Crime and criminology

Forensic Science Laboratory Benchmarking: The FORESIGHT Manual takes a step-by-step instructional approach to utilizing FORESIGHT data, detailing how labs can participate in the process to improve efficiencies.

Over the past four decades the fear of crime has become an increasingly significant concern for criminologists, victimologists, policy makers, politicians, police, the media and the general public.

Even in multicultural North America, few whites, blacks, or Hispanics have extensive experience or understanding of Asian culture.

Featuring a brand-new introduction by the author, this New York Times bestseller presents an inside expos of mob boss Sam Giancanatalented businessman, Las Vegas entrepreneur, ruthless killer, and outside player for the CIAs dirtiest deeds.

For many, the arms trade and its dealers are the root cause of regional wars and global terrorism.

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

The Media and Austerity examines the role of the news media in communicating and critiquing economic and social austerity measures in Europe since 2010.

Policy Networks in Criminal Justice is a comprehensive and challenging collection of studies on the workings of pressure groups in criminal justice and the articulation of pressure group politics and criminal justice policymaking.

In 2003, an FBI-led task force known as Operation Fly Trap attempted to dismantle a significant drug network in two Bloods-controlled, African American neighborhoods in Los Angeles.

Forensic Taphonomy and Ecology of North American Scavengers compiles research on vertebrate scavenging behavior from numerous academic fields, including ecology and forensic anthropology.

Now in its fifteenth edition, this well-respected and highly regarded book covers all areas of law and legal procedure which are of interest to police officers.

This comprehensive and factual study of the penal systems of South America is the outgrowth of an extended tour made by the author in 1944.

Forensic DNA Applications: An Interdisciplinary Perspective, Second Edition is fully updated to outline the latest advances in forensic DNA testing techniques and applications.

This book explores the different types of police misconduct including the use of excessive force.

This book provides hands-on guidance for researchers and practitioners in criminal justice and criminology to perform statistical analyses and data visualization in the free and open-source software R.

A timely publication providing coverage of radio resource management, mobility management and standardization in heterogeneous cellular networks The topic of heterogeneous cellular networks has gained momentum in industry and the research community, attracting the attention of standardization bodies such as 3GPP LTE and IEEE 802.

Counterterrorism: Reassessing the Policy Response promotes a more nuanced understanding of the effectiveness of current counterterrorism practices and the need for reform.

With a new Foreword by David Ormerod of the Law Commission.

Being watched and watching others is a universal feature of all human societies.

Practical solutions to help you deter, detect, and defend against identity theft In 2008, 9.

Taking an innovative approach, this book looks at how U.

This book addresses the question of how researchers can conduct independent, ethical research on mal-, mis- and disinformation in a rapidly changing and hostile data environment.

A History of Rwanda: From the Monarchy to Post-genocidal Justice provides a complete history of Rwanda, from the precolonial abanyiginya kingdom, through the German and Belgian colonial periods and subsequent independence, and then the devastating 1994 genocide and reconstruction, right up to the modern day.

Because of the sensitive nature of sex crimes, police officials must develop a specialized set of interviewing skills to effectively investigate them.

Taylor brings an ethnographer's eye, ear, and many years of experience to this fictional portrait of life along the US/Mexico desert border.

The rule of law is becoming a victim of the struggle against terrorism.

Skinheads go beyond the societal stereotype of hate mongers, bigots, and Neo-Nazis.

The Third Edition of Cybercrime and Society provides readers with expert analysis on the most important cybercrime issues affecting modern society.

This book examines the history of journalists and journalism in twentieth-century Ireland.

'One of the best social commentators on Dickens.

This concise guide to UMTS provides a balanced, system-level approach invaluable to engineers, project managers and marketing executives.

The practice of computer hacking is increasingly being viewed as a major security dilemma in Western societies, by governments and security experts alike.

This book proposes an interdisciplinary, multicultural and contemporary approach to examining the controversial links between migration and crime.

Substance misuse and addictions are a public health issue.

Child Pornography: Law and Policy draws on interdisciplinary work in order to critically address the law relating to child pornography.

CTPED and Traditional Security Countermeasures: 150 Things You Should Know is a handy reference for both seasoned professionals and those just starting out in security and law enforcement.

This textbook addresses existing gaps in police research, education, and training, and provides guidance on how to respond to and address the vulnerability that arises in policing practice.

Freedom of Information: A Practical Guide for UK Journalists is written to inform, instruct and inspire journalists on the investigative possibilities offered by the Freedom of Information Act.

Brazilian Mobilities presents an overview of the diversity of mobility studies developed in Brazil.

Understanding the politics of security in city-regions is increasingly important for the study of contemporary policing.

Written from an operator s viewpoint, HSPA Performance and Evolution explores the lessons learned and techniques developed for optimally deploying HSPA (High Speed Packet Access).

Whereas some Western democracies have turned toward substantially tougher law and order policies, others have not.

This book is a survey of how law, language and translation overlap with concepts, crimes and conflicts.

An intriguing investigation into over 50 elusive artworks that were stolen and never recovered.

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In recent times the question of private sector involvement in public affairs has become framed in altogether new terms.

This inspiring book addresses a topic that is far too often ignored or disregarded by sci-tech librarians: Exactly how do scientists and engineers really discover, select, and use the countless information and communications resources available to them when conducting research?

President Obama has declared that the greatest terrorist threat which America faces is attacks by lone wolf terrorists.

At the age of twelve, my ambition was to become a gangster.