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Book SynopsisThe internet wasnât built for time travelers. But when ethical hacker and mother Elsa and her 14-year-old son, Aiden, uncover a hidden code buried deep within cyberspace, they are pulled into a high-stakes journey through cybersecurity historyâfrom the birth of ARPANET in 1969 to the AI-driven cyberwars of 2040. Their mission? Trace the origins of digital security before an unknown force alters history and reshapes the future of technology forever. As they jump across decades, they encounter internet pioneers, legendary hackers, and cyber-rebels who changed the digital world. But not everything in the past wants to stay in the past. Real dangers lurk in the timeline. Elsa and Aiden must navigate malware, mass surveillance, cyberwarfare, and a growing mystery that threatens the foundation of the internet itself. As they race against time, they also face their own fears and shifting trust in each other. A thrilling bridge between past and future, this book introduces parents and teens to the evolution of the internet and the most essential skill of our timeâdigital security. The future is written in codeâbut cybersecurity is about trust and humanity. Will they protect it, or rewrite it?

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Book SynopsisIn 2007 Estonia faced a series of cyber-attacks on its cyber infrastructure, which caused widespread damage to the countryâs economy, politics and security. However, despite this series of cyber-attacks, NATO did not apply Article 5 of the North Atlantic Treaty due to lack of consensus on applying Article 5 in the Estonian case. Although various approaches have been developed by scholars, there is no common application of international law in the United Nations Charter regarding cyber threats or attacks. Moreover, whilst there has been no common definition of âcyber terrorismâ by the international community, some scholars regard âcyber-attacksâ as acts of war. There is a paucity of literature dealing with the application of international law on cyber threats. A new Strategic Concept was adopted in 2010. Its most important development was to identify the significance of cyber threats to all NATO body members. When updating its own technology, the organization needs to be ready to defend itself against all kinds of asymmetrical warfare, whether from within or beyond its operational range. However, the terms of Article 5 of the North Atlantic Treaty were imprecise as to whether cyber-attacks can be regarded as a form of threat; for this reason, NATO accepted the case-by-case concept on cyber threats/attacks in terms of the application of Article 5 by the Wales Summit in 2014. Despite the fact that the Charter of the United Nations has not been revised, if its articles are broadly evaluated, cyberâattacks would be accepted as a threat or use of force against the territorial integrity of a state. The main purpose of this book is to analyze and evaluate what has been carried out regarding NATOâs operational arrangements and its Cyber Defense approach, and, secondly, to explain this in the lens of Game Theory. Furthermore, it will demonstrate why the web is paramount to NATOâs system-driven operations, and why it requires a Cyber Defense arrangement. In particular, the research endeavors to analyze TÃrkiye in this regard. The cyber-attack on Estonia in 2007 will be used by way of a case study to explain the development of threat perceptions, risks, international law, cyber security policies and application of Game Theory.

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Book SynopsisThe CISO 3.0 isn't just a book; it's a roadmap for the next generation of cybersecurity leadership. In an era where cyber threats are more sophisticated and the stakes are higher than ever, CISOs can no longer rely solely on technical expertise. They must evolve into strategic business leaders who can seamlessly integrate cybersecurity into the very fabric of their organizations.This book challenges the traditional perception of the CISO as a technical leader, advocating for a strategic shift towards business alignment, quantitative risk management, and the embrace of emerging technologies like AI and machine learning. It empowers CISOs to transcend their technical expertise and evolve into business-savvy leaders, fully equipped to meet the rising expectations from boards, executives, and regulators. The book directly addresses the increasing demands from boards and regulators in the wake of recent high-profile cyber events, providing CISOs with the necessary skills and knowledge to navigate this new landscape.The CISO 3.0 isn't about theory; it's about action. It delves into the practicalities of business-aligned cybersecurity through real-life stories and illustrative examples that showcase the triumphs and tribulations of CISOs in the field. The book offers unparalleled insights gleaned from the author's extensive experience advising hundreds of successful programs, including in-depth discussions on risk quantification, cyber insurance strategies, and defining materiality for risks and incidents. It fills the gap left by other resources, providing clear guidance on translating business alignment concepts into practice.If you're a cybersecurity professional aspiring to a CISO role or an existing CISO seeking to enhance your strategic leadership skills and business acumen, this book is your roadmap. It's designed to bridge the gap between the technical and business worlds, empowering you to become a strategic leader who drives value and protects your organization's most critical assets.

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Book SynopsisWhether it is doing a TEDx, presenting a podcast, sharing on social media, presenting at a conference, or pitching to a potential funder, engaging with storytelling and performance is now a prerequisite of an academics âmodus operandi.â Exploring the relationship between and the key concepts associated with storytelling and performance, crime, and criminology, this book offers practical tips and insights into creative methods for presenting research, disseminating criminological knowledge, giving lectures, and developing pedagogy.The book presents a reflexive account of the author's experiences of using creativity with incarcerated men and women. Drawing on a range of topics including ethical storytelling, presentation literacy, poetic inquiry, staging ethno-drama, crime fiction, and auto-ethnography, it makes a clear and compelling case for a creative criminology and a performative social science. Written by a seasoned criminologist, theatre director, storyteller, and

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Book SynopsisWe live in an age of unprecedented complexity, where technology, cognitive biases, and societal systems shape our decisions in ways we barely notice. The world is changing faster than our ability to make sense of it. Philosophy.exe is designed to bridge this gap, offering a mental toolkit to help navigate uncertainty, rethink assumptions, and make better decisions in a tech-driven world.Blending classical philosophy, cognitive science, AI ethics, and behavioral psychology, this book provides an adaptive framework for understanding the world. It challenges over-simplified models and rigid ideologies, encouraging readers to embrace complexity as a strategic advantage rather than a threat.What This Book Explores Complexity Thinking â Why linear logic fails and how to develop a mindset that thrives in uncertainty. Cognitive Biases & Decision-Making â How hidden mental shortcuts shape our beliefs, and how to counteract them. Resilience & Mental Adaptability â Tools for maintaining clarity, focus, and critical thinking in a rapidly evolving landscape. Technology & Human Autonomy â The philosophical and ethical challenges of AI, digital identity, and algorithmic decision-making. Ethics Beyond Intentions â A pragmatic approach to decision-making that accounts for unintended consequences.Philosophy.exe is for those who seek to go beyond conventional wisdomâwhether philosophers, strategists, leaders, or curious minds who question the narratives shaping modern life. It provides the tools to think deeply, adapt quickly, and engage critically in an era dominated by complexity and rapid technological evolution.In a world of misinformation, automation, and uncertainty, this book isnât just about philosophyâitâs about survival.

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Book SynopsisTraditional vs Generative AI Pentesting: A Hands-On Approach to Hacking explores the evolving landscape of penetration testing, comparing traditional methodologies with the revolutionary impact of Generative AI. This book provides a deep dive into modern hacking techniques, demonstrating how AI-driven tools can enhance reconnaissance, exploitation, and reporting in cybersecurity assessments.Bridging the gap between manual pentesting and AI automation, this book equips readers with the skills and knowledge to leverage Generative AI for more efficient, adaptive, and intelligent security testing. By blending practical case studies, hands-on exercises, and theoretical insights, it guides cybersecurity professionals, researchers, and students through the next generation of offensive security strategies.The book offers comprehensive coverage of key topics, including: Traditional vs AI-Driven Pentesting: Understanding the evolution of security testing methodologies Building an AI-Powered Pentesting Lab: Leveraging Generative AI tools for reconnaissance and exploitation GenAI in Social Engineering and Attack Automation: Exploring AI-assisted phishing, deepfake attacks, and deception tactics Post-Exploitation and Privilege Escalation with AI: Enhancing persistence and lateral movement techniques Automating Penetration Testing Reports: Utilizing AI for streamlined documentation and risk analysis This book is an essential resource for ethical hackers, cybersecurity professionals, and academics seeking to explore the transformative role of Generative AI in penetration testing. It provides practical guidance, in-depth analysis, and cutting-edge techniques for mastering AI-driven offensive security.

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Book SynopsisKey Contested Issues in Criminology and Criminal Justice addresses the key issues within criminology and criminal justice that are strongly contested among scholars in the field.Covering 18 different themes, the book identifies the ways in which different issues are contested and demonstrates how biopsychosocial concepts and methods can inform most of them. It is divided into four broad sections. The first section examines philosophical issues such as the value of philosophy in criminology/criminal justice, the role of ideology in our disciplines, and the issues of human nature and free will versus determinism. The second section explains the biopsychosocial perspective that provides the framework used in exploring the various issues. It explores the possibility of integrating the natural sciences with criminology, behavioral and molecular genetics, evolutionary theory, and neuroscience. It also considers issues related to child maltreatment, brain development, and the role of rationality vis-Ã-vis emotion in decision-making. The third section examines crime causation and contains chapters on social learning versus control theories, radical/critical theories, the relationship between intelligence and criminal behavior, issues of socioeconomic status (SES), poverty, and crime, and whether religion is a barrier or bridge to antisocial behavior. The final section looks at four issues in criminal justice: the police abolition movement, the nature of punishment and its justifications by the criminal justice system, and issues in sentencing and the death penalty.Key Contested Issues in Criminology and Criminal Justice will be of value to students and scholars in criminology and criminal justice, as well as to criminal justice practitioners.

