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Book Synopsis"The cumulative effect is overwhelming. Eleanor Roosevelt was right: Hoover’s FBI was an American gestapo." —NewsweekTrade Review"The most extensive and controversial [book on Hoover] yet…A chilling look at the darker side of American politics." -- Library Journal

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Book SynopsisThis volume, a sequel to The Psychology of Interrogations, Confessions and Testimony which is widely acclaimed by both scientists and practitioners, brings the field completely up-to-date and focuses in particular on aspects of vulnerability, confabulation and false confessions. The is an unrivalled integration of scientific knowledge of the psychological processes and research relating to interrogation, with the practical investigative and legal issues that bear upon obtaining, and using in court, evidence from interrogations of suspects. * Accessible style which will appeal to academics, students and practitioners * Authoritative integration of theory, research, practical implications and vivid case illustration * Coverage of topical issues like confabulation, false memory, and false confessions Part of the Wiley Series in The Psychology of Crime, Policing and LawTrade Review"…a comprehensive and authorative handbook that demonstrates the crucial relationship between research and practice…" (Internet Book Reviews, 17 January 2003) “…I am impressed with this handbook…an important addition to the bookshelves…” (Applied Cognitive Psychology, No.18 2004) Table of ContentsAbout the Author xiii Series Preface xv Preface xvii Acknowledgements ix Introduction 1 Part I Interrogations and Confessions 1 Interrogation Tactics and Techniques 7 Police Training Manuals 7 The Reid Technique 10 The Format and Recording of the Confession 21 The Context of the Interrogation 24 American Research on Interrogation 31 How Things Can Go Wrong During Interrogation 34 Conclusions 36 2 Interrogation in Britain 38 Irving’s Studies 39 Softley’s Study 43 Walsh’s Study 43 Research at the University of Kent 44 Baldwin’s Study 48 British Training Manuals 51 Conclusions 55 3 Persons at Risk during Interviews in Police Custody: the Royal Commission Studies 57 The 1993 Royal Commission Study by Gudjonsson and Colleagues 58 Who Confesses? 69 Detainees’ Legal Rights 71 General Conclusions 73 4 The Identification and Measurement of ‘Oppressive’ Police Interviewing Tactics in Britain 75 John Pearse and Gisli H. Gudjonsson Background to the Research 75 The Cases Analysed 77 Methodology 79 Interview Tactics 80 Suspects’ Responses 83 Methodological Issues 85 Statistical Procedures 86 Application of the Framework to Individual Cases 87 The Heron Murder Case 96 The Miller Murder Case 106 Court Outcome 112 Conclusions 114 5 Why do Suspects Confess? Theories 115 Factors Inhibiting Confession 115 Theoretical Models of Confession 117 Conclusions 128 6 Why do Suspects Confess? Empirical Findings 130 How Important are Confessions? 130 How Commonly do Suspects Confess? 133 Factors Associated with Admissions and Denials 140 Self-Report Studies into Why Suspects Confess 151 Conclusions 156 7 Miscarriages of Justice and False Confessions 158 Miscarriages of Justice 158 Studies of Miscarriages of Justice 159 The Leo–Ofshe Study 164 Some Notorious British Cases 166 Conclusions 172 8 The Psychology of False Confession: Research and Theoretical Issues 173 Definitions of False Confession 174 The Frequency of False Confessions 174 False, Retracted and Disputed Confessions 178 The Innocent Pleading Guilty 184 The Broader Context of False Confessions 186 The Causes of False Confessions 193 Theoretical Implications of the Different Types of False Confession 197 The Ofshe–Leo Model of Confessions 203 Differences between True and False Confessions 208 A Proposed Modified Framework 211 Recovered Memory and False Confession 212 Conclusions 215 9 The Psychology of False Confession: Case Examples 217 Voluntary False Confessions 218 Pressured–Compliant False Confessions 224 Pressured–Internalized False Confessions 233 Conclusions 242 Part II Legal and Psychological Aspects 10 The English Law on Confessions 247 The Admissibility and Reliability of Confession Evidence 248 The Voire Dire 258 Issues Affecting Vulnerable Defendants 259 The Admissibility of Expert Evidence 275 Conclusions 281 11 The American Law on Confessions 283 Gisli H. Gudjonsson and Lorca Morello The Basic Law of Confessions 283 Voluntariness and Mentally Vulnerable Suspects 288 Challenging a Confession in Court 293 Differences between English and American Law and Practice 304 Conclusions 306 12 The Psychological Assessment 308 The Assessment Framework 309 Psychological Vulnerabilities 316 Learning Disability as a Vulnerability 320 The Court Report and Oral Evidence 327 Conclusions 330 13 Suggestibility: Historical and Theoretical Aspects 332 Theoretical Approaches 334 Some Characteristics of Suggestion and Suggestibility 335 Brief Historical Background to Suggestibility 336 The Classification of Suggestibility 338 Theories of Suggestibility 340 Reinforcement and Suggestibility 343 Suggestibility: a State or a Trait? 