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Broken Plea

The Explosive Search for Truth Behind the Idaho Murders

by Christopher Whitcomb ...

INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERIn one of the most extraordinary true crime stories ever published, Broken Plea questions what really happened in the house on King Road—and the results of that investigation, still unfolding in real time, will astound you.Was there more than one killer? Had the crime scene been cleaned and sanitized before the police arrived? Was furniture staged to throw off ... Read more

$14.99 USD

INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERIn one of the most extraordinary true crime stories ever published, Broken Plea questions what really happened in the house on King Road—and the results of that investigation, still unfolding in real time, will astound you.Was there more than one killer? Had the crime scene been cleaned and sanitized before the police arrived? Was furniture staged to throw off
... Read more
Beyond the Body Farm

A Legendary Bone Detective Explores Murders, Mysteries, and the Revolution in Forensic Science

by Bill Bass, Jon Jefferson ...

An "excellent" collection of case studies and stories from the forensic anthropologist who founded Tennessee's "Body Farm" ( Charleston Post & Courier).A pioneer in forensic anthropology, Bill Bass created the world's first laboratory dedicated to the study of human decomposition—three acres on a Tennessee hillside where human bodies are left to the elements. His research at the Body Farm has ... Read more

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An "excellent" collection of case studies and stories from the forensic anthropologist who founded Tennessee's "Body Farm" ( Charleston Post & Courier).A pioneer in forensic anthropology, Bill Bass created the world's first laboratory dedicated to the study of human decomposition—three acres on a Tennessee hillside where human bodies are left to the elements. His research at the Body Farm has
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Busted!

Drug War Survival Skills and True Dope D

by M. Chris Fabricant ...

Busted! is a funny, smart, subversive worst-case scenario guide for casual drug users and their tolerant friends.It's the Bible on how not to get busted and what to do if you are. Using celebrity busts, outrageous everyman busts, and the author's professional experience, Busted! is everything you need to know about the criminal justice system, Drug War style, before it's too late.Like a Law & ... Read more

$6.99 USD

Busted! is a funny, smart, subversive worst-case scenario guide for casual drug users and their tolerant friends.It's the Bible on how not to get busted and what to do if you are. Using celebrity busts, outrageous everyman busts, and the author's professional experience, Busted! is everything you need to know about the criminal justice system, Drug War style, before it's too late.Like a Law &
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SketchCop

Drawing A Line Against Crime

by Michael W. Streed ...

**“**A timely, compelling commentary on the power and importance of forensic art . . . brings the complex, difficult cases [Mike Streed] has worked to life.”—Ernie Allen, former president, National Center for Missing and Exploited ChildrenWhen the phone of police artist and interview specialist Sergeant (Ret.) Michael W. Streed—The SketchCop—rings, it’s because police need his help solving their ... Read more

$8.63 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

**“**A timely, compelling commentary on the power and importance of forensic art . . . brings the complex, difficult cases [Mike Streed] has worked to life.”—Ernie Allen, former president, National Center for Missing and Exploited ChildrenWhen the phone of police artist and interview specialist Sergeant (Ret.) Michael W. Streed—The SketchCop—rings, it’s because police need his help solving their
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Howdunit Forensics

A Guide for Writers

by D.P. Lyle ...

Just because you don't have all the tools and training of a full-time medical examiner, doesn't mean you can't learn your way around a crime scene.In Forensics, award-winning author and TV show consultant D.P. Lyle, M.D., takes each area of forensicsfrom fingerprint analysis to crime scene reconstructionand discusses its development, how the science works, how it helps in crime solving, and how ... Read more

$6.99 USD

Just because you don't have all the tools and training of a full-time medical examiner, doesn't mean you can't learn your way around a crime scene.In Forensics, award-winning author and TV show consultant D.P. Lyle, M.D., takes each area of forensicsfrom fingerprint analysis to crime scene reconstructionand discusses its development, how the science works, how it helps in crime solving, and how
... Read more
Evidence (Speedy Study Guides)

by Speedy Publishing ...

Do you know that the word "evidence" holds different meanings depending on the discipline you're using it in? Scientific evidence differs compared to those presented in court. An understanding of how the types of evidences and how they are used will pave the way for regulation and proper treatment of facts and other information. Buy a copy of this guide today. ... Read more

$3.59 USD

Do you know that the word "evidence" holds different meanings depending on the discipline you're using it in? Scientific evidence differs compared to those presented in court. An understanding of how the types of evidences and how they are used will pave the way for regulation and proper treatment of facts and other information. Buy a copy of this guide today.
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The Identification of Firearms

From Ammunition Fired Therein With an Analysis of Legal Authorities

by Jack Disbrow Gunther, Charles O. Gunther ...

