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Assassinations and Executions: An Encyclopedia of Political Violence, 1900-2000
A concise and thorough look at the many world leaders who have met their end in a violent manner.
Crime and the Justice System in America : An Encyclopedia
Strives to cover significant terminology, precedent-setting cases, key historical and contemporary figures, notable police initiatives, and significant findings, studies, agencies, and programs. Entries often contains references to recommended readings. Contains a short bibliographic essay highlighting further literature worth studying, an index of legal cases mentioned in the text, and a separate index.
Encyclopedia of American Crime
This two volume work presents personalities and events in the history of American crime from the earliest recorded raids to the recent practice of using DNA evidence in the courtroom. It offers more than 2,000 entries and more than 180 photographs and illustrations. This work chronicles America's criminal "firsts" and key social issues contributing to crime. (An earlier edition -- 1982 -- is available in the Main Library Stacks.
Encyclopedia of American Prisons
Features more than 160 signed articles by recognized authorities that cover every important aspect of American prisons, from the handling of convicts with AIDS to juvenile delinquents behind bars, from boot camps to life without parole, from racial conflict to sexual exploitation. Each article provides an overview and includes a selective bibliography. The book introduces readers to individuals noted for their work with prisons (James Bennett, Dorothea Dix, Howard Gill); facilitie srenowned for setting precedents (Walnut Street Jail, Alcatraz, Marion); current policy, procedure, and program-oriented descriptions (contraband, boot camps, classification, technology); concise discussions of current prison issues (prisoners' rights, gangs, visits by the children of incarcerated women). The Encyclopedia also surveys and analyzes policies and procedures, such as chain gangs, building tenders, and "Scared Straight" programs, as well as legislation that has shaped prison policy.
Encyclopedia of American Prisons
The United States currently holds the highest incarceration rate per capita of all Western nations. There are more than 2 million men and women incarcerated in the U.S., and more than 1,500 others are being locked up weekly. Prisons are such a fundamental part of criminal justice today that it is hard to imagine our society without them. The Encyclopedia of American Prisons is a comprehensive reference work covering the full gamut of the American penal system. From the early Pennsylvania and Auburn models, both of which drove many prisoners mad, to later attempts at correctional improvement through the so-called Elmira reformatory system, to limited contemporary efforts to privatize prisons, this book covers the entire history of prisons in America. Entries cover convict labor, escapes, famous and infamous wardens, fires, notable prisoners, prisons, prison riots, prison society, scandals and triumphs, reformers, terminology, and much more. The Encyclopedia of American Prisons also covers key social issues connected to prisons such as overcrowding, mistreatment of prisoners, and the cost of maintaining prison programs.
Encyclopedia of Assassinations
The Encyclopedia of Assassinations explores the stories surrounding more than 400 assassinations and other attempts at politically motivated violence. Each entry provides the date, location, and a full description of the incident as well as biographical information on the victim and assassin. The Encyclopedia of Assassinations is also illustrated with more than 50 photos.
Encyclopedia of Capital Punishment
Includes articles on myriad topics related to capital punishment, including court cases, organizations, people who were executied, and execution methods. Articles vary in length but each one includes bibliographical references.
Encyclopedia of Capital Punishment in the United States
The primary purpose of this volume is to provide a comprehensive source of information on the legal, social, and political history and present status of capital punishment in the U.S. The encyclopedia accomplishes this through the use of A-Z entries, both brief and extensive, covering almost every capital punishment opinion issued by the U.S. Supreme Court through 1999. In addition there are entries covering each jurisdiction in the U.S. that summarize the relevant death penalty laws as well as provide information on the judicial structure of each jurisdiction. There are also entries for the status of capital punishment in other nations of the world; famous capital prosecutions; organizations that are either pro- or anti-capital punishment; capital punishment in the military; and the impact of capital punishment on minority groups in the U.S.
Encyclopedia of Capital Punishment in the United States
A comprehensive source of information on the legal, social, and political history and present status of capital punishment in the U.S. The encyclopedia accomplishes this through the use of A-Z entries, both brief and extensive, covering almost every capital punishment opinion issued by the U.S. Supreme Court through 1999. In addition there are entries covering each jurisdiction in the U.S. that summarize the relevant death penalty laws as well as provide information on the judicial structure of each jurisdiction. There are also entries for the status of capital punishment in other nations of the world; famous capital prosecutions; organizations that are either pro- or anti-capital punishment; capital punishment in the military; and the impact of capital punishment on minority groups in the U.S.
There is a wealth of statistical data and tables presented within the entries. For instance, in Actual innocence claim, a table shows death row inmates released after proving their innocence, giving name, year convicted, year released, and the state in which they were convicted. The entry Women and capital punishment is also interesting, with charts showing that since 1932 only 35 women have been executed on death row, versus 4,418 men. This entry also discusses the controversy over gender discrimination in capital prosecutions.
A major proportion of the essays deal with Supreme Court death penalty decisions, and each entry for a Supreme Court case follows a prescribed format. The first paragraph provides a case citation, issue presented, and case holding; the second section provides factual and procedural background on the case; the final section provides the opinion of the Court.
Cross-references are used liberally to help the nonspecialist gain access to the many legal issues and terminology. An index also helps to provide access via terms, names, and cases. A two-page bibliography provides sources for additional research and reading.
More than 3 million children are the victims of child abuse each year. An overview of the tragic issues of child abuse. More than 500 A-to-Z entries cover every aspect of the problem - from psychological concerns to political and legal factors, from medical terms to sociological and educational considerations. This edition is revised and expanded.
Encyclopedia of Crime and Justice
Contents: v. 1. Abortion to Cruel & unusual punishment -- v. 2. Delinquent & criminal subcultures to Juvenile justice: Institutions -- v. 3. Juvenile justice: Juvenile court to Rural crime -- v. 4. Schools & crime to Wiretapping & eavesdropping. Glossary. Indexes.