343 Definition of Interrogative Suggestibility 344 The Gudjonsson–Clark Theoretical Model 347 Implications of the Model and Hypotheses 352 External Evaluation of the Model 353 Conclusions 358 14 Interrogative Suggestibility: Empirical Findings 360 The Gudjonsson Suggestibility Scales 361 Suggestibility and Hypnotic Susceptibility 368 Compliance 370 Acquiescence 376 Correlations between Suggestibility, Compliance and Acquiescence 378 Suggestibility and Gender 379 Suggestibility and Ethnic Background 380 Suggestibility and Age 380 Suggestibility and Intelligence 381 Suggestibility and Memory 384 Suggestibility and Anxiety 385 Suggestibility and Impulsivity 388 Suggestibility and the MMPI-2 389 Suggestibility and Sleep Deprivation 389 Suggestibility: Dissociation and Fantasy Proneness 390 Suggestibility and Instructional Manipulation 391 Suggestibility and the Experimenter Effect 392 Suggestibility and Social Desirability 394 Suggestibility and Coping Strategies 395 Suggestibility and Assertiveness 396 Suggestibility and Self-Esteem 396 Suggestibility and Locus of Control 398 Suggestibility and Field Dependence 399 Suspiciousness and Anger 400 Suggestibility and Test Setting 402 Suggestibility and Previous Convictions 403 Police Interviewing and Suggestibility 403 Resisters and Alleged False Confessors 404 Suggestibility and False Confessions 407 Suggestibility and Eyewitness Testimony 410 Suggestibility and Recovered Memory 411 Conclusions 412 15 The Effects of Drugs and Alcohol upon the Reliability of Testimony 415 The Extent of the Problem 416 Theoretical Perspectives 418 The Effects of Intoxication and Withdrawal 421 The Effects of Alcohol Withdrawal on Interrogative Suggestibility 428 False Confessions to Murder by a Heroin Addict 430 Conclusions 432 Part III British Court of Appeal Cases 16 The Court of Appeal 437 The Beginning of Expert Psychological Testimony 440 Conclusions 441 17 The ‘Guildford Four’ and the ‘Birmingham Six’ 445 Gisli H. Gudjonsson and J. A. C. MacKeith The Guildford Four 445 The Birmingham Six 452 Conclusions 456 18 Psychological Vulnerability 458 Engin Raghip—The Beginning: Landmark Decision for Psychology 458 Jacqueline Fletcher—Unidentified Borderline Intelligence 468 Judith Ward—Personality Disorder 470 David MacKenzie—Inability to Distinguish Facts from Fantasy 472 Idris Ali—Pathological Lying 473 George Long—Clinical Depression 476 Patrick Kane—Anxiety and Compliance 479 Andrew Evans—Misdiagnosed Psychogenic Amnesia 482 John Roberts—Abnormal Compliance 492 Ashley King—Abnormal Suggestibility and Compliance 493 Darren Hall—Disorder in the Absence of a Psychiatric Diagnosis 495 Ian Hay Gordon—Exploitation of Sexuality 499 Peter Fell—Poor Self-Esteem 506 Conclusions 512 19 Police Impropriety 514 Stephen Miller 515 Alfred Allen (the ‘UDR Four’) 517 The Carl Bridgewater Case 519 Derek Bentley 520 Conclusions 522 20 Misleading Special Knowledge 523 Stefan Kiszko 523 The Darvell Brothers 530 Donald Pendleton 533 Conclusions 537 Part IV Foreign Cases of Disputed Confessions 21 Four High Profile American Cases 541 Waneta Hoyt 541 Joe Giarratano 550 Henry Lee Lucas 554 John Wille 563 General Conclusions 572 22 Canadian and Israeli Cases 573 A Canadian Case of Non-Custodial Interrogation 573 An Israeli Terrorist Case 582 General Conclusions 589 23 Murder in Norway: a False Belief Leading to a False Confession 590 Background to the Case 590 Pre-Trial (1997) Psychological Evaluation 594 The First Trial 595 The Psychological Evaluation Prior to the Appeal 596 Interviews with Informants 602 Mr A’s Strengths and Vulnerabilities 605 The Interrogation and Confinement 606 Repression and Psychogenic Amnesia 608 The Appeal 609 Conclusions 611 Conclusions 615 General Comments and Conclusions 615 Interrogation 619 Psychological Vulnerability 621 True Confessions 622 Retracted and False Confessions 623 Appendix 628 References 631 Author Index 663 Subject Index 672

