Police and security services Books

The True Accounts of Relentless Pursuit of JusticeIn the third installment of the Dark Places series, FBI Special Agent Harry Trombitas unravels some of the most chilling and complex cases of his career. From an inside look at the idiosyncrasies of the...

In "Thirty Years a Detective," Allan Pinkerton, the famous founder of the Pinkerton National Detective Agency, recounts his extensive career and provides a detailed look into the world of 19th-century crime and criminal investigation. This book offers a...

While No One's Watching is a shocking exposé of government corruption, greed, cronyism, and abuse of authority in Kentucky, based on investigative reports from former special agent turned investigative journalist Darlene Fitzgerald Price. Drawing from...

An essential text for all those undertaking a policing degree within higher education, providing study support and skills development for critical thinking, reading and writing.

In his book, Jumpstarting Nigeria's Journey of Greatness, Oluwaseun Sodipe highlights his ideas for resetting Nigeria's operating system. Drawing on lessons gleaned from implementing projects across Africa, his eight-year career with the federal...

Welcome to my book, specifically tailored for parents and teenagers who are seeking to understand the devastating consequences of fentanyl overdoses and the impact of this administration's open Southern border on the loss of my son. In the pages that...

Lawmen and Lawlessness is a dramatic, narrative, account of the sheriff s of Berkeley County, South Carolina from 1882 to 1970. The first-person accounts of manhunts, shoot-outs, ruckus trials and ghastly public executions put the reader in the middle of...

Live Well. Serve Strong.In high-stakes domains like frontline professions, we have to be intensely driven about what we do. Yet, sometimes, the demands and our passion burn so brightly that it leaves us feeling drained, agitated, and distracted. This...

It is an honor to write a recommendation for Captain Johnson's book. We worked together for several years, planning and plotting to reduce the flow of contraband into our prison, Lee Correctional Institution. At all times, he was fully professional...

In "The Dark City Murders: A Detective's Race Against Time," Detective James Monroe takes readers on a gripping journey through the investigation of one of the most heinous crimes in the city's history.When a string of murders rocks the city, Detective...

This book examines the role of multiethnic armies in post-conflict reconstruction, and demonstrates how they can promote peacebuilding efforts.The author challenges the assumption that multiethnic composition leads to weakness of the military, and shows...

Terrorism, continuing unabated in the contemporary world, is having a serious impact on the lives of people and nations. Once, only govern­ ments and ruling classes possessed the power to coerce large segments of the world's...

A Historical Sketch of the French Revolution of 1848 is a book written by an anonymous author. It provides a comprehensive account of the events that led to the revolution in France, starting from the Reform Banquets to the Election of the National...

""A Review of the French Revolution of 1848 V1: From the 24th of February to the Election of the First President (1849)"" is a historical book written by Frederick Chamier. The book provides a comprehensive account of the French Revolution that took...

The other report is published by the U. S. State Department and is more "committed," but only as far as the national interest of the world's only su­ perpower is concerned. Therefore, the State Department report must be read...

""Die Wichtigsten �����lteren Staatsprozesse in England V1-2"" ist ein Buch, das im Jahr 1861 von Georg Friedrich Kolb ver������ffentlicht wurde. Das Werk besch�����ftigt sich mit den bedeutendsten Gerichtsprozessen in der englischen Geschichte, die vor...

""Die Erweiterung Der Volksrechte"" ist ein Buch von Florian Gengel, das im Jahr 1868 ver������ffentlicht wurde. In diesem Werk geht es um die Erweiterung der politischen Rechte des Volkes. Gengel beschreibt die politischen Entwicklungen in Europa und...

Dieses Buch mit dem Titel ""Die bestehende Organisation und die erforderliche Reorganisation der preu�����ischen Polizei-Verwaltung"" wurde im Jahr 1886 von Otto Held verfasst. Es handelt sich um eine umfassende Analyse der preu�����ischen...