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Book SynopsisFor centuries, most people believed the criminal justice system worked - that only guilty defendants were convicted. DNA technology shattered that belief. DNA has now freed more than three hundred innocent prisoners in the United States. This book examines the lessons learned from twenty-five years of DNA exonerations and identifies lingering challenges.Trade Review'This thoughtful collection of essays on one of the most important scientific and legal advances of the past century is a must read for anyone who wants to understand American criminal justice. Exonerations have so much to teach us about what goes wrong in police encounters, prosecutors' offices, and courtrooms around the country, and this book serves as a much needed guide.' Rachel E. Barkow, Segal Family Professor of Regulatory Law and Policy and Faculty Director, Center on the Administration of Criminal Law, New York University School of Law'This excellent and timely collection examines the revolutionary impact of DNA identification on American criminal justice. It explores the major changes triggered by DNA exonerations, starting in 1989 - in criminal investigation, trial procedure, the use of the death penalty - and it discusses the challenges we still face and reforms that may yet happen.' Samuel R. Gross, Thomas and Mabel Long Professor of Law, University of Michigan'Wrongful Convictions and the DNA Revolution should be required reading for prosecutors, defense attorneys, judges, and jurors alike. The book magnificently lays bare the painful but critical lessons from twenty-five years of struggle for exoneration of the innocent.' Jeannie Suk Gersen, John H. Watson, Jr Professor of Law, Harvard Law School'The chapters of Wrongful Convictions and the DNA Revolution summarize remarkable strides achieved by the Innocence Movement, provide insight into the movement's legal and institutional elements, and point to future challenges. Every criminal law scholar in law schools and criminal justice departments would benefit by reading the volume. It is an excellent high-level entry point for criminologists new to wrongful conviction research. Instructors could assign individual chapters in advanced wrongful conviction courses. In sum, Daniel S. Medwed's volume deserves a central place in the growing library of wrongful conviction scholarship.' Marvin Zalman, Criminal Law and Criminal Justice Books (www.clcjbooks.rutgers.edu)Table of ContentsForeword Barry Scheck and Peter Neufeld; Introduction. Talking about a revolution: a quarter century of DNA exonerations Daniel S. Medwed; Innocence before DNA Michael Meltsner; Part I. A Look Back - What Have We Learned from 25 Years of DNA Exonerations?; Section 1. The Big Picture: 1. Convicting the innocent redux Brandon L. Garrett; 2. Has the innocence movement become an exoneration movement? The risks and rewards of redefining innocence Richard A. Leo; Section 2. A Closer Look at Specific Lessons: 3. Negotiating accuracy - DNA in the age of plea bargaining Alexandra Natapoff; 4. Reacting to recantations Rob Warden; 5. A tale of two innocence clinics - client representation and legislative advocacy Jacqueline McMurtrie; Section 3. The DNA Era and Changing Views of the Death Penalty: 6. How DNA has changed contemporary death penalty debates Michael L. Radelet; 7. What does innocence have to do with cruel and unusual punishment? Robert J. Smith, G. Ben Cohen and Zoe Robinson; Part II. A Glance Ahead - What Can Be Done to Avoid Wrongful Convictions in the Future?; Section 4. Substantive Reforms: 8. Flawed science and the new wave of innocents Keith A. Findley; 9. Prosecutors - the thin last line protecting the innocent George C. Thomas, III; 10. Ineffective assistance of counsel and the innocence revolution - a standards-based approach Adele Bernhard; Section 5. Procedural Changes: 11. Post-conviction procedure - the next frontier in innocence reform Stephanie Roberts Hartung; 12. Can we protect the innocent without freeing the guilty? Thoughts on innocence reforms that avoid harmful tradeoffs Paul G. Cassell; 13. Retrospective justice in the age of innocence - the hard case of rape executions Margaret Burnham; 14. Outbreaks of injustice - responding to systemic irregularities in the criminal justice system Sandra Guerra Thompson and Robert Wicoff; 15. Exonerating the innocent - habeas for nonhuman animals Justin F. Marceau and Steven Wise; Section 6. The International Arena: 16. The global innocence movement Mark Godsey; 17. Innocence at war Erik Luna.

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Book SynopsisFeaturing contributions by distinguished scholars from ten countries, The Wiley Handbook of the History and Philosophy of Criminology provides students, scholars, and criminologists with a truly a global perspective on the theory and practice of criminology throughout the centuries and around the world. In addition to chapters devoted to the key ideas, thinkers, and moments in the intellectual and philosophical history of criminology, it features in-depth coverage of the organizational structure of criminology as an academic discipline world-wide. The first section focuses on key ideas that have shaped the field in the past, are shaping it in the present, and are likely to influence its evolution in the foreseeable future. Beginning with early precursors to criminology's emergence as a unique discipline, the authors trace the evolution of the field, from the pioneering work of 17th century Italian jurist/philosopher, Cesare Beccaria, up through the latest sociological and biosocial treTable of ContentsNotes on Contributors x Introduction 1Ruth Ann Triplett Part I Key Ideas, Thinkers, and Moments 13 Section 1 Precursors to Criminology as an Academic Discipline 15 1 Criminal Entryways in the Writing of Cesare Beccaria 17Matthew P. Unger, Jean]Philippe Crete, and George Pavlich 2 Researching Crime and Criminals in the 19th Century 32Peter Becker Section 2 Europe and the Founding of Criminology 49 3 Laughing at Lombroso: Positivism and Criminal Anthropology in Historical Perspective 51Paul Knepper 4 Criminology in 19th]Century France: Mainstays of the French “Environmental” Tradition 67Bruce DiCristina 5 Conflict and Crime: Marx, Engels, Marxist/Radical Criminology, and the Explanation of Crime 84Michael J. Lynch Section 3 Developing the Theoretical Foundation 103 6 The Extensive Legacy of Symbolic Interactionism in Criminology 105Jeffery T. Ulmer 7 The Chicago School and Criminology 123Wim Hardyns and Lieven J. R. Pauwels 8 Anomie, Strain, and Opportunity Structure: Robert K. Merton’s Paradigm of Deviant Behavior 140Mathieu Deflem 9 Differential Association, Differential Social Organization, and White]Collar Crime: Sutherland Defines the Field 156John M. Eassey and Marvin D. Krohn 10 The Foundation and Re]emergence of Classical Thought in Criminological Theory: A Brief Philosophical History 173Ray Paternoster and Daren Fisher 11 Crime, Deviance, and Social Control: Travis Hirschi and His Legacy 189Cesar J. Rebellon and Paul Anskat Section 4 Critique and Response 207 12 The Berkeley School of Criminology: The Intellectual Roots and Legacies 209Randolph R. Myers and Tim Goddard 13 Let Fury Have the Hour: The Radical Turn in British Criminology 222Travis Linnemann and Kyra A. Martinez 14 Three Strikes and You’re Out: A Short but Modern History of Biosocial Criminology 237John Paul Wright, Kevin M. Beaver, Jamie M. Gajos, and Catherine Sacarellos 15 Western Feminist Criminologies: Critiquing “Malestream” Criminology and Beyond 255Kaitlyn J. Selman and Molly Dunn 16 Criminalizing Race, Racializing Crime: Assessing the Discipline of Criminology through a Historical Lens 272Kideste Wilder Yusef and Tseleq Yusef 17 Shaming, Reintegration, and Restorative Justice: Braithwaite in Australia, New Zealand, and around the Globe 289Hee Joo Kim and Jurg Gerber Part II Criminology across the Globe: The Organization and Structure of Criminology as an Academic Discipline 307 18 Criminology in Argentina, 1870–1960 309Ricardo D. Salvatore 19 Criminology in Australia: A Global South Perspective 321Elaine Fishwick and Marinella Marmo 20 Criminology in Belgium: Crossing Borders, Reaching out Globally 334Tom Daems and Stephan Parmentier 21 Criminology in Brazil: Beyond “Made]in]the]North” Criminological Narratives 345Fernanda Fonseca Rosenblatt and Marília Montenegro Pessoa de Mello 22 Criminology in Canada: The Context of Its Criminology 360Paul Brantingham, Patricia Brantingham, and Bryan Kinney 23 Criminology in China 377Bill Hebenton and Susyan Jou 24 Criminology in Germany and the Gesamte Strafrechtswissenschaft 392Kirstin Drenkhahn 25 Criminology in Lithuania: Restoring Paradigms 406Aleksandras Dobryninas 26 Criminology in Russia: From Criminal Law to Sociolegal Inquiry 422Olga Semukhina 27 Criminology in the United States: Contexts, Institutions, and Knowledge in Flux 437Joachim J. Savelsberg Index 453

