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Book SynopsisA LETHAL STORM. THE MOST DEADLY PRISON. WHO WILL SURVIVE THE NIGHT? ''This is a stylish, heart-pounding thriller that would make one hell of a good film.'' CRIME REVIEWJack Constantine - a former cop who killed one of his wife''s murderers in an act of vengeance - is serving his time in Ravenhill penitentiary, a notorious ''supermax'' home to the most dangerous convicts in the country.When an apocalyptic superstorm wreaks havoc across the USA, the correctional officers flee the prison...but not before opening every cell door. The inmates must fend for themselves as lethal floodwaters rise and violent anarchy is unleashed.Teaming up with Kiera Sawyer, a Correctional Officer left behind on her first day of work, Constantine has one chance of survival - he must break out of a maximum security prison. But with the building on the verge of collapse, and deadly chaos around him, time is running out...Trade ReviewFrom page one, BREAKOUT slams the cell door on the reader and refuses to release them -- LINCOLN CHILD, New York Times bestselling author.Brutal, blood-boltered, and insistently cinematic; a pulp triumph. -- DOMINIC NOLAN

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Book SynopsisThe police force is one of the most distrusted institutions in Pakistan, notorious for its corruption and brutality. In both colonial and postcolonial contexts, directives to confront security threats have empowered law enforcement agents, while the lack of adequate reform has upheld institutional weaknesses. This exploration of policing in Karachi, Pakistan's largest city and financial capital, reveals many colonial continuities. Both civilian and military regimes continue to ensure the suppression of the policed via this institution, itself established to militarily subjugate and exploit in the interests of the ruling class. However, contemporary policing practice is not a simple product of its colonial heritage: it has also evolved to confront new challenges and political realities. Based on extensive fieldwork and around 200 interviews, this ethnographic study reveals a distinctly 'postcolonial condition of policing'. Mutually reinforcing phenomena of militarisation and informality have been exacerbated by an insecure state that routinely conflates combatting crime, maintaining public order and ensuring national security. This is evident not only in spectacular displays of violence and malpractice, but also in police officers' routine work. Caught in the middle of the country's armed conflicts, their encounters with both state and society are a story of insecurity and uncertainty.

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Book SynopsisA unique insight into the hidden world of informers and related aspects of covert and undercover policing. Edited by Roger Billingsley, head of the Covert Policing Standards Unit at New Scotland Yard, this book is the first to look behind the scenes of this kind of police work since the authorities relaxed the rules on restricted information. Contents: Covert Human Intelligence Sources (CHIS) covers such key matters as: What is meant by CHIS; The legal framework; The Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000 (RIPA); Inherent powers and the position at Common Law; 'Informers' and 'informants'; Working methods and oversight; Handlers, controllers and authorising officers; Dangers and risks; Human rights, proportionality and 'necessity'; Corruption and 'noble cause corruption'; Protection and the duty of care; Motives of informers; Official participation in crime: how far is it lawful?; Undercover officers: strains, duties and requirements; Records and management of information; Juvenile informers; Texts, public interest immunity and anonymity; Debriefing and human memory; The context of informer relationships; Ownership of intelligence and communications; A European perspective; General background, views and opinions. Reviews 'A comprehensive and easy to follow / research text that covers a wide range of matters relating to informants and aspects of undercover police work. There are few texts dedicated soley to this area and as such this book will be of great value to professionals, academics, students and others who are are concerned with this important area of criminal investigation': Peter Hall, Coventry University 'A welcome addition that has drawn together a series of chapters from leading police officers, lawyers and academics, on an area of police work which can sometimes be ambiguous, occasionally uncharted, and where legislation presents the uninitiated with periods of bafflement and confusion. [The editor] does go someway to removing the mystery about this area of policing': Brief (the voice of Greater Manchester Police) Editor and Contributors Roger Billingsley served for 32 years in the English police service, mainly within the field of criminal investigation. He was actively involved in the world of informers - as a handler, controller and authorising officer - and later headed London's Metropolitan Police Service Covert Policing Standards Unit, dealing with every aspect of covert policing, including informers. Contributors: Jonathan Lennon, Clive Harfield, Ben Fitzpatrick, John Potts, Kingsley Hyland OBE, John Buckley, Alisdair Gillespie and Michael Fishwick. With a preface by John Grieve QPM and a Foreword by Jon Murphy QPMTrade Review'A welcome addition that has drawn together a series of chapters from leading police officers, lawyers and academics, on an area of police work which can sometimes be ambiguous, occasionally uncharted, and where legislation presents the uninitiated with periods of bafflement and confusion. [The editor] does go someway to removing the mystery about this area of policing': Brief (the voice of Greater Manchester Police). 'A comprehensive and detailed overview of CHIS related considerations': Maurice Collins, Bucks New University. 'A comprehensive and easy to follow / research text that covers a wide range of matters relating to informants and aspects of undercover police work. There are few texts dedicated soley to this area and as such this book will be of great value to professionals, academics, students and others who are are concerned with this important area of criminal investigation': Peter Hall, Coventry University.Table of ContentsThe contents of Covert Human Intelligence Sources (CHIS) cover such key matters as:What is meant by CHIS The legal framework The Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000 (RIPA) Inherent powers and the position at Common Law 'Informers' and 'informants' Working methods and oversight Handlers, controllers and authorising officers Dangers and risks Human rights, proportionality and 'necessity' Corruption and 'noble cause corruption' Protection and the duty of care Undercover officers: strains, duties and requirements 'Official' participation in crime: how far is it legal? Motives of informers Records and management of information Juvenile informers Texts, public interest immunity and anonymity Debriefing and human memory The context of informer relationships 'Ownership' of intelligence and communications A European perspective General background, views and opinions

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Book SynopsisIf you are embarking on a university criminology, policing or other law enforcement professional degree, the books in this series will help you acquire and develop the knowledge, skills and strategies you need to achieve your goals. They provide support in all areas important for university study, including institutional and disciplinary policy and practice, self-management, and research and communication. Tasks and activities are designed to foster aspects of learning which are valued in higher education, including learner autonomy and critical thinking, and to guide you towards reflective practice in your study and work life. Academic Writing and Referencing for your Policing Degree provides you with a sound knowledge and understanding of: what constitutes good academic writing in policing a range of strategies for writing successful essays and reports the importance of clarity and coherence in your writing about policing how to improve your academic style, grammar and punctuation, and formatting and presentation referencing conventions in the field of policing, and of how to avoid plagiarism. Trade Review...One of the strengths of Academic Writing and Referencing is the focus on criticality, and developing an argument in academic essays. This can be challenging for inexperienced writers at degree level, but criticality and rhetorical writing is very important as social work students move into practice.... -- Lucy Rai * British Journal of Social Work *Table of Contents Academic writing: text, process and criticality Coherent texts and arguments Referring to sources Language in use Preparing your work for submission