La Colecci������n de Documentos Oficiales y Extra-Oficiales (1838) publicada por D. F. De P. Mellado es una compilaci������n de documentos hist������ricos importantes para la historia de Espa�����a. Esta obra contiene una gran cantidad de textos...

The Question of Alsace and Lorraine is a historical book written by Thomas Willing Balch in the year 1918. The book provides a detailed account of the territorial dispute between Germany and France over the region of Alsace and Lorraine. The dispute...

The Fifth Book of Thucydides is a historical text written by the ancient Greek historian Thucydides. This book, which was first published in 1891, is a continuation of Thucydides' account of the Peloponnesian War between Athens and Sparta, one of the...

This book sets out the big data landscape, comprising data abundance, digital connectivity and ubiquitous technology, and shows how it is impacting national security.

Peace operations are increasingly on the front line in the international community's fight against organized crime; this book explores how, in some cases, peace operations and organized crime are clear enemies, while in others, they may become tacit...

Guarding Doors is a collection of true security events. It outlines what it was like working in the dangerous world of public housing for Community Guardian Company Limited and the Metropolitan Toronto Housing Authority."I need Metro Police at the rear...

NICK HUN gives his account of what it was like to serve in combat as an officer with the 5th Special Forces, the 173rd Airborne Brigade, and as a pilot with the 190th Assault Helicopter Company, flying "guns" over the same ground he fought upon wearing a...

Recovering Police Legitimacy challenges conventional criminological, political, and public solutions to the problem of legitimacy. Written accessibly for students, police officers, policymakers, scholars, and anyone with an interest in police legitimacy,...

"So richly detailed, you can almost smell the gunsmoke and the sweat of the saddles. " --Hampton Sides, New York Times bestselling author of Ghost SoldiersBilly the Kid--a.k.a. Henry McCarty, Henry Antrim, and William Bonney--was a horse thief, cattle...

We are obsessed with watching television shows and feature films about lawyers, reading legal thrillers, and following real-life trials. Yet, at the same time, most of us don't trust lawyers and hold them and the legal system in very low esteem.In The...

"Shots fired. An officer is down."A "sniper" opened fire with shotguns on the police officers standing in the intersection of Broadway and Grayson. Six went down wounded from the barrage of rounds fired.Forty nine citizens were injured by shotgun blast...

Police work isn't all traffic tickets and chasing robbers. In his thoughtful and highly entertaining memoir, Merv Korolek tells the stories of his life and career in British Columbia's RCMP. Between the 1970s and 1990s, Korolek's experiences included...

When Pete Bono became a New York City Police Officer, he found himself faced with a harrowing choice - either he honored the oath he swore to the brotherhood of cops and protected the "Thin Blue Line", or he confronted fellow officers who crossed the...

Throughout the Jim Crow era, southern police departments played a vital role in the maintenance of white supremacy. Police targeted African Americans through an array of actions, including violent interactions, unjust arrests, and the enforcement of...

John Marshall remains one of the towering figures in the landscape of American law. From the Revolution to the age of Jackson, he played a critical role in defining the "province of the judiciary" and the constitutional limits of legislative action. In...

The feeling of insecurity is a little known phenomenon that has been only partially explored by social sciences. However, it has a deep social, cultural and economic impact and may even contribute to define the very structures of the state. In Latin...

The police force, no matter what state or country you live, is the same. They see and do things that no civilian person understands: blood, guts, physical violence and pushing your limits of mental, physical, and spiritual endurance. In the end these...

A timely, authoritative discussion of an important clincial topic, this useful book outlines the history, function, nature and requirements of informed consent, focusing on patient autonomy as central to the concept. Primarily a philosophical analysis,...

Male-DominatedThe story of a woman in law enforcementThe world of law enforcement has always been described as a boy's club, but what does that really mean for women who chose to cross the thin blue line? Is there room for women in the brotherhood?...