Law Enforcement category: 654 books
by Marcelo Sain
Language: Spanish
Release Date: December 1, 2017
Language: Spanish
Release Date: December 1, 2017
Si la inseguridad es el fantasma –o el hecho– más temido, y constantemente acapara la atención de los medios, ¿cómo podríamos no verla? Sin embargo, esa extrema visibilidad es engañosa. Como uno de los máximos expertos en temas de seguridad, Marcelo Sain sostiene que la cuestión está...
by David P. Hope
Language: English
Release Date: December 18, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: December 18, 2013
“How did I get here?”Those were the words that David Hope thought as his boat, Summer Heat, was tossed in a storm on its way to the Bahamas. This book is the true story of his life, from his first experiences in sailing through his career as a Chesterfield County, Virginia Police Officer...
by Hugh LaFollette
Language: English
Release Date: May 31, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: May 31, 2018
The gun control debate is more complex than we often acknowledge. What is often phrased as a single question -- should we have gun control -- Is actually made up of three distinct policy questions. First, who should we permit people to have guns? Second, which guns should be allowed? Thirdly, how...
Beyond These Walls
Rethinking Crime and Punishment in the United States
Language: English
Release Date: January 8, 2019
“You should definitely read this book… What really struck me in reading Beyond These Walls was that Tony Platt had very seriously and carefully considered the contributions of social movements—feminist, queer, disability, and labor.” —Angela Davis
Beyond These Walls is an ambitious...
Galere d'Italia
Dodicesimo rapporto di Antigone sulle condizioni di detenzione
Language: Italian
Release Date: May 4, 2016
Più di cinquanta osservatori sul campo, oltre 150 istituti di pena visitati: sono alcuni dei numeri di questo rapporto sulle condizioni detentive in Italia. Cui si aggiungono storie, vicende, dati e immagini di una realtà penitenziaria che, nonostante i proclami e i progetti di riforma, resta impenetrabile...
Russia and the Cult of State Security
The Chekist Tradition, From Lenin to Putin
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2013
This book explores the mythology woven around the Soviet secret police and the Russian cult of state security that has emerged from it.
Tracing the history of this mythology from the Soviet period through to its revival in contemporary post-Soviet Russia, the volume argues that successive Russian...
Prison Management
Problems And Solutions
Language: English
Release Date: June 30, 2006
The aims and objectives of this research work is to develop a global movement to replace the institution of prison by alternatives to prison and imprisonment. The book is dealt with in eight chapters—Origin of prison and objectives of study, prison administration in General, Reformation of the poison...
The Watchdogs Didn't Bark
The CIA, NSA, and the Crimes of the War on Terror
Language: English
Release Date: September 11, 2018
The Shocking Reexamination of Unexplored Failures by Government Officials to Use Available Intelligence to Stop the Events of September 11th
In 2009, documentarians John Duffy and Ray Nowosielski arrived at the offices of Richard Clarke, the former counterterror adviser to Presidents Clinton...
Super PAC Nine-Day Shadow
A Citizens United Horror Story
Language: English
Release Date: April 19, 2013
In the second novel of the Super PAC trilogy, the Citizens United decision by the U.S. Supreme Court has unleashed a brand-new stream of foreign influence - and it has traveled from Dubai, through the Caymans, and into the heart of the United States. Parker Moore finds himself a target set up by the...
by Gilbert Geis, Mary Dodge
Language: English
Release Date: September 25, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: September 25, 2014
Presents the stories, musings, advice and conclusions of well-known criminologists about their research and their careers. Provides readers with suggestions about how to manage their professional lives. Contributors include Frank Cullen, Julius Debro, Don Gibbons, John Irwin, Mac Klein, Gary Marx,...
Criminology Theory
Selected Classic Readings
Language: English
Release Date: March 2, 2015
This highly acclaimed criminology text presents an up-to-date review of rational choice theories, including deterrence, shaming, and routine activities. It also incorporates current examples of deterrence research regarding domestic violence, drunk driving, and capital punishment, and features thought-provoking...
A Critical Theory of Counterterrorism
Ontology, Epistemology and Normativity
Language: English
Release Date: June 28, 2018
This book offers a theory and model of counterterrorism based on emancipation and non-violence.
Critical Terrorism Studies (CTS) scholars have produced wide-ranging and rich critiques of terrorism-related research, as well as state counterterrorism policies and practices. This work aims to...
The Future of Biological Disarmament
Strengthening the Treaty Ban on Weapons
Language: English
Release Date: March 4, 2009
This book examines the politics of biological disarmament, focusing on the Biological Weapons Convention (BWC) as a treaty regime and the cornerstone of biological disarmament efforts.
Biological weapons have long been banned, but the ban needs strengthening. The 1972 Biological Weapons Convention...
by O'Neill, Martin
Language: English
Release Date: February 28, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: February 28, 2018
What are the current and future challenges in criminal investigation carried out by the police in the UK? How has the role of the detective changed over time and is there a real journey towards professionalism? Written by an author with extensive practical and training experience, this book provides...