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Book SynopsisThe indispensable guide to detecting and solving financial crime in the office Low-level financial crimes are a fact of life in the modern workplace. Individually these crimes are rarely significant enough to warrant the hiring of professional investigators, but if left unchecked, small crimes add up to big losses.Trade Review"and there's even a category for sundry frauds." (Strategic Finance, August 2002)Table of ContentsOne: Why Financial Crime? Two: An Action Model. Three: Ethics at Work. Four: Whistleblowing and Detection. Five: The Fraud Response Plan. Six: Investigations. Seven: Integrated Fraud Risk Management. Appendix A: Forensic Statement Analysis. Appendix B: An Introduction to Data Mining as aFraud Risk Management Tool. Index.

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Book SynopsisThis book places offender profiling within a more realistic, balanced context. Initial chapters introduce a theoretical, empirical basis for the approach, and are followed by chapters illustrating the pros and cons of its use in an applied, operational setting.Table of ContentsDoes Offender Profiling Have a Role to Play? (J. Jackson D. Bekerian). Developmental and Clinical Issues in Relation to Offending in theIndividual (R. Badcock). The Contribution of Personality Theories to Psychological Profiling(J. Boon). The Role of the Expert in Criminal Investigation (G. Gudjonsson G.Copson). Standard Investigatory Tools and Offender Profiling (J.Stevens). What Help Do the Police Need with Their Inquiries? (D. Oldfield). A Research Approach to Offender Profiling (J. Jackson, etal.). Predicting Offender Profiles from Victim and Witness Descriptions(D. Farrington S. Lambert). Geographic Profiling (D. Rossmo). Towards a Practical Application of Offender Profiling: The RNC'sCriminal Suspect Prioritization System (J. House). Specific Profile Analysis: A Data-Based Approach to OffenderProfiling (A. Davies). Critical Issues in Offender Profiling (D. Bekerian J.Jackson). References. Index.

