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A ripping yarn about bush ranging in Australia in the 19th century told through the eyes of the quintessential Australian bushranger, Frank Gardiner - the only one who wasn't killed by gunshot or hanging.

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The scandalous tale of one of the greatest business scams in Australian business history - the controversial fuel pill, Firepower.

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This book examines the crime of mass murder, and the complex motivations of the mass murderer, presenting a new method of categorizing and analyzing the crime and its perpetrator. The evolving nature of the crime is examined in the context of actual case histories of mass murder in America.

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Reissue of a seminal 1956 work which outlined techniques aimed at eliciting the specific responses of individuals and groups to particular events and situations. A new introduction traces the diffusion of Merton's technique from sociology to other fields, including psychology, and market research.

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Is any food safe Will Mad Cow Disease kill us all How many calories are really in your restaurant Caesar salad Modern consumers are besieged with conflicting messages about food and nutrition, making it difficult for the lay person to know what to believe. This book explores the controversies in the field of food and nutrition.

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The New Deal placed security at the center of American political and economic life by establishing an explicit partnership between the state, economy, and citizens. This history of the American reliance on employment-based benefits examines the interwoven politics of social provision and labor relations from the 1910s to the 1960s.

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It is also the only one to propose an entirely new structure for the child welfare system.

For Reasons of Poverty begins with a historical review of child welfare through the twentieth century and then examines the crusade against child abuse.

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This book makes an important contribution to our knowledge of modern European forensic practices. It shows how the performance of forensic scientists has been shaped by political regimes, law and ideology, leading to different forensic cultures.

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Forget CSI - this is the real deal! From Jeffrey Dahmer to 9/11, these are true case histories from one of the world's foremost forensic anthropologists.

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The only A-Z reference work on forensic science, one of the most intriguing and exciting fields in criminological studies.

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Houck profiles pioneers in forensic science, offers an overview of such forensic topics as DNA, fibers, fingerprints, and firearms, takes readers through the collection and processing of evidence, and uses frequent examples and anecdotes to illustrate all the major areas of forensic science.

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America's foster care system has a noble goalto care for children that for various reasons can no longer be cared for by their familiesbut years of inattention and inadequate funding have left many foster youth in a precarious state.

This resource provides a comprehensive and authoritative overview of the American foster care system.

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This book takes an iconoclastic approach to the legal definition of charitable status and analyses the key concepts in charity law and administration.

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Each of these fields are covered in detail as they relate to fraud and white-collar crime, thereby increasing the knowledge necessary to fight the ever-increasing fraud problem.

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In the United States, women in policing evolved from matrons to policewomen to police officers. It weaves together the history of the police and the history of women and highlights a century of change in law enforcement. The book also describes how the changing role of women in society affected their role in law enforcement.

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In the United States, women in policing evolved from matrons to policewomen to police officers. It weaves together the history of the police and the history of women and highlights a century of change in law enforcement. The book also describes how the changing role of women in society affected their role in law enforcement.

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On March 11, 1985, a van was pulled over in Warsaw for a routine traffic check. Inside was Marek Kaminski, a Warsaw University student who also ran an underground press for Solidarity. Kaminski was the next a political prisoner trying to adjust to a bizarre and dangerous new world. This book represents his attempts to understand that world.

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A thoroughly updated look at the world of gangs, charting their growth and development in the United States and worldwide, as well as the efforts to curb their expanding criminal enterprises.

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Including a foreword by William Ayers and Bernadine Dohrn, this is a powerful study of the educational experiences of incarcerated girls in the United States.

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This book offers a comprehensive, multidimensional look into the major activities, groups, causes, and policing strategies related to global organized crime.

Global Organized Crime: A Reference Handbook examines global organized crime dating back to its 17th-century roots.