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This unique collection brings together leading international scholars to explore how ideologies about masculinities have shaped police culture, policy and institutional organization from the eighteenth century to the present day.

Examining two overlapping aspects of the prison experience that, despite their central importance, have not attracted the scholarly attention they deserve, this book assesses both the degree to which prisoners can withstand the rigours of solitude and how they experience the passing of time.

Assessing the impact of Germany's defeat on the policing of Berlin, this book addresses the reconstruction of the police force as a crucial component of four-power government.

Investigative Case Management is a "e;first look"e; excerpted from Brett Shavers' new Syngress book, Placing the Suspect Behind the Keyboard.

This straightforward, easy-to-understand textbook inspires tools for improving job performance, productivity, and morale in law enforcement.

This book examines the structures that support the policing organisation internally and externally, including its partners within the criminal justice system.

Studying for your Policing Degree is PERFECT for anyone wanting to train to become a police officer.

This book, first published in 1930 and reissued in 1961, examines the Western phenomenon of the rise of the 'mass-man'.

Policing the Pandemic explores how police agencies in United Kingdom and the United States have adjusted to their changing environments, both during the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic and later, when the restrictions have been relaxed and the societies have begun to develop their new normal.

In this book David Mansley argues that the frequency with which violence intrudes on to the streets is related to both how society is governed and how it is policed.

The objective of this book is to review the position of investigative interviewing in a variety of different countries, with different types of criminal justice systems, and consists of chapters written by leading authorities in the field, both academics and practitioners.

The sprawling saga of legendary Australian cop, Bumper Farrell, the most feared and revered policeman in Australia's history.

The book examines the phenomenon of crafting transnational policing.

The Markets for Force examines and compares the markets for private military and security contractors in twelve nations: Argentina, Guatemala, Peru, Ecuador, the United Kingdom, the Czech Republic, Ukraine, Russia, Afghanistan, China, Canada, and the United States.

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.

When people witness occasions when police use their powers to investigate crime and arrest offenders, how do those members of the public assess what they have seen?

Lush Life: Constructing Organized Crime in the UK opens 'the box marked do not open, too difficult to deal with', in the words of one Assistant Chief Constable, to explore the contested notion of British organized crime.

Community policing has been a buzzword in Anglo-American policing for the last two decades, somewhat vague in its definition but generally considered to be a good thing.

Originally published in 1988, Policing by the Public opened up an entirely new field within criminology and the sociology of deviance.

Traditional security distinctions are being rapidly eroded.

He helped save people every daybut he had no idea how to save himself.

Blackstone's Handbook of Ports & Border Security is a practical, portable handbook for police officers and other professionals concerned with security and crime prevention at all UK ports and borders.

The increasing portrayal of forensic investigative techniques in the popular media CSI, for example, has resulted in criminals becoming "e;forensically aware"e; and more careful about leaving behind physical evidence at a crime scene.

Every police force in England and Wales uses the same national application form and assessment centre.

Crime Scene Investigation offers an innovative approach to learning about crime scene investigation, taking the reader from the first response on the crime scene to documenting crime scene evidence and preparing evidence for courtroom presentation.

How crime and security are governed has become a critical issue in criminology over the first quarter of the twenty-first century.

Do You Believe in Miracles?

Das Rote Heft 1 "Verbrennen und Löschen" vermittelt wichtiges Grundlagenwissen, ohne das eine erfolgreiche Brandbekämpfung durch die Feuerwehr nicht möglich wäre.

This book examines protest policing and the toolbox of options available to police commanders in response.

This timely book provides the inside story of the development of mobile public alert and warning technology in the United States and addresses similar systems being used in Australia, Canada, Japan, and the Netherlands.

Bringing together a range of perspectives, this book establishes a criminology of the domestic, paying particular attention to emerging spatial and relational reconfigurations.

From the Cold War through today, the U.

This book examines the criminal justice decisions of the Rehnquist Court era through analyses of individual justices contributions to the development of law and policy.

Police culture has been widely criticized as a source of resistance to change and reform, and is often misunderstood.

Understanding the Modern Russian Police represents the culmination of ten years of research and an ongoing partnership between the Volgograd Academy of Russian Internal Affairs Ministry (VA MVD) and the Volgograd branch of the Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration (VAPA).

For autistic people who find themselves facing a criminal charge, understanding how the features of autism may have contributed to their behaviour can be vital context for their defence.

One of the most important problems faced by the United States is addressing its broken criminal justice system.

The 19th century saw dramatic changes in the legal education system in the United States.

Community Policing: A Contemporary Perspective, 8th Edition, provides comprehensive coverage of the philosophy and organizational strategy that expands the traditional police mandate of fighting crime to include forming partnerships with citizenry that endorse mutual support and participation.

Introduction to Criminalistics covers the basics of Criminalistics in a textbook for a one or two semester course, with the intention of preparing the student for a future in forensic science.

Good police officers are often promoted to supervisory positions with little or none of the training it takes to be a good manager.

What kind of state emerges from the pandemic?

This book examines questions about the changing nature of security and insecurity in Pacific Island Countries (PICs).

Der Aufbau einer Löschwasserversorgung für die Brandbekämpfung gehört zu den elementarsten Aufgaben der Feuerwehr.

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This book offers a radical and original theory of security for our times.

This book offers an applied approach to criminology suitable for prospective police officers.

Trends in Policing: Interviews with Police Leaders Across the Globe, Volume Four, is the latest installment in a series of insightful interviews with senior police executives worldwide.

Fingerprint examiners today are expected to develop, research and defend the scientific basis of their conclusions.