Product Description: A Law Enforcement Officer's Guide to Testifying in DWI and Other Cases is an indispensable guide to persuading judges and juries in DWI and other trials. With more than 30 years of experience as a prosecutor, trial judge, and administrative law judge, the author has valuable insights into the factors that impact a final verdict...read more

Product Description: The police are perhaps the most visible representation of government. They are charged with what has been characterized as an "impossible" mandate -- control and prevent crime, keep the peace, provide public services -- and do so within the constraints of democratic principles...read more

ABNORMAL PSYCHOLOGY 2e, by award-winning teacher, and noted researcher Susan Nolen-Hoeksema, is a text for a new generation. Science, Compassion, and Teachability are the organizing themes for this ground breaking text. Dr. Nolen-Hoeksema combines cutting-edge research with her award winning teaching style and presents Abnormal Psychology in a compassionate framework. This is the first text that successfully presents research in a way that is both teachable and gives a voice to those struggling with mental illness. Several new features have been added to the second edition around the themes of Science, Compassion, and Teachability. Science The second edition of ABNORMAL PSYCHOLOGY continues to give students a solid grounding in the classic research of abnormal psychology. New to the edition are features that highlight fascinating new scientific research or theories that hold promise of revolutionizing theory and treatment in the field and that discuss scientific controversies in abnormal psychology in a balanced way. Important discussions on the impact of culture and gender on mental disorders are woven into each chapter. Dr. Nolen-Hoeksema's style of presenting scientific findings is engaging to students and brings the science to life in a way that no other research-based text does. Compassion The second edition of ABNORMAL PSYCHOLOGY highlights the personal accounts of people struggling with mental illness to give students a greater understanding of the suffering that these individuals experience. The concerns of students who have suffered mental disorders themselves are also addressed directly in this edition. Teachablity The second edition continues to present difficult material with the clarity that aids student learning and includes NEW student friendly pedagogy such as Concept Review Tables to help students organize and visualize difficult concepts.

Product Description: Lawsuits are a fact of life for the criminal justice officer. They are predictable, preventable, and winnable. Managing the Use of Force Incident reveals a new and innovative approach to law enforcement liability management. Written by a cop for cops, this book presents the information necessary to minimize department and officer liability, win excessive force lawsuits, and properly manage a high profile use of force incident...read more

Product Description: Known for its straightforward and non-legalese approach, Essentials of Criminal Law 10e,  continues to deliver a clear, concise and lively introduction to criminal law.  This best-selling book includes coverage of all the latest legal issues and Supreme Court decisions, and presents thought-provoking questions and real-life case studies that stimulate critical thinking and debate...read more

Product Description: What happens when two systems, law and medicine, are joined in the arena of the court? This work deals with the structure and the premises of two diverse discourse models; the approach is anthropological. Several chapters are preponderantly based on legal research, addressing cases requiring testimony by expert witnesses on recent technologies used in the laboratories of medical scientists...read more

Search and seizure in law enforcement is an important area, and this book is devoted solely to that topic. This book aims to provide critical information about the U.S. Constitution, with special emphasis on search and seizure. It will help law enforcement officers to increase their legal knowledge about search and seizure and create a framework for effective problem solving and decision making in the field. It is practically written and focused on practical ideas. To help the reader develop analytic abilities for practice, brief quotations from U. S. Supreme Court cases reveal legal reasoning by justices. An important feature of the book is the translation of the U. S. Supreme Court cases into practical guidance. Captions for sections allow the reader to locate materials on topics of concern, such as conducting search and seizure in a particular context. The organization of the book facilitates both learning and teaching. There are also legal and criminal justice terms that are defined for the reader. Close to one hundred U. S. Supreme Court cases are reviewed, and a list of cases by chapter is also provided. It will be useful to not only trainees and students but also to experienced veterans in providing an in-depth understanding of the Fourth Amendment and the underlying legal principles, which is essential for making effective judgments in real-life law enforcement situations. It also provides attorneys, forensic specialists, and law enforcement personnel already in the field with valuable information for professional development.

Product Description: Today’s law enforcement officers, who are required to be highly knowledgeable about the law, will find this guide to be a valuable tool, bringing them up-to-date with developments in the law of arrest, search and seizure, police authority to detain, questioning suspects and pretrial identification procedures, police power and its limitations, and civil liability of police officers and agencies...read more

Discusses criminal law, the criminal act, the mental element in crime, and criminal responsibility, and examines different types of crimes

Product Description: Police Officer's Handbook provides you with an understanding of the situations, problems, and conflicts that police officers face daily. This is an indispensable resource for law enforcement students and professionals. The Police Officer's Handbook is divided into two parts...read more

Product Description: The goal of this book is to provide a quick reference guide for law enforcement officers in their quest to furnish professional police services to their communities. Designed to be a handy source for the study of criminal procedures, this guide has assembled numerous court cases that will assist officers in dealing with the issues they may often encounter...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

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Product Description: The most comprehensive book available on police evidence management. This book, now in its second edition, is the standard for managing evidence control systems throughout North America and many foreign countries. Chapters include: Legal Issues In Property Management, Evidence Policies and Procedures, Inventorying and Packaging, Managing Electronic Evidence, Preservation and Storage of Evidence, Disposal of Property, Records and Information Systems, Staffing The Property Control Function, and Property Control Audits...read more

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Product Description: Basic Criminal Law, Allen Z. Gammage, Charles F. Hemphill. Hardcover: 333 pages Publisher: McGraw-Hill (1974) Language: English ISBN-10: 0070227462

Documents case law on the federal and state levels dealing with arrest, search, and seizure and crimes against the person, property, morals, order, and justice