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Book SynopsisThe first definitive account of the rise and fall of the Secret Service, from the Kennedy assassination to the alarming mismanagement of the Obama and Trump years, right up to the insurrection at the Capitol on 6 January 2021 — by the Pulitzer Prize winner and #1 New York Times bestselling co-author of A Very Stable Genius Carol Leonnig has been reporting on the Secret Service for The Washington Post for most of the last decade, bringing to light the secrets, scandals, and shortcomings that plague the agency today — from a toxic work culture to dangerously outdated equipment to the deep resentment within the ranks at key agency leaders, who put protecting the agency’s once-hallowed image before fixing its flaws. But the Secret Service wasn’t always so troubled. The Secret Service was born in 1865, in the wake of the assassination of Abraham Lincoln, but its story begins in earnest in 1963, with the death of John F. Kennedy. Shocked into reform by its failure to protect the president on that fateful day in Dallas, this once-sleepy agency was radically transformed into an elite, highly trained unit that would redeem itself several times, most famously in 1981 by thwarting an assassination attempt against Ronald Reagan. But this reputation for courage and excellence would not last forever. By Barack Obama’s presidency, the once-proud Secret Service was running on fumes and beset by mistakes and alarming lapses in judgement: break-ins at the White House, an armed gunman firing into the windows of the residence while confused agents stood by, and a massive prostitution scandal among agents in Cartagena, to name just a few. With Donald Trump’s arrival, a series of promised reforms were cast aside, as a president disdainful of public service instead abused the Secret Service to rack up political and personal gains. To explore these problems in the ranks, Leonnig interviewed dozens of current and former agents, government officials, and whistleblowers who put their jobs on the line to speak out about a hobbled agency that’s in desperate need of reform. ‘I will be forever grateful to them for risking their careers,’ she writes, ‘not because they wanted to share tantalising gossip about presidents and their families, but because they know that the Service is broken and needs fixing. By telling their story, they hope to revive the Service they love.’Trade Review‘Terrifying … There is certainly heroism here, and there are certainly plots that were foiled, and there are certainly instances of an agency in the moment being well run and foiling an attack and chasing something down and being on top of stuff. But there is an astonishing litany of stuff they have done wrong and scrapes we have narrowly avoided in this country by the skin of our teeth and through sheer luck … It just flips your stomach up and down. This is one of those books that will go down as the seminal work — the determinative work — in this field.’ -- Rachel Maddow’This book is a wake-up call, and a valuable study of a critically important agency.’ * The New York Times *‘Zero Fail is an important book, one that will ruffle feathers in need of ruffling and that will be useful to legislators, policymakers and historians alike.’ * The Washington Post *‘Here is journalism as a true and honest public service … [Zero Fail] is just terrific.’ * The Wall Street Journal *‘Leonnig's power and authority in Zero Fail is in the marriage of the big picture with details that put a stamp of 'true' on her analysis.’ * NBC-2 *‘Zero Fail, Carol Leonnig’s deeply-researched history of the agency, abounds in the colour of a valet’s-eye view of recent holders of this office.’ * TLS *‘A pacy and absorbing account of the secret service’s heroics, close calls, and blunders.’ -- Pippa Bailey * New Statesman *‘Pulitzer Prize–winning Washington Post reporter Leonnig paints a damning portrait of a federal agency in crisis … A solid case for restructuring a neglected and neglectful agency whose job is too important to admit laxity.’ * Kirkus Reviews *‘A wonderful takedown of the myths that secret service agents are the pillars of an impenetrable wall around the US president … Zero Fail is an extended account of the triumphs and failings of the service, including the near misses and ‘successful’ attempts on the lives of the president and others.’ -- Miles Kemp * The Advertiser, starred review *Praise for A Very Stable Genius: ‘[Rucker and Leonnig] are meticulous journalists, and this taut and terrifying book is among the most closely observed accounts of Donald J. Trump's shambolic tenure in office to date … A Very Stable Genius flicks the lights on from its first pages.’ -- Dwight Garner * New York Times *Praise for A Very Stable Genius: ‘Richly sourced and highly readable … It is not just another Trump tell-all or third-party confessional. It is unsettling, not salacious.’ -- Lloyd Green * The Guardian *Praise for A Very Stable Genius: ‘Imagine, for a moment, a high-octane courtroom prosecutor summing up for the jury a case built on the vivid testimony of multiple eye-witnesses … You could scarcely ask for more capable advocates. Leonnig won a Pulitzer Prize for her reporting on the US Secret Service in 2015, then joined Rucker and others on a team awarded the Pulitzer for stories on Russian interference in the 2016 election. Their new, collaborative account … walks readers step by step through the first 30 months or so of a presidency like no other. They leave little doubt that they and many of their sources regard that presidency as an unmitigated and deepening disaster — a threat to American government as we have known it. Whatever may happen to that impeachment effort in the weeks and months ahead, it creates a moment of intermission in the Trump saga and a chance to consider how the landscape has already been altered by this president. A Very Stable Genius offers a harrowing companion narrative to be read during intermission.’ -- Ron Elving * NPR *

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Book SynopsisThe last days of colonialism taught America's revolutionaries that soldiers in the streets bring conflict and tyranny. As a result, our country has generally worked to keep the military out of law enforcement. But according to investigative reporter Radley Balko, over the last several decades, America's cops have increasingly come to resemble ground troops. The consequences have been dire: the home is no longer a place of sanctuary, the Fourth Amendment has been gutted, and police today have been conditioned to see the citizens they serve as an other-an enemy.Today's armored-up policemen are a far cry from the constables of early America. The unrest of the 1960s brought about the invention of the SWAT unit-which in turn led to the debut of military tactics in the ranks of police officers. Nixon's War on Drugs, Reagan's War on Poverty, Clinton's COPS program, the post-9/11 security state under Bush, Obama: by degrees, each of these innovations empowered police forces, always at the expense of civil liberties. And under Trump, these powers were expanded in terrifying new ways, as evidenced by the tanks and overwhelming force that met the Black Lives Matter protesters in 2020.In Rise of the Warrior Cop, Balko shows how politicians' ill-considered policies and relentless declarations of war against vague enemies like crime, drugs, and terror have blurred the distinction between cop and soldier. His fascinating, frightening narrative shows how over a generation, a creeping battlefield mentality has isolated and alienated American police officers and put them on a collision course with the values of a free society.

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Book SynopsisPit your wits against the brilliant minds of Scotland Yard, from the bestselling author of Bletchley Park Brainteasers, Sinclair McKay. If you cracked the GCHQ Puzzle Book and tore through the Ordnance Survey Puzzle Book, you MUST show off your brainteaser abilities and prove that you have what it takes to be a detective at the Yard...How can a man be in two places at once? How might a murder be committed when no one is seen entering or exiting the house? Can an entire crime be solved with just a suitcase of empty beer bottles?It''s time for you to tackle the conundrums that confounded the best detectives over the years.Since it opened its doors in 1829, Scotland Yard has used the science of detection to solve the most macabre of murders and catch the most audacious of thieves. The Scotland Yard Puzzle Book takes a look through the history of this famous institution and recreates some of the most complex puzzlTrade ReviewMcKay's book [The Secret Life of Bletchley Park] is an eloquent tribute to a quite remarkable group of men and women, whose like we will not see again. - Mail On Sunday

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Book SynopsisTV presenter and all-round car nut Ant Anstead takes the reader on a journey that mirrors the development of the motor car itself from a stuttering 20mph annoyance that scared everyone's horses to 150mph pursuits with aerial support and sophisticated electronic tracking.The British Police Force's relationship with the car started by chasing after pioneer speeding motorists on bicycles. As speed restrictions eased in the early twentieth century and car ownership increased, the police embraced the car. Criminals were stealing cars to sell on or to use as getaway vehicles and the police needed to stay ahead, or at least only one step behind. The arms race for speed, which culminated in the police acquiring high-speed pursuit vehicles such as Subaru Impreza Turbos, had begun.Since then the car has become essential to everyday life. Deep down everyone loves a police car. Countless enthusiasts collect models in different liveries and legendary police cars become part of the nation's shared cTrade ReviewPraise for Cops & Robbers ‘As a petrol-head and former bobby, TV presenter Ant Anstead was the perfect person to write a new history of the police car’Daily Express ‘Delightfully metal-focused’ Classic Car Weekly

