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 | Criminal Law Product# 460544107 Selling for $96.2 "A comprehensive review and analysis of criminal law content from statutory, moral and philosophical perspectives. Covers fundamental principles in criminal law codifications, delivers an accurate examination of criminal elements in felonies and misdemeanors and encourages critical inquiry and analysis beyond the volume." |
| Criminal Law Product# 460550445 Selling for $96.2 "A comprehensive review and analysis of criminal law content from statutory, moral and philosophical perspectives. Covers fundamental principles in criminal law codifications, delivers an accurate examination of criminal elements in felonies and misdemeanors and encourages critical inquiry and analysis beyond the volume." |
 | Policing the Community: A Guide for Patrol Operations Product# 460679275 Selling for $57.2 "Policing the Community: A Guide for Patrol Operations covers the crucial topics—communication, professionalism, leadership, and many others—that police officers must know for successful Patrol Operations. Its thoroughness of coverage makes this book a must-read for any future law enforcement practitioner." |
 | Policing and Violence Product# 460679280 Selling for $38.6 "This comprehensive, accurate, and timely account of police violence provides readers with a complete understanding of the concept and all that it entails—covering its history to future directions, and ten different areas of police violence. Each chapter in the reader addresses police violence as it is used by and against officers, and all highly competent contributing authors (including both practitioners and academics) have a strong background in the various areas. Chapter topics examine the research surrounding violent acts, the reasons officers feel justified in using excessive force, an account of situational factors affecting an officer's likelihood to use or be the victim of violence, measurements of deadly force, training issues, the importance of officer pursuits, violence and the community policing philosophy, and international rates of violent police-citizen encounters and the differences between countries. For use in the police academy—and by the ACLU, citizen action groups, and civilian review boards." |
| Policing and Violence Product# 460684598 Selling for $38.6 "This comprehensive, accurate, and timely account of police violence provides readers with a complete understanding of the concept and all that it entails—covering its history to future directions, and ten different areas of police violence. Each chapter in the reader addresses police violence as it is used by and against officers, and all highly competent contributing authors (including both practitioners and academics) have a strong background in the various areas. Chapter topics examine the research surrounding violent acts, the reasons officers feel justified in using excessive force, an account of situational factors affecting an officer's likelihood to use or be the victim of violence, measurements of deadly force, training issues, the importance of officer pursuits, violence and the community policing philosophy, and international rates of violent police-citizen encounters and the differences between countries. For use in the police academy—and by the ACLU, citizen action groups, and civilian review boards." |
 | Delinquency and Justice: A Psychosocial Approach Product# 460686315 Selling for $75.4 "Provides in-depth, contemporary coverage of juvenile justice. Views the juvenile offender as being embedded and continually influenced by multiple systems within the social environment. The book examines the causes, prevention, and intervention of juvenile offending within these multiple systems from a contemporary developmental perspective. Expands coverage of the psychosocial aspects of antisocial behavior, including attention deficit/hyperactivity disorders, conduct disorders, learning disorders. Focuses more on contemporary perspectives and issues and less on historical perspectives and methodological issues." |
 | The Sixties; Cultural Revolution in Britain, France, Italy, and the United States, c.1958-c.1974 Product# 460687731 Selling for $39.95 "One of Britain's leading social and cultural historians illuminates this remarkable era--both its origins and its impact in Britain, France, Italy and the United States. 24 illustrations." |
 | Crime Scene Investigation Product# 460765658 Selling for $46 "Focusing on the basics of crime scene investigation as it should be done by professionals, this book shows how to do a perfect job; its emphasis is on proven evidence, collection, and analysis. It provides a high level of relevant and realistic information needed to process crime scenes in today's environment. Generously illustrated with photographs, the book clearly demonstrates techniques used by field and lab personnel to preserve, process, and analyze a wide variety of evidence. Career profiles of working professionals in the field and actual case histories document how crime scene investigation is successfully used to solve crimes. For professionals in a variety of forensic science fields, including firearms examiners, fingerprint examiners, serologists, toxicologists, photographers, journalists, crime scene investigators, and and others in the field of law and law enforcement." |
 | States of Siege; U.S. Prison Riots, 1971-1986 Product# 460765908 Selling for $38 "States of Siege is persuasive and a well-executed study. The link between prison riots and forms of collective action has been greatly advanced. Anyone interested in a sociological analysis of prisons, correctional administration, and especially collective action would profit from reading this work." |
 | Introduction to Criminal Justice with Study Guide Product# 460765996 Selling for $39.6 "This integrated learning system presents key concepts and issues within a unique integrated framework that ensures students will think critically about and apply criminal justice concepts to real world situations. Print and electronic materials clearly present concepts and support them with a variety of examples. Interactive in-class questioning software, lab-based software, online quizzes, games, and other reinforcement tools further support student learning, as do the simulation applications and scenarios in the text and the instructor and student CD-ROM. California and Texas packages are available." |
| Crime Scene Investigation Product# 460767414 Selling for $46 "Focusing on the basics of crime scene investigation as it should be done by professionals, this book shows how to do a perfect job; its emphasis is on proven evidence, collection, and analysis. It provides a high level of relevant and realistic information needed to process crime scenes in today's environment. Generously illustrated with photographs, the book clearly demonstrates techniques used by field and lab personnel to preserve, process, and analyze a wide variety of evidence. Career profiles of working professionals in the field and actual case histories document how crime scene investigation is successfully used to solve crimes. For professionals in a variety of forensic science fields, including firearms examiners, fingerprint examiners, serologists, toxicologists, photographers, journalists, crime scene investigators, and and others in the field of law and law enforcement." |
| States of Siege; U.S. Prison Riots, 1971-1986 Product# 460768182 Selling for $38 "States of Siege is persuasive and a well-executed study. The link between prison riots and forms of collective action has been greatly advanced. Anyone interested in a sociological analysis of prisons, correctional administration, and especially collective action would profit from reading this work." |