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Book SynopsisExamining the FBI's infamous counterintelligence programs (COINTELPROs) against suspected communists, civil rights and black power advocates, and antiwar activists, the author questions whether such actions were aberrations or are evidence of the bureau's ongoing mission to restrict citizens' right to engage in legal forms of political dissent.Table of ContentsList of Tables and Figures Preface and Acknowledgments Introduction 1. Counterintelligence Activities and the FBI 2. The Movements 3. The Organization of the FBI: Constructing White Hate and New Leftist Threats 4. Acting against the White Hate and New Left Threats 5. Wing Tips in Their Midst: The Impact of COINTELPRO 6. Beyond COINTELPRO 7. The Future Is Now: Counterintelligence Activities in the Age of Global Terrorism Appendix A. A Typology of COINTELPRO Actions Appendix B. Organizational Processes and COINTELPRO Outcomes Appendix C. COINTELPRO Targets Notes References Index

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Book SynopsisModern forensic techniques give police a range of tools to identify criminals and prove guilt. Using landmark cases to illustrate forensics in action, this title details the emergence of modern crime-fighting techniques from the mid-1800s, focusing on how crime scenes are treated and how evidence is used in court to build a case for conviction.

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Book SynopsisIn this provocative predecessor to Fatal Politics, presidential tapes expert Ken Hughes provides a shocking new perspective on a pattern of illegal actions by Richard Nixon only partly exposed by the Watergate scandal. Going back to the final months of the Johnson administration, Hughes reveals how Nixon secretly undermined the Paris peace talks with the Vietnamese.

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Book SynopsisContains entries which cover various aspects of crime scene investigations, including ballistics, counterfeiting, forensic medicine, firearms, hijacking, identification, poisons, scandals, sex crimes, smuggling, tool marks, and trace evidence. This reference features case studies that highlight facets of criminal investigation.

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Book SynopsisDetailed tools and techniques for developing efficiency and effectiveness in forensic accounting Using Analytics to Detect Possible Fraud: Tools and Techniques is a practical overview of the first stage of forensic accounting, providing a common source of analytical techniques used for both efficiency and effectiveness in forensic accounting investigations. The book is written clearly so that those who do not have advanced mathematical skills will be able to understand the analytical tests and use the tests in a forensic accounting setting. It also includes case studies and visual techniques providing practical application of the analytical tests discussed. Shows how to develop both efficiency and effectiveness in forensic accounting Provides information in such a way that non-practitioners can easily understand Written in plain language: advanced mathematical skills are not required Features actual case studies using analyticalTable of ContentsPreface xi Acknowledgments xv Chapter 1: Overview of the Companies 1 The Four Companies 2 Company 1 2 Company 2 5 Company 3 8 Company 4 10 Summary 16 Chapter 2: The “Norm” and the “Forensic” Preliminary Analytics: Basics Everyone Should Know 19 Liquidity Ratios 20 Working Capital 21 Working Capital Index 21 Working Capital Turnover 22 Current Ratio 22 Case Studies: Liquidity Ratios 22 Profitability Ratios 25 Gross Profit 26 Gross Profit Margin 26 Stock Sales 26 Return on Equity 27 Case Studies: Profitability Ratios 27 Company 1 31 Horizontal Analysis 36 Company 1 36 Company 2 43 Company 3 50 Company 4 61 Vertical Analysis 66 Company 1 66 Company 2 70 Company 3 73 Company 4 79 Summary 79 Chapter 3: The Importance of Cash Flows and Cash Flow Statements 83 Cash Flows and Net Income 85 Company 1 87 Company 2 89 Company 3 92 Company 4 97 Other Cash Flow Techniques 100 Company 1 101 Company 2 104 Company 3 107 Company 4 114 Summary 117 Chapter 4: The Beneish M-Score Model 119 Company 1 124 Company 2 133 Company 3 143 Indices of the Primary Government 145 Indices of the Governmental Funds 151 Company 4 158 Summary 166 Notes 170 Chapter 5: The Accruals 171 Dechow–Dichev Accrual Quality 173 The Four Companies: Dechow–Dichev Model 175 Sloan’s Accruals 184 The Four Companies: Sloan’s Model 185 Jones Nondiscretionary Accruals 191 The Four Companies: Jones Model 192 Summary 196 Notes 198 Chapter 6: Analysis Techniques Using Historical Financial Statements and Other Company Information 199 The Piotroski F-Score Model 200 Company 1 203 Company 2 205 Company 3 207 Company 4 212 Lev–Thiagarajan’s 12 Signals 215 Company 1 220 Company 2 222 Company 3 225 Company 4 230 Summary 233 Notes 235 Chapter 7: Benford's Law, and Yes—Even Statistics 237 Benford’s Law 239 Company 1 243 Company 2 249 Company 3 255 Company 4 267 Simple Statistics 272 Company 1 277 Company 2 281 Company 3 284 Company 4 289 Summary 290 Note 292 Chapter 8: Grading the Four Companies 293 Company 1 294 Company 2 302 Company 3 310 Company 4 320 Summary 326 Bibliography 329 About the Author 331 Index 333

