Juvenile Justice: An Introduction, 7th Edition John T. Whitehead, Steven P. Lab ISBN: 978-1-4557-7892-8
Juvenile Justice: An Introduction is a student-friendly analysis of all aspects of the juvenile justice system. The book covers the history and development of the juvenile justice system and the unique issues related to juveniles, including police interaction, court processes, due process, movements toward diversion and deinstitutionalization, and community intervention. This book also examines particular issues within juvenile justice, such as female delinquency, gang delinquency, and the use of the death penalty and Life Without Parole with juveniles. Evidence-based suggestions for successful interventions and treatment are included, with a focus on performing cost-benefit analyses of what works versus what is ineffective with juveniles. The book concludes with a look to the future of the juvenile court, including the real possibility of abolition.... [more]
Criminal Justice Policy and Planning, 4th Edition Wayne N. Welsh, Philip W. Harris ISBN: 978-1-4377-3500-0
Criminal Justice Policy and Planning is unique in the manner in which it addresses the adoption and implementation of programs and policies. It goes beyond simply teaching policy analysis or research methods, but instead offers a comprehensive account of the research, action, collaboration, strategy, and management that enters into the process... [more]
The Psychology of Criminal Conduct, 5th Edition D.A. Andrews, James Bonta ISBN: 978-1-4224-6329-1
The authors bring the "person" back into criminology by focusing on understanding individual differences in criminal conduct and recognizing the importance of personal, interpersonal, and community factors. What results is a truly interdisciplinary general personality and social psychology of criminal behavior that is open to a wide variety of factors that relate to individual differences — a perspective with both theoretical and practical significance in North America and Great Britain... [more]
Victimology, 6th Edition William G. Doerner, Steven P. Lab ISBN: 978-1-4377-3486-7
This breakthrough work provides an organizing structure for the history and current state of the field of victimology, and outlines the reasons compelling a separate focus on crime victims. Highly readable, Victimology explores the role of victimology in today’s criminal justice system, examining the consequences of victimization and the various remedies now available for victims. In addition to the latest developments in victimology, the authors have included a new chapter on property victimization, and have enhanced and expanded the chapter on personal victimization... [more]
Corrections in the Community, 5th Edition Edward J. Latessa, Paula Smith ISBN: 978-1-4377-5592-3
Corrections in the Community is an introductory text that provides a solid foundation of the most recent and salient information available on the broad and dynamic subject of community corrections. It explores the issues and practices facing community corrections, using the latest research in the field, in a way that makes it easy to use and understand. This book provides students with a thorough understanding of the theoretical and practical aspects of community corrections... [more]
DeathQuest: An Introduction to the Theory and Practice of Capital Punishment in the United States, 4th Edition Robert M. Bohm ISBN: 978-1-4377-3493-5
This fourth edition of the first true textbook on the death penalty engages the reader with a full account of the arguments and issues surrounding capital punishment. The book begins with the history of the death penalty from colonial to modern times, and then examines the moral and legal arguments for and against capital punishment. It also provides an overview of major Supreme Court decisions and describes the legal process behind the death penalty. In addressing these issues, the author reviews recent developments in death penalty law and procedure, including ramifications of newer case law, such as that regarding using lethal injection as a method of execution. The author's motivation has been to understand what motivates the "deathquest" of the American people, leading a large percentage of the public to support the death penalty. The book will educate readers so that whatever their death penalty opinions are, they are informed ones... [more]
The best-selling digital forensics book now covers Windows 7.
Now in its third edition, Harlan Carvey has updated Windows Forensic Analysis Toolkit to cover Windows 7 systems, where the primary focus is on analyzing Windows 7 systems and on processes using free and open-source tools. The book covers live response, file analysis, malware detection, timeline, and much more. Carvey brings the material alive in a way that will speak to students -- presenting real-life experiences from the trenches, making the material realistic and showing the why behind the how. This edition complements Windows Forensic Analysis Toolkit, 2nd Ed. (ISBN: 9781597494229), which focuses primarily on XP ... [more]
Ethical hacking and penetration testing made easy — no prior hacking experience required!
