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How to Spot a Dangerous Man Workbook: A Survival Tool for Women
What is a dangerous man? Most women would answer: one who is physically violent. But abusive behavior is often more insidious. Men who want mothers, not partners, who prey on lonely, passive women, who are mentally ill, addicted, or emotionally …
Henry Lee's Crime Scene Handbook
Three forensic specialists outline a systematic approach to managing crime scenes, the starting point for every criminal investigation. This handbook outlines the latest chemical and instrumental techniques, covers new topics, and shows how to …
Crime's Power: Anthropologists and the Ethnography of Crime
"The essays that make up "Crime's Power" draw upon the best tools of anthropology to attack, undermine, and encircle the issue of 'crime.' They provide fresh insights into the social category 'crime' and a fascinating window into major issues of …
back cover]. BARRON'S. FORENSICS. THE. EASY. WAY. ALL THE ESSENTIALS IN ONE CLEAR VOLUME. by Harold Trimm, Ph.D. An introduction to the science of criminal investigation The Physical Sciences Physical Evidence The Future of Forensic Science …
Webb's collection of stories that could not be presented on TV includes untold, behind-the-scenes accounts of the Black Dahlia murder, the Brenda Allen confessions, Stephen Nash's "thrill murders," and Donald Bashor's "sleeping lady murders," to …
Ethnographies of Law and Social Control
This volume brings together distinguished scholars and cutting-edge experts in the fields of ethnography, law, and social control to present a comprehensive, insightful, and state-of-the-art overview of the everyday work and activities of legal …
Police Officer's Handbook: An Introductory Guide
This book provides an overview of patrol procedures with an emphasis on dealing with the public. The unique format maximizes learning potential by offering readers interactive, scenario-based training
Drug-Facilitated Sexual Assault: A Forensic Handbook
This unique handbook educates readers in how drugs are used as weapons in committing sexual assaults. It is designed for everyone involved in the investigation of these crimes including forensic scientists, law enforcement officers, lawyers, …
The Psychology of Stalking: Clinical and Forensic Perspectives
The Psychology of Stalking is the first scholarly book on stalking ever published. Virtually every serious writer and researcher in this area of criminal psychopathology has contributed a chapter. These chapters explore stalking from social, …
Legal Aspects of Corrections Management
This book covers all facets of the legal environment of prison and jail administration in clear, non-technical fashion. Most of the book is devoted to a detailed presentation of what the law has said about specific areas of corrections operations …
Organ Resp Mental Illness V12 Rsppp
From arrest to release, the organizational response to mentally ill offenders is continually evolving according to existing policies and resources. How organizations respond, how they should respond, and their ability to evolve is important. The …
Forensic Dental Evidence: An Investigator's Handbook
This handbook is written for police investigators and forensic personnel who are tasked with developing investigations that require expertise in dentistry. The focus is providing the information necessary to recognize and professionally manage …
Essential Criminology-Second Edition
In this newly revised text, Lanier and Henry build upon their critical review of criminology, expanding their coverage of the multifaceted "Crime Prism," white-collar and corporate, new developments in biocriminology, cognitive theory, feminist …
Creating Criminals: Prisons and People in a Market Society
Vivien Stern explains the forces dictating the shape and direction of crime patterns and criminal justice responses globally, arguing that many policies being pursued today, including the so-called war on drugs and economic policies that increase …
Hallucinogens: A Forensic Drug Handbook
Hallucinogens: A Forensic Drug Handbook is a comprehensive reference for everyone involved in the identification, investigation, and forensic analysis of hallucinogenic drugs. The text begins with a review of the history of these drugs and their …
Identity Theft: What It Is, How to Prevent It, and What to Do If It Happens to You
Exploring how easy it is to steal information by obtaining ATM pin numbers, searching through the trash, copying credit cards, and cracking online accounts, this book addresses the devastating financial, personal, and emotional effects that …
The Nutshell Studies of Unexplained Death
The Nutshell Studies is a one-of-a-kind collection. The photographs have never before been published as a set. - Frances Glessner Lee is a compelling figure whose story is every bit as intriguing as the murder scenes she re-creates. - The crime-…
Explains how to handle prison and jail crises, such as riots hunger strikes and hostage takings.
The Medical Record as Forensic Resource
This books seeks to bridge the gap of understanding between the legal world and the world of medicine, providing insight into the creation of the medical chart for non-medical professionals, such as lawyers. Examples, explanations and checklists …
Includes bibliographical references (p. 323-325) and index.