Law Enforcement category: 654 books
The Terror Factory
Inside the FBI's Manufactured War on Terrorism: The ISIS Edition
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2018
“Compelling, shocking, and gritty with intrigue.”—Publishers Weekly (starred review)
“A real eye-opener that questions how well the country’s security is being protected.”—Kirkus (starred review)
A groundbreaking work of investigative journalism, The Terror Factory: The...
by Mike German
Language: English
Release Date: January 31, 2007
Language: English
Release Date: January 31, 2007
As the fifth full year of AmericaÆs global war on terrorism continues, statistics concerning terrorist attacks show a disturbing trend: from a twenty-one-year high in 2003, attacks tripled in 2004 and then doubled in 2005. And as the incidence of terrorist attacks increased, so has the number of terrorists....
by Donna M. Wells
Language: English
Release Date: October 3, 2003
Language: English
Release Date: October 3, 2003
The Boston Police Department was formally organized in 1854, but the department traces its origins to the establishment of a night watch of six men and an officer in 1631. At a town meeting in 1701, watchmen were instructed to be "on duty from ten o'clock till broad daylight. . . . They are to go about...
Freedom and Order
How Democratic Governments Restrict Civil Liberties after Terrorist Attacks_and Why Sometimes They Don't
Language: English
Release Date: May 19, 2011
The book examines how governments and publics react to terrorist attacks in the United States, the United Kingdom and Israel. It focuses specifically on why civil liberties are abridged in some cases and not in others. The chapters cover the topic by looking at it through a number of different lenses,...
De-Radicalisation in the UK Prevent Strategy
Security, Identity and Religion
Language: English
Release Date: March 16, 2017
This book examines de-radicalisation policy in the UK and addresses the contradictions evident in the conceptualisation and practice of de-radicalisation.
It explores three main themes that touch upon some of the most pressing issues of our day: security, identity and religion. Situated within...
Special Branch
A History: 1883-2006
Language: English
Release Date: August 20, 2015
Initially tasked with combatting the threat of Irish republican terrorists in the reign of Queen Victoria, the Metropolitan Police Special Branch went on to play a major role in the defence of the realm for over 120 years. Over time, 'the Branch', as it came to be known, assumed a much wider role,...
by Glenn Elsden
Language: English
Release Date: August 20, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: August 20, 2010
This memoir reflects the true story of a South African policeman, who served his country during the apartheid era, and also 7 years into democracy. The author spent the last few years of his 24-year long career in the crime-ridden and war torn province of KwaZulu/Natal, where he performed official duties as a forensic ballistic analyst.
Our 50-State Border Crisis
How the Mexican Border Fuels the Drug Epidemic Across America
Language: English
Release Date: April 3, 2018
**NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
From one of America's most prominent philanthropists, an eye-opening, myth-busting new perspective on the crisis at the U.S.-Mexico border.**
Howard G. Buffett has seen first-hand the devastating impact of cheap Mexican heroin and other opiate cocktails across...
Shots on the Bridge
Police Violence and Cover-Up in the Wake of Katrina
Language: English
Release Date: August 18, 2015
A harrowing story of blue on black violence, of black lives that seemingly did not matter.
On September 4, 2005, six days after Hurricane Katrina’s landfall in New Orleans, two groups of people intersected on the Danziger Bridge, a low-rising expanse over the Industrial Canal. One was the...
Crossing the Thinnest Line
How Embracing Diversity-from the Office to the Oscars-Makes America Stronger
Language: English
Release Date: September 20, 2016
FROM THE VERY FOUNDING OF OUR NATION, diversity has been one of our greatest strengths but also the greatest source of conflict. In less than a generation, America will become "minority-majority," and the world economy, already interconnected, will be even more globalized. The stakes for...
Dying to Live
A Story of U.S. Immigration in an Age of Global Apartheid
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2013
Book will be published on May 1st, 2008, the third anniversary of “A Day Without A Mexican,” the major national immigrant protests. The complex topic of immigration becomes a visceral experience for the reader through the telling of one man’s story, and his ultimate death. Congress will likely...
Meditations on Violence
A Comparison of Martial Arts Training & Real World Violence
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2014
ForeWord's Book of the Year Award FINALIST - 2008
USA Best Book Award FINALIST - 2008
A Comparison of Martial Arts Training & Real-World Violence.
Experienced martial artist and veteran correction officer Sgt. Rory Miller distills what he has learned from jailhouse brawls, tactical...
by David K. Shipler
Language: English
Release Date: April 19, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: April 19, 2011
From the best-selling author of The Working Poor, an impassioned, incisive look at the violations of civil liberties in the United States that have accelerated over the past decade—and their direct impact on our lives.
How have our rights to privacy and justice been undermined? What exactly...
Crime, Clemency & Consequence in Britain 1821–39
A Slice of Criminal Life
Language: English
Release Date: September 30, 2017
A history of criminal justice—from bigamy and body snatching to fraud and murder. “Offers a fascinating insight into the social conditions of the time” (Crime Review).
From the woman who steals a cloak, to the highwayman and the middle-class forger, this book allows us a glimpse of the rich...