Law Enforcement

Nancy Drew Girl Detective: Crime Fighter 3 in 1The Demon of River HeightsThe Girl who wasn't ThereThe Charmed Bracelet... More

Is your community prepared for a biological terrorism incident? While no community is fully equipped or funded for a major attack, it is possible to develop and implement effective local response plans, protocols, and guidelines. New from Delmar, Preparing for Biological Terrorism contains vitally i... More

This new text will encourage students to develop a deeper understanding of the context and the current workings of the criminal justice system. Part One offers a clear, accessible and comprehensive review of the major philosophical aims and sociological theories of punishment, the history of justice... More

What's it like to have official sanction to shoot and kill? In this brilliantly written, controversial, and compelling book, author David Klinger--who himself shot and killed a suspect during his first year as an officer in the Los Angles Police Department--answers this and many other questions abou... More

Will police work change the person you love? Are police marriages destined to fail? What are the chances of your loved one being killed in the line of duty? Since its publication nearly a decade ago, I Love a Cop has earned high praise from family members and police departments worldwide for providi... More

The purpose of this book is to explain the need for a global network approach to counter-terrorism, and to elaborate how it could be formed. As the authors see it, the world is changing today far more rapidly than ever before, and current public and private institutions cannot keep up with this new ... More

This current insider's look at what policing means today is ideal for anyone interested in learning who the police are, what they do, and how they do it. INTRODUCTION TO POLICING features comprehensive coverage of all major topics, emphasizing today's most current technology, the newest statistical ... More

The flourishing role of the private sector in security management over the last twenty years has challenged state control of the legitimate use of force. Deborah Avant examines the privatization of security and its impact on the control of force. She describes the growth of private security companie... More

From routine operations to the workings of a White House in crisis, PRESIDENTIAL LEADERSHIP: POLITICS AND POLICY MAKING examines all facets of the presidency in rich detail, with a special emphasis on policy. The authors use analytical prose and timely, fascinating examples to examine the presidency... More

The events of 9/11 brought the subject of international terrorism to the top of the global security agenda. This new book focuses on the way that the transatlantic allies have sought to combat international terrorism. Since the end of the Cold War, Europe and the United States have adapted the secur... More

Transportation Disaster Response Handbook presents information and strategies for dealing with all types of disasters and looks at the unique aspects of transportation-related incidents. It outlines how to prepare for emergencies, what to expect during a disaster, how individuals within the emergenc... More

After an overview, the book presents career opportunities on the police force and in police administration at the local, county, and state levels and in the FBI. Other careers include county coroner, crime scene investigator, forensic anthropologist, crime lab scientist, judge, probation or parole o... More