Encyclopedia of Crime and Justice
Although dated, it serves as an excellent reference to the major issues of criminal justice about twenty years ago. Provides long articles on topics such as "Alcohol and Crime", "Capital Punishment", "Crime Causation", "Mass Media and Crime", "Police Misconduct", "Prisons", "Probation and Parole", "Race and Crime", "Sentencing", "Terrorism", "Women and Crime", "Youth Gangs and Groups", etc. Articles are accompanied by bibliographies for further research.
Encyclopedia of Crime and Punishment
Crime. It started with Cain and Abel, and it won’t end with the Sopranos. Our fascination with transgression and its punishment is universal. And now, from Sage – the publisher of criminal justice abstracts and other standards in the field – comes the ultimate reference source on this all-consuming subject: comprehensive, authoritative, up-to-the second. Each volume has an appendix, which include ‘Careers in Criminal Justice’ (Vol. 1), ‘Web Resources’ (Vol. 2), ‘Professional and Scholarly Organizations’ (Vol. 3), and ‘Selected Bibliography’ (Vol. 4). The fourth volume also contains a chronology of event in criminal justice from 1795 B.C.E. to the present era of Sammy the Bull, identity theft, and cybercrime.
The Encyclopedia of Crime Scene Investigation
The Encyclopedia of Crime Scene Investigation is a comprehensive, accessible reference to one of today's most fascinating topics. More than 300 clearly written entries cover all aspects of crime scene investigations, including ballistics, counterfeiting, forensic medicine, firearms, hijacking, identification, poisons, scandals, sex crimes, smuggling, tool marks, and trace evidence. This comprehensive reference also features many case studies that highlight facets of criminal investigation, as well as historical and biographical entries about key breakthroughs and pioneers in the field of forensic science.
Encyclopedia of Criminology and Deviant Behavior
The 4 volumes of this set contain more than 500 long entries dealing with matters that are central to the study of deviance. This work aims to define and compile the body of knowledge about deviant behavior and in doing so provides a reference work that is convenient and coherent. Contents: v. 1, Historical, conceptual, and theoretical issues; v. 2, Crime and juvenile delinquency; v. 3, Sexual deviance; v. 4, Self-destructive behavior and disvalued identity.
Encyclopedia of Cybercrime
Samuel C. McQuade. Westport : Greenwood, 2009. 210pp.
Main Library HV6773 .E53 2009
There are today no more compelling sets of crime and security threats facing nations, communities, organizations, groups, families and individuals than those encompassed by cybercrime. For over fifty years crime enabled by computing and telecommunications technologies have increasingly threatened societies as they have become reliant on information systems for sustaining modernized living. Cybercrime is not a new phenomenon, rather an evolving one with respect to adoption of information technology (IT) for abusive and criminal purposes. Further, by virtue of the myriad ways in which IT is abused, it represents a technological shift in the nature of crime rather than a new form of criminal behavior. In other words, the nature of crime and its impacts on society are changing to the extent computers and other forms of IT are used for illicit purposes. Understanding the subject, then, is imperative to combatting it and to addressing it at various levels.
This work is the first comprehensive encyclopedia to address cybercrime. Topical articles address all key areas of concern and specifically those having to with: terminology, definitions and social constructs of crime; national infrastructure security vulnerabilities and capabilities; types of attacks to computers and information systems; computer abusers and cybercriminals; criminological, sociological, psychological and technological theoretical underpinnings of cybercrime; social and economic impacts of crime enabled with information technology (IT) inclusive of harms experienced by victims of cybercrimes and computer abuse; emerging and controversial issues such as online pornography, the computer hacking subculture and potential negative effects of electronic gaming and so-called "computer addiction"; bodies and specific examples of U.S. federal laws and regulations that help to prevent cybercrimes; examples and perspectives of law enforcement, regulatory and professional member associations concerned about cybercrime and its impacts; and computer forensics as well as general investigation/prosecution of high tech crimes and attendant challenges within the United States and internationally.
Encyclopedia of DNA and the United States Criminal Justice System
Forensic DNA analysis was first introduced to the American criminal justice system in the mid-1980s. In spite of its relatively brief existence in American jurisprudence, DNA testing has become the leading forensic tool for obtaining sexual assault criminal convictions, and the single most powerful evidence for establishing the innocence of criminal suspects and wrongfully convicted defendants. The development of DNA “fingerprinting” and the role it has played in the American criminal justice system is covered in this encyclopedia. Numerous entries explain the relationship of forensic DNA analysis with microbiology, population genetics, statistics, and the legal rules of the admissibility of scientific evidence. The encyclopedia also presents the full text, preceded by summaries, of all state and federal government statutes that address the forensic use of DNA analysis, and the edited text of judicial case opinions that address specific forensic DNA issues. Also included are entries on many of the organizations that use DNA fingerprinting to free wrongly convicted defendants and many of the individuals who were released from prison (many of whom were on death row) after DNA testing proved their innocence.
Encyclopedia of Drugs, Alcohol & Addictive Behavior
Provides access to more than 550 articles related to the social, medical and political issues related to drugs and alcohol, as well as different types of addiction, from gambling to overeating. Whether researching current trends, such as "raves" or the illegal use of Oxycodone, or looking into policy issues involving Mexico as a drug supplier, this new edition covers all aspects of drug use, addictive behaviors and their treatments.
Encyclopedia of Forensic Science
Students are flooding college and high school forensic science classes with an exciting enthusiasm for science. Television, with shows such as C.S.I. and Cold Case, has made forensic science so popular that the interest has touched many different levels of students. Encyclopedia of Forensic Science, by Suzanne Bell, is an excellent resource for the beginning student in forensic science. The book is arranged by topics A–Z with 12 featured essays interspersed throughout the topics. Each essay is an interesting case study beginning with the history of forensic science, myths of forensic science, testing methods used in forensic science; the final essay is Top Ten Cases in Forensic Science. This book gathers together the core topics in forensic science and arranges the information into a comprehensive volume that is informational and enjoyable to read. The encyclopedia is richly illustrated with more than 200 black-and-white photographs and illustrations, plus a full-color insert containing photographs with depictions of firearms, tool marks, and DNA analysis. Most of the photographs were supplied by working forensic scientists in many different organizations. With updated appendixes aiding further research, this essential revised edition will remain the ultimate primer in the subject of forensic science for high school and college students alike.