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Book SynopsisTrade Review"While law enforcement, loss prevention, and security experts can learn something from this book, the general public can, too. Its clear, easy-to-read structure will help HR professionals, attorneys, and security practitioners who are tasked with interviewing people and finding truth in the written and spoken word. The authors of this fourth edition of Effective Interviewing and Interrogation Techniques provide a brief overview of the history of interviewing and interrogation and then jump right into the purpose of the book: to make the reader more proficient in searching for the truth. The authors lay out in detail the steps needed to obtain accurate information from individuals. Included in this process is an understanding of the psychophysiological basis for the assessment as well as techniques that an interviewer can use. Some processes include written assessments, nonverbal communication, and analysis of verbal cues. The book delves into topics such as varied interview and analysis techniques, preemployment interviewing, and report writing, as well as dealing with angry people, children, and mentally challenged subjects. The authors also provide a summary at the end of each chapter, helping the reader focus on that chapter’s crucial points. The focus and intent of the book is to make the reader more proficient in the interview process, and this book hits the mark. The authors provide case studies to illustrate the methods they mention in the book, and they offer multiple techniques to obtain truth. The search for truth is many times a lengthy process. It is also an extremely important one. This book is a must for the practitioner involved in searching for the truth in today’s highly complex work environment." --Security ManagementTable of Contents1. The Search for Truth 2. Truth and Lies 3. Psychophysiological Basis of the Forensic Assessment 4. Preparation for the Interview/Interrogation 5. Morgan Interview Theme Technique (MITT) 6. Forensic Statement Analysis 7. Question Formulation 8. Projective Analysis of Unwitting Verbal Cues 9. Nonverbal Behavioral Assessment 10. Traditional Scoring of the FAINT Interview 11. The Validation of the Forensic Assessment Interview (FAINT) 12. Interviewing Children and the Mentally Challenged 13. Report Writing 14. Torture and False Confession 15. Pre-employment Interviewing 16. Passenger Screening with Verbal and Nonverbal Cues 17. Legal Consideration 18. The Integrated Interrogation Technique 19. Statements, Recordings, and Videos 20. Understand Aggressive Behavior and Dealing with Angry People 21. The Instrumental Detection of Deception 22. The Search for Truth Appendix A. Forensic Assessment Interview B. Weighted FAINT Form C. Pre-employment Booklet (Keystone Intelligence Network, Inc.) D. Questionnaire

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Book SynopsisA Dictionary of Law Enforcement is the only dictionary available with a primary focus on UK law enforcement terms. Succinct and practical in its approach, it contains over 3,400 entries covering ever aspect of this diverse field, including terms related to law, pathology, forensic medicine, accountancy, insurance, shipping, commerce and trade, criminology, and psychology. Entries are supported by a wealth of practical information, including (where appropriate) citations and references to statutes and legislation.In addition to the definitions, the dictionary also contains five useful appendices: Abbreviations and Acronyms, Recordable Offences, Disclosure Code, Disclosure Guidelines and Disclosure Protocol.. Written by two former police officers, both now lecturers in law and criminal investigation, the dictionary fills a significant gap in the law market and will be invaluable to police officers and trainee officers, students and lecturers of criminology, criminal justice, and police studies, and other professionals needing clear definitions of law enforcement terms.Trade Reviewunique and interesting * Jane's Police Review *Table of ContentsA-Z DICTIONARY; APPENDICES

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Book SynopsisThe police are constantly under scrutiny. They are criticized for failings, praised for successes, and hailed as heroes for their sacrifices. Starting from the premise that every society has norms and ways of dealing with transgressors, A Short History of Police and Policing traces the evolution of the multiple forms of ''policing'' that existed in the past. It examines the historical development of the various bodies, individuals, and officials who carried these out in different societies, in Europe and European colonies, but also with reference to countries such as ancient Egypt, China, and the USA. By demonstrating that policing was never the exclusive dominion of the police, and that the institution of the police, as we know it today, is a relatively recent creation, Professor Emsley explores the idea and reality of policing, and shows how an institution we now call ''the police'' came to be virtually universal in our modern world.Table of ContentsIntroduction: What's in a Name 1: From the Classical World to the Medieval 2: Monks, Bailiffs, Constables, and Others 3: Frome Concepts to Institutions 4: Shaping Institutions 5: Patrolmen, Detectives, and Policing by the Community 6: Beyond Europe 7: International Policing, Wartime, and Innovations 8: Another War; Another Peace Conclusion

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Book SynopsisHuda Mukbil shares her experiences as a Black Arab-Canadian Muslim intelligence officer with the Canadian Security Intelligence Service. Her dazzling account reveals how racism, misogyny, and Islamophobia undermine not only individuals, but institutions and the national interest – and how addressing this can tackle populism and misinformation.Trade Review“A gripping, illuminating account of an accomplished intelligence officer’s battle against systemic discrimination at Canada’s spy service. Mukbil pulls aside the curtain and shows us the many roadblocks faced by racialized professionals. Rich in detail, this is an extraordinary and highly readable book.” Robert Fife, Globe and Mail bureau chief, Ottawa“Mukbil’s captivating memoir shows that love for one’s country must be sutured with the courage to speak the truth: a bravery both required and despised in Canadian national intelligence circles. She deftly navigates the complicated landscape of belonging in Canada and gives a defiant and resilient voice to the psychological toll of systemic racism.” Debra Thompson, author of The Long Road Home"Mukbil is a trailblazer in a secret world often dominated by men. Her powerful story combines an invaluable contribution to counterterrorism in Canada and Britain with a never-before-seen picture of spy agencies. It is utterly absorbing." Richard Kerbaj, author of The Secret History of the Five Eyes“After years of work in one of the country’s most opaque institutions, Mukbil offers the kind of candid prose on race, identity, and inclusion that’s rare to find on Canadian bookshelves. Straightforward and courageous, Agent of Change artfully unravels our deepest misconceptions about belonging in our country – and our world.” Erica Lenti, deputy editor, features, at Chatelaine

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Book SynopsisAt 10.30 p.m. on 12 January 2016 Acting Sergeant Luke Warburton thought he was taking his last breath. A decorated New South Wales Police Officer, the father of three was looking death in the face after a bullet pierced his femoral vein. If it wasn''t for the fact that it happened in the Emergency Ward of Sydney''s Nepean Hospital, Warburton would probably have been dead already. An hour earlier, he''d walked to his police van with his ever-faithful German shepherd, Chuck, trotting alongside. Later, Luke would be awarded the Commissioner''s Valour Award for conspicuous merit and exceptional bravery in the line of duty. He would maintain he was just a copper doing his job. So, too, was Chuck, who was nationally recognised for bringing down Australia''s most wanted man, Malcolm Naden, after a manhunt lasting more than seven years.MAN''S BEST FRIEND is Luke and Chuck''s story. It''s the story of a boy who dreamed of one day being a policeman, of his love