The classic reference on the burgeoning field of forensic ballistics in the mid-1900s—including legal analysis of groundbreaking cases.The 1930s was a decade that provided impressive breakthroughs in the field of forensic ballistics, or firearms identification. Following the St. Valentine’s Day Massacre of 1929, where ballistic expert Calvin Goddard’s testimony brought attention to the relatively ... Read more

$11.69 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

The classic reference on the burgeoning field of forensic ballistics in the mid-1900s—including legal analysis of groundbreaking cases.The 1930s was a decade that provided impressive breakthroughs in the field of forensic ballistics, or firearms identification. Following the St. Valentine’s Day Massacre of 1929, where ballistic expert Calvin Goddard’s testimony brought attention to the relatively
... Read more
Peruvian Law Expert Reports and Testimony: A Practical Guide for Foreign Lawyers, Courts, and Cross-Border Cases

by Alberto Miranda ...

Peruvian Law Expert Reports and TestimonyWhen a foreign court, arbitral tribunal, or instructing counsel encounters a legal question governed by Peruvian law, the answer rarely comes from translation alone. A document translated into English may explain its words — but not its legal consequences under Peruvian civil law, registry practice, succession rules, notarial requirements, or recognition ... Read more

$19.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Peruvian Law Expert Reports and TestimonyWhen a foreign court, arbitral tribunal, or instructing counsel encounters a legal question governed by Peruvian law, the answer rarely comes from translation alone. A document translated into English may explain its words — but not its legal consequences under Peruvian civil law, registry practice, succession rules, notarial requirements, or recognition
... Read more
Bank Notes: The Updated True Story of the Boonie Hat Bandit

by Caroline Giammanco ...

St. Louis, Missouri is gripped by a series of twelve bank robberies that leave local and federal authorities baffled. Dubbed the Boonie Hat Bandit, this criminal methodically robs Banks in broad daylight leaving no clues. Everyone wonders who he is, and law enforcement scrambles while the robberies make national news. In this revised and updated version of the original, Bank Notes Revisited ... Read more

$4.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

St. Louis, Missouri is gripped by a series of twelve bank robberies that leave local and federal authorities baffled. Dubbed the Boonie Hat Bandit, this criminal methodically robs Banks in broad daylight leaving no clues. Everyone wonders who he is, and law enforcement scrambles while the robberies make national news. In this revised and updated version of the original, Bank Notes Revisited
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Handbook of Bloodstain Pattern Analysis

Edited by Toby L. Wolson ...

The Handbook of Bloodstain Pattern Analysis captures the latest understanding of the science that supports bloodstain pattern analysis (BPA) and includes the results of numerous research studies using modern technologies not found in previously published books. It provides the BPA community with a modern, up-to-date reference and training manual to outline and validate the utility, repeatability, ... Read more

$89.99 USD

The Handbook of Bloodstain Pattern Analysis captures the latest understanding of the science that supports bloodstain pattern analysis (BPA) and includes the results of numerous research studies using modern technologies not found in previously published books. It provides the BPA community with a modern, up-to-date reference and training manual to outline and validate the utility, repeatability,
... Read more
Criminal Law, Procedure, and Evidence

by Walter P. Signorelli ...

Providing a complete view of U.S. legal principles, this book addresses distinct issues as well as the overlays and connections between them. It presents as a cohesive whole the interrelationships between constitutional principles, statutory criminal laws, procedural law, and common-law evidentiary doctrines. This fully revised and updated new edition also includes discussion questions and ... Read more

$90.89 USD

Providing a complete view of U.S. legal principles, this book addresses distinct issues as well as the overlays and connections between them. It presents as a cohesive whole the interrelationships between constitutional principles, statutory criminal laws, procedural law, and common-law evidentiary doctrines. This fully revised and updated new edition also includes discussion questions and
... Read more
Army Regulation AR 195-5 Criminal Investigation Evidence Procedures 22 February 2013

by United States Government US Army ...

This regulation provides standards for receiving, processing, safeguarding, and disposing of physical evidence acquired by special agents, investigative assistants, and evidence custodians of the U.S. Army Criminal Investigation Command (USACIDC); Military Police (MP); and Department of the Army (DA) employees and contractor personnel who are assigned to civilian police or security guard positions ... Read more

$2.69 USD

This regulation provides standards for receiving, processing, safeguarding, and disposing of physical evidence acquired by special agents, investigative assistants, and evidence custodians of the U.S. Army Criminal Investigation Command (USACIDC); Military Police (MP); and Department of the Army (DA) employees and contractor personnel who are assigned to civilian police or security guard positions
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Guilt by Accusation

The Challenge of Proving Innocence in the Age of #MeToo

by Alan Dershowitz ...