Encyclopedia of Forensic Sciences
The largest comprehensive reference source of current knowledge ever made available in the field of forensic science. It covers the core theories, methods and techniques employed by forensic scientists and their application in forensic analysis. Note: Also available electronically.
"In light of Los Angeles' gang "state of emergency," ethnic and minority gangs are arguably more high profile now than at any other time in our history. News media typically focus on the crime and violence associated with gangs, but not much else. This encyclopedia seeks to illuminate the world of gangs, including gang formations, routine gang activities, aberrations and current developments. One hundred essay entries related to gangs in the United States and worldwide provide a diffuse overview of the gang phenomenon. Each entry defines and explains the term, provides an historical overview, and explains its significance today. As the following entries demonstrate, gangs are part of the fabric of American society. They are not only in our communities but also our schools and other social institutions. Understanding the world of gangs is therefore needed to understand American society." "Entries include: Bikers, Bloods, Cholas, Crips, gang mythology, gang warfare, graffiti, Hell's Angels, Hong Kong Triads, Latin Kings, law enforcement, occultic gangs, mafia, media, prison gangs, rites, Skinheads, Streetgang Terrorism Omnibus Prevention Act, tattoos, trafficking, Wanna-bes, West Side Story, Witness Protection programs, and youth gangs."
Genocide has been a recurrent theme in human history from antiquity to the present day, and recent events in Kosovo, Rwanda and East Timor have served as a grim reminder that this dreadful phenomenon knows no boundaries of time or place. This encyclopedia is the first reference work to document the full extent of the past and present of this awful subject with authority and objectivity, while also looking to the future and showing how education about the subject can perhaps lead to a world where genocide is better anticipated and prevented.
Detailed coverage is provided of many of the known and documented instances of genocide. The best-known instance of all, the Nazi Holocaust, is thoroughly dealt with and set within the context of other genocide such as that of the Armenians in the First World War, the killing in Cambodia under the Khmer Rouge, the treatment of many indigenous peoples by colonizers in the New World, Australia and elsewhere, and the worst aspects of ‘ethnic cleansing’ in the Former Yugoslavia. Attention is paid to the perpetrators and victims of these genocides, the psychology and ideology underlying genocidal acts, the art, literature and film which have been produced in the course of or as the result of genocide, and the treatment of survivors.
Encyclopedia of Genocide and Crimes Against Humanity
Every continent and likely every people have had their share of the crimes, and while the impact of the Nazi Holocaust drives much of the work, the editorial team has cast its net wide, encompassing, for example, less-known crimes against the Beothuk people in Newfoundland and Labrador. Birth and death dates of persons and specific dates of the crimes are given. Entries cover ancient and modern genocides, perpetrators and Victims, incitement and resistance, denial and documentation, international tribunals and national trials, and cultural aspects, such as the ways in which genocide intersects with music and dance. The work includes separate two-page entries on the atrocities at Carthage, Srebrenica, and Wounded Knee as well as concise biographies for individuals ranging from Klaus Barbie, chief of the gestapo in France, to Louise Arbor, chief prosecutor for the International Tribune for the Former Yugoslavia. Concluding the set are a glossary, an excellent filmography, 190 pages of primary sources (historical and international texts and judicial decisions), and an accurate index, which is supplemented by a topical list of entries. Black-and-white photos convey some of the horror of what humanity has wrought. The layout of this very accessible work is noteworthy.
Encyclopedia of Gun Control and Gun Rights
Presenting information on the Columbine High School shooting and other school-related incidents, this encyclopedia is a natural attention-getter for high school students doing research or writing papers. It's also an excellent first-step resource for college students, teachers, administrators, law enforcement officials, and others interested in gun policy. Arranged in an A-Z format with numerous cross-references, this encyclopedia is especially easy to use. It also contains a guide to selected topics, a chronology (from 1775 to the present), a selected bibliography (including selected Web sites), and more than a dozen tables that list state firearm provisions, trace the growth of federal gun legislation, and track gun imports.
Encyclopedia of High-Tech Crime and Crime-Fighting
From Airport Security to the ZYX Computer Virus
The history of crime in American has proven that criminals are often the first to seize upon opportunities presented by new technologies and use them for nefarious purposes. It has also demonstrated that law enforcement groups are quick to respond and use high-tech tools to defend the public safety. This is more true than ever, now, when virus alerts arrive in e-mail in-boxes on a regular basis and sophisticated surveillance systems scan every face in a crowd of thousands at football games to weed out suspected criminals.
The Encyclopedia of High-Tech Crime and Crime-fighting is the first comprehensive survey of how the underworld takes advantage of new tools and techniques and how authorities can fight back, prevent crime, and capture criminals. In more than 420 entries, the author provides clear, extensive coverage of everything from DNA and medical evidence to computer virus attacks, from blood spatter analysis to explosive detection devices. Many of these topics have become all the more relevant in the wake of the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001.
Topics covered in this unprecedented look at the hottest emerging field in law enforcement include: Acme Rent-A-Car, illegal use of GPS, Airport security, Bank security cell, Chemical and biological weapons, Computer fraud and sabotage/hacking, Computer viruses, Cryptology, Cyberangels , DNA and other medical evidence, Electromagnetic pulse “blackout bombs”, Forensic anthropology identification devices, Identity theft, Luminol testing, Non-lethal weapons, Nuclear emergency search team, Phone cloning and fraud, Police equipment, Psychological profiling, Satellite surveillance, School security, Software, video, and satellite piracy, Synthetic narcotics and designer drugs, Telephone fraud, Toxicology, and Traditional crime and high-tech tools.
