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Enemies of the Stateby Tim Priest
New Holland Publishers (Australia) 2009; US$ 14.95Tim Priest is a former police detective, on the front line in the war on crime and drugs in Sydney?s Cabramatta. more...
Effective Interviewing and Interrogation Techniquesby Nathan J. Gordon; William L. Fleisher
Elsevier Science 2010; US$ 99.95Effective Interviewing and Interrogation Techniques , Third Edition is a practical manual which provides the forensic practitioner/investigator critical insight into human behavior, enabling one to become a better interviewer, interrogator and, most importantly, an expert detector of truthful and deceptive behavior. The Forensic Assessment Interview Technique (FAINT) and the Integrated Interrogation Technique (IIT) were developed at the Academy for Scientific Investigative Training and are used by forensic practitioners and investigators to detect truthful or deceptive behavior. FAINT is applicable to all forensic type interviews and incorporates the assessment of nonverbal behavior, projective analysis of unwitting verbal cues, statement... more...
Policing Sexual Assaultby Jeanne Gregory; Sue Lees
Routledge 1999; US$ 57.95This book provides a detailed and uncompromising account of current police practices in the UK, in response to sexual assault. Includes chapters on domestic violence, male/female rape, police culture and harassment within the police force. more...
Crime in Europeby Frances Heidensohn; Martin Farrell
Routledge 1993; US$ 57.95Crime in Europe looks at the patterns of crime and policing in the new Europe of the 1990s. The contributors tackle a wide range of issues in an attempt to establish a truly comparative and relevant criminology for Europe. more...
Economics of Fire Protectionby Ganapathy Ramachandran
Spon Press 1998; US$ 230.00This important new book, the first of its kind in the fire safety field, discusses the economic problems faced by decision-makers in the areas of fire safety and fire precautions. more...
Liberty And Orderby Peter Waddington
Routledge 1994; US$ 55.95A critical evaluation of the role of policing in maintaining public order and upholding civil and democratic rights. This study is based on systematic observation of how the police actually handle protest and potential or actual disorder. more...
Doctors' Careersby James Parkhouse
Routledge 1991; US$ 200.00A unique record of the aspirations, feelings and experiences of a large group of doctors, during a time of considerable changes in emigration, training for general practice, and the position of women doctors. more...
Issues in Transnational Policingby James Sheptycki
Routledge 2000; US$ 65.00This volume is written from a criminological perspective and examines the effects of an emerging global culture on the nature of police and policing. more...
Fire on the Beachby David Wright; David Zoby
Simon & Schuster 2002; US$ 17.99FROM THE CIVIL WAR TO THE TURN OF THE CENTURY, THIS IS THE TRUE-LIFE STORY OF THE ORIGINAL COAST GUARD AND ONE CREW OF AFRICAN-AMERICAN HEROES WHO FOUGHT STORMS AND SAVED LIVES OFF NORTH CAROLINA'S OUTER BANKS. Fire on the Beach recovers a lost gem of American history. It tells the story of the U.S. Life-Saving Service, formed in 1871 to assure the safe passage of American and international shipping and to save lives and salvage cargo. A century ago, the adventures of the now-forgotten "surfmen" who, in crews of seven, bore the brunt of this dangerous but vital duty filled the pages of popular reading material, from Harper's to the Baltimore Sun and New York Herald. Station 17, located on the desolate beaches of Pea Island, North... more...
Firefightersby Gary McKay
Allen & Unwin 2002; US$ 21.78Firefighters takes an unflinching look at what it means to do the highly dangerous job of saving lives from fire. It is drawn from interviews with over 50 firefighters - from the new recruit on the station house floor to the area director managing thousands of hectares of regional Queensland. Together, the firies recount their personal experiences, including the rigorous recruit training and selection program, the demanding rescue of motor accident victims, and the extinguishing of house and building fires - caused by arsonists, gas explosions or simply the careless dropping of a cigarette. more...