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Book SynopsisThis book provides a critical understanding of contemporary forced labour as a global social problem and argues that it should be located within the broader study of work-based harm.Trade Review"A cogent and compelling framework for identifying and tackling the systematic embeddedness of workplace exploitation." Mick Wilkinson, University of HullTable of ContentsIntroduction The labour exploitation continuum Lessons of history Direct workplace controls Indirect workplace controls Exogenous controls Navigating the edges of acceptability Preventing exploitation and harm Conclusions

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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

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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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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.

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Book SynopsisBest known as the Texas Ranger captain who tracked down and killed Bonnie and Clyde, Frank Hamer was designated by Walter Prescott Webb as “one of the three most fearless men in Western history.”This reprint of the 1968 edition gives the complete details of the Barrow-Parker rampage and is the only authentic account of the events leading to their deaths.With more than one hundred pages of illustrations, I'm Frank Hamer tells the amazing story of one of the greatest Texas Rangers of all time.

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Book SynopsisA collection that details how to conduct digital investigations in both criminal and civil contexts, and how to locate and utilize digital evidence on computers, networks, and embedded systems. It provides guidance in the three main areas of practice: Forensic Analysis, Electronic Discovery and Intrusion Investigation.Trade Review"... any library serving them would find this an excellent introduction." --E-Streams"Any law firm looking to get into the field would do well to start here." --E-Streams"... a useful introduction to an increasingly important field." --E-StreamsTable of ContentsChapter 1. IntroductionEoghan CaseyPart 1: Investigative MethodologyChapter 2. Forensic AnalysisEoghan Casey and Curtis W. RoseChapter 3. Electronic DiscoveryJames Holley, Paul Luehr, Jessica Reust Smith and Joseph SchwerhaChapter 4. Intrusion InvestigationEoghan Casey, Christopher Daywalt and Andy JohnstonPart 2: TechnologyChapter 5. Windows Forensic AnalysisRyan Pittman and Dave ShaverChapter 6. UNIX Forensic AnalysisCory Altheide and Eoghan CaseyChapter 7. Macintosh Forensic AnalysisAnthony KokocinskiChapter 8. Embedded Systems AnalysisRonald van der KnijffChapter 9: Handbook Network InvestigationsEoghan Casey, Christopher Daywalt, Andy Johnston, Terrance MaguireChapter 10. Mobile Network InvestigationsDario Forte and Andrea De Donno