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Book SynopsisA brilliant work of narrative nonfiction' BooklistMatt Taibbi is one of the few journalists in America who speaks truth to power' Bernie SandersA searing exposé' Kirkus ReviewTaibbi may be the only political writer in America that matters' Hartford AdvocateThe incredible story of the death of Eric Garner, the birth of the BLACK LIVES MATTER movement and the new fault lines of race, protest, policing and the power of the people.On July 17, 2014, a forty-three-year-old black man named Eric Garner died in New York after a police officer put him in a chokehold during an arrest for selling bootleg cigarettes. The final moments of his life were captured on video and seen by millions his agonised last words, I can't breathe, becoming a rallying cry for the nascent Black Lives Matter protest movement. Matt Taibbi, bestselling author and the best polemic journalist in AmeriTrade ReviewMarries the best instincts of explanatory narrative journalism with uncompromising moral clarity ... a vital account of police violence. Taibbi, through thorough reporting and captivating writing, captures the totality of an American tragedy * Wesley Lowery, Pulitzer Prize winner and bestselling author of THEY CAN'T KILL US ALL: THE STORY OF BLACK LIVES MATTER *[A] brilliant work of narrative nonfiction ... a necessary and riveting work * Booklist (STARRED REVIEW) *The narrative unfolds like an episode of The Wire. . . . Heartbreaking and compulsively readable * Washington Post *One of the most important voices in contemporary American journalism * Independent *[A] searing exposé … what emerges from the author's superb reporting and vivid writing is a tragically revealing look at a broken criminal justice system * Kirkus Review (STARRED REVIEW) *

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Book SynopsisProviding a comprehensive and up-to-date introduction to the contemporary Scottish criminal justice system, this book focuses on its key processes (from arrest to post-sentence) and institutions, as well as its history and some of the key challenges and critical issues facing Scottish criminal justice today.Highly attentive to procedural and institutional detail, the book is underpinned by a critical sociological perspective. The opening chapter considers Scotland in its post-devolutionary context within the UK, setting the scene for Scottish criminal justice institutions. Subsequent chapters deal in turn with different institutions and processes of Scottish criminal justice: surveillance and crime prevention, policing, prosecution and the courts, criminal fines and other financial penalties, community justice, electronic monitoring, prisons, youth justice, and parole and post-sentence reintegration and supervision. The final chapter draws on comparative and international criminology to look at Scottish criminal justice in changing international contexts and its response to new global crimes. Designed to support learning, it includes: Key ideas at the start of each chapter, outlining expectations, and providing a very high-level summary of the most important points. Text boxes covering key issues, controversies and/or key populations in focus. Case studies of specific problems and events in Scottish criminal justice. Critical questions to challenge students to develop their own thinking and ideas about key issues in Scottish criminal justice. Short, informal interviews with key practitioners and researchers. Essential Readings and Key Resources at the end of each chapter. Criminal Justice in Scotland will be a key text for students of criminology and criminal justice, particularly those with an interest in the Scottish criminal justice system. It will also be of value to students of law, social work and social policy.

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Book SynopsisEquivocal Death: Investigating Suicide, Accidental, and other Questionable Deaths refocuses the attention of first responders and investigative personnel to the concept of treating every death as a homicideâthat is, until sufficient evidence is discovered to validate another manner of death and eliminate the possibility of a staged homicide.All death investigations should include a well-documented and examined crime scene and a thorough preliminary investigation. It is a well-established, unwritten âœruleâ when conducting death investigations to initially treat every death as a possible homicide. This includes the examination of the body, the recovery scene, the autopsy, collection of forensic evidence, and subsequent laboratory analysis. Police and investigators are often confronted with a death scene that they cannot initially determine the manner of death: these instances are known as equivocal death.Coverage focuses on the basics of death investigatio

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Book SynopsisPolicing is a dynamic profession with increasing demands and complexities placed upon police officers, staff and volunteers who provide a 24-hour service across a diverse range of communities. Written by experts in policing higher education from across both academic and professional practice, this book equips aspiring or newly appointed police officers, staff and volunteers with the knowledge and understanding to deal with the significant and often complex challenges they face daily.Introduction to Professional Policing 2nd edition, explores a number of the core underpinning knowledge requirements identified as themes within the ever-evolving National Policing Curriculum (NPC) and Police Constable Entry Routes (PCER), whilst also informing those embarking on leadership development. These include:â Community and neighbourhood policingâ Counter-terrorismâ Digital policingâ Ethics, equality, diversity and inclusionâ Evidence-based policing<

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Book SynopsisThis book examines de-radicalisation policy in the UK and addresses the contradictions evident in the conceptualisation and practice of de-radicalisation.It explores three main themes that touch upon some of the most pressing issues of our day: security, identity and religion. Situated within the Prevent strand of the UK Counter-Terrorism policy and administered by the police through the Channel Programme', policymakers have promoted de-radicalisation as a vital instrument in the fight against terrorism. Despite the political and legal importance of de-radicalisation as an instrument of counter-terrorism, we continue to know very little about the programme and the profile of individuals who have been de-radicalised, as well as having little or no access to data on the programme. There is also a glaring lacuna in the wider literature regarding the concept, theory, and evidence base for de-radicalisation policies. This book addresses this lacuna and, with the use of data cTrade Review'This book is an essential resource for researchers, policymakers and activists challenged with the task of understanding the processes of radicalisation and de-radicalisation in the British context and beyond. It questions the viability of the ‘Prevent’ programme, providing a nuanced, detailed and insightful account of what works or not in the context of both the concept and in the delivery of countering violent extremism programming. It facilitates a grounded social science understanding to help resolve a significant multi-faceted and multi-layered concern facing liberal democracies today and in the near future. This remarkable, brave and profound book is an indispensable intellectual contribution.' -- Tahir Abbas, Royal United Services Institute, UK'Elshimi’s book represents the next step in research on (de)radicalisation, and should be essential reading for anyone who has an interest in this field. The examination of the "Prevent" policy in De-Radicalisation in the UK Prevent Strategy provides welcome clarity and insight in to what’s happening on the ground, policy development, and a frank and useful assessment of political discourse that marks a new and refreshing point of departure for this subject.' -- Jonathan Githens-Mazer, University of Exeter, UKTable of ContentsIntroduction: The Enigma of De-radicalisation1. Radicalisation as the 'New Security Challenge'2. The Concept of De-radicalisation: An Analysis of Research Data3.An Alternative Concept: De-radicalisation as the 'Technologies of the Self' 4. Discursive Technology (Truth): The Production of Radicalisation5. Disciplinary Technology (Power): Surveillance, Detection, Discpline 6. Confession Technology (Identity): 'Salvation in this Life'7. Implications and a New Strategy for EngagementConclusion: Overton Windows

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Book SynopsisThis book is a photographic snapshot of London Metropolitan Police Stations as they stand at a time of great change in the police force and society in general.

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Book SynopsisTo appreciate the present and how far we have come we sometimes need to revisit the uncomfortable past, no matter how painful. Norwell Roberts, who became the Met''s first Black police officer in 1967, found out he had a new job the same way the readers of the Daily Telegraph did. The headline read ''MET TO HAVE FIRST COLOURED POLICEMAN''. From that day forward his face became a symbol - of acceptance, of a diverse police force, of a changing Britain. He was turned into the poster boy for progressive policing - but his day-to-day reality was anything but. Greeted with prejudice, ridicule, and rejection, he refused to quit. And thus began an extraordinary career that placed him on the frontlines of a tumultuous period in Britain''s history. Stationed at embassies, anti-war protests and riots, his race singled him out and landed him on front pages around the world. I am Norwell Roberts is the incredible true story of