A Wall Street Journal bestseller! Alan Dershowitz, one of America’s most respected legal scholars and a New York Times bestselling author proves—with incontrovertible evidence—that he is entirely innocent of the sexual misconduct accusations against him, while suggesting a roadmap for how such allegations should be handled in a just society.“Maybe the question isn’t what happened to Alan ... Read more

$5.99 USD

A Wall Street Journal bestseller! Alan Dershowitz, one of America’s most respected legal scholars and a New York Times bestselling author proves—with incontrovertible evidence—that he is entirely innocent of the sexual misconduct accusations against him, while suggesting a roadmap for how such allegations should be handled in a just society.“Maybe the question isn’t what happened to Alan
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MacCarthy on Impeachment

How to Find and Use These Weapons of Mass Destruction

by Sean Patrick MacCarthy Sean Patrick MacCarthy, Terence F. MacCarthy ...

Impeachment of witnesses is "an alien, mystifying, and obtuse area of the law," write the authors of MacCarthy on Impeachment. While there are many books on evidence and trial advocacy, there is very little written specifically on impeachment. For the trial lawyer and judge, it is one of the most confusing and misunderstood parts of the trial. Just as cross examination is the most difficult of ... Read more

$45.35 USD

Impeachment of witnesses is "an alien, mystifying, and obtuse area of the law," write the authors of MacCarthy on Impeachment. While there are many books on evidence and trial advocacy, there is very little written specifically on impeachment. For the trial lawyer and judge, it is one of the most confusing and misunderstood parts of the trial. Just as cross examination is the most difficult of
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L'affaire Jubillar

by La Chronique Judiciaire ...

Le corps de Delphine Jubillar n'a jamais été retrouvé. Pourtant, son mari, Cédric Jubillar, a été condamné pour son meurtre. Sur quoi repose cette décision ?Dans ce récit d'enquête unique, précis et implacable, vous plongerez au cœur d'une affaire judiciaire qui a tenu la France en haleine pendant cinq ans. De la disparition inexpliquée à la condamnation sans aveux ni preuves matérielles, ce livre ... Read more

$9.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Le corps de Delphine Jubillar n'a jamais été retrouvé. Pourtant, son mari, Cédric Jubillar, a été condamné pour son meurtre. Sur quoi repose cette décision ?Dans ce récit d'enquête unique, précis et implacable, vous plongerez au cœur d'une affaire judiciaire qui a tenu la France en haleine pendant cinq ans. De la disparition inexpliquée à la condamnation sans aveux ni preuves matérielles, ce livre
... Read more
Unraveling the Wrongful Conviction

A Guide for Analyzing Innocence Claims

by Daniel Grothaus ...

This book lays out the author’s proven approach to investigating and assessing a defendant’s claim of innocence whether pre-trial or post-conviction. The author weaves his 35 years of experience into a simple step-by-step process, showing the reader how to objectively investigate a wrongful conviction. He uses his case histories to describe an alternative to the “trial and error” methods so often ... Read more

$54.89 USD

This book lays out the author’s proven approach to investigating and assessing a defendant’s claim of innocence whether pre-trial or post-conviction. The author weaves his 35 years of experience into a simple step-by-step process, showing the reader how to objectively investigate a wrongful conviction. He uses his case histories to describe an alternative to the “trial and error” methods so often
... Read more
Cold Case Homicides

Practical Investigative Techniques

Edited by Rachel H. Walton, Frank P. Tona ...

Series series Practical Aspects of Criminal and Forensic Investigations
The Third Edition of Cold Case Homicides remains a vital resource for students and professionals alike, offering a comprehensive guide to the investigation and resolution of unsolved cases. Updated with the latest advancements, this edition emphasizes the evolving landscape of cold case work, including cutting-edge forensic tools, the expanding role of digital and mobile evidence, and the ... Read more

$85.49 USD

The Third Edition of Cold Case Homicides remains a vital resource for students and professionals alike, offering a comprehensive guide to the investigation and resolution of unsolved cases. Updated with the latest advancements, this edition emphasizes the evolving landscape of cold case work, including cutting-edge forensic tools, the expanding role of digital and mobile evidence, and the
... Read more
Police Misconduct Complaint Investigations Manual

by Barbara Attard, Kathryn Olson ...