The Basics of Hacking and Penetration Testing serves as an introduction to the steps required to complete a penetration test or perform an ethical hack from beginning to end. Students learn how to properly utilize and interpret the results of the modern-day hacking tools required to complete a penetration test. A simple and clean explanation of how to effectively utilize these tools — as well as the introduction to a four-step methodology for conducting a penetration test or hack — provides students with the know-how required to jump start their careers and gain a better understanding of offensive security.... [more]
Forensic scientists, law enforcement, and crime scene investigators are often tasked with reconstruction of events based on crime scene evidence, and the subsequent analysis of that evidence. The use and misuse of firearms to perpetrate crimes from theft to murder necessitates numerous invitations to reconstruct shooting incidents. The discharge of firearms and the behavior of projectiles create many forms of physical evidence that, through proper testing and interpretation by a skilled forensic scientist, can establish what did and what did not occur. This book is generated from the authors numerous years of conducting courses and seminars on the subject of shooting incident reconstruction.... [more]
Designed for forensic science students, Crime Reconstruction is a guide to the interpretation of physical evidence. This collaborative effort by internationally known and respected forensic science practitioners with generations of case experience covers arson reconstruction, trace evidence interpretation, advanced bloodstain interpretation, and reconstructionist ethics. Additional chapters cover the subjects of shooting incident reconstruction, interpreting digital evidence, stager crime scenes, and examiner bias... [more]
A clear and contemporary introduction to the field, Constitutional Law decodes "legalese" and examines those specific provisions that govern the day-to-day work of criminal justice personnel while protecting the individual rights of whom they serve... [more]
Criminal Evidence, 11th Edition Jefferson L. Ingram ISBN: 978-1-4377-3503-1
In addition to covering the basics of collecting, preserving and presenting evidence, this revision presents the latest developments in the law of evidence that are of interest to criminal justice personnel. Highlights include: chapter outlines, lists of key terms and concepts for each chapter, a glossary and vocabulary highlight boxes, end-of-chapter discussion questions, and new, up-to-date cases in Part II... [more]
This comprehensive text provides an introduction to key law enforcement topics, integrating major empirical findings and theory-based research findings in the field with a thorough analysis of contemporary policing problems.
The issues-oriented discussion focuses on critical concerns facing American police, including personnel systems, organization and management, operations, discretion, use of force, culture and behavior, ethics and deviance, civil liability and police-community relations. A critical assessment of police history and the role politics played in the development of American police institutions is offered. Globalization, terrorism and homeland security are addressed.... [more]
Community policing is a philosophy and organizational strategy that expands the traditional police mandate of fighting crime to include forming partnerships with citizenry that endorse mutual support and participation. The first textbook of its kind, Community Policing: A Contemporary Perspective delineates this progressive approach, combining the accrued wisdom and experience of its established authors with the latest research-based insights to help students apply what is on the page to the world beyond. 'Spotlight on Community Policing Practice' sections feature real-life community policing programs in various cities, and problem-solving case studies cover special topics.... [more]
Amoroso offers a technical, architectural, and management approach to solving the problems of protecting national infrastructure. This includes practical and empirically-based guidance for students wishing to become or professionals who already work as security engineers, network operators, software designers, technology managers, application developers, etc. This approach includes controversial themes such as the deliberate use of deception to trap intruders. It also serves as an attractive framework for a new national strategy for cyber security. Each principle is presented as a separate security strategy, along with pages of compelling examples that demonstrate use of the principle. A specific set of criteria requirements allows any organization, such as a government agency, to integrate the principles into their local environment... [more]
Risk Analysis and the Security Survey, 4th Edition James F. Broder, Gene Tucker ISBN: 978-0-12-382233-8
In the Fourth Edition of Risk Analysis and the Security Survey, James Broder and Gene Tucker guide you through analysis to implementation to provide you with tools to teach how to implement rigorous, accurate, and cost-effective security policies and designs. This book builds on the legacy of its predecessors by updating and covering new content. Understand the most fundamental theories surrounding risk control, design, and implementation by reviewing topics such as cost/benefit analysis, crime prediction, response planning, and business impact analysis--all updated to match today's current standards. This book shows how to develop and maintain current business contingency and disaster recovery plans to ensure enterprises are able to sustain loss are able to recover, and protect assets, be ita business, information, or people, from threats... [more]
Bullock and Haddow have set the standard for homeland security textbooks, and they follow up their number one selling third edition with this substantially improved version. Students will value the decades of experience that the authors bring to their analysis, and the new edition offers still more research-based data to balance the field-tested practical information included in each chapter. Additionally, links to the most current online government information help to keep the text up-to-date in this rapidly developing field. As with its predecessors, the book clearly delineates the bedrock principles of preparing for, mitigating, managing, and recovering from emergencies and disasters. However, this new edition emphasizes their value with improved clarity and focus... [more]
This handbook introduces the reader to the field of terrorism investigation. Describing how terrorists operate and how they differ from other criminals, it provides an outline of how terrorism investigations should be conducted. By helping investigators to develop skills and knowledge, this guide helps them to prepare prosecutable cases against terrorists. Updated (2008-2010) listing of domestic terrorist attacks and thoroughly revised appendix of selected extremist terms. Extensive revision of material on the future of terrorism investigation. New material on investigative task forces, undercover operations, and technical investigative techniques... [more]