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Book SynopsisProvides a comprehensive and uptodate review of the development of the science behind the psychology of false confessions Four decades ago, little was known or understood about false confessions and the reasons behind them. So much has changed since then due in part to the diligent work done by Gisli H. Gudjonsson. This eyeopening book by the Icelandic/British clinical forensic psychologist, who in the mid 1970s had worked as detective in Reykjavik, offers a complete and current analysis of how the study of the psychology of false confessions came about, including the relevant theories and empirical/experimental evidence base. It also provides a reflective review of the gradual development of the science and how it can be applied to real life cases. Based on Gudjonsson's personal account of the biggest murder investigations in Iceland's history, as well as other landmark cases, The Psychology of False Confessions: Forty Years of Science and Practice takesTrade Review"Police investigators, judges, fact finders and legal practitioners must always be aware of the potential fragility of suspects’ confessions, however superficially plausible and convincing they might appear on initial consideration. This book explains why and should be mandatory reading for all professionals involved in the criminal justice system." —Counsel Magazine "The Psychology of False Confessions brings together Dr. Gudjonsson's beginnings as an Icelandic police detective and his decades as a false confession expert to unravel the tangled web that led to the conviction of these innocent young men and a woman based on their confessions alone. There is often an uneasy relationship between psychology and criminal justice, particularly when psychology challenges such deeply entrenched beliefs as that an innocent person would never confess to a serious crime. Dr. Gudjonsson's uncompromising integrity and courage in the face of often virulent opposition have effected a major change in our thinking about police-induced confessions. This is a book to be read by anyone with an interest in psychology, law and the exoneration of the innocent." —Lorca Morello, July 2020Table of ContentsAbout the Author xv Series Preface xvii Preface xxi Acknowledgements xxv Icelandic Names xxvii Introduction 1 A Brief Review of my Cases on Disputed Confessions (1980–2016) 3 The Structure and Content of the Book 4 The Gudmundur and Geirfinnur Cases 6 Part I: The Emerging Science and Practice 9 1 An Era of Enquiry and Development 11 My Early Research on Lie Detection 13 The Sunday Times Experiment 18 British Psychological Society Committees on Lie Detection 20 Onward and Upward 22 Conclusions 24 2 The Impact of Real]Life Cases on Legal Changes, Police Practice, and Science 27 The Confait Case 28 The Guildford Four 31 The Birmingham Six 35 The Tottenham Three (Engin Raghip) 37 The Case of Judith Ward 38 The Cardiff Three (Stephen Miller) 39 The PEACE Model of Interviewing 45 Summary and Conclusions 48 3 Interrogative Suggestibility 51 The Experimental Approach 52 The Individual Differences Approach 54 The Gudjonsson and Clark Model 59 Conclusions 61 4 The Psychology of False Confessions: The Theories 63 Definitions of False Confession 64 An Early Conceptual Framework 64 The Kassin and Wrightsman Threefold Classification 66 Critique of the Kassin–Wrightsman Classification 68 Key Components That Elicit and Facilitate the Internalization Process 73 Memory Distrust Syndrome 74 The Five Sequential Steps 77 Immediate Versus Delayed Suggestibility 81 A Heuristic Model of Internalized False Confessions 82 Conclusions 85 5 The Development of the Science: The Evidence Base 87 Brief Summary of Theoretical Developments 88 Landmark Early Studies on Police Interrogation 97 False Confessions in Miscarriages of Justice Research 99 Rate of Interrogation, Base Rate of Guilt, and False Confessions 103 Type of Offence Falsely Confessed To 108 Reasons Given for the False Confession 110 `I’d Know a False Confession if I Saw One’ 113 Risk Factors 114 Situational Risk Factors 117 Personal Risk Factors 124 The Psychological Effects of Interrogation 134 Conclusions 134 Part II: The Gudmundur and Geirfinnur Cases 139 6 Icelandic Society in the 1970s 141 Brief History and Landscape 141 The Constitution and Government 144 The Police 145 The Courts 148 Prisons 149 Drug Abuse Problems and Smuggling 150 Media Frenzy 152 Homicide in Iceland 153 Conclusions 157 7 The Keflavík Investigation and the First Confession 159 The Investigation and Principal Characters 160 The Disappearance of Geirfinnur Einarsson 162 The Keflavík Investigation Into Geirfinnur’s Disappearance 163 The First Confession to Geirfinnur’s Disappearance 170 Conclusions 174 8 The Confessions in the Gudmundur Einarsson Case 177 The Post and Telecommunication Fraud 178 The Disappearance of Gudmundur Einarsson 182 The Gudmundur Einarsson Investigation 184 The Confessions to Gudmundur Einarsson’s Murder 186 Thematic Analysis of the Successive Accounts 205 The Supreme Court’s Version of the Facts in the Gudmundur Einarsson Case 208 9 The Confessions in the Geirfinnur Einarsson Case 211 The Prosecution Request for the Keflavík Papers 212 Confessions Obtained by the Reykjavík Team 217 The Reykjavík Task Force 225 Key Task Force Statements 229 Gudjón’s Arrest and Subsequent Interrogations 234 Thematic Analysis of the Successive Accounts 238 The Keflavík Slipway Re]enactment 240 The Overlap with Gudmundur Agnarsson’s `False’ Confession 241 The Press Conference: The Official Version of What Happened 243 The Convictions 247 Conclusions 249 10 Misguiding Force 253 Karl Schütz’s Professional Background 254 The Spiegel Investigation 254 The Murder of Four Soldiers in Lebach 255 The Baader]Meinhof Group 256 Appointed to the Case 258 Camera Shy 260 The Cartoons and Legal Action 261 The `Indian Technique’ 262 Schütz’s Foreword to his Book Kleinstadtmörder: Spur 1081 262 The Der Spiegel 1979 Article 264 Personal Impression of Karl Schütz 266 Conclusions 266 11 The Return of the Gudmundur and Geirfinnur Cases 269 Helga Arnardóttir’s Telephone Call and the Diaries 269 Meeting With Helga and Kristín 271 The Content of the Diaries 272 The Filming 276 A Call From the Minister of the Interior 276 Conclusions 277 12 The Findings From the Working Group, Special Prosecutor, and Icelandic Court Cases Review Commission 279 The Working Group 282 The General Findings of the Working Group 287 The Findings From the Psychological Evaluation 289 The Testimony in the Reykjavík District Court 291 The Findings of the Icelandic Court Cases Review Commission 298 Ragnar Adalsteinsson’s Letter to the Special Prosecutor 325 Conclusions 326 Part III: A Psychological Analysis of the Confessions of the Six Convicted Persons 329 13 Did Saevar Ciesielski Have Undiagnosed ADHD? 331 Salient Points 331 Saevar’s Interrogation 332 Retractions 333 Karl Schütz’s View of Saevar 334 Saevar’s Speech Before the District Court 335 Breidavík 335 Breidavík’s Public Enquiry 337 Yes, Saevar Did Have Undiagnosed ADHD 338 Evidence Supportive of ADHD During Childhood and Adolescence 340 The Pretrial Psychological/Psychiatric Evaluation 344 The Impact of Saevar’s ADHD on His Functioning During the Cases 345 Was Saevar Coerced to Implicate Innocent People? 347 The `Real]Life’ Lie Detector Test 349 Conclusions 352 14 Erla Bolladóttir – A Vulnerable Young Woman 355 Salient Points 355 The Relationship with Saevar 358 Erla’s Interrogation 360 Erla’s Attempts to Retract Her Confessions 364 The Pretrial Psychiatric Evaluation 364 Karl Schütz’s View of Erla 366 Erla’s Interview for the Working Group 367 Models of Erla’s Confessions 368 Conclusions 371 15 Kristján Vidarsson’s Memory Distrust Syndrome and Confession 375 Salient Points 375 Kristján’s Interrogation and Confinement 376 Kristján’s Mental State in Solitary Confinement 377 Retractions 378 Karl Schütz’s View of Kristján 379 The Pretrial Evaluation 379 Kristján’s Interview for the Working Group 380 A Heuristic Model of Kristján’s Confession 381 Conclusions 383 16 Tryggvi Leifsson’s Memory Distrust Syndrome and Confession 385 Salient Points 385 History of False Confession? 386 Evidence for Memory Distrust Syndrome 387 Tryggvi’s interrogation and confession 387 Tryggvi’s Diaries 393 Did Tryggvi Have ADHD? 394 A Heuristic Model of Tryggvi’s Confession 395 Conclusions 398 An interview with Tryggvi’s widow and daughter 400 17 Gudjón Skarphédinsson’s Memory Distrust Syndrome and Confession 405 Salient Points 405 Deterioration in Mental State 406 The Arrest and Custody 407 Karl Schütz’s Perception of Gudjón 410 The `Lie Detection’ 410 Gudjón’s Diary 415 A Heuristic Model of Gudjón’s Confession 420 After Release From Prison 422 Conclusions 423 18 Albert Skaftason’s Memory Distrust Syndrome and Confession 425 Salient Points 425 Albert’s Interrogation 427 Memory Enhancement 428 Albert’s Account of Events, and His Personality 429 A Heuristic Model of Albert’s Confession 432 Conclusions 435 Conclusions 437 Science and Practice – the Beginning 437 The Development of the Science 439 The Gudmundur and Geirfinnur Cases 446 Lessons Learned 462 Appendix 1 465 Appendix 2 471 References 477 Author Index Subject Index

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Book SynopsisMethodologies and Challenges in Forensic Linguistic Casework Discover more about Forensic Linguistics, a fascinating cross-disciplinary field from an international team of renowned contributors Methodologies and Challenges in Forensic Linguistic Casework provides an overview of the range of forensic linguistic casework typically found in investigative and judicial contexts. In these case studies, the authors demonstrate how linguistic theory is applied in real-life forensic situations and the constraints and challenges they have to deal with. Drawing on linguistic expertise from the USA and Europe involving casework in English, Spanish, Danish and Portuguese, our contributing practitioners exemplify the most common types of text analysis such as identifying faked texts, suspect profiling, analyzing texts whose authorship is questioned, and giving expert opinions on meaning and understanding. Methodologies and Challenges in Forensic Linguistic Casework is designed for investigators aTable of ContentsSeries Preface viii Acknowledgements x About the Editors xi 1 Forensic Linguistic Casework 1Isabel Picornell and Ria Perkins Section 1 2 The Starbuck Case: Methods for Addressing Confirmation Bias in Forensic Authorship Analysis 13Tim Grant and Jack Grieve 3 A Forensic Authorship Analysis of the Ayia Napa Rape Statement 29Lisa Donlan and Andrea Nini 4 Linguistic Profiling: A Spanish Case Study 44Sheila Queralt 5 Other Language Influence Detection: Profiling the Native Language of a Dark Web Pedophile 63Ria Perkins 6 Forensic Plagiarism Detection and Analysis 77Rui Sousa Silva Section 2 7 Mourning the Slow Death of Miranda: California v. Ceja 95Gerald R. McMenamin 8 Detecting Faked Texts 114Isabel Picornell and Malcolm Coulthard 9 Joining ISIS? A Pragmatic Discourse Analysis of Chat Messages in a Counterterrorism Case 129Tanya Karoli Christensen 10 "I Wanted to Leave A Long Time Ago": Casework in Suicide Letter Analysis: Methods Used and Lessons Learned 145I. M. Nick 11 Casework in Forensic Linguistics: Looking Outward 162Isabel Picornell Index 170

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Book SynopsisPolice Ethics, Fourth Edition, provides an analysis of corruption in law enforcement organizations. The authors argue that the noble causeâa commitment to âœdoing something about bad peopleââis a central âœends-basedâ police ethic. This fundamental principle of police ethics can paradoxically open the way to community polarization and increased violence, however, when officers violate the law on behalf of personally held moral values. This book is about the power that police use to do their work and how it can lead police to abuse their positions at the individual and organizational levels. It provides students of policing with a realistic understanding of the kinds of problems they will confront in the practice of police work.This timely new edition offers police administrators direction for developing agency-wide corruption prevention strategies, and a re-written chapter further expands our level of understanding of corruption by covering the Model of Circumstantial Corruptibility in detail. The fourth edition also discusses critical ethical issues relating to the relationship between police departments and minority communities, including Black Lives Matter and other activist groups. In the post-Ferguson environment, this is a crucial text for students, academicians, and law enforcement professionals alike.Table of ContentsPart 1: Value-Based Decision-Making and the Ethics of Noble Cause 1. Value-Based Decision-Making: Understanding the Ethics of Noble Cause 2. Values, Hiring, and Early Organizational Experiences 3. Values and Administrative Dilemmas 4. The Social Psychology of Cops’ Values Part 2: Noble-Cause Corruption5. From Economic to Noble-Cause Corruption 6. Stress, Organizational Accountability, and the Noble Cause 7. Ethics and the Means-Ends Dilemma 8. Police Culture, Ends-Orientation, and Noble-Cause Corruption Part 3: Ethics and Police in a Time of Change9. Policing Citizens, Policing Communities: Toward an Ethic of Negotiated Order 10. The Stakes 11. Recommendations12. Conclusion: The Noble Cause

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Book SynopsisThe ability of terrorist groups to inflict death and destruction has markedly increased with technological advances in the areas of communication, transportation, and weapon capability. Using these new tools and networks, terrorists now seek to inflict mass casualties worldwide. Given these realities, it is essential to research the factors that underlie a terrorist groupâs origins, grievances, and demands. Such insights might help others respond more effectively to insurgencies, especially when military campaigns to capture or kill every terrorist have proven unsuccessful.The Freedom Fighter: A Terroristâs Own Story explores why so many Kurdish peopleâespecially young adultsâjoin the Kurdistan Workersâ Party (PKK) and conduct terrorist acts. Inspired by the ground-breaking classic, The Jack-Roller: A Delinquent Boyâs Own Story, by Clifford R. Shaw, the author explores the issue of radicalization into terrorist organizations through the life-history method, enabling a PKK terroristâor âœfreedom fighterââto tell his story. Over a five-month period, the author interviewed âœDeniz,â a high-level PKK terrorist in a Turkish prison, who during his time in the PKK rose from the lowest level to near the top in terms of terrorist operations.This riveting life history, told in Denizâs own words, provides unique insights into why someone becomes a âœfreedom fighterâ and what such a life entails. The account provides extensive information on the PKK, including the groupâs recruitment, ideological and military training, armed strategies, internal structures and code of ethics, treatment of women, and goals for peace. Denizâs story not only explains why more Kurdish âœfreedom fightersâ will be recruited to engage in terrorist acts, but also facilitates understanding of how âœnormal peopleâ can become involved in conflict and organizations that are designated as âœterrorist groups.â A foreword by renowned criminologist Francis T. Cullen helps contextualize the material. This book will interest students of criminology, terrorism/counterterrorism, political violence, and security.Table of ContentsForeword by Francis T. CullenPrefacePART I. Terrorism in ContextChapter 1: Meeting DenizChapter 2: The History of Kurds and the PKKPART II. The Freedom Fighter’s Own StorySection A: Becoming a TerroristChapter 3: The Early YearsChapter 4: Joining the PKKChapter 5: Mission Trainings Section B: Being a TerroristChapter 6: Rangers and My First MissionChapter 7: Turkish Oppression Toward the Kurdish VillagersChapter 8: The PKK OrganizationChapter 9: On the Way to Damascus, SyriaChapter 10: War Against Barzani’s PeshmerghasChapter 11: Chaotic Situation at Central HeadquartersChapter 12: The Women Guerillas of the OrganizationChapter 13: The War Against the YNKChapter 14: The Invasion of Iraq by U.S. ForcesChapter 15: That’s All She Wrote! Chapter 16: The Trip to AmedChapter 17: Recruiting New GuerillasChapter 18: Decision to Keep My Hands OffSection C: Prison and BeyondChapter 19: Leaving the PKKChapter 20: The Prison and the GeneralChapter 21: Penitence (Second Thoughts)Chapter 22: The Turks, The Kurds and the Last ChancePART III: ConclusionChapter 23: Lessons from a Terrorist’s Own StoryAppendix IReferencesIndex