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Book SynopsisA public health approach to understanding and eliminating excessive police violence. Excessive police violence and its disproportionate targeting of minority communities has existed in the United States since police forces first formed in the colonial period. A personal tragedy for its victims, for the people who love them, and for their broader communities, excessive police violence is also a profound violation of human and civil rights. Most public discourse about excessive police violence focuses, understandably, on the horrors of civilian deaths. In From Enforcers to Guardians, Hannah L. F. Cooper and Mindy Thompson Fullilove approach the issue from a radically different angle: as a public health problem. By using a public health framing, this book challenges readers to recognize that the suffering created by excessive police violence extends far outside of death to include sexual, psychological, neglectful, and nonfatal physical violence as well. Arguing that excessive policTrade ReviewMany public health readers of From Enforcers to Guardians will come away with the centrality of better data to improve transparency and accountability. This book meets a critical need that sets public health on a path to fewer lives cut short, the goal of our field. It also creates room for additional conversations to address what is still missing. That is why it is such an important book.—Mary T. Bassett MD, MPH, American Journal of Public HealthA thoughtful, incisive public health primer on the deeply entrenched and damaging practice of police brutality.—World Medical & Health PolicyTable of ContentsList of IllustrationsPrefaceTimelineChapter 1. Coming to TermsPart I. Distorted Policing and Its OriginsChapter 2. Peelers and Slave PatrolsChapter 3. Community CollapseChapter 4. War on DrugsPart II. Measuring Distorted Policing and Its EffectsChapter 5. Public Health InvestigationsChapter 6. Pattern and Practice Investigations I: Distorted Policing in Urban Contexts 000Chapter 7. Pattern and Practice Investigations II: Types of Violence Documented 000Part III. Getting to GuardianshipChapter 8. Interventions That Have Been TriedChapter 9. A Magic StrategyConclusion. Moving ForwardAcknowledgmentsNotesBibliographyIndex

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Book SynopsisOffers practical strategies for police officers to use on- and off-duty to improve wellness, strengthen ethical commitments, and boost resilience. The book demonstrates a research-based approach to dealing with the challenges faced in law enforcement, and provides personal and professional steps to take on-duty and off-duty to optimize your health.Trade ReviewBlue Linemagazine would like to make it known it fully endorses The POWER Manual…an absolutely crucial read to continue the work of building modern-day wellness in law enforcement and beyond. -- Rene´e Francoeur, Editor, Blue LineTable of ContentsForewordby Kevin M. Gilmartin, PhD Introduction: Achieving BalancePart I. Wellness Chapter 1. Physical Health Chapter 2. Cognitive Wellness Chapter 3. Emotional Wellness Chapter 4. Social Wellness Chapter 5. Spiritual WellnessPart II. Ethics Chapter 6. Commitment to the Noble Cause Chapter 7. The Guardian Spirit of Policing Chapter 8. Moral Distress and Ethical ExhaustionPart III. Resilience Chapter 9. Stress Inoculation Chapter 10. Growth Through Adversity Chapter 11. Self-Compassion & Positive Psychology Chapter 12. Closing Thoughts: Maintaining Balance References Additional Resources About the Authors

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Book SynopsisDespite the rising number of confirmed false confession cases, most people have a hard time grasping why someone would confess to a crime they did not commit, or even why a guilty person would admit to something that could put them in jail for life. How the Police Generate False Confessions takes you inside the interrogation room, exposing the tactics that law enforcement uses to make confessions happen. James L. Trainum reveals how innocent people can become suspects and then confessed criminals even when they have not committed a crime. Using real stories, he looks at the inherent coerciveness of the interrogation process and why so many false confessions contain so many of the details that only the true perpetrator would know. More disturbingly, the book examines how these same processes corrupt witness and victim statements, create lying informants and cooperators, and induce innocent people to plead guilty. Trainum also offers recommendations for change in the U.S. by looking at hTrade ReviewIn this groundbreaking book on the U.S. criminal justice system, Trainum, a former Washington, D.C. police detective, argues for reform of police interviewing and interrogation practices. The confession is considered the gold standard for law enforcement, because 'most people believe that they would never confess to a crime they did not do.' Yet suspects, witnesses, and informants often feel that they have no other option. Trainum carefully demonstrates why in an era of minimum sentences, where the worst-case scenario can be significant jail time, registration as a sex offender, or even the death penalty, prosecutors have breathtaking power to hold a person's life in the balance. The best option for a suspect or witness may be a false confession, informing, or a plea bargain, especially when a long legal fight may drain a family bank account, or when a prosecutor offers a reduced sentence or jailhouse privileges as reward. Without reform, prosecutors, police, and investigators may soon discover that 'harsh and verbally abusive interrogation tactics that focused solely on obtaining confessions... not only [contribute] to false confessions but also to the negative perception of law enforcement by the public.' Using numerous examples and backed by persuasive academic research, Trainum proposes a better way that is already at work in countries with similar criminal justice systems. His book will hit a nerve with a public newly concerned with abuses of police power, and hopefully will influence those tasked with law enforcement and public policy as well. * Publishers Weekly, Starred Review *The first step to solving any problem is realizing that it exists. This enlightening work by retired Washington, DC, police detective Trainum leaves no doubt that there are complications with false confessions and police interrogation techniques. Trainum walks readers through the steps police are taught to use in the interrogation room and the coercive methods that can lead to contamination of the interview and false confession. His explanations are well supported with relevant and interesting case studies and previous research. He includes information on problems with statements from witnesses and informants and the role played by plea bargains and mandatory sentences. After presenting a thoroughly convincing portrait of the issue, Trainum provides 'a better way' forward, outlining the PEACE method of interrogation and reviewing other safeguards, including videotaping of interviews. His 27 years of experience provide an insider's realistic, practical view, making this an especially important addition on the topic. VERDICT Essential for those working in the criminal justice system. It will also be of interest to the general public concerned with criminal justice issues and reform, as well as fans of police procedurals and true crime. * Library Journal, Starred Review *[I]f you have an interest in fairness, justice and preventing wrongful convictions, then the new book How the Police Generate False Confessions by former Washington, D.C., homicide detective James Trainum is an important read. It takes you inside the interrogation room to see how investigators extract admissions from innocent people, and how the justice system can fix this persistent problem, seen in high profile cases such as the Central Park Five, the Norfolk Four and the teenaged suspect from Wisconsin in the Netflix series ‘Making a Murderer.’... I [Washington Post reporter Tom Jackman] asked Brandon Garrett, a University of Virginia law professor who has focused on wrongful convictions, about Trainum’s book. ‘It is such an important new book,’ Garrett said. ‘For decades, we have seen false confession after false confession lead to tragic wrongful convictions of the innocent while serious criminals go undetected. The courts have done little to respond to abuses in the interrogation room; if anything they have eroded constitutional protections, such as the right to remain silent. Trainum explains that for police, there is another way. Overly coercive interrogation techniques not only produce false confessions but they are not good at uncovering good information. In the U.K. and in more agencies in the U.S., police have changed gears, turning from psychologically coercive techniques to information gathering techniques. Trainum and his book are at the forefront of a revolution in police interrogations.’ Now that’s a lot better book review quote than mine. * The Washington Post *Who could falsely confess to a crime they didn’t do? In this must read book, Trainum gives us the inside story. He shows how shockingly easy it is for police to secure a false confession, even without intending to do so. That confession, though false, may appear to be highly accurate. Trainum concludes by pointing the way towards less coercive interrogation methods. The result will be a revolution in police questioning. -- Brandon L. Garrett, Justice Thurgood Marshall Distinguished Professor of Law, University of Virginia School of LawThis is not a book about bad cops; it is a book about a very good cop discovering a process for making himself a great cop: beginning by calmly confronting his own mistakes, using research to understand their lessons, and then sharing those lessons with the justice professions. A tremendous contribution. -- James Doyle, Attorney, Boston, MA; author of True Witness: Cops, Courts, Science and the Battle Against MisidentificationFalse confessions are a leading cause of wrongful convictions. Jim Trainum, a retired Washington, DC, homicide detective, explores the nature of this problem in his book, How the Police Generate False Confessions, and discusses how the interview process can be improved and reformed. Investigators, prosecutors, and defense attorneys will all benefit from his experience and insights. -- D. Kim Rossmo, Professor, School of Criminal Justice at Texas State UniversityThe curtain is being drawn back on the interrogation room, and America doesn’t necessarily like what it sees. This is being led by those who are willing to discuss what they know about interrogation practices and the unjust outcomes that happen as a result. Jim Trainum is one of those voices, detailing not only issues related to interrogations and false confessions, but the larger investigative culture that can make changing this situation very difficult. The first step to change is admitting you have a problem. Law enforcement has not come around to this realization. In this book, however, the problem becomes clear. Through historical examples and personal experience as a Detective, Jim takes the reader on a journey through the various ways in which a false confession can happen, and does happen. In the end, the reader is left with the realization that what happens in the interrogation room is in large part a reflection of our criminal justice system itself. As a result of this knowledge, we are faced with the choice about whether we want the system to change, or to remain as it is. In making this decision, the reader comes to realize that the next false confession that is given might very well be your own, and that no one is necessarily immune from the forces of persuasion and coercion that exist in the interrogation. -- Gary C. David, PhD, Associate Professor of Sociology, Department Chair; Associate Professor of Information Design and Corporate Communication, Bentley UniversityBlending his career as a decorated homicide detective with his uncanny academic insights and understanding Jim has given us a book that addresses the complicated issues inherent in police interview and interrogations with piercing precision and unique insights. This is a must-read for practitioners, academicians and anyone interested in what really happens when cops, suspects, policies and the law converge in a pressure-filled interview room. Not to be missed. -- Gregg O. McCrary, FBI, retiredOthers have written books about how police generate false confessions. Richard Ofshe, Saul Kassin, Richard Leo (Laura Nirider and I) and many others frequently lecture about the causes and consequences of false confessions. But it is one thing for social scientists, academics, and defense attorneys to write and talk about these things, it is another for a homicide detective to do so. Jim Trainum's book, How the Police Generate False Confessions: An Inside Look at the Interrogation Room, may just turn out to be the most important book on the subject ever written. I learned more about the way police officers investigate homicides and the way tunnel vision and confirmation bias leads to investigative failure from this book than from any other book I have read. The book puts a lie to so many myths about police interrogations that I lost count of them all. But it does so much more. Det. Trainum is not just a critic; he is a reformer, charting a course for the proper way for police officers to investigate cases, interview suspects, witnesses and informants and to obtain reliable information from them. If you buy one book this year in the area of wrongful convictions, this is the book you should buy. -- Steven Drizin, Clinical Professor of Law, Northwestern University School of Law; attorney for Brendan Dassey of Making a MurdererTable of ContentsIntroduction 1: History 2: Do We Even Have a Problem? 3: Types of Confessions and Statements 4: Taking the First Steps 5: Good Police Work or Coercion? 6: Contamination 7: Statement Evaluation 8: Witnesses 9: Cooperators and Informants 10: Plea Bargaining 11: Is There a Better Way? 12: Reform 13: What Lays in Store for the Future

