Criminal investigation and detection

As one of the UK s leading forensic scientists, Mike Silverman has helped to identify and convict dozens of murderers, rapists, armed robbers, burglars and muggers, thanks to the evidence they or their victims unwittingly left behind at the scenes of their crimes.

In the freezing winter of 2010, with the Irish recession in full flow, property tycoon Dermot Brennan is found dead at his Dublin home.

America's greatest crime writer investigates his mother's murder.

________________________________THE SHOCKING FOLLOW-UP TO MINDHUNTER, NOW A SMASH-HIT NETFLIX DRAMAJohn Douglas is the world's top pioneer and expert on criminal profiling.

Bringing together ground-breaking forensic discoveries - including vital DNA evidence - and gripping historical detective work, Naming Jack the Ripper constructs the first truly convincing case for identifying the world's most notorious serial killer.

Der True-Crime-Bestseller von Michael Tsokos in einer Taschenbuch-Neuausgabe!

Eugene Vidocq was the Morse, the Guv'nor, the James Bond of his day.

In 1985, the seeds of a revolution were sown in the UK when people were first able to communicate using one of the most remarkable items of personal technology to have been developed - the mobile phone.

An Introduction to Forensic Geoscience provides fundamental training in geoscience as developed through the lens of its forensic applications.

An Introduction to Forensic Geoscience provides fundamental training in geoscience as developed through the lens of its forensic applications.

Key Facts is the essential revision series for anyone studying law, including LLB, ILEX and post-graduate conversion courses.

Key Cases has been specifically written for students studying law.

The field of ethics is expanding and has assumed new significance as a compulsory part of study for psychiatrists and all mental health professionals.

The fourth edition of Knight's Forensic Pathology continues to be the definitive international resource for those in training and in practice, covering all aspects of the medico-legal autopsy, including the cause and time of death, interpretation of wounds and every other facet of the investigation of a fatality.

With contributions from well-known experts, this volume discusses clinical assessment, management, and treatment of offenders with mental disorders, including treatment in a range of secure hospital facilities, in prisons, and in the community.

Succinct, structured, and focused, this book concentrates on the key facts and practical day-to-day issues vital to forensic psychiatry.

The Atlas of Adult Autopsy Pathology is a full-color atlas for those performing, or learning to perform, adult autopsies.

Key Facts is the essential revision series for anyone studying law, including LLB, ILEX and post-graduate conversion courses.

Now in full colour, this new and revised edition of The Hospital Autopsy presents a clear and systematic approach to safe and effective modern autopsy practice for pathologists.

Key Cases has been specifically written for students studying law.

In this third edition, Knight's Forensic Pathology continues to be the definitive international postgraduate textbook for forensic pathologists, covering all aspects of the medico-legal autopsy, including the cause and time of death, interpretation of wounds and every other facet of the investigation of a fatality.

Child abuse and suspicious child deaths are very complicated matters for clinicians, pathologists, law enforcement officials and legal professionals to investigate.

Adolescent Forensic Psychiatry discusses a broad range of issues based around the psychiatric needs of adolescents and how these relate to offending behaviour.

The second edition of this award-winning textbook has been thoroughly revised and updated throughout.

Law today is incomplete, inaccessible, unclear, underdeveloped, and often perplexing to those whom it affects.

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

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

The prisons and asylums of Canada and the United States were a popular destination for institutional tourists in the nineteenth-century.

The prisons and asylums of Canada and the United States were a popular destination for institutional tourists in the nineteenth-century.

From the point of his arrest through to the final disposition of his case, the authors follow the accused as he proceeds through the criminal control system.

From sexualized selfies and hidden camera documentaries to the bouncers monitoring patrons at Australian nightclubs, the ubiquity of contemporary surveillance goes far beyond the National Security Agency’s bulk data collection or the proliferation of security cameras on every corner.

From sexualized selfies and hidden camera documentaries to the bouncers monitoring patrons at Australian nightclubs, the ubiquity of contemporary surveillance goes far beyond the National Security Agency’s bulk data collection or the proliferation of security cameras on every corner.

The Story-Takers charts new territory in public pedagogy through an exploration of the multiple forms of communal protests against the mafia in Sicily.

The Story-Takers charts new territory in public pedagogy through an exploration of the multiple forms of communal protests against the mafia in Sicily.

What is a crime and how do we construct it?

What is a crime and how do we construct it?

It would come as no surprise that many readers may be shocked and intrigued by the title of our book.

Winner of the British Society of Criminology 'Criminology Book Prize 2012'


This book uses transcripts from real UK police interviews, investigating previously unexplored and under-explored areas of the process.

Observe someone without being observed.

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.

Approximately 80 percent of the worlds population now owns a cell phone, which can hold evidence or contain logs about communications concerning a crime.

The use of DNA profiling in forensic cases has been considered the most innovative technique in forensic science since fingerprinting, yet for those with limited scientific knowledge, understanding DNA enough to utilize it properly can be a daunting task.

Global criminology is an emerging field covering international and transnational crimes that have not traditionally been the focus of mainstream criminology or criminal justice.

Professionalization has come to the field of threat management.

The Handbook of Toxicology, Third Edition provides an updated practical reference source for practicing toxicologists in the pharmaceutical and chemical industries, contract laboratories, regulatory agencies, and academia.

Focusing on forensic serology and forensic DNA analysis, this book introduces students to the methods and techniques utilized by forensic biology laboratories.

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

The testimony of an expert witness can lead to success or failure in cases that hinge on the presentation's impact on a jury.

Since the attacks of 9/11, billions of dollars and countless resources have been committed and expended in the attempt to make the nation more secure.