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Book SynopsisIn recent times the question of private sector involvement in public affairs has become framed in altogether new terms. Across Europe, there has been a growth in various forms of public-private cooperation in building and maintaining (new) penal institutions and an increasing presence of private companies offering security services within penal institutions as well as delivering security goods such as electronic monitoring and other equipment to penal authorities. Such developments are part of a wider trend towards privatising and marketising security. Bringing together key scholars in criminology and penology from across Europe and beyond, this book maps and describes trends of privatising punishment throughout Europe, paying attention both to prisons and community sanctions. In doing so, it initiates a continent-wide dialogue among academics and key public and private actors on the future of privatisation in Europe. Debates on the privatisation of punishment in Europe are sTable of Contents1.Privatising punishment in Europe? An agenda for research and policy, Tom Daems and Tom Vander Beken 2.Privatizing criminal justice: An historical analysis of entrepreneurship and innovation, Malcolm M. Feeley 3.Privatization of punishment in Poland, Krzysztof Krajewski 4.Privatization of punishment in Belgium, Danique Gudders and Tom Daems 5. Privatising probation in England and Wales: Manufacturing a crisis to create a market? Lol Burke 6. French probation and prisoner resettlement: Involuntary ‘privatisation’ and corporatism, Martine Herzog-Evans 7. Electronically monitoring offenders as ‘coercive connectivity’: Commerce and penality in surveillance capitalism, Mike Nellis 8.Uneven business: Privatization of immigration detention in Europe, Michael Flynn, Matthew B. Flynn and Eryn Wagnon 9.What is lost when punishment is privatized? Lucia Zedner

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Book SynopsisCriminal Evidence is a respected and trusted introduction to the rules of criminal evidence for criminal justice students and professionals. The first half of this book follows the Federal Rules of Evidence in its explanation of how evidence is collected, preserved, and presented in criminal court. The second half provides a selection of relevant criminal court cases that reinforce these basics and contextualize how these rules are currently practiced. This text offers readers a practical understanding of how concepts of evidence operate to convict the guilty and acquit the innocent. Part of the John C. Klotter Justice Administration Legal Series, this thirteenth edition provides many updates, including new references to recent Supreme Court cases, such as the decision on same-sex marriage, and a current version of the Federal Rules of Evidence. Student aids include chapter outlines, key terms and concepts lists, a table of cases cited, and online case study questions and glossary. Teacher resources include an instructorâs guide, test bank, and PowerPoint slides.

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Book SynopsisThe language of duress and necessity is found in crime, tort and contract. This book explores those pleas, in both case law and theory, across the subject boundaries, and across jurisdictions. In doing so, it seeks to identify the lessons which each area of law can learn from the others, and to tease out common themes while demarcating important differences. The overall outcome is a law more coherent and understood in sharper detail.This book considers the law of England and Wales, Australia, New Zealand, Hong Kong and Canada, as well as the American tortious defence of necessity.Table of ContentsPROLOGUEComparative lawMethodologyCHAPTER 1 – TORT: INTIMIDATION AND DURESS BY THREATS1.1 Intimidation: English case law1.2 New Zealand case law1.3 Australian case law1.4 Canadian case law1.5 Hong Kong case law1.6 Intimidation and three-party cases1.7 The rationale for a tort of intimidation1.8 Unlawful acts1.9 Threatened breach of contract1.10 Threats of lawful action1.11 Defence of justification1.12 Duress by threats as a tortious defence1.13 ConclusionsCHAPTER 2 – CONTRACT: NECESSITY AND UNCONSCIONABLE BARGAIN2.1 English case law2.2 Australian case law2.3 New Zealand case law2.4 Hong Kong case law2.5 Canadian case law2.6 The rationale for unconscionable bargain2.7 The boundaries of unconscionable bargain2.8 ConclusionsCHAPTER 3 – CONTRACT: DURESS3.1 The test for contractual duress3.2 Threats to breach contract3.3 Lawful act duress3.4 Threats of prosecution and litigation3.5 Causation, and burden of proof3.6 Australian case law3.7 New Zealand case law3.8 Hong Kong case law3.9 Canadian case law3.10 The rationale for contractual duress3.11 The relationship with undue influence3.12 ConclusionsCHAPTER 4 – TORT AND CRIME: NECESSITY4.1 Private necessity in tort4.2 Private necessity in American tort law4.3 Public necessity in tort4.4 The rationale for tortious necessity4.5 Best interests intervention in crime and tort4.6 Lesser evil necessity in crime and tort4.7 ConclusionsCHAPTER 5 – CRIMINAL LAW: DURESS5.1 Types of threat5.2 Pain and internal causes5.3 Threats to whom?5.4 Perception and response5.5 Imminence and alternative action5.6 Laying oneself open to duress5.7 A defence to which crimes?5.8 Canadian law5.9 New Zealand law5.10 Australian law5.11 The rationale for criminal duress5.12 An objective standard?5.13 ConclusionsEPILOGUEThe language of duress and necessityAreas of overlapCase law and theory: the key detailsOverall conclusions

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Book SynopsisThis edited collection brings together many of the worldâs leading experts, both academic and practitioner, in a single volume Handbook that examines key international issues in the field of hate crime. Collectively it examines a range of pertinent areas with the ultimate aim of providing a detailed picture of the hate crime âproblemâ in different parts of the world. The book is divided into four parts: An examination, covering theories and concepts, of issues relating to definitions of hate crime, the individual and community impacts of hate crime, the controversies of hate crime legislation and theoretical approaches to understanding offending. An exploration of the international geography of hate, in which each chapter examines a range of hate crime issues in different parts of the world, including the UK, wider Europe, North America, Australia and New Zealand. Reflections on a number of different perspectives across a range of key issues in hate criTrade Review‘Hate crimes are a global problem and a serious human rights challenge that require a comprehensive response from governments and other stakeholders wherever they occur. This Handbook is an important new tool in the formulation of policies to combat hate crime, offering the latest thinking from top experts on the nature, incidence and impact of hate crime, as well as an honest account of the progress made and challenges that remain in law enforcement, criminal justice, and other policy responses to these crimes and the intolerance in which they are rooted.’ - Paul LeGendre, Human Rights First, USA ‘You do not have to agree with all the conclusions of the experts who contributed to this important book to recognize that it is an invaluable tool for officials who help set policy vis-à-vis hate crimes, as well as the frontline officers who have to deal with the impact of hate on diverse communities.’ - Rabbi Abraham Cooper, Associate Dean of the Simon Wiesenthal Center, USA Table of ContentsIntroduction, Nathan Hall, Abbee Corb, Paul Giannasi, and John Grieve Part 1. Theories and Concepts 1. Framing the Boundaries of Hate Crime Neil Chakraborti 2. Beyond the Silo: Rethinking Hate Crime and Intersectionality Hannah Mason-Bish 3. The Personal Injuries of Hate Crime Paul Iganski and Spiridoula Lagou 4. Exploring the Community Impacts of Hate Crime Barbara Perry 5. Legislating Against Hate Gail Mason 6. Explaining Hate Crimes: sociological and criminological perspectives Nathan Hall 7. Explaining Hate Crimes: perspectives from the wider social sciences Nathan Hall Part 2. The International Geography of Hate 8. Hate Crimes in Europe Mike Whine 9. Hate Crimes in the UK Paul Giannasi 10. Sectarianism and Hate Crime in Northern Ireland Marian Duggan 11. Global Antisemitism Dave Rich 12. The European Extreme Right Emmanuel Godin 13. Hate Crimes in the United States Jordan Blair Woods 14. Hate Crimes in Canada Abbee Corb 15. A Governance of Denial: Hate Crime in Australia and New Zealand Nicole Asquith Part 3. Key Issues in Hate Crime 16. Hate Crimes against Disabled People Chih Hoong Sin 17. Disability Hostility, Harassment and Violence in the UK Paul Hamilton and Loretta Trickett 18. Alternative Subcultures and Hate Crime Jon Garland and Paul Hodkinson 19. Hate Crimes Against Gypsies, Travellers and Roma in Europe Zoe James 20. Reflections on Gendered Masculine Identities in Targeted Violence against Ethnic Minorities Loretta Trickett 21. LGBT Hate Crime Leslie Moran 22. Anti-Transgender Hate Crimes Jordan Blair Woods and Jody L. Herman 23. Good and Evil on the Internet Sol Littman 24. Online Hatred Sarah Rohlfing 25. Online Hate and Cyber-Bigotry: a glance at our radicalized online world Abbee Corb 26. Hate Crimes in Sport Nick Hawkins Part 4. Combating Hate and Hate Crime 27. Policing and Hate Crime Paul Giannasi 28. Intelligence-led Approaches to Combating Hate Crime John Grieve 29. Forensic Science and Hate Crime Paul Smith 30. You’re a Victim, Don’t Become an Offender: A Study of the ‘Moral Career’ of Racist Hate Crime Victims Corinne Funnell 31. Working with Offenders Liz Dixon and David Court 32. Rehabilitative Programmes for Hate Offenders Eila Davis 33. Repairing the Harms of Hate Crime: a restorative justice approach Mark Walters 34. Challenging Sectarianism Graham Spencer 35. Deradicalisation Daniel Koehler.

