Causes and prevention of crime

Millions in our nation are under some type of judicial sanction, with some individuals behind bars but the majority serving their sentences while living and working among us.

Reflecting the diverse and specialized nature of the security industry, this volume provides an up-to-date treatment of a topic that has become increasingly complex as more vulnerabilities arise.

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In high-profile investigations, when the suspect pool is very large, resources are unduly strained unless the pool can be narrowed down to the most likely offenders.

Indigenous communities are typically those that challenge the laws of the nation states of which they have become-often very reluctantly-a part.

The third edition of this popular volume continues to supply an up-to-date, nuts-and-bolts learning tool for students and an everyday reference for investigative professionals at all levels.

Human trafficking is a crime that undermines fundamental human rights and a broader sense of global order.

Many racial minority communities claim profiling occurs frequently in their neighborhoods.

The problem of gangs and gang subculture is a growing threat to the stability of neighborhoods and entire communities.

As gang violence continues to rise across the country and the world, police departments, prosecutors, and community members are seeking new methods to reduce the spread of gang-related criminal activity.

While professional courses and how-to manuals can prepare us for expected events that will occur in the course of our careers, there remains an untapped reservoir of life experience that cannot be prepared for in training or study.

Financial market reform has focused chiefly on the threats to stability arising from the risky, uncontrolled activity of the leaders of financial institutions.

Gangs have long been a social and criminal threat to society.

Drawn from case examples of incidents from around the world, Targeted Violence: A Statistical and Tactical Analysis of Assassinations, Contract Killings, and Kidnappings is the most complete resource of information on the attack methodologies, tactics used, and groups responsible for targeted killings and kidnappings.

Updating and expanding information on concealment techniques, new technologies, hardware, software, and relevant new legislation, this second edition details scope of cyber forensics to reveal and track legal and illegal activity.

This volume examines how new cutting edge forensic techniques are currently being applied or have the potential to be applied in judicial proceedings.

Victimization through the Internet is becoming more prevalent as cyber criminals have developed more effective ways to remain anonymous.

Every three years, worldwide forensics experts gather at the Interpol Forensic Science Symposium to exchange ideas and discuss scientific advances in the field of forensic science and criminal justice.

Human trafficking is a crime that undermines fundamental human rights and a broader sense of global order.

Crime perpetrated by healthcare professionals is increasingly pervasive in today's hospitals and other healthcare settings.

Sweeping changes have altered the cultural landscape of China.

A careful analysis of environmental factors is key to understanding the causes of crime, to solving crimes, and eventually helping to predict and prevent them.

In the mid-1990s, the NYPD created a performance management strategy known as Compstat.

Every day the media floods the airwaves with their often-contradictory version of the role and behavior of the police force.

As police work has become increasingly professionalized, classrooms have become a preferred environment for training.

The process of investigation is dynamic and fluid.

When criminal activity is as straightforward as a childs game of cops and robbers, the role of the police is obvious, but today's bad guys don't always wear black.

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The world of Cybersecurity today is becoming increasingly complex.

In modern industrial societies, the demand for policing services frequently exceeds the current and foreseeable availability of public policing resources.

Advance Praise for Forensic Cardiovascular Medicine"e;Using his vast experience in the medical-legal theater, Dr.

Disaster management has become an increasingly global issue, and victim identification is receiving greater attention.

Community-oriented policing (COP) is the ideology and policy model espoused in the mission statements of nearly all policing forces throughout the world.

Policing is undergoing rapid change in Africa as a result of democratization, the commercialization of security, conflicts that disrupt policing services, and peace negotiations among former adversaries.

As drug trafficking and the abuse of illicit drugs continue to inflict untold harm upon our society, it is clear that a global initiative and an intense domestic strategy are vital to address the sophisticated drug trafficking organizations (DTOs) that are prevalent in many regions.

With millions lost each year, cyber crime has evolved from a minor nuisance to a major concern involving well-organized actors and highly sophisticated organizations.

Research has shown that the majority of crimes are committed by persistent or serial offenders, with as little as seven percent of offenders accounting for approximately 60 percent of all crimes.

In terms of raw numbers, the amount of world urban dwellers have increased four-fold, skyrocketing from 740 million in 1950 to almost 3.

The most important part of a CSI's (crime scene investigator) job is accurate documentation of properly collected evidence.

Crime prevention, surveillance, and restorative justice have transformed the response to crime in recent years.

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While many police officers undertake their work conforming to the highest ethical standards, the fact remains that unethical police conduct continues to be a recurring problem around the world.

Over the past 25 years, Harold and Darren Franck have investigated hundreds of accidents involving vehicles of almost every shape, size, and type imaginable.

Every year, esteemed scholars and practitioners meet at the International Police Executive Symposium to discuss contemporary issues in policing and share ideas about effective strategies in their jurisdictions.

A forensic investigation requires a team of specialists from many different scientific fields of study along with legal and law enforcement specialists.

Highlighting the importance of transportation to a country's infrastructure and survival, Transportation Systems Security presents the strategic and practical considerations involved in the implementation of physical, procedural, and managerial safeguards required to keep all modes of transportation up and running during an actual or potenti