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Death by Rope - Volume One: 1867 to 1923 Death by Rope - Volume One: 1867 to 1923 Jeffrey E. Pfeifer Death by Rope: Volume One traces the stories of these men and women from 1867 to 1923and details the crimes they committed as well as their final steps on the gallows. The book provides the opportuni… OL12795697W
Prisoner Reentry and Crime in America Prisoner Reentry and Crime in America Jeremy Travis Prisoner Reentry and Crime in America is intended to shed light on a question that fuels the public's concern about the number of returning prisoners. What are the public safety consequences of the f… OL15180891W
Crime Crime John Muncie Through an examination of key concepts and criminological approaches, the books illuminate the different ways in which crime is constructed, conceived and controlled. International case studies are u… OL15457320W
Small arms, crime and conflict Small arms, crime and conflict Owen Greene "This book focuses on the use of small arms in violence and attempts by the state to govern the use and acquisition of these weapons. It is likely that hundreds of thousands of people are killed ever… OL15916748W
Crime and criminals Crime and criminals William Dudley Presents opposing viewpoints on various issues involving crime and criminals, including the causes of crime, treatment of criminals, and gun control. OL17857997W
Public Enemies Public Enemies Bryan Burrough In Public Enemies, bestselling author Bryan Burrough strips away the thick layer of myths put out by J. Edgar Hoovers FBI to tell the full storyfor the first timeof the most spectacular crime wave in… OL1975258W
Piégé par son ADN Piégé par son ADN Emeline Lebouteiller Dans un petit format dont la mise en pages foisonnante rappelle celle des magazines, cette série vise à initier les enfants à la science et aux applications concrètes des récentes découvertes effectu… OL24203033W
CRIME A L'AMERICAINE CRIME A L'AMERICAINE Frank Browning Dans cette étude détaillée et bien documentée, les auteurs analysent les divers types de crimes commis aux Etats-Unis et les replacent dans le contexte social et historique du peuple américain, à div… OL24423460W
La délinquance et la criminalité La délinquance et la criminalité Iris Teichmann Problématique sociale ou économique dans une présentation qui voisine la facture des journaux à sensation (ton dramatique et photographies frappantes à l'appui). Transmet, somme toute, des informatio… OL24691476W
Je me vengerai Je me vengerai Jean-François Nahmias,Pierre Bellemare A travers quarante histoires de vengeance, P. Bellemare fait découvrir que les ravages de la haine, de la jalousie ou de l'envie peuvent dépasser l'inimaginable. OL24835529W
La police communautaire La police communautaire Line Beauchesne Cette étude démontre comment les grandes réformes policières constituent essentiellement des écrans de fumée qui masquent le rapport de la police au pouvoir politique dans le maintien de l'ordre soci… OL24837746W
Shantorian Shantorian Patrick Carman Roman policier Après un dernier test au cours duquel Finn a failli faire une chute qui lui aurait coûté la vie, les Trackers ont été engagés par l'ISD, "International Security Directive". Leur missi… OL24850777W
The edge is burning The edge is burning Paul Kropp Nick and his friend Marco unwittingly put themselves in danger when they decide to investigate a series of fires in their Edgemont nighborhood, one of which burnt down Nick's home. OL26413207W
Vivre, aimer et mourir Vivre, aimer et mourir André Lachance La première partie rappelle le quotidien des habitants de la Nouvelle-France, les coutumes et usages qui guident leurs gestes, de la naissance à la mort. La seconde rassemble des récits de criminels,… OL29229135W
Crime, shame, and reintegration Crime, shame, and reintegration John Braithwaite Crime, Shame and Reintegration is a contribution to general criminological theory. Its approach is as relevant to professional burglary as to episodic delinquency or white collar crime. Braithwaite a… OL4619113W
Murder in Minnesota Murder in Minnesota Walter N. Trenerry "My investigation of Minnesota murders over the years revealed no new motives for killing anyone. The old ones are perfectly satisfactory. . . . I hope you will find these murders interesting. I regr… OL5368035W
Against Prediction Against Prediction Bernard E. Harcourt From routine security checks at airports to the use of risk assessment in sentencing, actuarial methods are being used more than ever to determine whom law enforcement officials target and punish. An… OL5825433W
A treatise on the police of the metropolis A treatise on the police of the metropolis Patrick Colquhoun xvi, 655 pages 23 cm OL7158278W
Global Drug Enforcement Global Drug Enforcement Gregory D. Lee It's a national epidemic and an international conspiracy. Drugs have infested our society with a vengeance, making the drug enforcement agent a central figure in the war on drugs. International train… OL7950531W
Forensic Science Forensic Science Alex Frith This title explains the ingenious ways in which detectives analyze crime Scenes and deduce Criminal Identity using Scientific Methods and covers subjects such as ballistics fingerprints DNA. Patholog… OL8377974W
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