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Book SynopsisA Hands-On Introduction to Forensic Science, Second Edition continues in the tradition of the first edition taking a wholly unique approach to teaching forensic science. Each chapter begins with a brief, fictional narrative that runs through the entire book; it is a crime fiction narrative that describes the interaction of a veteran homicide detective teamed with a criminalist and the journey they take together to solve a missing persons case. Step-by-step the book progressive reveals pieces of information about the crime, followed by the more traditional presentation of scientific principles and concepts on a given forensic topics. Each chapter concludes with a series of user friendly, cost effective, hands-on lab activities that provide the students the skills necessary to analyze the evidence presented in each chapters. The new edition is completely updated with special focus on new DNA techniques in DNA sequencing, DNA phenotyping, and bioinformatics.Table of Contents1. Crime Scene 2. Lifting Prints 3. Trace 4. All about Blood 5. DNA Quantification 6. Expert Witness 7. Lies? 8. Ballistics 9. Histology 10. Forensic Anthropology 11. mtDNA and Genomic Sequencing 12. STRs 13. Population Statistics 14. Fingerprint Analysis 15. In the Courtroom Appendix A. Evidence Items in the Erica Holmes Missing Persons Case Appendix B. Evidence Report Appendix C. Glossary of Terms Found in the Text Appendix D. Glossary of Words You Might Hear in the Courtroom

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Book SynopsisThis authoritative volume explores different perspectives on economic and social justice and the challenges presented by and within the criminal justice system. It critically discusses key concerns involved in realizing economic and social justice, including systemic issues in economic and social justice, issues related to organizations and social institutions, special issues regarding specific populations, and a review of national and international organizations that promote economic justice. Addressing more than just the ideology and theory underlying economic and social justice, the book presents chapters with practical examples and research on how economic and social justice might be achieved within the criminal justice systems of the world. With contributions from leading scholars around the globe, this book is an essential reference for scholars with an interest in economic and social justice from a wide range of disciplines, including criminal justice and criminology aTable of ContentsPart I: Introduction to Criminal and Economic Justice 1. Violence Against Women as a Social Justice Issue 2. Decriminalizing Poverty 3. Key Theories of Justice 4. Can Justice Reinvestment Deliver Social Justice? Part II: Justice in Specific Situations 5. Equal Pay, the Wage Gap, and Sexual Harassment 6. Death Penalty and the Poor 7. Education Inequality in America 8. Police Power and Human Rights 9. Bias-Based Policing and Racial Profiling 10. Police Performance Management and Social Justice 11. Sexual Assault at the Margins: Recognizing the Experiences of Male Survivors 12. Importance of Language and Communication for Social Justice Part III: International and Transnational Issues 13. National Status/Immigration and Social Justice 14. Juveniles and Social Justice in the United Kingdom 15. LGBQ People and Social Justice 16. American Indian Rights/Justice 17. Social Justice and Security Crisis in Mexico 18. Punishment and Social Justice in Slovenia Part IV: Criminal Justice and Social Status 19. Effective Assistance of Counsel 20. Age and Social Justice 21. Transitioning to Social Justice: Transgender and Non-Binary Individuals 22. Migrant Workers in Crop Agriculture and Meatpacking Industry 23. National and International Organizations That Promote and Protect Social Justice 24. Systemic Effects of Privatization on Human Service Agencies Part V: Government and Social Justice 25. 10 Key Elements to Enhance Procedural Justice in the Criminal Justice System 26. Data Protection and the Right to Privacy Involved in Gathering and International Intelligence Exchange 27. Social Justice Contextualized 28. Waiving Juveniles to Criminal Court 29. Mass Incarceration 30. Social Security Fraud Verses White-Collar Crime 31. No Hope: Life Without the Possibility of Parole

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Book SynopsisThis book offers a clear, up-to-date, comprehensive, and theoretically informed introduction to criminal psychology, exploring how psychological explanations and approaches can be integrated with other perspectives drawn from evolutionary biology, neurobiology, sociology, and criminology. Drawing on examples from around the world, it considers different types of offences from violence and aggression to white-collar and transnational crime, and links approaches to explaining crime with efforts to prevent crime and to treat and rehabilitate offenders.This revised and expanded second edition offers a thorough update of the research literature and introduces several new features, including: detailed international case studies setting the scene for each chapter, promoting real-world understanding of the topics under consideration; a fuller range of crime types covered, with new chapters on property offending and white-collar, corporate, and environmentTrade Review"The second edition of An Introduction to Criminal Psychology provides an excellent overview of the psychology of crime. The new chapters on property and white collar crime, and expanded treatment of prevention and treatment are valuable additions. Dr Durrant manages to balance deep scholarship and theoretical sophistication with clarity of writing, and his ability to link abstract ideas with practical examples from around the world is unique in my experience. Lecturers will find the new sections on crime and film and research in focus particularly helpful in their teaching. In my view, this is a first rate text and should be on the prescribed reading list for all undergraduate courses on crime and psychology." - Tony Ward, MA(Hons), PhD, DipClinPsyc, MNZCCPsych, Professor of Clinical Psychology, Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand "An Introduction to Criminal Psychology, 2nd edition, is an accessible and easy to read yet comprehensive introduction to criminal psychology. The book not only provides a thorough overview of psychological explanations for a wide range of offences, but it also offers an integrated account of how these approaches can be used to reduce and prevent crime. It is a ‘must have’ text for any undergraduate course with a focus on psychological explanations of criminal behaviour." - Dr Paola Castillo, Lecturer in Psychology, Charles Sturt University, Australia Table of Contents1. Understanding criminal behaviour: an overview 2. Developmental approaches to understanding crime 3. Mental disorder and crime 4. Aggression and violence 5. Violent offending 6. Sexual offending 7. Collective violence 8. Drugs and crime 9. Property offending 10. White-collar, organised, and environmental crimes 11. Crime prevention 12. Criminal justice responses to crime 13. Rehabilitation and reintegration Bibliography Index

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This book examines the relationship between gender and crime and explores both the gendered nature of crime alongside the gendered nature of criminal victimisation and covers theory, policy and practice.

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Punishment is a topic of increasing importance for citizens and policymakers. Why should we punish criminals? Which theory of punishment is most compelling? Is the death penalty ever justified? These questions and many more are examined in this highly engaging and accessible guide.Punishment is a critical introduction to the philosophy of punishment, offering a new and refreshing approach that will benefit readers of all backgrounds and interests. The first comprehensive critical guide to examine all leading contemporary theories of punishments, this book explores among others retribution, the communicative theory of punishment, restorative justice and the unified theory of punishment. Thom Brooks applies these theories to several case studies in detail, including capital punishment, juvenile offending and domestic violence. Punishment highlights the problems and prospects of different approaches in order to argue for a more pluralistic and compelling perspect

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Book SynopsisThe ability of law enforcement agencies to manage and act upon intelligence is the key to countering terrorism. Likewise, a critical foundation of intelligence-led policing is the proper analysis of all information gained. Terrorism and Organized Hate Crime: Intelligence Gathering, Analysis, and Investigations, Fourth Edition demonstrates how to recognize the indicators of an impending act of terrorism or mass violence, how to deter an attack, and how to transform information into intelligence to meet community demands for safety and security.The Fourth Edition has been completely updated and expanded to cover numerous topics facing those tasked with investigating and thwarting terrorism and the terrorist acts throughout the world today. Many investigators have sought to understand the growth of the radical extremist and terrorist organization ranks. The Fourth Edition dedicates an expanded new chapter to the concerns and processes centering on radicalization anTrade Review"Terrorism and organized a crime is a seminal and groundbreaking book that clearly shows the connection between the various terrorist movements around the world and the support provided to them by the criminal community. The fourth edition continues to provide the support that law enforcement and the intelligence and security communities need to better fight the evolving threats."– Jeffrey C. Price, Metropolitan State University of Denver, USATable of ContentsChapter 1: A Need for Understanding and AnalysisChapter 2: Understanding and Defining TerrorismChapter 3: Homeland Security and AnalysisChapter 4: Behavioral Traits and Suspicious ActivityChapter 5: Radicalization and RecruitmentChapter 6: Gathering Information, The Key to the ProcessChapter 7: Enhancing Investigations: Going Beyond the TraditionalChapter 8: Working the Puzzle One Piece at a Time: Learning to Anticipate BehaviorChapter 9: Enhanced Analysis: Transforming Information into IntelligenceChapter 10: The Threat: The Future is Here Today – Learning from the PastChapter 11: What the Future May HoldChapter 12: ConclusionAppendix A: Domestic-Based Terrorist OrganizationsAppendix B: "Patriot" Groups in the United StatesAppendix C: Symbols of HateAppendix D: Foreign-Based Terrorist OrganizationsAppendix E: Explosive MaterialsAppendix F: Homeland Security State Contact ListAppendix G: Publication ReferencesAppendix H: Government Legislative ReferencesAppendix I: Glossary of TerminologyAppendix J: Department of Homeland Security Recognized Fusion CentersAppendix K: Guide to Sources of Information for Investigators

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Book SynopsisCriminology has focused mainly on problems of crime and violence in the large population centres of the Global North to the exclusion of the global countryside, peripheries and antipodes. Southern criminology is an innovative new approach that seeks to correct this bias.This book turns the origin stories of criminology, which simply assumed a global universality, on their head. It draws on a range of case studies to illustrate this point: tracing criminology's long fascination with dangerous masculinities back to Lombroso's theory of atavism, itself based on an orientalist interpretation of men of colour from the Global South; uncovering criminology's colonial legacy, perhaps best exemplified by the over-representation of Indigenous peoples in settler societies drawn into the criminal justice system; analysing the ways in which the sociology of punishment literature has also been based on Northern theories, which assume that forms of penalty roll out from the Global North to Trade Review"A thought provoking book! Written by the leaders of Southern Criminology, it is a most important contribution that addresses the issue of North-South imbalance in the production of criminological knowledge. The book powerfully challenges the assumed universality of dominant criminology theories and explains how contemporary criminology knowledge has been highly limited by Western experiences."- Professor Jianhong Liu, Department of Sociology, University of Macau"Southern Criminology takes the reader on a journey of critical imagination to offer a future landscape for the discipline of criminology. This journey is challenging and profound. The authors chart a route from the discipline's past to the promise of a dawn for its future that anyone willing to travel with them will find intellectually valuable and hugely rewarding. Take a risk. Take this journey. You will not be disappointed."- Professor Sandra Walklate, Eleanor Rathbone Chair of Sociology, University of Liverpool and Editor in Chief of the British Journal of Criminology"For most of its existence, criminology has been moulded by the intellectual perspectives and ideological reflexes of the global North—a region that contains only a fraction of the world’s population and only a fraction of its experience of violence and social harm. Southern Criminology promises to be a foundational document in a growing movement to bring the rest of the world into the centre of criminological dialogue and action."- Professor Elliott Currie, Department of Criminology, Law and Society, University of California Irvine"This book is an inspiring project of retrieval of wisdom bubbling up from marginality and domination in global structures of social relations. The ideas retrieved bridge global divides rather than essentialize ‘North’ or ‘South’. Dialogue across diverse divides helps build new intercultural and interscalar understandings in a pathbreaking volume."- Professor John Braithwaite, RegNet, ANU"This book presents a convincing argument about the need to develop a Southern Criminology to overcome the monopolization of criminology by the Northern part of the world. It leaves us well informed on important issues, especially on the richness and pertinence of incorporating Southern perspectives into the Global understanding of crime and violence. Far from trying to discredit the knowledge produced by Northern Criminology, this book proves a simple fact: that we can learn from each other, and that knowledge can travel from Global South to North, South to South, East to West and vice versa."- Professor Elena Azaola, Mexican Criminologist, del Centro de Investigaciones y Estudios Superiores en Antropología Social, CIESASTable of Contents1. Southern criminology and cognitive justice, 2. Violence, gender, and the Global South, 3. Rethinking race and crime from the Global South, 4. Southern penalities, 5. Environmental injustice and the Global South, 6. Southernising criminology: a journey

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This second edition of the Handbook of Crime Prevention and Community Safety provides a completely revised and updated collection of essays focusing on the theory and practice of crime prevention and the creation of safer communities. This book is divided into five comprehensive parts: Part I, brand new to this edition, is concerned with theoretical perspectives on crime prevention and community safety. Part II considers general approaches to preventing crime, including a new chapter on the theory and practice of deterrence. Part III focuses on specific crime prevention strategies, including a new chapter on regulation for crime prevention. Part IV focuses on the prevention of specific categories of crime and the fear they generate, including new chapters on organised crime and cybercrime. Part V considers the preventative process: the methods through which presenting problems can be analyse