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Book SynopsisRenowned criminologist Mike Hough considers how the police service might build trust, legitimacy and compliance with the law in this important book. He challenges conventional thinking on crime, contrasts 'hard' and 'soft' policing styles and offers a fresh approach that secures compliance with the law through ethical policing.Table of ContentsIntroduction Trust and legitimacy: the basic ideas The evidence: the power of fairness The policing of minority groups Embedding procedural justice in policing Ethics, justice and policing Closing thoughts Postscript: Policing the COVID-19 pandemic

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Book SynopsisA thought-provoking look at the biggest challenges facing society through the unique lens of an experienced police officer and hostage negotiatorTrade ReviewHonest and sensible . . . without being sensationalist or sentimental, Sutherland lifts the lid on that underworld of despair, degradation and needless death. It's a read that should shame anyone with a conscience -- Richard Morrison * THE TIMES *A love letter to police officers and the most vulnerable people they protect and serve -- CHRISTIE WATSON, author of THE LANGUAGE OF KINDNESSThis book will change the way you think about the police. A rich and reflective account, full of anecdote and lessons learned about society from someone who spent his career working at its fringes. Anyone who cares about justice - whether citizen or politician - should read this book -- SARAH LANGFORD, author of IN YOUR DEFENCEUrgent and compelling. We all have lessons to learn from this book -- SIMON MAYOI've never heard the job described better by anyone. John Sutherland gives a unique and personal insight into what it really means to be a police officer in modern England. The adrenaline rushes, the dreadful tedium of bureaucracy, walking on eggshells for fear of offending anyone, the moments of stark horror or overwhelming sadness; the indescribable thrill of making a difference to someone's life and the depths of despair when you fail. The overwhelming workload and the emotional overload, seeing more things daily than most people will ever see in a lifetime. Running towards danger when everyone else is running away. A job that on any given day can send your spirits soaring to the heavens, or leave your soul scarred forever -- PETER JAMESThe most comprehensive insight into policing I have read . . . well researched and crafted with the deftness of an exceptionally fine writer . . . compelling * DAILY EXPRESS *Tough, earnest, thought-provoking and moving * i NEWSPAPER *This is an important book, one that should be read by the Home Secretary and every member of Parliament, as well as every newspaper editor and crime correspondent. John Sutherland is someone who after twenty-five years of police experience has a remarkable story to tell . . . one that we ignore at our peril -- JEFFREY ARCHERAn incredibly thoughtful, eloquent, and revealing book about policing. Not only is it absolutely fascinating, there are also a whole heap of lessons that can and should be learned within its pages. Accessible, considered, meaningful, shocking, inspiring * LOVEREADING, Book of the Month *Tough, earnest, thought-provoking and moving, this is a book that lingers * PRESS ASSOCIATION *

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Book SynopsisIn times of heightened national security, scholars and activists from the communities under suspicion often attempt to alert the public to the more complex stories behind the headlines. But when they raise questions about the government, military and police policy, these individuals are routinely shut down and accused of being terrorist sympathisers or apologists for gang culture. In such environments, there is immense pressure to condemn what society at large fears. This collection explains how the expectation to condemn has emerged, tracking it against the normalisation of racism, and explores how writers manage to subvert expectations as part of their commitment to anti-racism.Trade Review'I Refuse to Condemn gives a direct window into multifarious ways that Muslim and minoritized voices are subjected to containment and constraint – but more importantly, how they think through such experiences and respond to them.' Contemporary Studies of Islam'The text's compilation is powerful; it sheds light on different approaches to exploring and uncovering systematic injustice and malpractice and encourages the reader not necessarily to agree but to understand and to challenge preconceived ideas and thinking.'The Muslim World Book Review (42:2, 2022) -- .Table of ContentsIntroduction: 'You know nothing, Jon Snow' – Asim QureshiI How did we get here?1 Remaking rule #1: 'I utterly refuse to condemn...' – Shenaz Bunglawala2 They needed us, and now they are terrified – Fatima Rajina3 The four stages of moral panic – Adam Elliott-Cooper4 The duty to see, the yearning to be seen – Tarek YounisII Resisting the structure5 Refusing to condemn as a political act – Remi Joseph-Salisbury6 Navigating refusal within the academy – Shereen Fernandez and Azeezat Johnson7 Randomly selected: close encounters of the hive mind – Shafiuddean Choudry8 Guilty without a crime – Saffa Mir9 The struggle of a Muslim terror 'suspect lawyer' – Fahad AnsariIII Resisting the personal10 The (im)possible Muslim – Yassir Morsi11 The racialised 'go-to Muslim' – Sadia Habib12 Writing for the kids – Nadya Ali13 It is Allah who condemns – Cyrus McGoldrickIV Resisting the performance14 Is this radical? Am I radical? – Suhaiymah Manzoor-Khan15 Grappling with shadows – Lowkey16 That's because I've read – Hoda Katebi17 My art is for my people – Aamer RahmanGlossaryAcknowledgementsNotesFurther reading

