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Introduction to Criminal Justice (with CD) by Larry J. Siegel
Criminology and criminal justice has been the subject of a lot of research. Critical criminology has evolved over the past two decades and a number of new sub-branches have developed.Most popular research would be improved by greater emphasis on the branch of criminology known as "Minarchist Realism" or "Libertarian Realism."
Review for Criminal Justice Book
The book was in excellent condition and I recieved the in only a few days of ordering.

Excellent Book
Siegel brings the world of CJ to people like on one else can. he is excellent at taking what would be incredibly complicated concepts and making them easy for anyone to understand yet maintain a complete and rich text that has everything an undergrad CJ class would need. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Criminal Procedure    2. Criminal justice, Administrati    3. Criminal justice, Administration of    4. Criminal law    5. Criminology    6. Social Science    7. Sociology    8. United States    9. Courts & procedure    10. Crime & criminology    11. Law / Criminal Procedure    12. Sociology, Social Studies   

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Excellent
I went to the Wicklander seminar recently.The book was just as great as the class, I'm very fortunate to have been able to go and receive the book.Thanks!

Excellent Reference
This is an excellent referecne book for anyone involved in both private and public sector interviews.

A great book for any investigator
This was a very informative book.I highly recommend this book for anyone dealing with interviews and interrogations. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Criminal Evidence And Analysis    2. Criminal Law - General    3. Criminal Procedure    4. Forensic Science    5. Law    6. Police questioning    7. Political Freedom & Security - Law Enforcement    8. Politics / Current Events    9. United States    10. Criminal investigation & detection    11. Law / Forensic Science   

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Criminology: The Core (w CD-ROM & InfoTrac) by Larry J. Siegel
Criminology and criminal justice have been the subject of a lot of research. Critical criminology has evolved over the past two decades and a number of new sub-branches have developed. Most popular research would be improved by greater emphasis on the branch of criminology known as "Minarchist Realism" or "Libertarian Realism."
Criminology: The Core
This book is easy to read and understand. The exercises at the end of each chapter are very helpful. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Criminal Procedure    2. Criminology    3. Social Science    4. Sociology    5. Crime & criminology    6. Law / Criminal Procedure   

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Its alright
This book is alright for a basic course but lacks some vital deffinitions. Also, some vocabulary words are hilited and some are left without making them difficult to find. In a few cases there are no deffinitions for words. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Business & Economics    2. Business Law    3. Business/Economics    4. Criminal Law    5. Criminal Law - General    6. Criminal Procedure    7. Handbooks, manuals, etc    8. Legal Reference / Law Profession    9. Legal assistants    10. United States    11. Business & Economics / General    12. Organizational theory & behaviour    13. USA   

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This textbook stinks...
This book is unorganized, out-of-date, too focused on New York City, and on every other page promotes the authors and their careers...On page 7 they are telling you how much has changed with the computer age, and the internet, and one of the authors tells you he went to grade school and they used quill pens and fountain jars...okay, I didn't need to know that.It was so annoying that by page 14, I was going to submit to them a list of improvements, but it would have been EXTENSIVE!From there on just gritted my teeth and got through it...Good luck!You'll be really tired of the references to the Trade City Bombing, and NYC in general, by the end of it! ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Criminal Procedure    2. Criminology    3. Law    4. Law enforcement    5. Legal Reference / Law Profession    6. Police    7. United States    8. Courts & procedure    9. Criminal law    10. Law / Criminal Procedure   

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The 'MUST Read' for law enforcement intelligence students
Jonathan R. White's Defending the Homeland: Domestic Intelligence, Law Enforcement, and Security is the book I assign as the keystone text for a Law Enforcement Intelligence course. It is a `must read' because it correctly portrays intelligence as both art and science, deeply rooted in action-making tangible things happen, getting real things done-by reducing warfare to its simplest level and thereby limiting the negative effects of susceptibilities such as fog, chance, and friction. This volume makes sense of how the traditionally polar fields of law enforcement and intelligence can develop a symbiotic relationship for synergistic effect.
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Subjects:  1. Civil defense    2. Criminology    3. National security    4. Political Freedom & Security - General    5. Politics / Current Events    6. Prevention    7. Social Science    8. Sociology    9. Terrorism    10. United States    11. Crime & criminology    12. Law / Criminal Procedure    13. USA    14. Warfare & Defence   