The Encyclopedia of International Organized Crime
DeVito, an accomplished author and expert on organized crime, presents readers with a comprehensive guide to infamous Mafia warlords and true accounts of organized crime on a global scale. This alphabetically arranged volume covers organized crime units in a variety of countries including, but not limited to, the US, Mexico, China, England, and Australia. Not only does this reference tool span a wide geographical area, it also covers a lengthy time period, from the mid-19th century to the present. This work highlights individual organized crime leaders, specific criminal groups, and various Mafia-related activities. Sections range from a quarter page to several pages, depending on the depth of the topic. Black-and-white photographs accompany the text, adding to an understanding of the subject matter. The references listed at the end of each section include many URLs. An extensive index allows for easy maneuvering through the book and includes helpful cross-references.
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Encyclopedia of Juvenile Justice
From boot camps to truancy, this Encylopedia provides more than 200 up-to-date, concise, and readable entries in a single, authorative volume. Covers historical and contemporary theories, concepts, and real-world practices of juvenile justice in the United States. Entries cover a broad range of topics such as alcohol and drug abuse, arson, the death penalty for juveniles, computer and Internet crime, gun violence, gangs, missing children, school violence, teen pregnancy, and delinquency theories. In addition, topics cover society's response to the problems of juvenile justice, punishments meeted out to America's juvenile offenders, juvenile rehabiliation programs, and well-know researchers and professionals in the field.
This encyclopedia explores the sinister criminal activity of kidnapping. More than 900 entries survey kidnappings from Biblical times to the present, detailing notorious kinappers, well-known victims, infamous cases as well as numerous other examples of this crime.
Encyclopedia of Law Enforcement
This three-volume Encyclopedia of Law Enforcement provides a comprehensive, critical, and descriptive examination of all facets of law enforcement on the state and local, federal and national, and international stages. This work is a unique reference source that provides readers with informed discussions on the practice and theory of policing in an historical and contemporary framework. The volumes treat subjects that are particular to the area of state and local, federal and national, and international policing. Many of the themes and issues of policing cut across disciplinary borders, however, and several entries provide comparative information that places the subject in context. Over 400 essays are included.
Encyclopedia of Murder and Violent Crime
Includes over 500 entries from "aeronautical mass murder" to "zoot suit riots". Among the topics covered are documented cases of serial killers, organized crime, cyberstalking, the death penalty, ethnic cleansing, and terrorism.
Organized crime in the US dates at least to the Plug Uglies gang in the 1820s. Kelly (Brooklyn Col. and CUNY) confines his coverage to the 20th century, unlike Jay Robert Nash's World Encyclopedia of Organized Crime (1993). The 250 alphabetically arranged entries cover major crime figures as well as public personalities peripherally associated with the underworld (e.g., Walter Winchell; Jack Ruby, who as a teenager worked for Al Capone). In less than half the number of Nash's entries, Kelly supplies 116 unique entries. The entries also include words ("omerta," "consigliere") associated with the Mafia that have entered popular usage. Although drug trafficking and garbage and waste collection are covered, prostitution is not, nor are the Westies, a notorious Hell's Kitchen mob, 1960s-1980s. The entries are generally briefer than Nash's (Kelly devotes nine pages to Capone, Nash 20) and less liberally illustrated with photographs, but nearly all Kelly's entries have see entries and suggested readings. Kelly covers well gangs dominated by various ethnic groups; e.g., Chinese tongs. The style is fluent bordering on breezy, befitting a work discussing hoodlums bearing monikers like "The Ant" or "Benny the Bum." Kelly, a recognized authority on organized crime, has produced a current, authoritative work essential for all academic libraries.
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Encyclopedia of Police Science
A basic overview of modern police administration. Covers topics such as the essential facts and statistics on spouse abuse, Rodney King, the basics of DNA fingerprinting, the legal liabilities of police, the correlation between age and crime, and a review of police patrol experiments. Each article includes a selective bibliography. Contains a separate bibliography of police history and an index to legal cases mentioned throughout the volume.
Encyclopedia of Police Science
In 1996, Garland published the second edition of the Encyclopedia of Police Science, edited by the late William G. Bailey. The work covered all the major sectors of policing in the US. Since then much research has been done on policing issues, and there have been significant changes in techniques and in the American police system. Technological advances have refined and generated methods of investigation. Political events, such as the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001 in the United States, have created new policing needs while affecting public opinion about law enforcement. These developments appear in the third, expanded edition of the Encyclopedia of Police Science. 380 entries examine the theoretical and practical aspects of law enforcement, discussing past and present practices. Also added are themes such as accountability, the culture of police, and the legal framework that affects police decision. New topics discuss recent issues, such as Internet and crime, international terrorism, airport safety, or racial profiling. Entries are contributed by scholars as well as experts working in police departments, crime labs, and various fields of policing.
Encyclopedia of Prisons & Correctional Facilities
This encyclopedia features 400 alphabetically arranged, signed entries on the history and current state of imprisonment in America. The varied topics include prison architecture (Cottage system, Supermax prisons); life in prison (Gangs, Islam in prison, Lawyer's visits); security (Electronic monitoring, Minimum security); prisoner characteristics (Drug offenders, Mothers in prison, Native American prisoners); and technicalities of punishment (Habeas corpus, Three-strikes legislation), among others. Although there are entries for some other English-speaking countries, such as Australia and Canada, emphasis is on the U.S. In the introduction, the editor remarks that the high incarceration rate in the U.S. is now an indelible part of the country's collective cultural imagination.
Offers 185 entries in an A-to-Z essay format covering the historical scope and magnitude of this issue in the United States and globally. Written by a host of scholars from diverse fields, it provides informed perspectives on the key dimensions of the topic, from concepts, social movements, offenders, high-profile cases, legislation, influential activists, landmark texts, and victimology to representations in literature and art.