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Book SynopsisThis book addresses the criminalisation of sexually explicit material depicting or describing fictitious characters who appear to be children. It is the first book of its kind to specifically examine the expansion of the law to include fictional representations of children, focusing on the law in Australia, Canada, the United Kingdom, and the United States. The author explores the potential criminalisation of comics and subgenres of manga that frequently depict childlike characters in a sexual context. Of course, the need to protect children from harm outweighs freedom of expression and the right to privacy; however, this argument is complicated by the material being purely fictional. Does prohibiting the fictional representation of minors interfere with individual freedoms? Based on a detailed socio-legal study, this book extensively analyses literature and pertinent theories of criminalisation, such as the Harm Principle, Offense Principle, and Legal Moralism. The boTrade Review"Al-Alosi presents a thought-provoking, timely, eloquent and detailed examination of the criminalisation of fantasy material. I'd recommend this book to anyone with an interest in the immediate concern of child exploitation and the question of how we interpret and set the limits of individual human ‘rights’ when faced with the need to protect those who may be harmed".Associate Professor Dr Tony Krone, University of Canberra (Australia). "This book provides a thought-provoking examination of the contemporary regulation of sexually explicit representations of children. Al-Alosi presents a nuanced analysis that thoroughly challenges the ways in which we approach the regulation of explicit material and understand its harms, or lack thereof. This book unsettled my own thinking around the issue and provides timely, original, and provocative contribution". Dr Bianca Fileborn, School of Social Sciences, University of New South Wales.Based on a comprehensive analysis of fantasy crime, this book asks fundamental questions about how we conceive of, and prosecute, sexually explicit material portraying children. This thought-provoking work provides a substantial contribution to the debate.Professor Alex Steel, Faculty of Law, University of New South WalesTable of Contents1: Foreword ; 2: Acknowledgements; 3: Chapter 1: Introduction; 4: Chapter 2: Types of potentially criminal fantasy material; 5: Chapter 3: Legislative frameworks dealing with fantasy material; 6: Chapter 4: Critiquing the law criminalising fantasy material; 7: Chapter 5: Perspectives on fantasy material; 8: Chapter 6: Overview of theories of criminalisation; 9: Chapter 7: Fantasy material as a matter of harm; 10: Chapter 8: Fantasy material as a matter of offensiveness and morality; 11: Chapter 9: Final insights on the criminalisation of fantasy material; 12: Index

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Book SynopsisNew York Times bestselling author reveals the FBI’s most closely guarded secrets, with an insider look at the bureau’s inner workings and intelligence investigations.   Based on inside access and hundreds of interviews with federal agents, the book presents an unprecedented, authoritative window on the FBI's unique role in American history. From White House scandals to celebrity deaths, from cult catastrophes to the investigations of terrorists, stalkers, Mafia figures, and spies, the FBI becomes involved in almost every aspect of American life. Kessler shares how the FBI caught spy Robert Hanssen in its midst as well as how the bureau breaks into homes, offices, and embassies to plant bugging devices without getting caught.   With revelations about the raid on Osama bin Laden's compound, the recent Russian spy swap, Marilyn Monroe's death, Vince Foster’s suicide, and even J. Edgar Hoover, The Secrets of the FBI presents he

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Book SynopsisFirst published in 1963, Eliot Asinof''s Eight Men Out has become a timeless classic of a scandalous world series.The headlines proclaimed the 1919 fix of the World Series and attempted cover-up as the most gigantic sporting swindle in the history of America! Eliot Asinof has reconstructed the entire scene-by-scene story of the fantastic scandal in which eight Chicago White Sox players arranged with the nation''s leading gamblers to throw the Series in Cincinnati. Mr. Asinof vividly describes the tense meetings, the hitches in the conniving, the actual plays in which the Series was thrown, the Grand Jury indictment, and the famous 1921 trial. Moving behind the scenes, he perceptively examines the motives and backgrounds of the players and the conditions that made the improbable fix all too possible.Here, too, is a graphic picture of the American underworld that managed the fix, the deeply shocked newspapermen who uncovered the story, and the war-exhaust

