Emergency services Books

A sweet Cincinnati boy of the 1950s finds his American Possibility of freedom through an extensive variety of inventive exploits.  Mike Maschmeier’s refusal to miss any enticing opportunity brings about an exciting life exploring the...

On December 12, 1999, I cried out, you're hurting me! You're hurting me! While being manhandled, poked with batons, and pushed onto the back of a police car! This is police brutality! I said, "You people always hollering police brutality!" Norfolk...

Detective Mitch Speed served with the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department for sixteen years, during which time he was publicly recognized as representing "the best of law enforcement in terms of respect for citizens, respect for his community, and a...

It was a brutally cold January day in the 1950s as Chick Gallin marched through his last week of training at the Probationary Fire School on Welfare Island, New York. When a full borough alarm sounded, he and the other trainees piled onto open trucks to...

Engaging Terror: A Critical and Interdisciplinary Approach is a collection of select extended papers drawn from The Human Condition Series (THCS) conference on Terror that took place in May, 2008. The international scope of the conference drew...

Contemporary Issues in Law Enforcement provides students with a highly contemporary collection of readings that articulate the complexity of modern policing. The anthology provides readers with articles that have been published since the turn of the...

The book has developed an excellent scholarly study on crime and gun proliferation in Nairobi and its envrons, with appropriate mixture of theory and practical information as it pertains to the subject area.The author weighs rural-urban migration...

""The Advantages and Disadvantages of the Feudal System"" is a prize-winning essay presented by Henry Boothby Barry at the Sheldonian Theater in Oxford on June 28, 1843. The book explores the feudal system, which was a social and economic structure that...

Substance Of The Speech Of Robert Peel In The House Of Commons, On Thursday, March 9, 1826 is a book written by Robert Peel, a British politician who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom twice in the 19th century. The book is a transcript of a...

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meus Cornelis van de Sande Bakhuyzen is een historisch boek dat zich richt op de oprichting en ontwikkeling van het kultuurstelsel in Nederlands-Indi����� tijdens de 19e eeuw. Het kultuurstelsel was een economisch systeem dat door de Nederlandse regering...

Award-winning investigative journalist Liz Collin sets the record straight. She uncovers what really happened on a street in Minneapolis that set off the riots, the demands to defund the police, and skyrocketing crime across the country. Based on...

The Trials of Gabriel Fernandez: How a Child's Death Exposed Systemic Failures and Shattered a Community is a heartbreaking yet powerful exploration of the tragic story that shook a nation. This deeply researched and compelling book unravels the life and...

In the life of a law enforcement officer, every shift begins with the unknown-a world of unpredictable challenges and risks that demand strength, courage, and unwavering resilience. Amid the flashing lights, urgent calls for help, and the weight of the...

The author is holed up in South Beach, Florida, where he thinks he may have gone mad over insignificant signs. He prays for a thorough examination and diagnosis by the reading public.

En marzo de 1978, en la culminación de Operación Julie quince acusados, incluyendo doctores, químicos investigadores, un escritor y vendedores de drogas "profesionales" fueron sentenciados a un total combinado de ciento veinticuatro años de prisión. La...

Embark on an Investigative Odyssey: Unveiling the Secrets of Legal Landscape NavigationPrepare to delve into the captivating world where science and justice intertwine. "Legal Landscape Navigation: Investigations and Impact" is your passport to a...

Dostoyevsky said that "The degree of civilisation in a society can be judged by entering its prisons". In this book Sue Wood invites you to enter some prisons with her and discover how it is that our prison system and our criminal justice system are both...

This book explores and maps the relationship between borders, security and global governance. Theoretically, the book seeks to establish to what degree, and in what ways, traditional notions of borders, security and (global) governance are being eroded,...

Volume VI of the Remote Sensing Handbook, Second Edition, is focused on the use of remote sensing in the assessment and monitoring of droughts, dry lands, biomass burning, natural disasters, and urban studies and nightlights. This book is an essential...