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Book SynopsisWhat is intelligence-led policing? Who came up with the idea? Where did it come from? How does it relate to other policing paradigms? What distinguishes an intelligence-led approach to crime reduction? How is it designed to have an impact on crime? Does it prevent crime? These are just a few of the questions that this book seeks to answer.This revised and updated second edition includes new case studies and viewpoints, a revised crime funnel based on new data, and a new chapter examining the expanding role of technology and big data in intelligence-led policing. Most importantly, the author builds upon an updated definition of intelligence-led policing as it has evolved into a framework capable of encompassing more operational police activity than simply organized crime and recidivist offenders.Topics covered in this book include:â The origins and aims of intelligence-led policingâ A comparison of intelligence-led policing with other conceptual models of Trade Review"Jerry Ratcliffe has updated and reinvigorated his comprehensive analysis of ’intelligence-led policing’ – a primary innovation in contemporary policing. Ratcliffe is a thoroughly accessible writer and this new edition will be core reading for policing scholars, students and practitioners around the world."Professor Karen Bullock, University of Surrey, UK"Jerry Ratcliffe has captured the cutting edge evolution of Intelligence-Led Policing demonstrating its analytic and quantitative applications to an operational environment. The book is a comprehensive resource on ILP for decision-makers and researchers alike."Professor David L. Carter, Michigan State University, USA"This updated edition of ILP builds on Jerry Ratcliffe’s original work – which has informed a generation of police leaders, operational practitioners and students. This latest version revisits what ILP ‘is’, and includes a range of new material, including important observations around technology, smarter policing and future opportunities. This outstanding book sets the benchmark for all those with an interest in understanding how ILP really works."R. Mark Evans OBE, Deputy Chief Executive: Strategy, New Zealand Police and Visiting Professor, University College London, UK"This new edition of Intelligence-Led Policing is a welcome update that is not only academically thorough and well researched, but is also written for the practitioner. It is full of practical insights for modern policing practice and should be essential reading for today’s thinking police officer."Renée J. Mitchell J.D., Sergeant, Sacramento Police Department, USA"Ratcliffe’s book is a must read for police and policing scholars around the world. This new, second edition carefully unpacks the key principles of intelligence-led policing, considers the digital explosion and rapid changes in high speed data mining techniques, and makes the case why police across the globe need to adopt intelligence-led policing as an organizational process approach to crime reduction, disruption and prevention. Bringing together the rigor of science and policing craft insights, Ratcliffe’s book Intelligence-Led Policing offers a genuine pathway for effectively managing risky people and places and dealing with both routine and complex, transnational crime problems in a rapidly changing world."Lorraine Mazerolle, Professor of Criminology, University of Queensland, Australia"This important and clearly written book will be essential reading for police officers and police researchers across the globe. Professor Ratcliffe writes with the benefit of experience as a police officer, close familiarity with intelligence-led policing in many different jurisdictions, and a comprehensive knowledge of the relevant literature."Professor Nick Tilley, Jill Dando Institute of Crime Science, UCL, UKTable of Contents1. Introduction2. Origins of intelligence-led policing3. The magnitude of the crime challenge4. Defining intelligence-led policing 5. Police decision-making 6. Interpreting the criminal environment7. Influencing decision-makers8. Having an impact on crime9. Technology and ILP10. Evaluating intelligence-led policing 11. Challenges for the future

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Book SynopsisThis second edition of the Handbook of Victims and Victimology presents a comprehensively revised and updated set of essays, bringing together internationally recognised scholars and practitioners to offer substantial research informed overviews within their specialist fields of investigation. This handbook is divided into five parts, with each part addressing a different theme within victimology: Part I offers a scene-setting exploration of new developments in the field, enduring issues that remain relatively unchanged and the gaps and traps within the contemporary victimological agenda Part II examines of the complex dimensions to victim experiences as structured by gender, age, ethnicity, sexuality and intersectionality Part III reflects on the problems and possibilities of formulating policy responses in the light of the changing appreciation of the nature and extent of victimhood Part IV focused on the vTrade Review"This anthology is essential reading for anyone seeking a contemporary critical understanding of victimology. Edited by one of the world's leading experts in the field, the Handbook covers a broad range of important topics and it is directly relevant to policy and practice." - Walter S. DeKeseredy, Anna Deane Carlson Endowed Chair of Social Sciences, Director of the Research Center on Violence, and Professor of Sociology, Department of Sociology and Anthropology, West Virginia University, USA "This broad-ranging volume is a significant contribution to victimological scholarship, building on the success of the first edition to extend its reach and scope and raising fundamental questions about how we view and treat victims of crime, and other social harms as an international community. It is a must read for scholars, students and policy makers interested in all aspects of society’s response to harm and risk." - Matthew Hall, Professor of Law & Criminal Justice, Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy, Lincoln Law School, University of Lincoln, UK "The Handbook of Victims and Victimology is a collection of essays that offer comprehensive, comparative and critical analyses of complex dimensions of victim experiences as structured by gender, age, ethnicity, sexuality and intersectionality. Looking back into history, together with reflecting on contemporary victimisation and victim policy developments, the new edition offers a fresh and inspiring look at both old and new victimological issues and challenges. Moreover, it offers a valuable and much needed vision of the future of victimological theory and practice, which is well-structured and shaped in the form of an agenda for a (critical) victimology." - Vesna Nikolić-Ristanović, Director of the Victimology Society of Serbia and Professor at the Faculty for Special Education and Rehabilitation, University of Belgrade, Serbia "A few decades ago Victimology was described unflatteringly as a ‘hotchpotch’ of ideas, concepts and theories. Contrary, this second edition of the widely respected Handbook confirms that Victimology is now a unifying social science. Sandra Walklate and an array of authors stimulate thinking about victims of conventional and non-conventional crime, criminal victimisation, consequences of victimisation and responses (individual and collective) to crime and victimisation. The thorough and comprehensive analysis features debate on the role of the victim in modern criminal justice and on emerging issues and policy on victims’ rights and victim assistance. It focuses on the plight of vulnerable and disenfranchised victims of domestic and transnational crimes. Further, it draws attention to current developments in law, policy and procedure. The Handbook is ideal to challenge undergraduate and post-graduate students with fresh research and new concepts. It is also an excellent resource for researchers, lecturers, criminal justice practitioners, victims’ rights advocates and victim assistance workers, as well as informative for law and policy makers. In fact, it is an engaging read for anyone with an interest in criminal victimisation." - Michael O’Connell APM, Commissioner for Victims’ Rights, South Australia "Researchers, policy-makers, social service practitioners, instructors, and engaged students surely will find specific chapters in this handbook to be valuable resources for reference purposes. The numerous contributors share their insights about the suffering as well as the steps toward recovery of a wide variety of crime victims in a great many different societies. Taken collectively, the broad scope of these readings provides useful coverage of emerging concerns, enduring issues, theoretical matters, opposing views, policy alternatives, and proposed solutions to practical problems." - Andrew Karmen, Professor of Sociology, John Jay College of Criminal Justice, CUNY, USA Table of ContentsIntroduction and Overview (Sandra Walklate) Part I: Perspectives on Victims and Victimisation Introduction to Part I (Sandra Walklate) 1. A Question of History (Barry Godfrey) 2. Theoretical Perspectives on Victimisation (Paul Rock) 3. The social epidemiology of crime victimization: The paradox of prevention (Tim Hope) 4. The Impact of Crime: Victimisation, Harm and Resilience (Simon Green and Anthony Pemberton) Part II: Victims, Victimology and ‘Difference’ Introduction to Part II (Sandra Walklate) 5. Feminist Voices, Gender and Victimisation (Pamela Davies) 6. Child Victims of Human Rights Violation (Elizabeth Stanley) 7. Victims of Hate Crime (Neil Chakraborti) 8. Sexuality and victimisation (Leslie J Moran) 9. Intersectionality and Victimisation (Patrina Duhaney) Part III: Policy Directions and Service Delivery Introduction to Part III (Sandra Walklate) 10. Interventions and services for victims of crime (Joanna Shapland) 11. The victim in court (Samantha Fairclough and Imogen Jones) 12. Restorative Justice and Victims of Crime: Directions and developments (Meredith Rossner) 13. Theorising victimisation through the individual and collective reparations programs for Indian Residential School abuse (Konstantin Petroukhov) Part IV: Comparative Perspectives Introduction to Part IV (Sandra Walklate) 14. A glass half full, or half empty? On the implementation of the EU’s Victims Directive regarding police reception and specialized support (Jan Van Dijk and Marc Groenhuijsen) 15. Victims support in policy and legal process in Australia: Still an ambivalent and contested space (Tracey Booth and Kerry Carrington) 16. Looking into Asia: Managing crime through victim policy? (Susyan Jou and Bill Hebenton) Part V: Other Visions of Victims and Victimology Introduction to Part V (Sandra Walklate) 17. Crime as a Social Relation of Power: Reframing the ‘Ideal Victim’ of Corporate Crimes (David Whyte) 18. We Are All Complicit: Victimization and Crimes of the Powerful (Dawn L. Rothe and David Kauzlarich) 19. Cultural Victimology Revisited: Synergies of Risk, Fear and Resilience (Gabe Mythen and Will McGowan) Conclusion: Developing an agenda for a (critical) victimology (Sandra Walklate)