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Book SynopsisIn the summer of 1978, rumours emerged from the underworld that huge sums of money had been paid to the City of London Police to water-down evidence and arrange bail in cases of armed robbery. Then it was suggested that Scotland Yard's Flying squad was also involved. The Home Secretary appointed the Dorset Police to investigate but it became clear to the criminals upon whom they relied to provide evidence that they were completely out of their depth. One line of enquiry after another became hopelessly compromised. While the investigation was known officially as Operation COUNTRYMAN, things were so bad that the team were variously nicknamed 'The Swedey' and 'Malice in Blunderland'. Despite a four year enquiry costing �4,000,000 just two convictions were secured and the credit for these went to an undercover officer. Eight Metropolitan policemen were acquitted. The Author, a former senior Metropolitan police officer has used his knowledge and contacts to lift the lid on the shambolic COUNTRYMAN enquiry. He pulls no punches.

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Book SynopsisWelcome to What's Tha up to Next?, the fifth volume of Martyn Johnson's acclaimed series of stories about policing during the 1960s and 1970s. Whether 'on the beat' or 'as CID', once again Martyn enthrals, surprises and shocks his readers with tales set in an almost forgotten era: a veritable Lost World of people, places and phrases in his beloved Sheffield. Steven Spielberg please note. This book will focus on Martyn's final years as a beat bobby, with more unbelievable true life tales told with Martyn's wicked sense of humour and candour. As usual, Martyn's down-to-earth honesty and humour shines through the pages; but he never loses sight of the human condition in all its forms: good, bad, sad and happy.

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Book SynopsisJAMES PATTERSON is one of the best-known and biggest-selling writers of all time. Among his creations are some of the world's most popular series including Alex Cross, the Women's Murder Club, Michael Bennett and the Private novels. He has written many other number one bestsellers including collaborations with President Bill Clinton and Dolly Parton, stand-alone thrillers and non-fiction. James has donated millions in grants to independent bookshops and has been the most borrowed adult author in UK libraries for the past fourteen years in a row. He lives in Florida with his family.

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Book Synopsis'Endlessly fascinating...meticulously written and thoroughly absorbing book' Financial Times'Eye-opening' Daily MailOut now: The gripping new book by the UK's most eminent forensic scientists, Angela Gallop__________CRIME [Noun]: An action or omission which constitutes an offence and is punishable by lawForensic science is one of the most important aspects of any criminal investigation.The impartial and objective evidence it provides can help convict the guilty. It enables courts to have the confidence in their decisions and to ensure that justice is done. Professor Angela Gallop has been at the forefront of forensics for more than 45 years. During her remarkable career, she has established and run forensic science laboratories and has worked on thousands of cases in the UK and across the world. In How to Solve a Crime, she describes some of her own and her colleagues most intriguing cases and the wide range of skills and techniques used to solve them. Whether it's looking at blood patterns and footwear marks at crime scenes to work out what happened, extracting data from suspects mobile phones to discover where they were at critical times, or analysing fragments of textiles fibers, glass or paint to determine where they might have come from, Gallop shows that every contact really does leave a trace and every trace can help to solve a crime. With unparalleled access and insight across a wide range of specialisms, How to Solve a Crime is a fascinating definitive and authoritative account of real-life forensic science. _________Praise for WHEN THE DOGS DON'T BARK'Fascinating' Guardian 'Offers a chilling glimpse into her life's work. . . fascinating stuff' Sunday Times 'Compelling' Daily Mirror 'A casebook that reads like The Encyclopaedia of Murder' Daily Express 'One of the professions leading lights' Woman & Home

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Book SynopsisThe attack on the Capitol building following the 2020 election was an extraordinarily large and brazen crime. Conspiracies were formed on social media in full public view, the law-breakers paraded on national television with undisguised faces, and with outgoing President Donald Trump openly cheering them on. The basic concept of law enforcement--investigators find criminals and serve justice--quickly breaks down in the face of such an event. The system has been strained by the sheer volume of criminals and the widespread perception that what they did wasn't wrong. A mass of online tipsters--"sedition hunters"--have mobilized, simultaneously providing the FBI with valuable intelligence and creating an ethical dilemma. Who gets to serve justice? How can law enforcement still function as a pillar of civil society? As the foundations of our government are questioned, the FBI and Department of Justice are the first responders to a crisis of democracy and law that threatens to spread, and fast.In this work of extraordinary reportage, Ryan Reilly gets to know would-be revolutionaries, obsessive online sleuths, and FBI agents, and shines a light on a justice system that's straining to maintain order in our polarized country. From the moment the police barriers were breached on January 6th, 2021, Americans knew something had profoundly changed. Sedition Hunters is the fascinating, high-stakes story of what happens next.

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Book SynopsisUnderstand, oversee, and develop a police-dog program that excels. Learn: • The five fundamental factors for running a successful unit, and why some K9 units fail • How to mitigate liability issues • How to select the right dogs and handlers • How to handle budgets and deal with police-dog vendors • Current training trends and how to develop a positive K9 unit culture K9 units are on the front line for every dangerous and in progress call, and it’s up to the unit manager to ensure officers have the best possible dogs, equipment, and training for them to do their job and help mitigate the related risk. Robert Eden, a retired 28-year police veteran with extensive experience as a K9 handler and trainer, provides police departments with a template for the successful development and supervision of police-service dog operations. It provides a wealth of information for supervisors who have limited or no experience with police dogs, as well as new ideas and expert recommendations for those with an extensive K9 backgroundTrade ReviewRobert dispels myths and lays down frank truths as he gives supervisors the tools to build cultures of excellence in their K9 organizations. - Sgt. Steve White, K9 Unit Supervisor, Seattle Police Department Robert has a step-by-step guide, in very simple terms, on how to establish and run an exceptionally efficient and effective K9 unit. It's a must read for everyone who works with K9s, and especially for K9 supervisors and administrators with little or no previous K9 experience. - Rick Ashabranner, President of the North American Police Work Dog Association, NPWDA Master Trainer, and retired LEO Robert Eden has written a must-read analysis containing all the components essential for an effective K9 supervisor. His detailed insight and understanding of today's issues are exceptional. - Don Slavik, Executive Director of the United States Police Canine Association

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Book SynopsisIn this final part to his bestselling A Force Like No Other series, Colin Breen brings together more compelling insider stories from RUC officers who served during the Troubles. ‘A most powerful and unique insight into the world’s most dangerous job in policing in the 1970s and ’80s.’ Henry McDonald, Observer and Guardian ‘This book of real RUC insider anecdotes … has, of course, the best possible sources – the cops themselves.’ Hugh Jordan, Sunday World ‘A Force Like No Other recalls the horrors of the Troubles but also some of the funnier stories of everyday life as a cop.’ Stephen Gordon, Sunday Life

