Using Forensic DNA Evidence at Trial: A Case Study Approach covers the most common DNA analysis methods used in criminal trials today, including STR techniques, mitochondrial DNA, and Y-STRs.
Fueled by corruption, fraud, and organized crime, the shadow economy also known as the informal, black market, illegal, or underground economy is currently on the rise worldwide.
"e;The chapters in this book reveal that police education, training, and practices are now closely tied to collaboration between police, academics, professional practitioners, and community agencies, and such collaboration is described and evaluated.
Researching an individual's, firm's or brands online presence has become standard practice for many employers, investigators, and intelligence officers, including law enforcement.
The 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.
Former police and military personnel possess attractive skill sets for the private security industry; however, the transition to the corporate arena is not without challenges.
This new edition of Risk Analysis and Security Countermeasure Selection presents updated case studies and introduces existing and new methodologies and technologies for addressing existing and future threats.
This book describes how to use logic, reasoning, critical thinking, and the scientific method to conduct and improve criminal and civil investigations.
Addressing mandates and legislation introduced since the first edition, this new edition of an essential text identifies the role the private sector plays in securing our homeland and offers strategies to aid in the fight against national and international threats.
Approaching the topic from a law enforcement perspective, this volume provides an unprecedented look at the investigation of human trafficking in America.
Counterterrorism: Reassessing the Policy Response promotes a more nuanced understanding of the effectiveness of current counterterrorism practices and the need for reform.
Tradecraft is a term used within the intelligence community to describe the methods, practices, and techniques used in espionage and clandestine investigations.
Because the investigation of cold cases is usually an arduous and time-consuming task, most law enforcement agencies in the United States are not able to dedicate the resources necessary to support the cold case investigation process.
Breaking Al-Qaeda: Psychological and Operational Techniques, Second Edition explores the background and history of al-Qaeda, covers recent developments, and explains how, why, and where the al-Qaeda network is expanding.
Emergency Action for Chemical and Biological Warfare Agents, Second Edition is intended for the first responder to the scene of the release of a chemical or biological warfare agent.
Drawing heavily on original research designed to train police officers to survive deadly encounters, Profiling Cop-Killers examines the sociological history, psychology, and motives of 50 murderers of police officers in 2011.
This book offers a contemporary understanding of the state of the art of "e;crimmigration"e; with a focus on the European Union and challenges this paradigm of intersecting criminal justice and immigration control.
This book rethinks the boundaries of transitional justice, urging scholars and practitioners to confront the often-overlooked nexus between mass violence and ecological harm.
In the ever-evolving landscape of digital forensics and cybercrime investigation, staying ahead with the latest advancements is not just advantageous-it's imperative.
Uncovering the origins of the new sentencing structure that emerged in the course of the nineteenth century, this book travels from the demise of the "e;Bloody Code"e; in the 1830s, through the mid-century transition from convict transportation to home-based penal servitude, and on to the remarkable and unprecedented mitigation of sentencing severity in the final two decades of the century.
The Journey from Prison to Community: Developing Identity, Meaning and Belonging with Men in the UK provides a practical guide for practitioners working with men to successfully make the transition between prison and the community.
As the sun begins to set over Louisiana one October day in 1943, a young black man faces the final hours of his life: at midnight, eighteen-year-old Willie Jones will be executed by electric chair for raping a white girl - a crime some believe he did not commit.
An Introduction to the Soviet Legal System (1969) sets the main features of modern Soviet law against their background in Russian legal history and Marxist political thought.
Winner of the Saltire Society First Book Award 2016An Economist Book of the Year 2016A Spectator Book of the Year 2016In 2011, Isabel Buchanan, a twenty-three-year-old Scottish lawyer, moved to Pakistan to work in a new legal chambers in Lahore.