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Excellent information for the investigator
This book was well written, and detatiled.The lessions were followed buy examples that illistrated the key points.I am now prepareing to go into narcotic's, and the authur has vast knowledge in the subjct of narcotic's.This was an execllent begining to the use of informants.The authur hasclearly set up the paramitors for the selection, preparation, and use ofinformants.The cases that are talked about in the book are from takenfrom current and historical cases, both narcotics and other crimes.Ifound this book very interesting.I have loaned it out to a fellow Officerwho has commented that it is an excellent book and he has been in narcoticsfor 7 years. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Case studies    2. Criminal Investigation    3. Criminal Procedure    4. Forensic Science    5. Informers    6. Law    7. Law enforcement    8. Political Freedom & Security - Law Enforcement    9. Politics / Current Events    10. Sociology    11. United States    12. Criminal investigation & detection    13. Law / Forensic Science   

Subjects:  1. Crime    2. Criminal Procedure    3. Criminal justice, Administration of    4. Criminology    5. Law    6. Law enforcement    7. Legal Reference / Law Profession    8. United States    9. Anthropology    10. Law / Criminal Procedure   

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What a dilemma......!

An absolute must read on terrorism
This is the best terrorism book on the market.It covers the basics from beginning to end.I would recommend it to anyone interested in the subject.Simply outstanding!

Author lacks credibility.
This authorlacks credibility as he cites the Gun Owners of America ... as a terrorist group - right next to Hamas (page 285, in the appendix)...such an allegation, without more to back it up borderlines on defamation. This test is used by Blue Ridge Community College (Weyers Cave, Virginia) in a counter-terrorism course. The instructor advised me that he's giving up the text in future classes because of this one erroneous allegation in the book. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Political Freedom & Security - International Secur    2. Political Freedom & Security - Terrorism    3. Political Science    4. Politics / Current Events    5. Politics/International Relations    6. Law / Criminal Procedure    7. Revolutions & coups   

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I shot this book then burned what was left
I was forced to read this book for the written portion of my Sergeant promotional exam.I have a BA in Criminal Justice and a BA in Psychology.This is the worst textbook I have ever read. The authors have so little information to impart, that they quote themselves from other chapters! After sifting through the c_ _ p in this book, I now have a clear understanding of what community policing actually is:People are too stupid to fix their own problems and are unable to rely on their elected leaders, so the police must pick up the slack.In this book, you could just as easily substitute Mail Woman, Garbage Man, or Cable TV Repairman for Police Man.As you read, you find out that you have been a terrible police officer.Further, the only way to fix yourself is to read this book and internalize its junk.Simply put, community policing is a way for your department to get federal funding.Next time someone asks you to fix a social problem, tell them that their elected local representative, home owner's association, town council, or governer is responsible for those concerns, not the police.Though, you will be glad to lock up their neighbor for kicking his dog. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Case studies    2. Community policing    3. Criminal Procedure    4. Criminology    5. Police-community relations    6. Political Science    7. Politics/International Relations    8. Public Policy - Social Policy    9. Sociology    10. United States    11. Law / Criminal Procedure    12. Police & security services   

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Im the Chief now
Great Book. Hard to read at times on mids, but now Im the CHief....Good Luck

Good read
I was tasked with reading this for a promotional test.It has lots of good infomation and makes for an easy read.Some of the chapters contain too much information making it difficult to retain but overall a good resource. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Criminal Law - General    2. Law    3. Leadership    4. Management - General    5. Personnel management    6. Police    7. Policy    8. Political Freedom & Security - Law Enforcement    9. Politics / Current Events    10. United States    11. Crime & criminology    12. Law / Criminal Procedure    13. Personnel & human resources management    14. Police & security services   

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"Excellent start for novice or those interested in CSI"
Mark R. Hawthorne's "First Unit Responder," CRC Press 1999, ISBN 0-9493-002-1, is a 6 chapter 98-page guide book for uniformed officers working in the field who frequently are the first to arrive for a potential crime scene investigation(CSI). Rookies or veterans, Cops to firefighters to EMT's
As a law enforcement instructor at a police training facility, I found this book to be fantastic for the new recruits we train. As a retired police officer/Crime Scene Analyst, I also realized it would be great for some veteren officers and non-law enforcement personnel to review. Mark Hawthorne has kept the technical information on an easily understandable level. He has covered, in 90 pages, what would take hours of personal instruction. I found the test questions and answers extremely helpful in preparing reviews. This book can be picked up by the patrol officer, and if READ, could furnish much of the information to properly document most any crime scene. I would recommend this book to any basic law enforcement instructor or new police officer. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Crime scene searches    2. Criminal Evidence And Analysis    3. Criminal Investigation    4. Criminal Procedure    5. Evidence    6. Evidence preservation    7. Evidence, Criminal    8. Forensic Science    9. Handbooks, manuals, etc    10. Law    11. Legal Reference / Law Profession    12. Political Freedom & Security - Law Enforcement    13. Courts & procedure    14. Criminal law    15. English law: criminal law    16. English legal system: law of evidence    17. Law / Forensic Science   

