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A New Yorker writer investigates the life and career of his hit-man great-uncle and the impact on his family.Growing up in a household as generic as Midwestern Jews get, author Eric Konigsberg always wished there was something different about his family,...

Both fascinating and practical, this book explains everything from who the experts are in death investigation and what their roles are, to how effective testimonies are presented in court. It devotes a separate section to the importance of forensic DNA...

Biological Influences on Criminal Behavior, Second Edition is fully updated to include recent research, studies, and publications examining the integration of the biological view with mainstream social, psychological, and environmental views in...

The book ""Law Relating To Mines And Minerals In Nova Scotia"" was published in 1897 by Nova Scotia Public Works And Mines. It is a comprehensive guide to the laws and regulations governing mining and mineral extraction in Nova Scotia, Canada. The book...

""Dyplomata Monasterii Clarae Tumbae Probe Cracoviam: Zbi������r Dyplom������w Klasztoru Mogilskiego przy Krakowie"" to ksi���������ka autorstwa Towarzystwa Naukowego Krakowskiego, wydana w 1865 roku. Jest to zbi������r dokument������w dotycz����cych...

This book focuses on the testimonial evidence of traumatised witnesses in trials of international crimes. It analyses transcripts of proceedings and case law of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia, the International Criminal...

This comprehensive volume explores the impact of emerging technologies designed to fight crime and terrorism.

The book examines crisis management for operations located outside of a corporation's normal confines, particularly in regions which might be overtly threatening or hostile to multinational corporations and their people and assets overseas. Outlining...

An easily digestible guide, Campus Emergency Preparedness: Meeting ICS and NIMS Compliance helps you develop and organize emergency operation plans. It incorporates the key components recommended by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and the...

This book examines the role of the private sector in emergency management and how that role is changing through private sector intersections with government, government agencies, and the public sectors in all phases of emergency management. It...

Convictions Without Truth sets out to determine whether and to what extent science and law may coexist in an institutional relationship that truthfully generates individualization through application of forensic testimony for charges relating to...

Spree Killers: Practical Classifications for Law Enforcement and Criminology is the only exhaustive, up-to-date analytical book on spree killers, standing apart from those dedicated to mass murderers and serial killers.Multicides have traditionally been...

Interpreting Complex Forensic DNA Evidence is a handy guide to recent advances-and emerging issues-in interpreting complex DNA evidence and profiles for use in criminal investigations. In certain cases, DNA cannot be connected to a specific biological...

A postmortem X-ray of a male homicide victim reveals a bullet lodged next to his spine. That he was shot is clear. How recently? is what death investigators must determine. The answer: the absence of scar tissue surrounding the bullet proves the victim...

Mass Fatality and Casualty Incidents: A Field Guide presents in checklist form the recommended responses to events that result in mass fatalities, such as the Oklahoma City bombing, the crash of a jet airliner, or the attack on the World Trade Center...

Terrorism and WMD's, Second Edition provides a comprehensive, up-to-date survey of terrorism and weapons of mass destruction (WMDs). Terrorist weapons and delivery methods are becoming increasingly sophisticated; as such, this book focuses on the...

Tradecraft Primer: A Framework for Aspiring Interrogators is a timely and relevant reference manual for a new generation of professionals as we enter a new era in our nation's interrogation programs. A must-read for anyone thinking of entering the...

In Fraud Examiners in White-Collar Crime Investigations, Petter Gottschalk examines and evaluates the investigative processes used to combat white-collar crime. He also presents a general theory regarding the economic, organizational, and behavioral...

Expert Bytes: Computer Expertise in Forensic Documents - Players, Needs, Resources and Pitfalls -introduces computer scientists and forensic document examiners to the computer expertise of forensic documents and assists them with the design of...

The 2010 Haiti and Chili earthquakes, the 2010 BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, and the 2011 Fukushima earthquake and tsunami in Japan are but a few examples of recent catastrophic events that continue to reveal how social structure and roles produce...

Biostatistics is defined as much by its application as it is by theory. This book provides an introduction to biostatistical applications in modern cancer research that is both accessible and valuable to the cancer ...

Le livre ""Annales Medico-Psychologiques V5: Relatifs A L'Alienation Mentale Aux Nevroses Et A La Medecine Legale Des Alienes"" a �����t����� publi����� en 1887 par l'�����diteur Masson Et Cie. Il s'agit d'un recueil d'articles scientifiques sur...

Bio-Privacy: Privacy Regulations and the Challenge of Biometrics provides an in-depth consideration of the legal issues posed by the use of biometric technology. Focusing particularly on the relationship between the use of this technology and the...

The proliferation and sophistication of riot control chemicals mean that all parties need to understand the responsible use and effects of such compounds. This book provides practical information on the history, chemistry, and biology of riot control...

Traditionally, forensic investigation has not been fully utilized in the investigation of property crime. This ground-breaking book examines the experiences of patrol officers, command staff, detectives, and chiefs as they navigate the expectations of...

