Showing titles in Criminology

Getting someone to tell the truth is an essential skill that very few people possess. In the boardroom, classroom, or our own homes, every day we interact with others and try to get the truth from them. People are often untruthful out of fear of negative consequences associated with divulging...

Find out what truly creates and defines a psychopath, from the leading expert who helped to create Killing Eve's Villanelle. Dr. Mark Freestone has worked on some of the most interesting, infamous and disturbing cases of psychopathology in recent years. His expertise has led to a consultant role...

This program includes an epilogue and acknowledgements read by the author “A fascinating tale of poisons and poisonous deeds which both educates and entertains.” --Kathy Reichs As any reader or listener of murder mysteries can tell you, poison is one of the most enduring—and...

I 2013 holdt Martin Fryd Petersen op med at eksistere. Efter at have vidnet mod rockergruppen Hells Angels blev han gemt væk af politiet og placeret i PETs vidnebeskyttelsesprogram. I denne bog genopstår han, for at fortælle om sin forvandling fra eks-rocker og politividne til at blive en...

I sommeren 1981 forsvinder 23-årige Else Marie fra den lille jyske by Ry. To måneder senere bliver hendes skelet fundet i et krat. Drabet på Else Marie er blot et af mange på unge kvinder og piger i slutningen af 1970’erne og begyndelsen af 80’erne, der stadig er uopklarede. Og noget...

True police fra forreste linje I denne bog står ni danske politibetjente frem som førstehåndsvidner til de værste øjeblikke i nyere dansk kriminalhistorie. De står ansigt til ansigt med koldblodige forbrydere og psykisk uligevægtige, der har taget deres livs mest fatale beslutning og nu...

This audiobook is narrated by an AI Voice. Modern scams no longer look obvious. A fake emergency call can sound real. A text from a “bank” can arrive at the worst possible moment. A grandparent, partner, teen, or parent can be pressured into sending money, sharing codes, clicking links, or...

In seinem Hörbuch klärt Fabio De Masi auf über die Ursachen von Finanzkrisen, die Triebkräfte hinter den jüngeren Wirtschaftsskandalen und die geopolitischen Schlachten um die Kontrolle der weltweiten Finanzströme im Internet. Er gewährt dabei auch Einblick hinter die Kulissen von politischer Arbeit und Untersuchungsausschüssen und in seine eigene Motivation, Wirtschaftskriminalität zu stoppen und für soziale Gerechtigkeit zu kämpfen. Und er erklärt im Detail, was jetzt getan werden muss, um Wirtschaft und Demokratie vor Finanzkriminellen zu schützen.

'Thrilling…has the snap of a Hollywood script…compelling.' Wall Street Journal The gripping true story, that reads like fiction, of how legendary FBI Special Agent Martin Suarez went deep undercover – and lived a double-life for years – to infiltrate Colombia's most insidious drug...

From the author of the bestselling books about the escalation of organised crime and gangs in New Zealand. The brutal execution of an innocent man. The undercover DEA agent who fooled the Hells Angels in a 400kg cocaine plot. The brutal execution of a not-so innocent man. The never-ending quest...

From the author of #1 New York Times bestseller American Tragedy.Nothing written about the death of JonBenet Ramsey can possibly prepare the listener for the revelations in this audiobook. Here, acclaimed writer Lawrence Schiller reveals for the first time the uncensored true story of the events...

Forensic Science Errors and Wrongful Convictions: Case Studies and Root Causes provides a rigorous and detailed examination of two key issues: the continuing problem of wrongful convictions and the role of forensic science in these miscarriages of justice.

The dramatic events of some of the world’s most controversial murder trials The stakes are never higher when the charge is murder... Explore the riveting twists and turns of some of the most notorious and controversial murder trials in history, such as the O. J. Simpson, Phil Spector, and...

New Deal Law and Order follows President Franklin Roosevelt, Attorney General Homer Cummings, and their war on crime coalition, which overcame the institutional and political challenges to the legitimacy of national law enforcement. Promises of law and order helped to manage tensions among key Democratic Party factions—organized labor, Black Americans, and white Southerners. Their anticrime program, featuring a strengthened criminal code, an empowered FBI, and the first federal war on marijuana, was essential to the expansion of national authority previously stymied on constitutional grounds.

Sie ist die Fürsprecherin der Toten: Im Forensik-Thriller "Tote klagen an" löst Cassie Raven, die toughe Pathologie-Assistentin mit einer Vorliebe für Piercings und Tattoos, ihren 3. Fall. Cassie Raven steckt in einer tiefen Krise: Schon seit Monaten hat die junge Assistentin der Rechtsmedizin keinen jener besonderen Momente mehr erlebt, in denen die Toten zu ihr "sprechen". Hat sie ihre Gabe verloren – und falls ja, welchen Sinn hat es dann, sich täglich mit so viel Tod zu umgeben? Als eines Tages eine Leiche gegen den Rumpf ihres Hausbootes stößt, geht der Fall Cassie ungewöhnlich nahe.

For the first time, the four most popular restorative justice audiobooks in the Justice & Peacebuilding series —The Little Book of Restorative Justice: Revised and Updated, The Little Book of Victim Offender Conferencing, The Little Book of Family Group Conferences, and The Little Book of Circle Processes — are available in one audio volume.

Amy L. Williams has spent three decades doing ministry with youth in gangs and prisons. While most of society sees high-risk youth through lenses of fear or disregard, she has come to see them through God's eyes as having tremendous value and potential. Worth Seeing provides an up-close look at her work—successes, losses, lessons, and embarrassing mistakes. Through personal narrative, Amy reveals the lives of youth who are often pushed to the margins of society.

Deciding if a prisoner should stay in prison or be released is no mean feat. Enter the fascinating world of the parole board with Rob McKeon of BBC’s Parole. …You don’t know what you don’t know. How can you predict the future when you don’t know what you don’t know? Rob McKeon is a...

The National Rifle Association (NRA) is an important actor in the American gun debate. While popular explanations for the group’s influence often focus on the NRA’s lobbying and campaign donations, it receives lesser attention for the mass mobilization efforts that make these political endeavours possible. On Target explores why the NRA is so influential and how we can understand the group’s impact on firearms policy in the United States.

In this poignant, wry, and powerful memoir, Nunn links the politics of Black Power to the movements for Black lives and dignified reentry today. His story underscores the power of coalition building, persistence in the face of backlash, and the importance of centering the voices of experience in the fight for freedom-and proves, once and for all, that jailbirds can fly.