Law Enforcement category: 654 books

Written in a deliberately irreverent style intended to keep the average Bobby turning the pages, Police Sergeant Darren Moor draws on his experience from twenty-eight years of policing to explain to fellow Bobbies and front-line staff how to survive whilst working such a frantic 24/7 existence.  Presenting...

A key part of the evidence base for practitioners and policymakers includes the costs of interventions and the returns yielded from incurring those costs. However, to date crime reduction work economic analyses have been uncommon and even when undertaken have been partial, technically weak and insufficiently...

El presente manual está indicado como orientación a aquellos opositores que quieren hacer de su pasión su profesión: el trabajo bien hecho ha de comenzar con una buena programación, disciplina y estudio; la dedicación que cada uno ha de destinar al estudio es algo personal pero no dudéis que...

Toda profesión tiene un universo propio de palabras. En este diccionario se encuentran todas aquellas expresiones y términos de uso diario en el desempeño de la función del profesional de la seguridad privada. Una herramienta imprescindible para la formación del nuevo vigilante y de todo aquel...

El problema de la inseguridad ciudadana ha oscilado recientemente en el Perú entre un extremo que la considera parte de una violenta oleada que vive su momento más álgido, y el otro polo, que la atribuye a una “percepción” originada en la competencia de la prensa por destacar el tema con ánimo...

After conducting a comprehensive literature search, the authors undertook a meta-analysis to examine the association between correctional education and reductions in recidivism, improvements in employment after release from prison, and other outcomes. The study finds that receiving correctional education...

This Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) independent training course manual from the Emergency Management Institute (EMI) introduces Emergency Support Function (ESF) #13 –Public Safety and Security Annex. The National Response Framework (NRF) presents the guiding principles that enable...

Mexico has undertaken reforms in recent years to professionalize its police. This report draws on the literature on corruption and personnel incentives and analyzes police reform in Mexico. It addresses the roots of corruption and the tools that could be used to mitigate it and provides an initial assessment...

This practical and accessible book focuses on the Written Exercise, which forms a key part of the Police Recruit Assessment Process. The book starts with an overview of the principles of completing a written exercise. It gives clear information on issues of grammar, spelling and punctuation, with...

We live in a rapidly changing society that is driven by higher and higher levels of technological advancement. New technologies are creating greater and more powerful capabilities for humanity, offering opportunities for change that are fundamentally deeper than additional hours of relaxation and...

A first-of-its-kind, this book proposes a marketing plan for the police, using the conventional framework of marketing management. While there is considerable discussion and criticism of the way the police force functions in India, no comprehensive alternative model has been proposed to implement...

This edited volume examines the reconstitution of the public security domain since the 9/11 attacks, focusing on the banking sector and anti-money laundering (AML) activity in particular. Since the inception of the ‘Financial Action Taskforce’ (FATF) in 1989, AML has been viewed as a global...

A Guide to Conducting Research in FBI Records explains how to find and use FBI records for research purposes. It is designed for scholars, genealogists, journalists, and others who wish to study the FBI and its work. This publication replaces the first guide created in the mid-1980s and revised...

Foreword Frederick D. Barton Preface Derick W. Brinkerhoff 1. Governance Challenges in Fragile States: Re-Establishing Security, Rebuilding Effectiveness, and Reconstituting Legitimacy Derick W. Brinkerhoff Part 1. Governance and Post-conflict: Perspectives on Core Issues 2. Does Nation Building Work?...