The testimony of an expert witness can lead to success or failure in cases that hinge on the presentation's impact on a jury. Effective Expert Witnessing, Fifth Edition: Practices for the 21st Century explores the fundamentals of litigation, trial...

""Della Medicina Legale: Dei Suoi Ufficii E Dei Suoi Limiti"" ����� un libro scritto da Edoardo Deodati nel 1888. Questo testo tratta della medicina legale, ovvero la branca della medicina che si occupa di fornire consulenza e supporto alle autorit������...

Il libro ""Dei Difetti Del Reggime Austriaco Vigente Nei Paesi Veneti Nell' Anno 1848 E Degli Opportuni Rimedj"" ����� stato scritto nel 1849 da Fortunato Sceriman. In questo testo, l'autore analizza i problemi del regime austriaco che governava i...

The Psychology of Death Investigations outlines definitively how behavioral evidence can often provide the necessary components and "missing pieces" to complement physical evidence as an essential tool for incident reconstruction. In order to determine...

Psychological Aspects of Crisis Negotiation, Third Edition, explores the methods and strategies for confronting the nine types of subjects typically encountered in hostage/suicide sieges by correctional staff and law enforcement crisis negotiators...

This book analyzes how strategic intelligence can support decision-makers in national policing organizations to anticipate transnational organized crime (TOC). The authors examine case studies from Australia, Canada and the UK, and argue for the...

Forensic DNA Analysis: Technological Development and Innovative Applications provides a fascinating overview of new and innovative technologies and current applications in forensic genetics. Edited by two forensic experts with many years of forensic...

CHARGED WITH THE RAPE AND MURDER of a nine-year-old girl in 1984, Kirk Bloodsworth was tried, convicted, and sentenced to die in Maryland’s gas chamber. Maintaining his innocence, he read everything on criminal law available in the prison library...

Reflecting new discoveries in fingerprint science, Lee and Gaensslen's Advances in Fingerprint Technology, Third Edition has been completely updated with new material and nearly double the references contained in the previous edition. The book begins...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. ...

Questa è un'edizione critica e commentata del Methodus Testificandi di Giovan Battista Codronchi, uno dei testi fondamentali della medicina legale italiana. L'esegesi medico-legale di Angiolo Filippi fornisce una guida esaustiva all'interpretazione del...

In 2009, the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) authored the report Strengthening Forensic Science in the United States: A Path Forward. In it, the Committee expressed the need for accreditation and certification. Accreditation, long recognized by public...

THE FINANCIAL EXPERT GUIDE SHOULD BE IN EVERY LEGAL AND VALUATION LIBRARYFinancial issues are often the centerpiece in marital dissolution cases. Too often disagreements over the division of marital assets and property valuation result in protracted...

Forensic Investigations is an anthology designed to address the information gaps found in typical forensic textbooks. The articles selected for this text provide a deeper understanding of both the theory and the practical applications of...

Hints For Forensic Practice: A Monograph On Certain Rules Appertaining To The Subject Of Judicial Proof (1905) is a book written by Theodore Frelinghuysen Cornell Demarest. The book is a comprehensive guide to the subject of judicial proof and provides a...

""Anleitung zur Ausmittelung der Gifte und zur Erkennung der Blutflecken bei gerichtlich-chemischen Untersuchungen"" ist ein Buch von Robert Otto, das im Jahr 1896 ver������ffentlicht wurde. Es handelt sich um ein Handbuch f�����r forensische Chemiker...

""Anleitung zur Ausmittelung der Gifte und zur Erkennung der Blutflecken bei gerichtlich-chemischen Untersuchungen"" ist ein Buch, das im Jahr 1870 von Friedrich Julius Otto ver������ffentlicht wurde. Das Werk ist ein Leitfaden f�����r forensische...

Le Trait����� sur l'Art de V�����rifier les �����critures et Signatures Contest�����es est un livre �����crit par Fran�����ois Louis Flambant en 1809. Ce livre est un guide complet pour v�����rifier l'authenticit����� des �����critures et des signatures...

Das Buch ""�����ber die von den Gerichts�����rzten zu erstattenden Gutachten: Nach dem neuen Strafgesetzbuch und der neuen Strafprozessordnung"" wurde 1851 von Peter Joseph Schneider verfasst. Es behandelt die Rolle der Gerichts�����rzte bei der...

Over De Hervorming Van Het Regerings-Stelsel In Nederlandsch West-Indie (1857) is een boek geschreven door Benjamin Elie Colaco Belmonte. Het boek gaat over de hervorming van het regeringsstelsel in Nederlands West-Indi�����. Het boek is geschreven in...

""Opmerkingen Over Artt. 778-785 Wetboek Van Koophandel (1886)"" is een boek geschreven door Willem Henric Van Nes van Meerkerk. Het boek behandelt de artikelen 778 tot en met 785 van het Wetboek van Koophandel uit 1886. In deze artikelen worden de...