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Book cover: The Story of Crime: From the Cradle to the GraveThe Story of Crime: From the Cradle to the Grave
by - T. Werner Laurie ,
In this book I have set myself the task of studying crime and prison life in all its phases. Not merely to accept hearsay evidence, but to see and hear with my own eyes and ears all that was significant on the subject that I could.
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Book cover: The Fall River Tragedy: A History Of The Borden MurdersThe Fall River Tragedy: A History Of The Borden Murders
by - Geo. R. H. Buffinton ,
A plain statement of the material facts pertaining to the most famous crime of the century, including the story of the arrest and preliminary trial of Miss Lizzie Borden and a full report of the Superior Court trial, compiled from official sources.
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Book cover: Gun Violence in America: The Struggle for ControlGun Violence in America: The Struggle for Control
by - Northeastern University Press ,
DeConde delves into the myths and politics regarding gun keeping, as well as the controversies over gun use, crime, and policing. He explains why the US fails repeatedly to confine gun violence to the same low levels achieved by other democracies.
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Book cover: A Global History of Execution and the Criminal CorpseA Global History of Execution and the Criminal Corpse
by - Palgrave Macmillan ,
Through studies of beheaded traitors, smugglers hung in chains, suicides subjected to the surgeon's knife in Dresden and the burial of executed Nazi war criminals, this volume provides a fresh perspective on the history of capital punishment.
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Book cover: Dealing with Uncertainties in Policing Serious CrimeDealing with Uncertainties in Policing Serious Crime
by - ANU Press ,
Grappling with uncertainties is at the heart of investigating serious crime. At a time when such crime is becoming more complex, this book draws together research perspectives to review approaches to uncertainties and to chart the way forward.
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Book cover: Murder in America: a historyMurder in America: a history
by - The Ohio State University Press ,
This book is the study of the history of criminal homicide in America, reaching from precolonial times to the age of the O. J. Simpson trial. Roger Lane provides this much-needed overview of the history of murder and our culture's responses to it.
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Book cover: Practical Instruction for DetectivesPractical Instruction for Detectives
by - Frederick J. Drake & Co. ,
I shall confine myself in these pages to facts and personal experiences. I will show that any person of average intelligence, and who will use good common sense, can become a successful detective, regardless of his present or previous occupation.
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Book cover: Criminal SociologyCriminal Sociology
by - ManyBooks ,
Ferri focused on the study of psychological characteristics, which he believed accounted for the development of crime in an individual. These characteristics included slang, handwriting, secret symbols, literature, art, and moral insensibility.
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Book cover: Finger PrintsFinger Prints
by - Macmillan and Co. ,
The book discusses the evidence validating fingerprints as a means of personal identification, permanence of the fingerprint characteristics, uniqueness of an assemblage of ridge details, the variability and classifiable nature of patterns, etc.
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Book cover: Policing Cyber CrimePolicing Cyber Crime
by - BookBoon ,
From the table of contents: Introduction; Cyber Crime Defined; Cyber Crime Cases; Child Grooming Case; Crime Protection; Corporate Reputation; Knowledge Management; Intelligence Strategy; Crime Investigations; References.
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Book cover: The Nation Behind Prison BarsThe Nation Behind Prison Bars
by - Carter printing company ,
There are enough people in prison in these United States to furnish a citizenship to a considerable territory, or to populate a good-sized city. For the psychological student, they form the most interesting of all objects of study.
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Book cover: Hidden Slaves: Forced Labor in the United StatesHidden Slaves: Forced Labor in the United States
by - Human Rights Center ,
Because forced labor is hidden, inhumane, widespread, and criminal, sustained and coordinated efforts by U.S. law enforcement, social service providers, and the general public are needed to expose and eradicate this illicit trade.
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Book cover: Fatal Flaw: A True Story of Malice and Murder in a Small Southern TownFatal Flaw: A True Story of Malice and Murder in a Small Southern Town
by - Booktrope ,
Fatal Flaw examines an unsolved murder of four that occurred on Christmas Eve, 1975, at a furniture shop. The person convicted of the murders remains on Death Row despite evidence that emerged post-trial that casts doubt on his guilt.
