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So You Want to Be a Cop

What Everyone Should Know Before Entering a Law Enforcement Career

by Alley Evola
Language: English
Release Date: June 21, 2017

Many children, from the time they are old enough to be attracted to a siren and flashing lights, dream their whole lives of becoming a police officer. As a retired police officer, herself, Alley Evola looks at the daily ins and outs of the job of a police officer. From recruitment, life at the academy,...
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by Attorney Dennis A. Bjorklund
Language: English
Release Date: March 16, 2012

"How to Beat the Rap" is authored by one of the best DUI lawyers in the country. It is the ultimate answer to any drunk driving (DUI / DWI / OWI) charge. Discover all the secret investigative techniques used by law enforcement to trick motorists into incriminating themselves and getting...
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Language: English
Release Date: September 13, 2010

Internet Child Abuse: Current Research and Policy provides a timely overview of international policy, legislation and offender management and treatment practice in the area of Internet child abuse. Internet use has grown considerably over the last five years, and information technology now forms a...
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Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2017

This edited collection focuses on the sociology of 'social censure' – the sociological term advocated by Colin Sumner in his seminal writing of the 1980s and 1990s. Social censure has become increasingly important in contemporary criminological writing. This can especially be seen in recent writing...
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Miscarriages of Justice in Canada

Causes, Responses, Remedies

by Kathryn Campbell
Language: English
Release Date: June 12, 2018

Innocent people are regularly convicted of crimes they did not commit. A number of systemic factors have been found to contribute to wrongful convictions, including eyewitness misidentification, false confessions, informant testimony, official misconduct, and faulty forensic evidence.  In...
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Sick Justice

Inside the American Gulag

by Ivan G. Goldman
Language: English
Release Date: June 30, 2013

In America, 2.3 million peopleùa population about the size of HoustonÆs, the countryÆs fourth-largest cityùlive behind bars. Sick Justice explores the economic, social, and political forces that hijacked the criminal justice system to create this bizarre situation. Presenting frightening true...
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Forensic Evidence Management

From the Crime Scene to the Courtroom

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Language: English
Release Date: November 28, 2017

"Evidence management has become a crucial component for the law enforcement community. I truly believe this book is essential in assisting criminal investigators and a valuable resource for managing evidence."—Jeremiah Sullivan, Chairman, Board of Directors, Texas Division of the International...
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Behavioural Analysis of Crime

Studies in David Canter's Investigative Psychology

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Language: English
Release Date: April 15, 2016

The intense interest in 'offender profiling' generated by FBI special agents, gave rise to an explosion of studies in a new area called ’investigative psychology’ by its originator David Canter. This develops understanding of offenders' behaviour that can be harnessed to improve investigations....
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Language: English
Release Date: January 23, 2017

What is the role of "the insanity defense" as a legal excuse? How does U.S. law handle criminal trials where the defendant pleads insanity, and how does our legal system's treatment differ from those of other countries or cultures? How are insanity defenses used, and how successful are these...
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Huber and Headrick's Handwriting Identification

Facts and Fundamentals, Second Edition

by Heidi H. Harralson, Larry S. Miller
Language: English
Release Date: December 14, 2017

"Forensic document examination is the study of physical evidence and physical evidence cannot lie. Only its interpretation can err. Only the failure to find it, or to hear its true testimony can deprive it of its value."—Roy Huber This is a comprehensive update of Huber and Headrick's...
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by Petter Gottschalk
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 2015

In Fraud Examiners in White-Collar Crime Investigations, Petter Gottschalk examines and evaluates the investigative processes used to combat white-collar crime. He also presents a general theory regarding the economic, organizational, and behavioral dimensions of its perpetrators. Pool Your...
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Problem Solving Courts

A Measure of Justice

by JoAnn Miller, Donald C. Johnson
Language: English
Release Date: November 16, 2009

Problem Solving Courts explores a relatively new approach to criminal justice—one that can have a powerful impact on how convicts connect with their communities. Problem solving courts, born out of the drug court movement in the 1980s, are run by judges who, with the assistance of law enforcement...
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by LUIGI TRAMONTANO
Language: Italian
Release Date: June 5, 2018

Affronta serenamente il nuovo esame con le soluzioni FORMULA CEDAM nate da un’attenta analisi dei criteri di valutazione delle prove scritte per fornirti una preparazione completa e personalizzabile. ITINERARI DI GIURISPRUDENZA è una di queste soluzioni e nello specifico permette di memorizzare...
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Africa and the ICC

Perceptions of Justice

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Language: English
Release Date: October 27, 2016

Africa and the ICC: Perceptions of Justice comprises contributions from prominent scholars of different disciplines including international law, political science, cultural anthropology, African history and media studies. This unique collection provides the reader with detailed insights into the interaction...
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