Series series Routledge Series on Practical and Evidence-Based Policing
The Police Misconduct Complaint Investigations Manual provides a timely and unique, step-by-step approach to conducting or reviewing police misconduct investigations, whether a complaint involves a lower-level allegation of discourtesy or more serious concerns such as excessive force or criminal behavior. Utilizing real-life examples and updated case law to illustrate points, it provides best ... Read more

$59.39 USD

The Police Misconduct Complaint Investigations Manual provides a timely and unique, step-by-step approach to conducting or reviewing police misconduct investigations, whether a complaint involves a lower-level allegation of discourtesy or more serious concerns such as excessive force or criminal behavior. Utilizing real-life examples and updated case law to illustrate points, it provides best
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Through the Distorted Lens

Constructing Truth and Reality with Legal Narratives

by Fiona C. Hum ...

Series series Routledge Frontiers of Criminal Justice
This monograph analyses controversial trial outcomes (both civil and criminal) through a post-structural feminist lens of narrative creation. It considers how narratives are constructed in trials and how the admission or exclusion of evidence can lead to the formation of distorted narratives that produce flawed outcomes.The book discusses contemporary evidential challenges surrounding the societal ... Read more

$58.49 USD

This monograph analyses controversial trial outcomes (both civil and criminal) through a post-structural feminist lens of narrative creation. It considers how narratives are constructed in trials and how the admission or exclusion of evidence can lead to the formation of distorted narratives that produce flawed outcomes.The book discusses contemporary evidential challenges surrounding the societal
... Read more
Introduction to Forensic DNA Evidence for Criminal Justice Professionals

by Jane Moira Taupin ...

The use of DNA profiling in forensic cases has been considered the most innovative technique in forensic science since fingerprinting, yet for those with limited scientific knowledge, understanding DNA enough to utilize it properly can be a daunting task. Introduction to Forensic DNA Evidence for Criminal Justice Professionals is designed for nonscientific readers who need to learn how to ... Read more

$85.49 USD

The use of DNA profiling in forensic cases has been considered the most innovative technique in forensic science since fingerprinting, yet for those with limited scientific knowledge, understanding DNA enough to utilize it properly can be a daunting task. Introduction to Forensic DNA Evidence for Criminal Justice Professionals is designed for nonscientific readers who need to learn how to
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Drug Interdiction

Partnerships, Legal Principles, and Investigative Methodologies for Law Enforcement, Second Edition

by George S. Steffen, Samuel M. Candelaria ...

As drug trafficking and the abuse of illicit drugs continue to inflict untold harm upon our society, it is clear that a global initiative and an intense domestic strategy are vital to address the sophisticated drug trafficking organizations (DTOs) that are prevalent in many regions. Covering a wide array of domestic interdiction topics, Drug Interd ... Read more

$202.49 USD

As drug trafficking and the abuse of illicit drugs continue to inflict untold harm upon our society, it is clear that a global initiative and an intense domestic strategy are vital to address the sophisticated drug trafficking organizations (DTOs) that are prevalent in many regions. Covering a wide array of domestic interdiction topics, Drug Interd
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DNA and Property Crime Scene Investigation

Forensic Evidence and Law Enforcement

by David Makin ...

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 forensic evidence in criminal cases, specifically property crimes cases. DNA and Property Crime Scene Investigation looks at the current state of ... Read more

$76.49 USD

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 forensic evidence in criminal cases, specifically property crimes cases. DNA and Property Crime Scene Investigation looks at the current state of
... Read more
Tire Imprint Evidence

by Peter McDonald ...

Series series Practical Aspects of Criminal and Forensic Investigations
Improve your use of tire imprint evidence with the work of an expert. McDonald discusses methods for examining, capturing, and recording imprints, outlines standard procedures for identification, shows how to prepare expert testimony, and provides detailed technical information helpful in identifying imprints. ... Read more

$70.19 USD

Improve your use of tire imprint evidence with the work of an expert. McDonald discusses methods for examining, capturing, and recording imprints, outlines standard procedures for identification, shows how to prepare expert testimony, and provides detailed technical information helpful in identifying imprints.
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Key Terms and Concepts for Investigation

A Reference for Criminal, Private, and Military Investigators

Edited by John Fay ...

Key Terms and Concepts for Investigation provides students and practitioners with a compilation of concise, accurate articles on major topics pertaining to criminal, private, and military investigations. Each entry in this reference features a definition and then describes its function in investigation, including best practices and job characteristics. From financial crimes, digital forensics, and ... Read more

$76.49 USD

Key Terms and Concepts for Investigation provides students and practitioners with a compilation of concise, accurate articles on major topics pertaining to criminal, private, and military investigations. Each entry in this reference features a definition and then describes its function in investigation, including best practices and job characteristics. From financial crimes, digital forensics, and
... Read more

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