives: Dreams can provide evidence that can assist the police in their enquiries, as well as the problems of analysis and interpretation. Psychometry is the practice of seeing visions by holding an object - such as an item of clothing belonging to a missing or murdered person - and using these visions to direct a search. Psychics may call on map dowsing, using tools such as pendulums and a map in order to define the location to hunt for clues. Clairvoyance, in which the spirits of the dead contact psychics to aid in their quest to solve a case - including victims assisting in bringing their own killers to justice. 3: Supernatural Crime-Busting How psychics aid police in the tracking of killers. Case studies include the use of psychics to try to locate the still missing bodies left by the Moors Murderers, and the psychics who attempted to prevent the assassination of Senator Robert Kennedy. 4: Profile of a Psychic Sleuth This chapter tells the story of Renie Wiley, a psychic detective, from how she discovered her abilities, through the way she works and onto some of her major cases. 5: The Police View The various motives that police have for using psychics during their investigations and the techniques selected to best utilise the evidence provided. A case history sets out how one police detective in Oregon has honed his own ESP after working with psychics but presents his evidence as 'hunches'. 6: In the Courtroom A series of case histories will punctuate this section, reporting on the problems of getting a conviction in a case where psychic methods lead to an arrest. 7: The Danger of Being Right The risks to psychics when they assist the police in their investigations are addressed through a series of case histories and box features including interviews with police and psychics. Bibliography Index
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Intersentia Ltd Towards a Regime of Responsibility of Armed
Book SynopsisArmed groups have played a predominant role in the violations of international humanitarian law and international human rights law committed in conflict settings. The increase in the number of non-international armed conflicts during the past decades has emphasised the need to address the multiple legal challenges posed by the actions of armed groups. In particular, there is considerable uncertainty regarding the framework of responsibility for armed groups in international law. While much has been written regarding their international (primary) obligations, the possibility of developing a responsibility framework for armed groups under international law has been underexplored. Consequently, the aim of this book is to examine how the principles of international responsibility could be developed and adjusted to account for armed groups as collective entities. This general aim has been divided into three specific objectives. First, the book analyses the concept of responsibility in international law and assesses the legal and practical reasons in favour of developing such a regime for armed groups. Second, it examines the viability of establishing a responsibility regime for armed groups based on rules of attribution. Third, it explores the possible legal consequences of responsibility applicable to armed groups, with a particular focus on the obligation to provide reparations to victims. In doing so, this book will argue that certain non-traditional sources of international law could be used to interpret and adapt international law to the current conditions of contemporary armed conflict.Table of ContentsTable of Contents and Preliminary Pages (p. 0) Chapter 1. Introduction (p. 1) Chapter 2. The Necessity of a Responsibility Regime for Armed Groups in International Law (p. 17) Chapter 3. Developing a Responsibility Regime for Armed Groups in International Law (p. 73) Chapter 4. Attribution of Conduct to Armed Groups (p. 111) Chapter 5. The Obligation to Provide Reparations by Armed Groups (p. 157) Chapter 6. Conclusions (p. 205)
£71.25
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
O'Brien Press Ltd Detective: A Life Upholding the Law
Book SynopsisTom Connolly joined An Garda Síochána in 1955, following in the footsteps of his father and grandfather. His early days on the force were spent in various villages and towns around Ireland, tracking petty thieves, raiding pubs and patrolling country roads on his bicycle. Back then, before the dawn of DNA profiling, policemen relied on local knowledge and intuition – as well as careful evidence-gathering and interrogation techniques – to make their cases. Over his forty-year career, Connolly rose to the rank of Detective Superintendent, working on high-profile thefts, assaults and murders with the National Technical Bureau. This fascinating memoir offers an insight into the day-to-day work of the gardaí, and celebrates the courage and dedication of all those who risk their lives to keep us safe.Trade Reviewthis rich memoir offers a unique insight into the day-to-day work of the Garda Siochana. At a time when there are massive changes within the force, Tom Connolly’s unassuming integrity, honesty, grit and perseverance tell the story of a unique police force and a unique life lived with 100 per cent commitment to duty -- Vale Star and Mallow Star
£13.29
Ebury Publishing Sherlock: The Casebook