Encyclopedia of Security Management : Techniques & Technology
“To be truly qualified generalists, professional security practitioners need an authoritative reference source to help keep them informed. Encyclopedia of Security Management is a complete reference for security managers, encompassing topics in administration, specialized security functions, and technology. Continuous learning is required of security managers who' are determined to stay current. The area of electronic technology, with its myriad of security applications, has practically exploded in recent years. The product of this rapid evolution is specialization, which can be both positive and negative. The usual experience of a security practitioner is to spend formative years in a relatively specialized area, such as supervising contract guard services, conducting investigations, or installing alarm systems. When promoted to a managerial level, the individual brings to the new job a limited, one dimensional viewpoint. With coverage of the A to Z topics concern security mangers, this volume describes the basics of each topic, and the information needed to apply this knowledge to any reader's job, business, or industry. In addition, the book's sample policies, procedures, guides, forms, checklists and drawings can be easily converted for a security manager’s use.” Contents include: Access control; Bank security; budgeting; Business ethics; Corporate crime; Drug abuse in the workplace; Fire protection; forensic sciences; Government security; Home security; Hospital security; Information security; Management of people; National security; Office security; Physical security; Policy and procedures; Real estate security; Racketeering; Risk analysis; Security education; Security officer operations; Systems management; Terrorism; Training; Transportation security; Violence in the workplace; White collar crime.
Encyclopedia of Serial Killers
The Enclyclopedia of Serial Killers offers an unprecedented view of serial killing from ancient Rome to the present day, providing the most comprehensive resource available on the topic and shattering many of the popular myths about this most terrifying breed of criminal. Topics covered include: case studies of notorious serial killings and the criminal monsters who perpetrated them; key law enforcement figures and the techniques they use to catch their prey; the psychology of serial murder - what contributes to the making of a murderer and what motivates them; how societies choose to deal with and punish serial killers; different types of serial killers and their methods; and baffling unsolved cases, including Jack the Ripper and the Green River Killer. Includes more than 240 detailed entries, 70 photographs, and extensive appendixes.
As the definitive encyclopedia for the field of sociology, this covers such topics as U.S. court systems, crime deterrence, crime rates, theories of crime, criminal and delinquent subcultures, criminal sanctions, criminology, family violence, organized crime, probation and parole, police, sexual violence and abuse, violent crime, white-collar crime, etc. Each entry includes a brief bibliography.
The second edition, under the guidance of Borgatta, the original editor-in-chief, continues to serve in the role its predecessor claimed as a complete overview of the field but with more up-to-date coverage.
With more than 300 articles, the Encylopedia provides detailed discussions of the who, what, where, when, and why of terorism. Up-to-date and tmely, the articles cover such topics as AlQaeda, biological terrorism, extremism, Saddam Hussein, Jihad, Zacarias Moussaouit, and suicide bombers.
Encyclopedia of Violence, Peace, & Conflict
Brings together 196 articles covering what is known about violence, how it can be mitigated and what are its alternatives. The authors of the articles come from a wide variety of disciplines and countries, and the articles cover issues such as: security studies, ethnicity and identify politics, chemical and biological war crimes, violence toward homosexuals, hate crimes, genocide, clan and tribal conflict, drug control policies, pornography, homicide, serial killers, mass murderers, child abuse, human rights, sexual assault, mental health issues, and violence toward animals.
Encyclopedia of White-Collar & Corporate Crime
While we can easily name examples of white-collar crime, such as the Enron accounting scandal and the recent trial in the US of Martha Stewart for illegal share trading activities , there is no clear definition of what is meant by the term white-collar crime. The term White Color Crime was coined in 1939 by Edwin H. Sutherland in a ground-breaking address to the American Sociological Society. Sutherland challenged conventional theories and stereotypes to point out that we needed to look beyond poverty in studying crime, as criminal behavior could also be seen in persons of affluence and high social status.
With more than 500 entries, the Encyclopedia of White-Collar & Corporate Crime attempts to provide an indepth examination of this relatively new social phenomenon. Encompassing historical perspectives, definitions, examples, investigations, prosecutions, assessments, challenges, and projections this forms the definitive reference work on this topic.
Encyclopedia of Women and Crime
The first comprehensive reference book on the topic of women and crime. Covering women as offenders, victims, criminologists, criminal lawyers, reformers, and workers in the criminal justice system, it brings together information developed in widely separated places and published in diverse sources since the late 1960s.
Aims to present a complete historical perspective of crime, from ancient times to the present. Contains more than 50,000 entries. The international scope of the work encompasses all countries and continents, presenting the most notable and important international criminal cases, persons, places, and events, as well as important persons in the fields of law enforcement, criminal justice, the judiciary, criminology, identification systems, forensic medicine, pathology, penology, and criminal psychiatry and psychology. Moreover, this work provides thousands of entries dealing with works of drama, fiction, film, poetry, and song, explaining the real-life role models for such works. Individual entries often contain bibliographic references for further research. Complete bibliographic information is provided in Volume 6 (327 pages worth), plus a detailed subject index.
Encyclopedia of World Terrorism
This timely three-volume set illustrates how deeply the world has been changed by violent events in the 20th century and provides students with a new awareness of how these events continue to shape modern history. Each highly accessible article includes summaries and key fact boxes as well as a list of further readings. The up-to-date Encyclopedia includes entries on the Oklahoma City Bombing, Pan Am Flight 103, and other such terrorist acts that continue to be front-page news. No other reference on this topic explains in such careful detail how violence is being used to achieve political ends all over the world, even in the United States.
Volume 1 explores the historical background of different eras: from ancient Greece through 1939; during WWII; and modern terrorist compaigns worldwide. It discusses specific types of terrorism; techniques and methods; and the psychology of terrorism. Volume 2 focuses on terrorist groups and campaigns, with emphasis on the Middle East (including the 1996 peace process), and also covers radical Muslim terrorism, terrorism in Latin America, post-Colonial Asia and Africa, and war and civil war since 1945. Volume 3 is devoted to terrorism in the industrialized world: the United States, Europe, Israel, Britain, and Latin America, with a complete section on responses to terrorism.