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Book SynopsisHe examines how the machine emerged as a technology of truth, transporting readers back to the obscure origins of criminology itself, ultimately concluding that the lie detector owes as much to popular culture as it does to factual science.Trade ReviewAny with an interest in criminal justice or general social issues will find this a compelling account. Midwest Book Review To paraphrase Dragnet, there are many histories to tell of the lie detector; this is a good one. -- Ken Adler History of Science SocietyTable of ContentsIntroduction: Plotting the Hyperbola of Deception1. "A thieves' quarter, a devil's den": The Birth of Criminal Man2. "A vast plain under a flaming sky": The Emergence of Criminology3. "Supposing that Truth is a woman—what then?": The Enigma of Female Criminality4. "Fearful errors lurk in our nuptial couches": The Critique of Criminal Anthropology5. "To Classify and Analyze Emotional Persons": The Mistake of the Machines6. "Some of the darndest lies you ever heard": Who Invented the Lie Detector?7. "A trick of burlesque employed . . . against dishonesty": The Quest for Euphoric Security8. "A bally hoo side show at the fair": The Spectacular Power of ExpertiseConclusion: The Hazards of the Will to TruthAcknowledgmentsNotesEssay on SourcesIndex

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Book SynopsisOver the past several decades, the civil justice process has become alarmingly expensive, politicized, and lengthy. Though the court system lies at the heart of American democracy, it often does not meet the legitimate needs of the people, resulting in a rift between citizens and their own legal system. With a system that hasn't seen major reform since 1938, it's inevitable that there are shortcomings and misunderstandings. The situation is precarious, but not hopeless. In Rebuilding Justice, Rebecca Love Kourlis and Dirk Olin illuminate why the courts are critical and how they are being eroded, defaced, and undermined. While covering complex issues such as civil justice reform, judicial selection and performance evaluation, and domestic relations, Kourlis and Olin propose practical solutions to improve the efficiency, accessibility, and integrity of America's civil courts. An important portrait of the American judicial system, Rebuilding Justice is a call to action for all Americans to take the steps necessary to fix, support, and protect this crucial cornerstone of our democracy.Trade Review"There is, in my experience, an increasing mistrust of the judiciary and courts... I think this really is fixable. I think the civil justice process could be fixed to somesignificant extent in the next five to 10 years, says Kourlis." — "Author believes American justice system is broken but fixable," December 22, 2011, by Bill Mears, CNN Supreme Court Producer.

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Book SynopsisThe mystique of private investigating draws significant numbers of people to consider it as a career or side business. At the same time, individuals want to learn investigative techniques to solve their own personal and legal problems. In The Complete Idiot's Guide® to Private Investigating, Third Edition, private investigator and former FBI agent Steven Kerry Brown shares his hard-won expertise on everything you need to know to track down people and information, including: Tapping phones and recording conversations. Interviewing and interrogating to get important information. Tricky but legal ways to get needed evidence like the pros. Performing onsite, online, and mobile surveillance without being detected. Skip tracing to find lost loves or people who owe money. Investigating backgrounds of potential employees or spouses. Searching public records online and at the courthouse. Catching a cheating spou

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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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Book SynopsisIn this anthology of speeches and writings since 1970, eminent Canadian thinkers, journalists, and political leaders explain how the government under Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau deceived people and denied justice in October 1970. Arguing that Trudeau violated the human rights of hundreds of individuals by imposing the War Measures Act in response to the kidnappings of British Trade Consul James Cross and Labour Minister Pierre Laporte this compilation reveals the motives behind the strained relationship between Quebec and Canada. This book includes material by Margaret Atwood, Tommy Douglas, Don Jamieson, Eric Kierans, Peter C. Newman, Brian Moore, and Desmond Morton.Trade ReviewA fresh take on Trudeau's act . . . A fascinating anthology." —Maclean's Magazine"I was delighted that someone finally had the courage to tell the truth: that Pierre Trudeau and Marc Lalonde both lied to me about why the War Measures Act was imposed—but it took 40 years before the facts were published. This is a compelling and essential book." —Peter C. Newman, Canadian journalist"This anthology presents the experiences [of many] opposed to the controversial decision of Canadian Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau to impose draconian war powers during peacetime in 1970. . . . Trudeau invoked the War Measures Act, suspending civil rights and due process, resulting in hundreds of arrests . . . and thousands of late night searches of private homes and citizens." —Book News Inc. (April 1, 2011)

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