Book SynopsisThis book is my humble attempt to shine a light on the work of the best and wisest I have ever known. He has, I think it is safe to say, elevated the science of detection into an art form. Having been at his side during some of his most remarkable cases, it has fallen to me to bring his achievements to the attention of the wider public. He is, quite simply, the Mozart of criminal investigation. I would say more, but I am flattered and delighted to say that Sherlock Holmes himself has agreed to write a piece for the cover. John Watson Don’t buy this book. The author has transformed what should have been a series of lectures into a gross and tasteless entertainment. The science of deduction is a branch of human achievement requiring serious analysis and yet here I find it lavishly illustrated, disfigured with humour and infested with gossip. Apparently, this kind of sensationalism is required to engage the interest of the reading public, but it is rather like working an office romance into a paper on quantum physics. Only an idiot would be impressed. Help yourself. Sherlock HolmesTrade ReviewA splendid tribute to the Great Detective and his re-imagining for the BBC in the 21st Century and the perfect stocking-filler for fans old and new...this is a treat. -- Mike Ripley * ShotsMag.co.uk *
£18.70
Cork University Press A Woman to Blame: The Kerry Babies Case
Book SynopsisJoanne Hayes, at 24 years of age, concealed the birth and death of her baby in County Kerry, Ireland, in 1984. Subsequently she confessed to the murder, by stabbing, of another baby. All of the scientific evidence showed that she could not have had this second baby. The police nevertheless, insisted on charging her and, after the charges were dropped, continued to insist that she had given birth to twins conceived of two different men. A public tribunal of inquiry was called to examine the behaviour of the police and their handling of the case. The police, in defence of themselves and in justification of confessions" obtained, called a succession of male experts on the medical, social and moral roman catholic fibre of Joanne Hayes. Her married lover detailed the times, places and manner of her love making. Using the twins' theory as a springboard, the question was posed and debated: Did she love this man or what was he and other men prepared to do with her? After six months of daily discussion among the men, the judge declared 'There were times when we all believed she had twins'. The treatment of Joanne Hayes, who stood accused of no crime, was a model for Irish male attitudes to woman. She was caught up in a time of rapid social change between two Irelands, an earlier Ireland in which the Catholic Church had held a moral monopoly and a new liberal and secular Ireland.Table of ContentsForeword by Nell McCafferty
£12.80
Waterside Press Covert Human Intelligence Sources: The 'unlovely'
Book SynopsisA unique insight into the hidden world of informers and related aspects of covert and undercover policing. Edited by Roger Billingsley, head of the Covert Policing Standards Unit at New Scotland Yard, this book is the first to look behind the scenes of this kind of police work since the authorities relaxed the rules on restricted information. Contents: Covert Human Intelligence Sources (CHIS) covers such key matters as: What is meant by CHIS; The legal framework; The Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000 (RIPA); Inherent powers and the position at Common Law; 'Informers' and 'informants'; Working methods and oversight; Handlers, controllers and authorising officers; Dangers and risks; Human rights, proportionality and 'necessity'; Corruption and 'noble cause corruption'; Protection and the duty of care; Motives of informers; Official participation in crime: how far is it lawful?; Undercover officers: strains, duties and requirements; Records and management of information; Juvenile informers; Texts, public interest immunity and anonymity; Debriefing and human memory; The context of informer relationships; Ownership of intelligence and communications; A European perspective; General background, views and opinions. Reviews 'A comprehensive and easy to follow / research text that covers a wide range of matters relating to informants and aspects of undercover police work. There are few texts dedicated soley to this area and as such this book will be of great value to professionals, academics, students and others who are are concerned with this important area of criminal investigation': Peter Hall, Coventry University 'A welcome addition that has drawn together a series of chapters from leading police officers, lawyers and academics, on an area of police work which can sometimes be ambiguous, occasionally uncharted, and where legislation presents the uninitiated with periods of bafflement and confusion. [The editor] does go someway to removing the mystery about this area of policing': Brief (the voice of Greater Manchester Police) Editor and Contributors Roger Billingsley served for 32 years in the English police service, mainly within the field of criminal investigation. He was actively involved in the world of informers - as a handler, controller and authorising officer - and later headed London's Metropolitan Police Service Covert Policing Standards Unit, dealing with every aspect of covert policing, including informers. Contributors: Jonathan Lennon, Clive Harfield, Ben Fitzpatrick, John Potts, Kingsley Hyland OBE, John Buckley, Alisdair Gillespie and Michael Fishwick. With a preface by John Grieve QPM and a Foreword by Jon Murphy QPMTrade Review'A welcome addition that has drawn together a series of chapters from leading police officers, lawyers and academics, on an area of police work which can sometimes be ambiguous, occasionally uncharted, and where legislation presents the uninitiated with periods of bafflement and confusion. [The editor] does go someway to removing the mystery about this area of policing': Brief (the voice of Greater Manchester Police). 