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Criminal profiling Criminal profiling Jenny MacKay Crime solving is painstaking, but modern methods and technological advances have significantly changed the field of criminal investigation. Clues to crimes both spectacular and ordinary can now be fo… OL11926894W
Perplexing people Perplexing people Gary L. Blackwood "Discusses the mysteries surrounding history's most perplexing people"--Provided by publisher. OL121027W
Crime in America Crime in America Milton Meltzer Discusses various aspects of crime in America, including crime in the streets, battered family members, the Mob, and law enforcement. OL14941638W
The duty to rescue The duty to rescue Rose Blue Examines what happens when a crime is perpetrated against an innocent person and nobody cares, discussing the protection of those responsible for rescuing victims and the legal aspects of such situat… OL15207331W
Cyberbullying Cyberbullying Louise I. Gerdes Presents a collection of essays looking at the issue of cyberbullying, including its ramifications, the parents' role, and whether or not laws against it threaten free speech. OL16589099W
Cybercrime Cybercrime Sara L. Latta "Read about this history of cybercrime, and learn about the different types of scams--from phising to spam to hacking--that take place on the internet"--Provided by publisher. OL16633732W
Digital dangers Digital dangers Rachel Stuckey This book examines the dangers to young people navigating the digital world. Topics include sexting, cyber bullying, the danger of online predators, and other threats in an electronic environment. Ti… OL17903803W
Caillou Caillou Anne Paradis Caillou goes fishing for the first time. He can hardly wait to catch his own fish. Will Caillou be patient enough? OL17935473W
To look a Nazi in the eye To look a Nazi in the eye Kathy Kacer This nonfiction book for middle-grade readers tells the true story of nineteen-year-old Jordana Lebowitz's time in Germany, where she went to witness the trial of Oskar Groening, known as the bookkee… OL19724663W
Up for sale Up for sale Alison Marie Behnke Up for Sale tackles human trafficking and modern slavery around the world, from forced labor to sexual exploitation. It offers heart-wrenching personal accounts from survivors and information about t… OL19983587W
Overturning wrongful convictions Overturning wrongful convictions Elizabeth A. Murray Imagine being convicted of a crime you didn't commit and spending years behind bars. Since 1989 more than 1,400 Americans who experienced this injustice have been exonerated. How can these injustices… OL20002297W
Sexual Assault Sexual Assault Olivia Ghafoerkhan xv, 197 pages : 27 cm OL21136023W
Stay safe! Stay safe! Claire Llewellyn This practical book uses simple, clear language to encourage children to take care of themselves and their bodies. OL21670201W
Pirates & smugglers Pirates & smugglers Moira Butterfield Explores the colorful history of piracy and smuggling, including the Golden Age of buccaneers, Prohibition-era rumrunners, and endangered wildlife kidnapping. Pirates and Smugglers is a swashbuckling… OL2215379W
They broke the law, you be the judge They broke the law, you be the judge Thomas A. Jacobs Letters from and interviews with twenty-one children and teenagers who broke the law reveal what it is like to be arrested, attend legal proceedings, and be held accountable for one's actions. OL2642824W
Banished, beheaded, or boiled in oil Banished, beheaded, or boiled in oil Neil Tonge The history of punishing criminals is a long and gruesome one. In 620 BC, a Greek named Draco wrote a legal code that punished almost every crime with death except murder! For that, criminals were ex… OL27015179W
The Wild West The Wild West Allison Lassieur "Describes the people and events of the age of the Wild West in the year 1876. The reader's choices reveal the historical details from the perspective of an outlaw, a lawman, and a fortune-seeker in … OL2750562W
Al Capone and His Gang (Famous Dead People) Al Capone and His Gang (Famous Dead People) Alan MacDonald Even though he is dead, Al's still full of surprises. Now you can get the inside story with Al's secret diary, read the news hot off the press from The Chicago Bugle and flick through Det, Lefty Lane… OL28927W
True horror stories True horror stories Terrance Dicks Presents accounts of ghostly appearances, terrifying fires, alien sightings and encounters, terrorist activities, ecological disasters, and other occurrences that strike fear in people's hearts. OL3354522W
Violent crime Violent crime John Salak Discusses the problems of violence and crime while providing special focus on how violent crime affects young people at home and in their neighborhoods. OL3750925W
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