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Book cover: In Jail with Charles DickensIn Jail with Charles Dickens
by - Suckling & Galloway ,
Readers of Charles Dickens must have remarked the deep interest he took in that grim accessory to civilization, the prison. He not only went jail hunting whenever opportunity offered, but made a profound study of the rules of these institutions.
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Book cover: Curious Punishments of Bygone DaysCurious Punishments of Bygone Days
by - Loompanics Unlimited ,
An accumulation of notes on old-time laws, punishments and penalties. The subject is not a pleasant one, though it often has a humorous element; but a punishment that is obsolete gains an interest and dignity from antiquity.
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Book cover: Courts and CriminalsCourts and Criminals
by - Project Gutenberg ,
It is unquestionably a generally accepted principle that it is better that ninety-nine guilty men should escape than that one innocent man should be convicted. This book presents a guide to procedures and practices in criminal courts.
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Book cover: Crime and Its CausesCrime and Its Causes
by - Charles Scribner's Sons ,
This book is a must-read for any person seriously interested in criminology, because it presents complete compilations of studies on relationships between criminals and the rest of society. William Morrison was a criminologist and prison chaplain.
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Book cover: Crime: Its Cause and TreatmentCrime: Its Cause and Treatment
by - Project Gutenberg ,
This book comes from the experience of more than forty years spent in court. Aside from the practice of my profession, the topics I have treated are such as have always held my interest and inspired a taste for books that discuss the human machine.
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Book cover: The Transnational Dimension of Cyber Crime and TerrorismThe Transnational Dimension of Cyber Crime and Terrorism
by - Hoover Institution Press ,
The worldwide information infrastructure is today increasingly under attack by cyber criminals and terrorists. These attacks threaten the substantial and ever-growing reliance of commerce, governments, and the public upon the new technology.
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Book cover: Virtual Caliphate: Islamic Extremists and Their WebsitesVirtual Caliphate: Islamic Extremists and Their Websites
by - Centre for Social Cohesion ,
The book shows how Islamic extremists in the UK have established dedicated websites in order to circumvent anti-terrorism measures. The report catalogues the content of these websites and analyses how extremists use these sites to spread their ideas.
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Book cover: Simple JusticeSimple Justice
by - Civitas Book Publisher ,
The celebrated American sociologist Charles Murray provides an uncompromising restatement and defence of the backward-looking, retributive justification of criminal punishment. He also makes an impassioned plea for England to revert to this approach.
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Book cover: Scientific Validity of Polygraph TestingScientific Validity of Polygraph Testing
- Office of Technology Assessment ,
The memorandum presents the results of the Office of Technology Assessment (OTA) review of the scientific evidence on the validity of polygraph testing. OTA concluded that there is very little research evidence to establish polygraph test validity.
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Book cover: A Book of Remarkable CriminalsA Book of Remarkable Criminals
by - Project Gutenberg ,
Greed, lust, idleness, anger, hatred, revenge, these are the chief causes of crime. These passions and desires are shared by rich and poor alike, by the educated and uneducated. They are inherent in human nature; the germ is in every man.
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Book cover: Film Piracy, Organized Crime, and TerrorismFilm Piracy, Organized Crime, and Terrorism
by - RAND Corporation ,
This report presents the research of the involvement of organized crime and terrorist groups in counterfeiting products ranging from watches to computer software. It presents detailed case studies in one area of counterfeiting, film piracy.
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Book cover: Crime Analysis for Problem Solvers In 60 Small StepsCrime Analysis for Problem Solvers In 60 Small Steps
by - U.S. Department of Justice ,
The book prepares you for an analytic role as a key member of a problem-solving team. It provides you with a basic knowledge of problem-oriented policing and the related fields of environmental criminology and situational crime prevention.
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Book cover: Street Terms: Drugs and the Drug TradeStreet Terms: Drugs and the Drug Trade
- ONDCP ,
The Street Terms database contains over 2,300 street terms that refer to specific drug types or drug activity. The database is used by police officers, parents, treatment providers and others who require a better understanding of drug culture.
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