'A comprehensive and detailed overview of CHIS related considerations': Maurice Collins, Bucks New University. 'A comprehensive and easy to follow / research text that covers a wide range of matters relating to informants and aspects of undercover police work. There are few texts dedicated soley to this area and as such this book will be of great value to professionals, academics, students and others who are are concerned with this important area of criminal investigation': Peter Hall, Coventry University.Table of ContentsThe contents of Covert Human Intelligence Sources (CHIS) cover such key matters as:What is meant by CHIS The legal framework The Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000 (RIPA) Inherent powers and the position at Common Law 'Informers' and 'informants' Working methods and oversight Handlers, controllers and authorising officers Dangers and risks Human rights, proportionality and 'necessity' Corruption and 'noble cause corruption' Protection and the duty of care Undercover officers: strains, duties and requirements 'Official' participation in crime: how far is it legal? Motives of informers Records and management of information Juvenile informers Texts, public interest immunity and anonymity Debriefing and human memory The context of informer relationships 'Ownership' of intelligence and communications A European perspective General background, views and opinions
£21.38
Waterside Press The Killing of Constable Keith Blakelock: The Broadwater Farm Riot
Book SynopsisAfter becoming detached from Serial 502 Keith Blakelock was kicked and hacked to death by a mob using clubs, iron bars and machete-like weapons. His killers have never been brought to justice.'A rounded, mature assessment of the murder of Keith Blakelock, the events that led to the deployment of his serial during the disorder and the messy, and in many respects still unresolved aftermath'Professor Clive Emsley (from the Foreword). Published to mark the 30th anniversary of one of the most disturbing events in British policing, this masterly account by ex-Metropolitan Police commander Tony Moore is based on unrivalled research and sources. It describes rioting on the Broadwater Farm Estate, Tottenham in 1985 against a backdrop of unrest in major UK cities and a nadir in relations between police and black communities. Based on new materials, private communications and matchless sources. A closely observed account by someone working at senior level in the Met at the time. Deals with the biggest breakdown in community relations and law and order in modern English social and policing history.Looks at both sides of the story of unrest at this symbolic location, its history, background, influences, causes, legacy and who was most to blame.Trade Review'This is a remarkable book, not easy-reading yet easy to read, it is not for the faint-hearted and anyone who has policed in such dire circumstances may well be moved to tears. He writes not just about a police murder but about the root causes and he is not afraid to apportion blame to ensure lessons may be learned for the future. It should be compulsory reading not only for public order trainers and commanders but all senior officers. It is highly recommended': Police History Society newsletter; 'A well-researched and intelligent assessment... will remain as excellent source material for the applied criminologist for years to come... will help both professionals and the general public understand how far we still have to travel to achieve a social contract consensus between the state and its local diverse communities as the UK's population continues to expand'- Phillip Taylor MBE and Elizabeth Taylor of Richmond Green Chambers.Table of ContentsAbout the Author. Acknowledgements. Dedication. Foreword. About the author of the Foreword. Map.1. Introduction. 2. The Broadwater Farm Estate. 3. Relationship between Haringey Council and the Metropolitan Police. 4. Policing the Estate from 1973 to mid-1984. 5. Policing the Estate from mid-1984 to October 1985. 6. The Death of Cynthia Jarrett and Build Up to the Riot. 7. The Riot. 8. The Killing of Constable Keith Blakelock. 9. Analysis of the Response to the Riot. 10. The First Murder Investigation. 11. Appeals, Acquittals and Further Investigations. 12. Morale and Psychological Stress. 13. Where Does the Blame Lie?. Index.
£20.00
Waterside Press Napper: Through a Glass Darkly
Book SynopsisThe book contains information not until now in the public domain and tells of the author's tenacity as a lower-ranking officer in the face of dwindling resources and sometimes disparagement by more senior investigators. A straightforward account of the solving of heinous and complex crimes, it also delves into media fascination with serious offences and shows how the press may latch on to one murder whilst ignoring another, even more horrific, one. The author was an investigator on the Bisset case from the day of the murder through to seeing that case linked first to south-London's Green Chain Walk rapes and the discovery that Napper also killed Rachel Nickell on Wimbledon Common - a case in which the wrong man was targeted and charged by other officers. The book also looks at the mind of Robert Napper, his bizarre behaviour, family history and `doodlings' and the fact that sheer `chance' allowed him to remain free for so long. By the detective who arrested Napper. Looks at the emergence of criminal profiling. Enters the mind of a psychotic killer. Shows how media `obsession' can hinder justice. Contains unpublished material.
£18.95
How2become Ltd How to Become a Crime Scene Investigator: The
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