New York, 1940s: A shocking explosion at the World's Fair sets the entire city on edge. The culprit is never brought to justice, but the event unveils a terrifying new threat that will soon emerge: a pipe bomb hidden in a red sock-the first...

In the demanding world of law, where decisions often hold lasting impact, a steadfast connection with God becomes essential. The Life of a Lawyer is a 21-day devotional crafted to be your spiritual companion, providing daily insights, scriptures, and...

The September 11, 2001 terrorism attack on the United States has led government officials to rethink anti-terrorism policies and researchers to assess the implications for the study of risk and uncertainty. This book draws on...

The terrorist attack of September 11, 2001, and the natural disasters of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita demonstrated the challenges that governments face in initial response and recovery efforts. This book details the important...

Criminal justice for human rights abuses committed during periods of political repression or dictatorship is one of the great challenges to post-con?ict societies. In many cases, there has been no justice at all. Sometimes...

What do you do when faced with tragedy at work?In Breaking the Blue Wall, author Gilbert Rios offers a candid and deep personal account of the challenges that first responders can face when it comes to mental health. Drawing on his own experiences,...

In August 2021, Afghanistan found itself in the grip of an unprecedented crisis as the Taliban swiftly regained control of the nation, quickly extinguishing the flame of academic freedom. The nation's educators and students faced an urgent dilemma and...

The resilience and adaptability of higher education systems are under unprecedented strain. From natural disasters to pandemics, and economic crises to political turmoil, universities and colleges worldwide have grappled with a myriad of crises that...

The urgency of effective disaster and risk management has reached unprecedented heights. The looming threat of resource constraints, coupled with the intricate challenges of coordinating responses in the wake of crises, underscores the critical need for...

In our rapidly evolving digital landscape, the threat of natural disasters looms large, necessitating innovative solutions for effective disaster management. Integrating Artificial Intelligence (AI) and the Internet of Things (IoT) presents a...

Canadian police provocateurs are as old as Canada itself...Manufacturing Threats tells the story of police provocateurs going back to the time of Canadian Confederation. Whether against communism or the FLQ, the Black Liberation Movement or the Muslim...

In the 1960's the Andy Griffith Show was a great hit. It followed the lives of a small-town sheriff and his family and friends. The show presented the soft side of a sheriff's life. It was funny, charitable, and gentle. The author of Playing Cops grew up...

This is the story of Liam FitzGerald, who as a young man in the late-1960's, more or less stumbled into the exciting and often hazardous life of an avalanche worker. His attraction to this line of work led him to Little Cottonwood Canyon, in Utah's...

With their rich traditions of conflict resolution and peacemaking, the Pacific Islands provide a fertile environment for developing new approaches to crime and conflict. Interactions between formal justice systems and informal methods of dispute...

Duncan MacLaughlin was an elite officer at London's New Scotland Yard. The best of the best.In this explosive book, he breaks the code of silence among senior detectives and undercover agents to reveal the brutal, stark truth of life on the front-line of...

Practical and positive, empathetic and empowered, Fire Wife provides solid solutions for those who need answers to the unique challenges fire couples face. When Tara's husband told her he wanted to be a firefighter, she worried about the uncommon...

This is a real-life account of a cancer journey through the eyes of a police officer. It is no secret that law enforcement officers view the world through different eyes than general society because they are shaped by an environment of hypervigilance and...

The History of the Oklahoma State Penitentiary Rodeo contains historic illustrations of rodeo events beginningat the inception in 1940, led by Warden Jess F. Dunn. The rodeo was advertised as the largest rodeo behindprison walls. The book contains...

On Friday, July 27, 1973, two records were set that day.The temperature climbed to 96 degrees, the hottest day recorded that year, and a riot at the Oklahoma State Penitentiary became the worst prison riot in U.S. history. Read the true accounts: four...