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Budden uses real life cases to show what executives and managers can and cannot do in their efforts to apprehend, detain, and prosecute shoplifters.

(Hardback)

Showing informants in a variety of contexts provides a broader picture of them, and highlights the potential pitfalls associated with their use within our criminal justice system.

(Hardback)

This book brings together experts in the fields of criminology, computer science, sociology, police science, victimology, psychology, oral history, and systems analysis, focussing their eclectic knowledge on the study of serial murder.

(Hardback)

Victims and their families will especially benefit from the information in this book, but all readers will gain insight into the crimes, their incidence, their impact on victims, and the way the criminal justice system responds, from the scene of the crime through the capture and incarceration of the perpetrators.

(Hardback)

This revealing and compelling title analyzes the illegal trade in endangered species from a criminological viewpoint and presents specific crime reduction techniques that could help save thousands of species from extinction.

(Hardback)

Offers an account of the FBI's investigation of prominent American sociologists, based on documents obtained through the Freedom of Information Act.

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Bureau veteran Joe Koletars The FBI Career Guide reveals insider tips and real-agent stories to spell out exactly what the FBI looks for and how to maximize your chances: the education path, networking, pay, advancement, and more.

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Using the modern technology available to forensic science, crime scene investigators answer questions others never even thought to ask. This work presents 30 cases of forensic detective work. It also features a range of forensic techniques - genetic fingerprinting, blood splatter analysis, laser ablation, toxicology, and ballistics analysis.

(Paperback)

Based on inside access, Kessler presents revelations about the raid on Osama bin Laden's compound, the recent Russian spy swap, Marilyn Monroe's death, Vince Foster's suicide, J. Edgar Hoover's sexual orientation, and more.

(Hardback)

This study examines, in a comparative fashion, the limitations or constraints imposed upon police organizational structure by agency size, technology employed, and agency environment. It is not a study of the best way to organize the police, but looks at the way different organizations work so the reader can decide for himself.

(Hardback)

Throwing light on a timely and controversial subject, this volume considers the privacy rights of alleged criminals, convicted criminals, crime victims, and justice personneland the violation of those rightsin light of post-9/11 privacy policy changes.

This revealing book answers many crucial questions.

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Moscow, 1934.

Construction is well under way for a glittering new subway system in the Russian capital. When completed, it will be the envy of the world. However, to build the future, the authorities must dig up the past. Untold treasures and dark secrets lie deep underground.

(Hardback)

Moscow, 1934.

Construction is well under way for a glittering new subway system in the Russian capital. When completed, it will be the envy of the world. However, to build the future, the authorities must dig up the past. Untold treasures and dark secrets lie deep underground.

(Paperback)

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Official procedural guide for law enforcemnt agencies, attorneys, and tribunals who wish to submit evidence to the FBI's Laboratory and Investigative Technology Divisions.--An authoritative guide to how crime scenes are treated by forensics professionals outlines official methods, from examining evidence and observing safety protocols to preparing evidence for the FBI. --

(Paperback)

This is an investigation into the real-life world of female private investigators.

(Paperback)

(Paperback, 3rd Revised edition)

This fully-updated second edition follows the evidence from the crime scene to the court room

(Hardback)

Presents a compelling portrait of the global drug market and the consequences of this international plague. Paul Stares explains that there are good reasons to fear that the global market for drugs will continue to expand in the coming years: profits to the traffickers are huge; the revolutionary advances in technology facilitate smuggling, as do the trends toward privatization and deregulation.

(Hardback)

A fascinating and insightful book on the world of forensic science, by the UK's most respected forensic scientist and author of When the Dogs Don't Bark

(Hardback)

This eye-opening exploration of the ethical and social issues surrounding the collection, storage, and use of DNA as forensic evidence shows why the system is broken, and what it means for our privacy and civil liberties.

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A study of the forensics of Agatha Christie, from author and pathologist, Carla Valentine

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The first comprehensive and detailed presentation of techniques for authenticating digital images.

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