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Death Investigation
Charles C Thomas 2000; US$ 29.95This handbook will be a practical and useful resource for police death investigators. It defines the role of the police death investigator, and it contains the various aspects of death as well as the many causes of death. The book is broken down into two distinct sections - one for in-depth reading and the other as a quick reference section for review.... more...
Explosives and Bomb Disposal Guide
Charles C Thomas 1976; US$ 49.95By Robert R. Lenz, Explosive Ordnance Consultant. Over ten years of active bomb disposal work throughout the world and four years as an instructor in the U.S. Naval School, Explosive Ordnance Disposal, highlight the career of the author. The author has developed a course of instruction on clandestine and sabotage devices and has developed tools and... more...
Prostitution in the Digital Age
ABC-CLIO 2011; US$ 45.00ProstitutionÑoften referred to as "the world's oldest profession"Ñis alive and well in the modern world. In the United States alone, an estimated $14 billion is generated in annual revenue from the sex-for-sale industry. Worldwide revenue from the commercial sex trade industry is estimated at more than $100 billion each year. more...
Crime Prevention
SAGE Publications 2010; US$ 46.00The book is a thematic examination of crime prevention, covering core areas of race, youth, community, and globalisation. Written in an accessible style with a focus on pedagogy, this is a key text for undergraduates in criminology. more...
Managing the Use of Force Incident
Charles C Thomas 2011; US$ 54.95Lawsuits are a fact of life for the criminal justice officer. They are predictable, preventable, and winnable. Managing the Use of Force Incident reveals a new and innovative approach to law enforcement liability management. Written by a cop for cops, this book presents the information necessary to minimize department and officer liability, win excessive... more...
The Registration and Monitoring of Sex Offenders
Taylor and Francis 2012; US$ 47.95This book seeks to track the origins of sex offender registers, their purpose and the law and policy that underpins them in various parts of the world. Sex offender registers are not really registers at all but a set of ?legal requirements? that fall automatically on a person convicted or cautioned for a designated sexual offence; the term ?register?... more...
The SAGE Handbook of Criminological Theory
SAGE Publications 2010; US$ 52.00An indispensable international resource for students and researchers of all levels studying the rapidly developing, interdisciplinary field of criminology. more...
Cost-Benefit Analysis and Crime Control
Urban Institute Press 2012; US$ 14.99Criminal justice programs, to be adopted in today?s climate, need demonstrate not only efficacy but return on tax dollars invested. Cost-benefit analysis, the economist's tool for determining the price of outcomes, yields a single metric that allows different interventions to be compared directly. Yet CBA is difficult, even controversial, to apply... more...
Holding Police Accountable
Urban Institute Press 2012; US$ 14.99In Holding Police Accountable, nine leading scholars of police work examine seminal studies on the use of force and consider how they can inform today?s research. The volume celebrates the late James J. Fyfe, the preeminent scholar on police use of force. In 1978, Fyfe found that administrative controls?training, guidelines, and regulation?reduced... more...
The SAGE Handbook of Punishment and Society
SAGE Publications 2012; US$ 150.00Bringing together contributions from internationally renowned names in the field, this engaging and lively handbook is a definitive resource to the controversial topic of punishment and society. more...









