The Leading eBooks Store Online
for Kindle Fire, Apple, Android, Nook, Kobo, PC, Mac, Sony Reader...
Most popular at the top
Hidden stories of the Stephen Lawrence inquiry
The Policy Press 2013; US$ 28.95This unique book provides an insider's view of the seminal inquiry into Stephen Lawrence's murder. This accessible and engaging book includes analysis of hitherto inaccessible transcripts, and shows how the Inquiry was undermined to the point of failure to produce the desired results. more...
Blackstone's Police Operational Handbook
OUP Oxford 2013; US$ 59.99Blackstone's Police Operational Handbook: Practice and Procedure is a companion volume to the successful Blackstone's Police Operational Handbook: Law. Offering guidance on good practice in core policing areas, it draws together practical advice across a wide range of police duties. With extracts and explanations of official policy and guidance,... more...
The Handbook of Knowledge Based Policing
Wiley 2008; US$ 202.95Recent trends within community policing suggest that the next generation of community policing will be more "knowledge-based", involving a shift toward a problem-oriented and strategic use of information as a basis for management and better use of police resources. The Handbook of Knowledge-Based Policing examines how knowledge-based policing can... more...
Disaster Rules
Wiley 2010; US$ 43.95The 80 rules you need to prepare for action in a medical disaster Here are 80 disaster management rules to reflect on, remember and follow in the immediate aftermath of an incident involving mass casualties. Each rule is a single-page long, providing the essential information to inform the most common critical decisions you will have to make in either... more...
Report From Ground Zero
Transworld 2011; US$ 9.32When disaster struck at the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001, Dennis Smith was among the first to arrive on the scene. Report from Ground Zero is his insider's account of the heroic efforts of the firefighters, police and emergency workers who rushed to downtown New York to face the greatest challenge of their lives. In all, 343 firefighters... more...
Just Doing My Job
Hachette Australia 2010; Not AvailableJUST DOING MY JOB is a journey into the lives of the men and women behind the uniform - the cops, firies and ambos. It is an exploration of humanity and the human spirit. Imagine what it must be like to attend a fatal accident in which you know the victim; or to pull a baby out of a fire who is dressed in the same style of pyjamas that your child... more...
On-Scene Guide for Crisis Negotiators, Second Edition
CRC Press 2003; US$ 73.95Because of his insights and innovative instructional methods, Fred Lanceley has been described as the most knowledgeable individual in the world in the field of crisis negotiations. A bestseller in its first edition, his book offers practical advice regarding the theory, procedures, and techniques of crisis and suicide intervention and hostage negotiation.... more...
Army Biometric Applications
RAND Corporation 2001; US$ 9.95Every human possesses virtually infallible forms of identification. Known as biometrics, examples include fingerprints. The US Army has undertaken an assessment of how it can use biometrics to improve security, efficiency and convenience. This report examines the sociocultural concerns that arise. more...
Racism and Anti-racism in Football
Palgrave Macmillan 2001; US$ 40.00This book explores the key issues of racism, anti-racism and identity in British football. It relates the history of black players in the game, analyses the racism they have experienced, and evaluates the efficacy of anti-racist campaigns. The efficacy of the policing of racism is also assessed. The nationalism and xenophobia evident in much of the... more...
McGraw-Hill's Firefighter Exams
McGraw-Hill Education 2007; US$ 18.00PREPARE FOR YOUR FIREFIGHTER'S EXAM WITH A TOP EXPERT AND EDUCATOR-AND JOIN AMERICA'S BRAVEST! Chief Ronald Spadafora of the New York City Fire Department has created this test prep guide and career handbook to give you the very latest information about firefighter testing and employment. With three decades of experience in the fire service,... more...