Encyclopedia of World Terrorism
Today more than ever, terrorism is one of the most compelling domestic and international concerns. This timely and authoritative work is the definitive research tool for the topic. It picks up where the original and highly acclaimed Encyclopedia of World Terrorism leaves off, and examines terrorist activity worldwide from the mid-1990s to the present. The set covers the attack on the World Trade Center, the War on Terrorism, and the escalating violence in Israel and the occupied territories in detail, offering historical context and contemporary analysis by terrorism and counter-terrorism experts. It investigates key issues and events related to global and domestic terrorism, as well as current and future trends in terrorism and counter-terrorism. The work includes completely new and original entries on terrorist individuals, organizations, and activities around the globe, and it also update entries from the original Encyclopedia of World Terrorism where appropriate. In addition , this set includes a complete volume of primary source documents relating to terrorism from ancient times to the present.
The FBI, America’s most famous law enforcement agency, was established more than ninety years ago. Since its inception in 1908, the FBI has been the subject of countless books, articles, essays, congressional investigations, television programs and motion pictures, but it remains an enigma to most U.S. citizens, deliberately shrouded in mystery on the basis of privacy or national security concerns.
This work presents entries on a broad range of topics related to the FBI, including biographical sketches of directors, agents, attorneys general, notorious fugitives, and people (both well known and unknown) targeted by the FBI; events, cases and investigations such as ILLWIND, ABSCAM and Amerasia; FBI terminology and programs such as COINTELPRO and VICAP; organizations targeted for surveillance or disruption including the KGB and the Ku Klux Klan; and various general topics such as psychological profiling, fingerprinting and electronic surveillance. It begins with a brief overview of the FBI’s origins and history.
FBI Most Wanted: An Encyclopedia
A case by case description of fugitives who made the FBI's Most Wanted list from its inception to the summer of 1988.
Covers history, biographies, and key events.
Prisons and Prison Systems : A Global Encyclopedia
A historical overview of institutions and systems around the world, as well as penal theories, prisoner culture and life, and notable prisoners and personnel.
The War on Drugs : an International Encyclopedia
Despite such countermeasures as the execution of narcotic dealers in China and the United States's much-ballyhooed "War on Drugs", drug traffickers have always managed to supply drugs to meet the demand and satisfy an ever-growing customer base. This work presents information about such topics as : the infamous Opium Wars, the legal availability of narcotics in the United States during the past century, and the unexpected boost given to illicit drugs by the "Prohibition" of alcohol.
The increasingly international nature of crime underscores the need for countries to work together to control crime and terrorism. For there to be effective and efficient cooperation on the international level, it is necessary for countries to understand the structure of other police systems. The World Police Encyclopedia fulfills this need by providing a systematic survey of the police systems of all the member nations in the United Nations and Taiwan.
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The American Dictionary of Criminal Justice: Key Terms and Major Court Cases
Champion's second edition continues the format of the first (Dictionary of American Criminal Justice, CH, Apr'99), and like it has two parts. The first is a list of criminal justice terms, including brief entries on major criminal justice figures, such as Benjamin Rush and O.W. Wilson. The second is an annotated list of cases (largely those argued before the Supreme Court) that have had a major impact in the field of criminal justice. Students seeking to study major cases dealing, for example, with custodial interrogations or entrapment, will find an index by topic at the back of the book. Although there are many guides to Supreme Court decisions as well as a number of criminal justice dictionaries, this relatively inexpensive paperback will prove handy as a supplement undergraduates can use with their textbooks when writing papers or researching topical areas. --- E. B. Ryner, FBI Library
A sampling of current cases includes: Bennis v. Michigan (1996) Asset Forfeiture; Bracy v. Gramley (1997) Discovery; Calderon v. Coleman (1998) Death Penalty City of Chicago v. Morales (1999) First Amendment County of Sacramento v. Lewis (1998) Deadly Force Dempsey v. Martin (1999) Inmate Rights, Frivolous Lawsuits; Felker v. Turpin (1996) Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act; Flippo v. West Virginia (1999) Search and Seizure; Florida v. White (1999) Asset Forfeiture; Gray v. Maryland (1998) Confessions; Jones v. United States (1999) Sentencing; Kalina v. Fletcher (1997) Prosecutorial Misconduct; Lilly v. Virginia (1999) Death Penalty; Martin v. Hadix (1999) Prison Litigation Reform Act; Maryland v. Dyson (1998) Search and Seizure; Maryland v. Wilson (1998) Search and Seizure; Ohio v. Robinette (1998) Fourth Amendment; Pennsylvania Board of Probation and Parole v. Scott (1998) Parole Revocation; Portuondo v. Agard (2000) Prosecutorial Misconduct; Stewart v. LaGrand (1999) Death Penalty; United States v. Johnson (2000) Sentencing; Wilson v. Layne (1999) Media Rights, Search and Seizure. All major criminal justice topics have been incorporated into the compilation of cases, including such topics as: Aggravating and mitigating circumstances, AIDS/HIV, Asset forfeiture, Bifurcated trials, Section 1983 civil rights claims, Confessions, Consent searches by police officers, Courts and prosecution issues, Corrections issues, Cruel and unusual punishmen,t Custodial interrogations, Deadly Force, Death-qualified jury issues, Death penalty cases and rulings, Discovery issues, Double jeopardy cases, Electronic surveillance, wiretapping issues Fines Habeas corpus petitions, Informants, Inmate rights Juries, size, and unanimity issues, Juvenile law, Lineups, Probation and parole, Plea bargaining, Prosecutorial misconduct, Searches and seizures, Self-incrimination, Victim impact statements. Many of these cases are cross-cited to facilitate research.
