Law Enforcement category: 654 books
Shooting the Messenger
A Whistleblower’s Tale
Language: English
Release Date: March 22, 2013
A first person account of an unprecedented, unprosecuted multi-million dollar fraud and other breaches of the public trust at the Canadian Department of Foreign Affairs; how they got away with it, and what was done to the public servant who blew the whistle.
"One of the most powerful, poignant stories I have ever heard." Les Brost
Cybersecurity Ethics
An Introduction
Language: English
Release Date: October 25, 2017
This new textbook offers an accessible introduction to the topic of cybersecurity ethics.
The book is split into three parts. Part I provides an introduction to the field of ethics, philosophy and philosophy of science, three ethical frameworks – virtue ethics, utilitarian ethics and communitarian...
Evaluating Counterterrorism Performance
A Comparative Study
Language: English
Release Date: August 22, 2011
This book offers a new model for measuring the success and impact of counterterrorism strategies, using four comparative historical case studies.
The effectiveness of counterterrorism measures is hard to assess, especially since the social impact of terrorist attacks is a fundamental and complex...
by James Bonta, D.A. Andrews
Language: English
Release Date: November 10, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: November 10, 2016
The Psychology of Criminal Conduct, Sixth Edition, provides a psychological and evidence-informed perspective of criminal behavior that sets it apart from many criminological and mental health explanations of criminal behavior. Drawing upon the General Personality and Cognitive Social Learning theory,...
by Michael Rowe
Language: English
Release Date: November 27, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: November 27, 2017
'Introduction to Policing is the "go to" text on the topic for readers keen to understand past, current and future trends in policing in England and Wales. Accessible to read yet academic in content, the text provides an excellent starting point for any reader no matter what level of previous...
Drug War Crimes
The Consequences of Prohibition
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2004
A balanced and sophisticated analysis of the true costs, benefits, and consequences of enforcing drug prohibition is presented in this book. Miron argues that prohibition’s effects on drug use have been modest and that prohibition has numerous side effects, most of them highly undesirable. In particular,...
Means to an End
U.S. Interest in the International Criminal Court
Language: English
Release Date: November 11, 2011
The International Criminal Court remains a sensitive issue in U.S. foreign policy circles. It was agreed to at the tail end of the Clinton administration, but with serious reservations. In 2002 the Bush administration ceremoniously reversed course and "unsigned" the Rome Statute that had...
K9 Schutzhund Training
A Manual for IPO Training through Positive Reinforcement
Language: English
Release Date: September 23, 2014
A hands-on, practical approach to training your K9 for IPO levels 1, 2 and 3.
Learn how to:
Implement a successful training program for the three phases of Schutzhund: tracking, obedience and protection.
Use expert tips and advice for passing the IPO trials.
Become a better trainer by...
K9 Scent Training
A Manual for Training Your Identification, Tracking and Detection Dog
Language: English
Release Date: May 13, 2015
Whether you’re searching for drugs or a missing person, K9 Scent Training will improve your K9 team’s capabilities in the field.
Use proven techniques to train your dog for:
Scent identification line-ups to indicate a scent connection between crime-scene evidence and a suspect.
Tracking...
K9 Behavior Basics
A Manual for Proven Success in Operational Service Dog Training
Language: English
Release Date: November 22, 2013
Understand dog behavior to work with, not against, your K9’s instincts.
Learn how to:
Recognize and interpret your K9’s expressions, gestures and signals.
Use operant conditioning to efficiently and humanely train K9s.
Plan and execute effective K9 training programs for search and...
Whose Streets?
The Toronto G20 and the Challenges of Summit Protest
Language: English
Release Date: November 11, 2011
In June 2010 activists opposing the G20 meeting held in Toronto were greeted with arbitrary state violence on a scale never before seen in Canada. Whose Streets? is a combination of testimonials from the front lines and analyses of the broader context, an account that both reflects critically on what...
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Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2016
This revised and updated second edition features over twenty new chapters and offers a wide-ranging collection of cutting-edge essays from leading scholars in the field of Security Studies.
The field of Security Studies has undergone significant change during the past 20 years, and is now one...
One Marshal's Badge: A Memoir of Fugitive Hunting, Witness Protection, and the U.S. Marshals Service
One Marshal's Badge: A Memoir of Fugitive Hunting, Witness Protection, and the U.S. Marshals Service
Language: English
Release Date: September 30, 2009
While many people are familiar with the U.S. Marshals Service's reputation from frontier days, when legendary lawmen such as Wyatt Earp and Bat Masterson enforced the Wild West, the agency's modern exploits are less well known. One Marshal's Badge sheds light on the service's valuable role in current...
Applied Crime Analysis
A Social Science Approach to Understanding Crime, Criminals, and Victims
Language: English
Release Date: June 12, 2014
Most approaches to crime analysis focus on geographical crime mapping, which is helpful in identifying crime clusters and allocating police resources, but does not explain why a particular crime took place. Applied Crime Analysis presents a model that brings statistical anchoring, behavioral psychopathology,...