Criminal investigation and detection

Forensic science has become a mainstay of popular culture on television, in movies, books, and podcasts.

This book examines the study of psychopathy using behavioral ecological framework.

Animal abuse is well established as a gateway crime linked to other forms of antisocial behaviors and broader criminal violence.

This book provides valuable information and recommendations for current and future officers and correctional system employees, introducing them to civil liability and federal law, as well as recommending strategies that can be taken to minimize risks.

This book is based on EU-funded project PLANTFOODSEC, covering intentional and unintentional threats to plant biosecurity and to food safety areas.

This book covers the full life cycle of conducting a mobile and computer digital forensic examination, including planning and performing an investigation as well as report writing and testifying.

Estimation of the Time Since Death remains the foremost authoritative book on scientifically calculating the estimated time of death postmortem.

'A cracker, twisting, turning and exploding with real skill.

Geographic Profiling explores this cutting edge investigative methodology for determining the most probable area of an offender's residence by analyzing the locations of a series of connected crimes.

This in-depth case study of a mid-sized police department captures the dynamics, struggles, and successes of police change, revealing the positive organizational and community outcomes that resulted from a persistent drive to reinvent public safety and community relationships.

First responders confronted by forensic cases are forced to consider the competing concerns of administering proper medical treatment while at the same time safeguarding vital evidence.

Kidnapping: An Investigator's Guide to Profiling is based on a three-part analysis of 100 randomly selected kidnapping cases prosecuted in the United States that have survived Supreme Court appeal.

Forensic evidence is dynamic in its context and continues to be highly significant in the detection and prosecution of crime.

RFID and Wireless Sensors using Ultra-Wideband Technology explores how RFID-based technologies are becoming the first choice to realize the last (wireless) link in the chain between each element and the Internet due to their low cost and simplicity.

This book analyses the usefulness of terrorist profiling utilised by law enforcement officers as a pre-emptive means to assist them in the detection, prevention and deterrence of terrorism and/or its preparatory activities.

Examining the thematic intersection of law, technology and violence, this book explores cyber attacks against states and current international law on the use of force.

Google Earth Forensics is the first book to explain how to use Google Earth in digital forensic investigations.

A practical, hands-on guide to forensic accounting Careers in forensic accounting are hot-US News & World Report recently designated forensic accounting as one of the eight most secure career tracks in America.

Represents a scholarly and ambitious attempt to improve the quality of interviews received by the courts and minimize the risks of miscarriages of justice, for victims and defendants This book updates the previous review of research on children s testimony reexamining and readdressing how the quality of information provided by young witnesses is affected by the way they are questioned.

Mobile communication has dramatically changed over the past decade with the diffusion of smartphones.

First published in 1977, Angel Face documents the penal life of Walter Probyn, who spent 30 out of 44 years in prison and escaped 15 times.

Seeking the Truth from Mobile Evidence: Basic Fundamentals, Intermediate and Advanced Overview of Current Mobile Forensic Investigations will assist those who have never collected mobile evidence and augment the work of professionals who are not currently performing advanced destructive techniques.

While there are many books on crisis negotiation, most of the current literature focuses on the history and mechanics of this dynamic process, leaving out critical elements that are required for a successful encounter with a hostage-taker or other malfeasant.

First published in 1973, Wrongful Imprisonment aims to combine the human interest of individual cases of wrongful imprisonment with a general analysis of how and why they occur.

Today's demanding marketplace expects auditors to take responsibility for fraud detection, and this expectation is buoyed by such legislation as the Sarbanes-Oxley Act and the Auditing Standard (SAS99), which requires increased performance on the part of the auditor to find material financial statement fraud.

If you''ve dreamed of walking free of sexual harassment, you will understand why it''s time to end stop-and-frisk policing.

NFC is a world standard since 2004 which is now within every smartphone on the market.

Supramolecular catalysis is involved in assimilation or growth of biological products and it has advantages over conventional catalysis in dealing with systems beyond molecules to mimic the biological catalytic processes.

When a criminal act or vehicle crash occurs, most often a local law enforcement agency responds and is responsible for both investigating the scene and for documenting it.

This book investigates corruption and anti-corruption efforts in Africa, emphasising the regional and thematic differences across the continent, whilst also exploring key patterns and trends.

Providing an indispensable resource for students investigating sexual harassment in the United States, Sexual Harassment: A Reference Handbook is a comprehensive summary of history, current events, possible solutions, and resources.

As the threats posed by organised crime and terrorism persist, law enforcement authorities remain under pressure to suppress the movement, or flows, of people and objects that are deemed dangerous.

Why do international policing missions often fail to achieve their mandate?

This book aims to enable non-experts in Genetics to understand the contribution of this science to resolve civil or criminal litigations, analysing evidence of human and non-human origins.

This book offers a comprehensive and integrative introduction to cybercrime.

This book provides a comprehensive description of Radio Access Networks for UMTS .

Speaking Truths to Power: Policy Ethnography and Police Reform in Bosnia and Herzegovina presents a rigorous institutional-level analysis of the effects of globalisation on local policing, drawing on data generated from two ethnographic case studies conducted in 2011 in the transitional, post-conflict society of Bosnia and Herzegovina.

How and when did forensic science originate in the UK?

Nokia's smartphones pack a powerful computer into a very small space.

This revised edition of Communication Systems from GSM to LTE: An Introduction to Mobile Networks and Mobile Broadband Second Edition (Wiley 2010) contains not only a technical description of the different wireless systems available today, but also explains the rationale behind the different mechanisms and implementations; not only the how but also the why .

Mobile communication has dramatically changed over the past decade with the diffusion of smartphones.

Following on from the successful first edition (March 2012), this book gives a clear explanation of what LTE does and how it works.

A Brief History of Cocaine, Second Edition provides a fascinating historical insight into the reasons why cocaine use is increasing in popularity and why the rise of the cocaine trade is tightly linked with the rise of terrorism The author illustrates the challenges faced by today's governments and explains why current anti-drug efforts have had only a limited effect on this global market.

Contemporary philosophy still lacks a satisfying theory of punishment, one that adequately addresses our basic moral concerns.

A sheriff investigates his own brother's murder, deep in the heart of Appalachia.

FORENSIC SCIENCE Forensic Science: Current Issues, Future Directions presents a comprehensive, international discussion of key issues within the forensic sciences.