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Book SynopsisCombining firsthand accounts from activists with the research of scholars and reflections from artists, Policing the Planet traces the global spread of the broken-windows policing strategy, first established in New York City under Police Commissioner William Bratton. It's a doctrine that has vastly broadened police power the world over-to deadly effect.With contributions from #BlackLivesMatter cofounder Patrisse Cullors, Ferguson activist and Law Professor Justin Hansford, Director of New York-based Communities United for Police Reform Joo-Hyun Kang, poet Martín Espada, and journalist Anjali Kamat, as well as articles from leading scholars Ruth Wilson Gilmore, Robin D. G. Kelley, Naomi Murakawa, Vijay Prashad, and more, Policing the Planet describes ongoing struggles from New York to Baltimore to Los Angeles, London, San Juan, San Salvador, and beyond.Trade ReviewThis book is the best analytical and political response we have to the historic rebellions in Ferguson! Don't miss it. -- Cornel West, author of Black Prophetic FireWe owe Jordan Camp and Christina Heatherton a great expression of gratitude for this brilliant and provocative collection of voices that compels us to see the Black Lives Matter Movement in the larger context of twenty-first-century racial capitalism and the growing carceral state. -- Barbara Ransby, author of Ella Baker and the Black Freedom MovementA major work . As someone who certainly admires the work of these scholars, I couldn't think of a more compelling and timely work such as this. I am pleased to not only be in community with these amazing people but to listen and learn from them . Policing the Planet comes at an incredibly important time. -- Khalil Gibran Muhammad, Schomburg Center for Research in Black CultureWhen this series of essays addressing contemporary activism's biggest movement hits stands in May, we'll be ready. A variety of contributors, including anti-police brutality and militarization activists from around the country and world, promise to make Policing the Planet a definitive work for anybody confused about exactly what structural law enforcement powers lead to our current racial justice climate. * Colorlines *This broad collection of sharp commentary from activists, academics, and artists situates recent struggles right where they belong-in opposition to an increasingly global regime of police abuse. * Flavorwire *A probing collection of essays and interviews. * Philadelphia Tribune *Through compiling so many critical voices in one place, Camp and Heatherton have created a much-needed guidebook of resistance to our planet's police state and the structures of urban governance that feed it. -- Aaron Cantú * Washington Spectator *Policing the Planet is an important intervention to a key issue at a crucial time. -- Ramor Ryan * TeleSur *An incredible anthology tracing the bloody history of broken-windows policing and its implications for city life in general. -- James Tracy * Rooflines *

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Book SynopsisTony Long was the best ‘shot’ the Met ever had. Under the codename ‘Echo 7’, he was ‘licenced to kill’ bringing down scores of targets, sometimes with deadly force. In 1985 he opened fire on a suspect to save a four-year-old girl whose mother had been stabbed to death by her assailant. Two years later he was involved in another high profile shooting while confronting three armed criminals. On both occasions Tony was commended by the Metropolitan Police Commissioner. But in the spring of 2005, coming face to face with suspected drug dealer and armed robber Azelle Rodney, a volley of point blank shots would bring his career crashing to an end, tarnish his reputation and leave him fighting a murder charge and possible life sentence. From life or death cases and botched operations to political fallouts, this book charts the controversial career from rookie seventies beat cop to Long's command of SO19 – the Met’s most elite specialist firearms unit. Long’s personal testimony and professional insight raises serious issues about the duties, pressures and responsibilities that fall on the shoulders of those we task to risk their lives, and take the lives of others, in our name.Trade ReviewGripping and action packed -- Chris Ryan

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Book SynopsisBehind one of the greatest tragedies in UK policing history lies an incredible political scandal ‘An important book, especially now’ Lee Child ‘Espionage, betrayal, terrorism, corruption and murder. All the ingredients of a Le Carré novel, only it’s real’ Matthew Hall ‘A powerful and timely account’ John Sutherland ‘Very well written and deeply researched . . . an account of a relentless search for justice. It has pride of place in my library' John Grieve CBE QPM former DAC MPS and former National Coordinator for Counter-Terrorist Investigations 'Well-written, brilliantly researched, uplifting and yet, a truly shocking read. The story of one man's heroic fight against the odds and against the establishment. John Murray, you are indeed a hero' DCI Colin Sutton (ret'd) Senior Investigating Officer, the Millie Dowler enquiry On 17 April 1984, as demonstrators gathered outside the Libyan embassy in London, two gunmen lay in wait inside. At 10.18 a.m. automatic gunfire rained down on the protestors and WPC Yvonne Fletcher fell, mortally wounded. As his friend lay dying, PC John Murray made her a promise that he would not rest until those responsible had been brought to justice. Thirty-seven years would pass before he was able to fulfil that undertaking. While researching this moving account of one man’s dogged pursuit of justice for a murdered colleague, Matt Johnson uncovered secret-service deals and government duplicity, all part of a plan to force an end to the National Union of Mineworkers’ strike. He discovered the real reason Yvonne’s killers were allowed to go free and how events that day led to thirty years of growing political control of policing, resulting in the disarray increasingly evident today. This compelling account pulls seemingly unconnected threads into a coherent – and shocking – whole. It provides startling insights into how decisions taken by our politicians and the actions of our intelligence agencies, supposedly in our best interests, may be anything but.Trade Review‘An important book, especially now – both an intensely personal story, and a sober analysis of a political scandal’ -- Lee Child‘Espionage, betrayal, terrorism, corruption and murder. All the ingredients of a Le Carré novel, only it’s real’ -- Matthew Hall‘A powerful and timely account of one of the darkest chapters in British policing history’ -- John Sutherland'The best book I've ever read. Breathtakingly brilliant.' * Jackie Malton, former Detective, author of The Real Prime Suspect. *'A story I was really struck by… Uplifting… An important read.' * Crime Time / Paul Burke *‘Highly recommended. Hard-hitting, packed with raw emotion and a story that deserves to live long in the memory. If you only read one non-fiction book this year, make sure it is this one.’ * Jen Med's Book Reviews *'A literary masterpiece. Captivating, it is a must-read for those seeking profound insights into the hidden truths of our society.' * The Deeping *‘Very well written and deeply researched . . . an account of a relentless search for justice. It has pride of place in my library.' * John Grieve CBE QPM former DAC MPS and former National Coordinator for Counter-Terrorist Investigations *'Heart-wrenching saga of courage, betrayal, and the undying spirit of justice.' * Emergency Services News *'Well-written, brilliantly researched, uplifting and yet, a truly shocking read. The story of one man's heroic fight against the odds and against the establishment. John Murray, you are indeed a hero.' * DCI Colin Sutton (ret'd) Senior Investigating Officer, the Millie Dowler enquiry *

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Book Synopsis“Policing is a uniquely dangerous, harrowing and challenging profession where officers are expected to do far more than prevent and detect crime. To be a police officer is also to be a social worker, marriage guidance counsellor, mental health worker and medic.” Offering incredible true stories from the front line of policing, The Coppers' Lot is a compelling insight into what it takes to be a police officer in Britain in the 21st century. The extraordinary experiences recounted include: The heroic officer who continued to put his life in grave danger as he pursued marauding terrorists wearing suicide vests, while they indiscriminatingly stabbed members of the public. The undercover officer who targeted organised crime groups and drug dealers. The courageous officer who regularly tackled knife crime head on, saving several lives. The intense feeling of elation when an officer discovered key evidence to convict a murdering paedophile. The officer who, trapped alone and disarmed with a violent man, persevered despite being in fear of her life as her radio was thrown away leaving no means of summoning help. Taking readers on a ride along with the exceptional men and women who have sacrificed so much whilst protecting and serving their communities, these officers reveal, often in their own words, just how much policing has changed from the traditional notion of the bobby on the beat.

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