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Book SynopsisDespite a voluminous literature detailing the procedures of research ethics boards and institutional ethical review processes, there are few texts that explore the realpolitik of conducting criminal research in practice. This book explores the unique lived experiences of scholars engaging with ethics during their criminological research, and focuses on the ethical dilemmas that researchers encounter both in the field and while writing up results for publication. Who benefits from criminological research? What are the roles and impacts of ethics review boards? How do methodological and theoretical decisions factor in to questions of ethical conduct and research ethics governance?This book is divided into four parts: Part I, Institutional arrangements and positionality, explores the ongoing and expanding process of ethics protocol and procedures, principles of confidentiality, and the positionality of the researcher. Part II, TruTrade Review"Engaging with Ethics in International Criminological Research brings the ethical issues and challenges confronted by the criminological researcher to life. Rather than provide dry guidance on how to navigate institutional ethics review, it contains a wealth of insights – from international scholars at the forefront to contemporary criminology – into the ethical thinking and decision-making involved in all serious criminology. These contributions are full of interesting and thought-provoking discussion of profound moral issues. It will be of interest to anyone researching, studying, or teaching criminology." Gerry Johnstone, Professor of Law, University of Hull, UK "Drawing on scholars studying myriad international sites, Engaging with Ethics goes beyond other books that merely criticize the power structure providing a blockade for research, instead offering programmatic statements and examples of how to navigate through these barriers to produce empirically rich, theoretically driven, yet ethical research that honors both those we study and those who write about criminals and criminal justice settings." Patricia A. Adler, Professor Emeritus, University of Colorado, and Peter Adler, Professor Emeritus, University of Denver, USA "Universities have defined ‘ethics up’. In doing so they have fundamentally reshaped, and are actively reshaping, how research is done. Nowhere is this more evident than in Criminology. Engaging with Ethics offers insightful reflections on this ‘ethical creep’ – its history and its implication across geographically dispersed research areas. It calls for an ‘ethical imagination’ grounded in the ‘lived experiences’ of active, experienced and sensitive researchers." Clifford Shearing, Professor in the School of Criminology and Criminal Justice, Griffith University, Australia "Adorjan and Ricciardelli and the contributors have assembled a valuable set of materials on a critical, yet understudied topic. They take the reader inside the dynamics of field research to explore areas not covered in traditional methods texts. A must-read for both experienced and novice field researchers." Curt Taylor Griffiths, Professor and Director of thePolice Studies Centre, Simon Fraser University, Canada Table of Contents1. Introduction (Michael Adorjan and Rose Ricciardelli) Part I: Institutional Arrangements & Positionality 2. Ethics Creep: Governing Social Science Research in the Name of Ethics (Kevin Haggerty) 3. The Ethical Imagination - Reflections on conducting research in Hong Kong (Michael Adorjan) 4. Ethics, Politics and the Limits to Knowledge (Pat Carlen) Part II: Trust and Research with Vulnerable Populations 5. A History of Coercive Practices: The Abuse of Consent in Research involving Prisoners and Prisons in the United States (Mark Israel) 6. Indigenous Peoples, Research and Ethics (Maggie Walter) 7. Ethics as Witnessing: ‘Science’, Research Ethics, and Victimization (Dale Spencer) Part III: Research on and with Police 8. Navigating Research Relationships: Academia and Criminal Justice Agencies (Erin Gibbs Van Brunschot) 9. Commanding Officer, faculty member, and student: Auto-ethnographic experiences of academic-police collaborative partnerships (Rose Ricciardelli, Laura Huey, Hayley Crichton, and Tracy Hardy) 10. Criminologizing Everyday Life and Doing Policing Ethnography in China (Jianhua Xu) Part IV: Emerging Areas 11. Carceral Tours and Missed Opportunities: Revisiting conceptual, ethical and pedagogical dilemmas (Justin Piché, Kevin Walby and Craig Minogue) 12. Illuminating the Dark Net: Methods and Ethics in Cryptomarket Research (James Martin) 13. Conclusion (Rose Ricciardelli and Michael Adorjan)

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Book SynopsisIn the United Kingdom, an official definition of hate crime is any criminal offence which is perceived, by the victim or any other person, to be motivated by hostility or prejudice towards someone based on a personal characteristic', but this critical criminological concept is increasingly recognized, theorized, and researched beyond British and North American jurisidictions. The archetypal hate crime is a racist offence, but the category can also include religiously motivated, homophobic, disablist, and transphobic crimes, and may extend to other types of victimization such as gendered hostility', elder abuse', and even attacks on alternative subcultures and violence against prostitutes and the homeless. Hate crime is widely recognized as a particularly wicked form of behaviour, not least because of the especially deleterious impact it can have upon its victims, their families, and wider communities.Now, to enable users to make sense of a complex and contested corpus

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Book Synopsis''The most gripping and satisfying thriller I''ve read in more than a decade'' Sophie Hannah''One of the best legal thrillers ... as elegant and gripping as Scott Turow''s Presumed Innocent'' Daily Mail''Quite the tour de force! Twelve Angry Men meets Chinatown and creates something of its own'' Sarah Pinborough''This is a tense, emotionally charged, scary-good, stand-out read'' Caroline Kepnes**********MAJOR TV SERIES COMING SOON - FROM THE PEOPLE WHO BROUGHT YOU NETFLIX''S UNBELIEVABLE... One juror changed the verdict. What if she was wrong?''Ten years ago we made a decision together...''Fifteen-year-old Jessica Silver, heiress to a billion-dollar fortune, vanishes on her way home from school. Her teacher, Bobby Nock, is the prime suspect. It''s an open and shut case for the prosecution, and a quick conviction seems all but guaranteed. Until Maya SealeTrade ReviewPlunge a syringe filled with adrenaline into the heart of Twelve Angry Men and you've got The Holdout: the first legal thriller thirty years - ever since Presumed Innocent and A Time to Kill electrified readers the world over - to rank alongside those two modern classics. But Graham Moore's novel is so much more than exhilarating courtroom blood sport: it's a provocative, urgent inquiry into American justice (and injustice) in the twenty-first century; it's a witty battle of the sexes; it's a compassionate character study; it's a fiendishly slippery game of cat-and-mouse suspense. Whether you're a fan of Harper Lee or Lisa Scottoline, if you loved The Lincoln Lawyer or Defending Jacob - or even if you didn't! - The Holdout will astonish you. It sure as hell astonished me. * AJ Finn *Quite the tour de force! Twelve Angry Men meets Chinatown and creates something of its own * Sarah Pinborough *The most gripping and satisfying thriller I've read in more than a decade -- Sophie HannahGraham Moore's heart beats on every page of THE HOLDOUT, a murder trial as only he could have written it: secrets and lies, mysteries upon mysteries, and a cast of characters each with their own dubious motives. This is a tense, emotionally charged, scary-good, stand-out read that hooked me till the last page. * Caroline Kepnes *Wow! I loved THE HOLDOUT, in which author Graham Moore does the impossible, creating a page-turning legal thriller with a twisty and absolutely riveting plot, as well as raising profound and though-provoking questions about the jury system and modern justice. All that, plus a strong and compelling female heroine in lawyer Maya Searle, whom you'll root for as the tables turn against her and she finds herself behind bars, with everything on the line. You won't be able to put this one down! * Lisa Scottoline *Clever, well-written and twistier than a can of silly-string. You absolutely need to read The Holdout! I could not put it down. * Emma Kavanagh *Stayed up late to finish The Holdout. Still in shock this morning ... I didn't see that ending coming! Amazing thriller, deserves to be one of the biggest books of 2020. * Michelle Davies *Terrific twisty and well-structured thriller. * Adele Geras *A gripping read with real psychological tension. *BOOK OF THE WEEK* * Woman's Weekly *Moore's background as a screenwriter might explain his accomplished plotting; but he excels, too, at in-depth characterisation. *Thriller of the Month* * The Sunday Times *Written in snappy chapters, and short, bullish sentences, this is a lot of (silly, gripping) fun. * The Observer *The Oscar-winning screenwriter of The Imitation Game has produced one of the best legal thrillers in recent years. It is as elegant and gripping as Scott Turow's Presumed Innocent. * Daily Mail *Oscar-winning screenwriter Graham Moore has fashioned an adrenalin-charged and compulsively readable legal thriller complete with a killer twist. * Irish Independent *Rivals the best of John Grisham and Scott Turow. Highly reccommended! * Simon Lelic *

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Book SynopsisThe International Police Executive Symposium (IPES, www.ipes.info) coordinates annual international conferences to evaluate critical issues in policing and recommend practical solutions to law enforcement executives deployed across the globe. Drawn from the 2005 proceedings hosted by the Czech Republic in Prague, Effective Crime Reduction Strategies: International Perspectives contains contributions from the renowned criminal justice and law enforcement professionals who gathered at this elite annual meeting. Dedicated to continued reduction in crime through local and global response, these international experts share effective crime-fighting principles and tried and proven best practices.Thoroughly revised and updated since the initial proceedings, the reports in this volume are divided into six sections which explore a host of essential topics: Critical Issues in European Law Enforcement: Highlights efforts in Hungary, ATable of ContentsCritical Issues in European Law Enforcement. Contemporary Concerns: Policing in the United States and Canada. Paradigm Shifts: Policing as Democracy Evolves. Revising Traditional Law Enforcement in Asia to Meet Contemporary Demands. The Positive Influence of Unionization on Police Professionalism. Significant Issues Facing Twenty-First Century Law Enforcement. Conclusion. Index.

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Book SynopsisIt is a must-read for forensic scientists, historians, and true crime devotees alike.Trade Review... A meticulously researched introduction to an important subject. VERDICT: Thoroughly readable with extensive source notes, this succinct exploration of the subject will appeal to academic and lay readers alike. Library Journal A profile of a CSI investigator reveals a calm, focused observer who is not influenced by the sensationalism of the crime. This book is primarily for those with a serious interest in the mechanics of forensics and crime-solving, and wish to seek detailed knowledge of this fascinating field. Aficionados of crime and mystery literature will also find this an entertaining read. Recommended. Choice A profile of a CSI investigator reveals a calm, focused observer who is not influenced by the sensationalism of the crime. This book is primarily for those with a serious interest in the mechanics of forensics and crime-solving, and wish to seek detailed knowledge of this fascinating field. Aficionados of crime and mystery literature will also find this an entertaining read. Recomended. ChoiceTable of ContentsIntroduction1. The Origins of Crime Scene Investigation2. Crime Scenes before CSI3. Murder at "the Crumbles"4. Celebrity Pathology and the Spectacle of Murder Investigation5. CSI in English Translation6. Forensic Pathology in the Landscape of CSI7. Interrogating "the House of Murder"EpilogueAcknowledgmentsNotesIndex

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Book SynopsisEssays explore forensic science in global and historical context, opening a critical window onto contemporary debates about the universal validity of present-day genomic forensic practices. Contemporary forensic science has achieved unprecedented visibility as a compelling example of applied expertise. But the common public viewthat we are living in an era of forensic deliverance, one exemplified by DNA typinghas masked the reality: that forensic science has always been unique, problematic, and contested. Global Forensic Cultures aims to rectify this problem by recognizing the universality of forensic questions and the variety of practices and institutions constructed to answer them. Groundbreaking essays written by leaders in the field address the complex and contentious histories of forensic techniques. Contributors also examine the co-evolution of these techniques with the professions creating and using them, with the systems of governance and jurisprudence in which they are useTable of ContentsAcknowledgmentsIntroduction: Forensic Facts, the Guts of RightsChristopher HamlinPart I. Evidence and EpistemologyChapter 1. The Value(s) of Methods: Method Selection in German Forensic Toxicology in the Second Half of the Nineteenth CenturyMarcus B. CarrierChapter 2. The Imperial Serologist and Punitive Self-Harm: Bloodstains and Legal Pluralism in British IndiaMitra Sharafi Chapter 3. Handwriting Analysis as a Dynamic Artisanal Science: The Hardless Detective Dynasty and the Forensic Cultures of the British RajProjit Bihari Mukharji Chapter 4. Spatters and Lies: Contrasting Forensic Cultures in the Trials of Sam Sheppard, 1954-66Ian BurneyPart II. Practices of Power and PolicingChapter 5. Death and Empire: Medicolegal Investigations and Practice across the British Empire Jeffrey JentzenChapter 6. Fingerprints and the Politics of Scientific Policing in Early Twentieth-Century SpainJosé Ramón Bertomeu SánchezChapter 7. From Bedouin Trackers to Doberman Pinschers: The Rise of Dog Tracking as Forensic Evidence in PalestineBinyamin Blum Chapter 8. "DNA Evidence Cannot Lie": Forensic Science, Truth Regimes, and Civic Epistemology in Thai HistoryQuentin (Trais) Pearson Part III. Training and TransmittingChapter 9. Cleaning Out the Mortuary and the Medicolegal Text: Ambriose Tardieu's Modernizing EnterpriseBruno Bertherat Chapter 10. The Strange Science: Tracking and Detection in the Late Nineteenth-Century PunjabGagan Preet SinghChapter 11. Forensic Knowledge and Forensic Networks in Britain's Empire: The Case of Sydney SmithHeather Wolffram Afterword: A Tale of Two Cities? Locating the History of Forensic Science and Medicine in Contemporary Forensic Reform DiscourseSimon A. Cole List of ContributorsIndex