The American Dictionary of Criminal Justice : Key Terms and Major Court Cases
This dictionary is useful for any criminology or criminal justice course with applications in sociology, public administration, political science, and the administration of justice. Key terms cut across the following areas: criminal law, criminal justice, forensics, gangs, computers and computer crime, criminal investigations, criminology, criminological theory, corrections, probation and parole, courts and sentencing, rules of criminal procedure, constitutional law, policing and police-community relations, jails and prisons, white-collar crime, sodomy laws, civil rights, tort law, victimization, juvenile law, Section 1983 actions, capital punishment, electronic surveillance, fines and asset forfeiture, deadly force, search and seizure, wrongful convictions, the Prison Litigation Reform Act of 1995, and the Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996. The dictionary includes numerous illustrations, figures, and tables that provide readers with visual portrayals of important criminal justice facts. A comprehensive listing of over 30 doctoral programs in criminal justice is provided, together with useful contact information. An extensive listing of Internet sites is provided for locating useful information regarding important topics associated with law enforcement, the courts, and corrections. Also featured are listings of all probation/parole and state corrections departments and relevant contact information. Finally, this section provides listings of leading criminological theorists, a summary of their major theoretical contributions, and brief synopses of their written works. Many theorists are cross-referenced with other scholars.
Nine hundred and eighty of the most recent and significant leading U.S. Supreme Court cases have been abridged in a short paragraph format to highlight the major facts, holdings, and rationales. A sample of current cases includes: Bunkley v. Florida (2003) retroactive rules; Chavez v. Martinez (2003) Section 1983 rules; Ewing v. California (2003) habitual offender statutes; Illinois v. Lidster (2004) sobriety checkpoints; Kaupp v. Texas (2003) confessions; Khanh Phuong Nguyen v. United States (2003) federal appellate judge qualifications; Lawrence v. Texas (2003) sodomy laws; Lockyer v. Andrade (2003) three-strike laws; Maryland v. Pringle (2003) vehicle searches; Massaro v. United States (2003) ineffective assistance of counsel; Miller v. Cockrell (2003) peremptory challenges; Mitchell v. Esparza (2004) death penalty and harmless error doctrine; Overton v. Bazzetta (2003) civil rights, Section 1983 claims; Price v. Vincent (2003) double jeopardy; Sell v. United States (2003) forced medication of mentally ill patients; Smith v. Doe (2003) ex post facto laws; Stogner v. California (2003) sex offender laws; and United States v. Banks (2003) knock and announce and exigentcircumstances
Cop Speak : the Lingo of Law Enforcement and Crime
From the "git-go" until the case is "cleared", law enforcement officials -- and the criminals they pursue -- have a language all their own. The author sets the record straight with a fun, factual, and fascinating compilation that's part dictionary, part encyclopedia, and always entertaining, covering everything from "abe" to "zombie".
Cops, Crooks, and Criminologists:
An International Biographical Dictionary of Law Enforcement
This book is intended to be neither a policeman's hall of fame nor a rogue's gallery of notorious criminals. It is an encyclopedic dictionary of major and significant figures, living and dead, who have shaped the history of law enforcement. Includes F. Lee Bailey, Elliot Ness, the Earps, Ernesto Miranda, Jack Hays, Sam Giancana, Thurgood Marshall, and Frank Rizzo.
Crime and Law Enforcement Articles from AllRefer.com Reference
http://reference.allrefer.com/encyclopedia/categories/crime.html
Derived from the Columbia Electronic Encyclopedia.
(Last checked 11/05/09)
Criminology Glossary from Crime Theory
http://www.crimetheory.com/glossary.htm
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Dictionary of American Criminal Justice : Key Terms and Major Supreme Court Cases
Champion's book addresses two reference needs of any library collection: the first half is an up-to-date dictionary of terms used in the criminal justice field, the remainder an annotated alphabetic compilation of important US Supreme Court cases addressing criminal justice. Each annotation provides the pertinent legal citations to the text of the decision (including date), the criminal justice subject category into which the decision falls, and a paragraph summarizing the case's facts and judicial ruling. A subject index of cases follows, guiding readers to other cases of interest. Not included is a defendant-plaintiff table, which would have helped locate cases in which only the name of the last party in the citation is known. An excellent work, important for reference collections in all libraries. --- M. A. Allan, New Mexico State University
Dictionary of American Penology
Covers current American penology practices, historical penology precedents, and the changing attitudes and trends of prison management. Includes hundreds of definitions, tables, and bibliographic sources.
Dictionary of Criminal Justice
A single, convenient source for current information in the broad, interdisciplinary field of criminal justice. In addition to over 3,400 definitions, this work also provides summaries of over 700 important Supreme Court cases that have changed the study and practice of criminal justice. An earlier editions is available in the Main Library Stacks.
Dictionary of Criminal Justice Terms
This essential reference provides short, informative definitions for more than 1,300 criminal justice terms. Practitioners and those just starting out in corrections will better understand the situations, conflicts and individuals they face by using this handy reference.
Dictionary of Culprits and Criminals
Contains over 1200 entries on American and British miscreants. Includes a short bibliography of resource materials.
Dictionary of Terrorism
Rev. and updated ed. of: Encyclopedia of terrorism and political violence. 1987
Terrorism is one of the primary concerns of the modern world and is increasingly becoming a major factor in all international relations in the 21st century. This revised and updated second edition of a major reference work in the area contains definitions and descriptions of all aspects of terrorism and political violence, including:
Dr. Frank Schmalleger's Criminal Justice Glossary
http://talkjustice.com/files/glossary.htm
A glossary of the more common non-technical terms used in relation to the Justice system.
(Last checked 11/05/09)
Encyclopedic Dictionary of Criminology
A quick reference to anyone seeking to understand the field of criminal justice -- student, instructor, practitioner, layperson or administrator. While not exhaustive, this book does attempt to cover the most frequently used terms and concepts associated with criminological theory.
Encyclopedia of Terrorism and Political Violence
The first line of defence against terrorism is to learn as much as one can about terrorists, to understand their motivations and their methods, and to be able as a result to anticipate some of their targetting, or at least to limit damage if attacks cannot be prevented. British viewpoint.
