Law Enforcement category: 654 books

Explores the interdisciplinary nature and potential of the field of criminology, covering the fields of sociology, economics, psychology, biology, philosophy and religious studies. The conclusion demonstrates various theoretical approaches for policy development and discusses opportunities for incorporating academic contributions into the political process.

Biker Gangs and Transnational Organized Crime, Second Edition, describes and analyzes a rapidly expanding global problem: criminal acts committed by motorcycle gangs. Thomas Barker, one of the world’s top experts on outlaw biker gangs, offers fascinating details about the Bandidos, the Vagos, the...

First published in 1998, this volume seeks to examine a range of policing techniques which are new, if not in their conception, then at least in their importance to the form of police enquiries in the late 20th century. Some of them are beginning to be discussed under categories of 'proactive' or...

This book investigates various public aspects of the management, use, and control of social media by police agencies in Canada. This book aims to illustrate the process by which new information technology—namely, social media—and related changes in communication formats have affected the public...

Foucault and Family Relations: Governing from a Distance in Australia analyzes how notions of property ownership were instrumental in maintaining family stability and continuity in rural Australia, outlining how inheritance and divorce laws functioned to govern the internal relationships of families...

This book reviews concepts, information and points of view that help to explain the context and constraints of the criminal justice system. The chapters summarize developments in public policy and crime control, and interweave themes central to the discussion: the impact of ideology, the role of the media, and the politicization of crime and criminal justice.

La lotta al terrorismo passa per la condivisione delle informazioni. Oggi un grande database nazionale integrato con i servizi internazionali è indispensabile per costruire una arma "non convenzionale" di difesa contro il terrorismo.Inoltre l'operazione oltre a migliorare la difesa dei...

Der Verfassungsschutz steckt in einer tiefen Vertrauenskrise. Selbst konservative Politiker fordern Aufklärung über seine Verstrickungen ins Neonazi-Milieu und stellen seine Effektivität in Frage. Claus Leggewie und Horst Meier analysieren den Verfassungsschutz als Fehlkonstruktion aus dem Kalten...

The motivation to write Professional Investigation and other investigation books that this author has already published stemmed from the persistent observation in his professional practice as an investigator of many innocent, helpless, and poor people convicted wrongfully or remanded without justification....

Sin pretender clasificar el delito doloso como el mayor o menor agravante de delito, aunque considerándolo un elemento de tipo, el dolo viene determinado por muchas variantes doctrinales. En el presente trabajo se resalta el papel decisivo como elemento intelectual y delimitador entre imputación...

Teniendo en cuenta que quien ayuda a ejecutar un crimen no lo ejecuta, la conducta de autoría del crimen es considerada aquella que directamente se enfrenta a la prohibición. Con esto se entra a evaluar la creación del riesgo determinando la modalidad de participación.

¿Qué papel ha desempeñado la política en un tema tan complejo y fundamental como el de la seguridad? En todo Estado democrático, la policía es una institución civil profesional que garantiza los derechos y las libertades individuales. En nuestro país se ha convertido, en muchísimos casos,...

Madame, Peu faite au langage que l’on tient aux Rois, je n’emploierai point l’adulation des Courtisans pour vous faire hommage de cette singulière production. Mon but, Madame, est de vous parler franchement ; je n’ai pas attendu pour m’exprimer ainsi, l’époque de la Liberté...

Un giornalista, Mauro Ravarino, che dai “fatti di Genova” del luglio 2001 non ha superato la diffidenza nei confronti delle forze dell’ordine, incontra Luigi Notari, un poliziotto di lungo corso, che crede nella sua istituzione ma ne ha ripetutamente contestato il conformismo, anche dopo Genova....