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Book SynopsisSkilled forensic consulting psychologists help clients prepare for courtroom trials. This book helps psychologists understand the demands of this challenging yet deeply rewarding field.Forensic psychologists may be hired to participate in jury selection and witness preparation, organize mock trials and focus groups to test arguments, provide expert testimony and psychological evaluation, and conduct posttrial interviews that yield useful information for future cases.Experienced forensic psychologists can anticipate probable jury or bench trial outcomes and can advise the lawyers they work with to settle, dismiss, or proceed with litigation.This vignette-filled, insider’s look at the rewards and challenges of forensic consulting includes nuanced discussion of the ethical challenges that consultants must navigate as part of their work.Trade ReviewThe book provides a comprehensive and often fascinating overview of the variety of roles in the fi eld of forensic consulting psychology. The vivid case examples drawn from the rich practical experience of the authors and their willingness to address challenging ethical issues make it a particularly useful resource for those considering practice in this growing professional arena. -- Judith S. Blanton, PhD, Blanton Consulting, Pasadena, CADr. Finkelman’s foundational book provides deep insight into the vital skills of different types of forensic psychologists. Excellent examples and clear definitions enable the reader to differentiate the multiple roles of the forensic psychologist. The handbook fosters a deep understanding of the constructive application of psychology in various legal areas, as well as of the likely challenges. -- Lilli Friedland, PhD, ABPP, executive coach and consultant, Executive Advisors Inc, Beverly Hills, CAFinally, a text that will find its way into every professional development lecture on forensic consulting psychology! This book, authored by widely respected and seasoned consulting experts, brings to life the foundational competencies needed for advanced practice in consulting psychology, with insights relevant beyond the practice of forensic psychology. Forensic psychology students, new graduates, and experts alike will benefit from the research and examples made available in this highly readable and desk-reference-worthy contribution to the field. -- Michele Nealon, PsyD, President, The Chicago School of Professional Psychology, Los Angeles, CATable of ContentsContents Series Editor’s Foreword, by Rodney L. Lowman Preface Acknowledgments Overview of Forensic Consulting Psychology Expert Witness Testimony Understanding Jury Trials, Decision Making, and the Litigation Process Tools of the Forensic Consulting Trade Posttrial Consultation Opportunities and Challenges for Consulting Psychologists in Litigation References Index About the Authors

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Book SynopsisForensic Science in Court explores the legal implications of forensic sciencean increasingly important and complex part of the justice system. Judge Donald Shelton provides an accessible overview of the legal aissues, from the history of evidence in court, to gatekeeper judges determining what evidence can be allowed, to the CSI effect in juries. The book describes and evaluates various kinds of evidence, including DNA, fingerprints, handwriting, hair, bite marks, tool marks, firearms and bullets, fire and arson investigation, and bloodstain evidence. Assessing the strengths and limitations of each kind of evidence, the author also discusses how they can contribute to identifying the who, how, and whether questions that arise in criminal prosecutions. Author Donald Shelton draws on the depth of his experiences as courtroom prosecutor, professor, and judge, to provide a well-rounded look at these increasingly critical issues. Case studies throughout help bring the issues to life andTrade ReviewYou couldn't find a better source for grasping the issues confronting the field of forensic science today than Forensic Science in Court. As a trial judge, Donald Shelton has observed the legal process from its most critical perspective, so who better than a 'gatekeeper' to guide us? Judge Shelton provides a detailed framework for best practices in all areas of forensic science, for today and in the future. Everyone with a hand in the justice system, from judges to attorneys to expert witnesses, should read this book. -- Katherine Ramsland, DeSales University, author of Beating the Devil's Game: A History of Forensic Science and Criminal InvestigationJudge Shelton's book hits the right balance: it clearly communicates the basic procedures used in each technique but does not dwell too much in any one area. For a very difficult subject matter, it is fairly easy to read, and the case studies really make the issues come alive. Judge Shelton is not afraid to point out the weaknesses both legally and scientifically of some of the procedures. -- Ron Bretz, Thomas M. Cooley Law SchoolThe book offers a searching examination of some of the most sacred of the sacred cows in the scientific evidence field, including: fingerprints, firearms comparisons, psychiatric evaluation, and so on. Former trial lawyer and current judge Donald Shelton has successfully put together an overview of the scientific issues that demand attention in light of modern legal principles. Forensic Science in Court will be a uniquely useful working tool for judges, lawyers, investigators and anyone who aspires to join those professions. It is thoroughly researched, thoughtfully presented and completely readable. -- Nick Rine, University of Michigan Law SchoolThis important book stands at the intersection of law, science, and technology, and it is essential reading for lawyers, judges, jurors, investigators, policy-makers, and citizens who care about their court system. In this highly readable book, Judge Shelton vividly illustrates that all too often forensic evidence does not meet the test of scientific validity. -- Nancy S. Marder, Professor of Law, Chicago-Kent College of LawJudge Shelton's book is a very readable, entertaining, concise, and enlightening account of the history of the use of forensic science evidence in criminal trials. This book is a valuable resource for lawyers, judges, and students. I highly recommend it. -- Thomas K. Clancy, Director, National Center for Justice and the Rule of Law; University of Mississippi School of LawTable of ContentsList of Figures Introduction Chapter 1: The History and Development of Forensic Scientific Evidence Chapter 2: The Problem of Junk Science Chapter 3: DNA—the New Gold Standard Admissibility of DNA at Trial Postconviction DNA Testing Chapter 4: The "Who" Question Fingerprint Evidence Handwriting Comparison Chapter 5: More "Who" Questions Hair Analysis Bite Mark Analysis Chapter 6: The "How" Question Toolmarks and Firearms Bullet Lead Comparison Fire, Explosion and Arson Evidence Bloodstain Pattern Evidence Chapter 7: The "Whether" Question: Social Science Evidence in Criminal Cases Eyewitness Identification Experts Forensic Abuse Syndromes Conclusions about Social Science Evidence Chapter 8: Jurors and Forensic Science Evidence The "CSI" Myth The "Tech" Effect "Negative" Evidence Voir Dire, Argument and Jury Instructions Chapter 9: Conclusions: Where Do We Go From Here? The Last Twenty Years—An Era of Doubt Daubert's Change in the Legal Standard for Admissibility The Emergence of DNA as a New Model for Forensic Scientific Evidence The Impact of DNA Exonerations The Impact of the National Academy of Sciences Report The Impact of New Technology Awareness by Jurors The Current State of Forensic Science Evidence in Criminal Cases Thoughts about the Future of Criminal Forensic Science Appendix: Recommendations of the National Research Council Strengthening Forensic Science in the United States: A Path Forward Notes Index About the Authors

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Book SynopsisIn Crime Prevention: Theory and Practice, Second Edition, Dr. Schneider has updated every chapter in this reliable text using the latest research, the most recently published articles and books, and feedback from professors and students using the first edition. Providing an introduction to dominant approaches, key concepts, theories, and research, the book supplies concrete advice on planning, implementing, and evaluating a crime prevention plan. This edition includes a new chapter applying crime prevention through social development principles to adolescents and young adults. This chapter is a recognition of the disproportionate rate of offending by adolescents and young adults as well as the distinctive risk factors faced by these groups. It also emphasizes the unique nature of applying social problem-solving solutions to adolescents and young adults who have been in formal contact with the criminal justice system. The focus is on recidivism prevention, an oftTrade Review"Straightforward and easy to understand, the second edition of Stephen Schneider’s Crime Prevention: Theory and Practice delivers what its title promises. It examines various approaches to crime prevention, analyzing strengths and weaknesses, history, and progress. What separates this book from others on the topic is that case studies and academic research results illustrate theories in action and demonstrate real-life outcomes. The author chose wisely when gathering the case studies, with examples from all corners of Western civilization. As cultures continue to mingle and merge, such information will become increasingly relevant."- Danté I. Moriconi, CPP, PCI, PSP, CFE (Certified Fraud Examiner) Table of ContentsCrime Prevention: An Overview. Theory and Practice of Crime Prevention: An Overview. Dominant Crime Prevention Approaches. Situational Crime Prevention and Crime Prevention through Environmental Design. Crime Prevention through Social Development. Crime Prevention through Social Development for Adolescents and Young Adults. Community Crime Prevention. Role of Government and Police in Crime Prevention. The State and Crime Prevention. Policing and Crime Prevention. Planning, Implementing, and Evaluating a Crime Prevention Project. Crime Prevention Project, Phase One: Planning. Crime Prevention Project, Phase Two: Implementing a Crime Prevention Project. Crime Prevention Project, Phases Three and Four: Evaluating and Adjusting the Crime Prevention Plan. References. Index.

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Book SynopsisGlobalization and the easy movement of people, weapons, and toxins across borders has transformed security into a transnational phenomenon. Preventing transnational security threats has proven to be a very difficult challenge for governments and institutions around the world. Transnational Security addresses these issues, which are at the forefront of every global security professionalâs agenda.This book analyzes the most pressing current transnational security threats, including weapons of mass destruction, terrorism, organized crime, cybercrime, natural disasters, human-made disasters, infectious diseases, food insecurity, water insecurity, and energy insecurity. It considers the applicable international laws and examines how key international organizations are dealing with these issues.The author uses a combination of theory and real-world examples to illustrate the transnational nature of security risks. By providing a detailed account of the different threaTrade Review"In her latest book, Dr. Maras launches readers into a world where the bricks of national security are held in place by the mortar of transnational security. Dr. Maras spares no one in framing transnational threats for her reader’s consideration. This book is both well researched and well documented. For those tasked with researching and developing security policy, student and practitioner alike, this is your book." —General Aviation Security MagazineTable of ContentsTransnational Security: An Introduction. Decisions Under Uncertainty: Theories and Practice in Security Studies. Weapons of Mass Destruction and Nonproliferation. Transnational Terrorism. Transnational Organized Crime. Cybersecurity. Natural Disasters: A Forgotten Security Risk? Human-Made Disasters. Infectious Diseases. Security Issues in Conflict and Post-Conflict Societies. The Fight for Natural Resources: Seeking Food and Water Security. Energy Security: Current Issues. The Future of Transnational Security: Concluding Remarks.

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Book SynopsisThe book examines crisis management for operations located outside of a corporation's normal confines, particularly in regions which might be overtly threatening or hostile to multinational corporations and their people and assets overseas. Outlining proper operating procedures, planning, implementation, and drills, it demonstrates how proper planning and effective management systems in place prior to a crisis can mean the difference between life and death. The book helps organizations establish best practices in crisis management to ensure safety and security of personnel, assets, and properties overseas, even in potentially volatile environments.Table of ContentsWhat Are the Many Definitions of Crisis? Security Crises and Response. Political Crisis. Mother Nature Strikes Again – Planning and Preparation. Backups to the Backups … of Your Backups! Pre-Planning and Positioning. Drills and Exercises, What Works, What Doesn’t. Planning for the Unexpected Conclusion-Putting It All Together.

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