Gangsters, Swindlers, Killers, and Thieves : the Lives and Crimes of Fifty American Villains
Contents : Thomas Beer [1888?-1940] -- Billy the Kid [1859-1881] -- Black Bart [fl. 1875-1888] -- John Wilkes Booth [1838-1865] -- Ted Bundy [1946-1989] -- Al Capone [1899-1947] -- Frankie Carbo [1904-1976] -- Butch Cassidy [1866-1908? or 1937?] -- Mickey Cohen [1913-1976] -- Joseph Anthony Colombo, Sr. [1923-1978] -- Frank Costello [1891-1973] -- Leon Czolgosz [1873-1901] -- Bob Dalton [1869-1892] -- John F. Deitz [1861-1924] -- John Dillinger [1903-1934] -- William Doolin [1858-1896] -- Charles Arthur Floyd [1904-1934] -- Carlo Gambino [1902-1976] -- Edward Gein [1906-1984] -- Vito Genovese [1897-1969] -- Charles Julius Guiteau [1841-1882] -- John Wesley Hardin [1853-1895] -- Tom Horn [1860-1903] -- Jesse James [1847-1882] -- Machine Gun Kelly [1895-1954] -- Meyer Lansky [1902-1983] -- Nathan Freudenthal Leopold, Jr. [1904-1971] and Richard Albert Loeb [1905-1936] -- Lucky Luciano [1897-1962] -- Ebenezer Mackintosh [1737-1816] -- Owen Victor Madden [1891-1965] -- Samuel Mason [1750-1803] -- Gaston Bullock Means [1879-1938] -- John Andrews Murrell [1806?-1844] -- Philip Mariano Fausto Musica [1884-1938] -- Bonnie Parker [1910-1934] and Clyde Chestnut Barrow [1909-1934] -- William Clarke Quantrill [1837-1865] -- Railroad Bill [?-1896] -- Stephen S. Renfroe [1843-1886] -- Arnold Rothstein [1882-1928] -- Dutch Schultz [1902-1935] -- Bugsy Siegel [1906-1947] -- Joseph Alfred Slade [1829 or 1830-1864] -- Belle Starr [1848-1889] -- Willie Sutton [1901-1980] -- Harry Kendall Thaw [1871-1947] -- Joseph Valachi [1904-1971] -- Tiburcio Vasquez [1835-1875] -- John White Webster [1793-1850] -- Seth Wyman [1784-1843] -- Cole Younger [1844-1916].
Historical Dictionary of Law Enforcement
This "dictionary" of the history of policing throughout the world profiles the individuals, agencies, organizations, and events that have been significant in various manifestations of law enforcement over the course of history.
Historical Dictionary of Terrorism
A reference that provides information on terrorist groups, events, and prominent figures spanning the period from the Zealot insurrections against Roman rule in first century Judea to the present. Entries on terrorist groups and movements provide information on their histories, programs, and leadership, as well as some discussion of the numbers and kinds of action perpetrated by each group. The introduction discusses essential components of terrorism that distinguish it from other forms of political violence. Extensive bibliography.
Historical Dictionary of Terrorism
This is a newly revised and updated edition of a reference dictionary on terrorism, which first appeared in 1995. It is encyclopedic in its wealth of information and analysis on major terrorist groups, their leaders and ideologies; significant terrorist incidents, and the weapons employed by terrorist groups, including weapons of mass destruction and cyber warfare, which are of great concern today. The alphabetically arranged entries cover acts of terrorism from the first century Judean Zealots and Sicarii to latter-day radical leftist, rightist and religiously fundamentalist militants, offering great insight into how and why such groups originated, how they organize, how they operate, and their targeting. The historical dictionary also covers pertinent anti-terrorism laws and legal doctrines. The extensive bibliographical section begins with a valuable introductory overview, and then lists essential literature resources on terrorism, such as general reference works, databases, academic and public policy studies, U.S. Government documents, and Internet resources. This tremendously timely and important reference work will appeal to civilian and military government officials, academic and public policy specialists, university students and researchers, journalists, and the general public—who seek to understand the threat of terrorism in all its dimensions.
Mobspeak : the Dictionary of Crime Terms
The Dictionary of Crime Terms is the definitive guide to the language of the criminal world, explaining some 900 terms and phrases used by Mafiosos and other mob crooks. Terms range from those used by the general public such as sell down the river and the kiss of death to very specific expressions and euphemisms used by perpetrators in particular settings.
Modern Police Service Encyclopedia
Covers over 2000 terms
The Police Dictionary and Encyclopedia
Defines and explains over 4900 police terms and phrases. Includes a bibliography.
Prentice Hall's Dictionary of American Criminal Justice, Criminology, and Criminal Law
This comprehensive reference book is the first single volume of its kind to include key terms from criminal justice, criminology and criminal law—and provide complete definitions for this all-important terminology. Definitions are easy for readers to understand, and many terms are defined with references to case law. For professionals and anyone interested in the fields of criminal justice, criminology, or criminal law.
The Roxbury Dictionary of Criminal Justice: Key Terms and Major Court Cases
Street Terms: Drugs and the Drug Trade
http://www.whitehousedrugpolicy.gov/streetterms/
The ability to understand current drug-related street terms is an invaluable tool for law
enforcement, public health, and other criminal justice professionals who work with the public.
The Street Terms database contains over 2,000 street terms that refer to specific drug types or
drug activity. Courtesy of the Office of National Drug Control Policy.
(Last checked 11/05/09)
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Conducting Research in FBI Records
Designed to assist people interested in conducting research concerning the FBI. Identifies contacts to officials, agencies, and centers that can provide additional assistance.
Congressional Quarterly's Desk Reference on American Criminal Justice
Over 500 answers to frequently asked questions from law enforcement to corrections.
Covering Criminal Justice : a Resource Guide for Journalists
"Crime reporting that goes beyond the basic facts is a challenge, especially given that many journalists face constraints on time and space and pressure to boost ratings and circulation. This resource guide is intended to help journalists in the trenches broaden the scope of their coverage."
The Atlas includes updated data on state and national trends in crime, sentencing and corrections, a series of graphs depicting long-term (30-100 year) trends in crime and sentencing, along with a series of policy papers on a variety of topics written by experts in sentencing and corrections.
(Last checked 11/05/09)
Crime in America : A Reference Handbook