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Terrible Book
ALL I HAVE TO SAY IS THAT THIS BOOK HAS A LOT OF FACTS, BUT THEY ARE BASED ON RACISM.NEARLY ALL PICTURES IN THIS BOOK HAVE WHITE COPS WITH FULL ARMOR AND RIOT GEAR ON BEATING A BLACK MAN TO THE GROUND WITH THEIR NIGHT STICKS AS SEEN ON PAGE 103.POINTING OUT HOW MANY BLACK CRIMINALS THERE ARE IN THE WORLD IS NOT NECESSARY EITHER. ...

UNAPPROPRIATE MATERIAL
I FOUND THIS BOOK TO HAVE MANY RACIAL REMARKS AGAINST AFRICAN AMERICANS.SOME THINGS YOU JUST KNOW AND DON'T NEED TO BE SAID.THE CONSTANT PPOINTING OUT OF HOW MANY BLACKS ARE CRIMINALS AND HOW MANY BLACKS ARE POLICE OFFICERS IS IRREVELANT IN THE STUDY OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE.CRIMINALS ARE OF ALL RACES AND SO ARE POLICE OFFICERS.I WOULD NOT SUGGEST THIS BOOK TO ANYONE WHO WANTS A CAREER IN THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE FIELD. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Criminal Procedure    2. Criminal justice, Administrati    3. Criminal justice, Administration of    4. Criminology    5. General    6. Sociology    7. True Crime / Espionage    8. United States    9. Law / General    10. POLITICS & GOVERNMENT   

Subjects:  1. Criminal Evidence And Analysis    2. Criminal Procedure    3. Criminal investigation    4. Evidence    5. Footprints    6. Footwear    7. Forensic Science    8. Identification    9. Jurisprudence    10. Law    11. Legal Reference / Law Profession    12. Science/Mathematics    13. Criminal investigation & detection    14. Law / Forensic Science    15. Police & security services   

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Lots of info, but spare me the victim's rights lectures
For a first semester course in criminal justice, this is a very comprehensive textbook.Lots of information, and you can learn a lot.I didn't use any of the on-line features, so can't say anything for them.
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Subjects:  1. Criminal Procedure    2. Criminal justice, Administrati    3. Criminal justice, Administration of    4. Criminology    5. Social Science    6. Sociology    7. United States    8. Law / Criminal Procedure   

Subjects:  1. Crime    2. Criminal Procedure    3. Criminology    4. Social Science    5. Sociology    6. United States    7. Crime & criminology    8. Law / Criminal Procedure   

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Comprehensive Reference
Criminal Investigation: The Art and Science is an excellent reference book for overall fundamental investigative techniques and specific criminal investigation techniques for specific crimes. I frequently cite the text in the development of law enforcement courses (basic and in-service. The information in the text is current and accurate, which is typically uncommon, as most other texts on criminal investigation simply update a book's cover and neglect the content. I would highly recommend this book as a comprehensive reference book for new and experienced officers.

Investigating: what is it?
Criminal investigation is a very poplular subject these days with all of the CSI's and Law an Orders, but what about the facts, what is real? This book is the textbook for my Principles of Criminal Investigations class, part of my Investigatvie Services major in Criminal Justice. It very acuratly illistrates what criminal investigation is about, it is very much about the factual part of invetigations. Also it is not just about investigating the scene of a crime but its very vividly describes crimes and criminals as well as other aspects of the investigation like the psychology and methods invovled in ivertviewing.
Filled with dry, common-sense dribble...
I can't believe I'm taking an entire class to cover this material. Much of it is common sense, and what's not...is on an elementary level. The book is dry, & I've read 9 chapters in just over a week. It's seriously lacking!
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Subjects:  1. Criminal Investigation    2. Criminal Law    3. Criminal Law - General    4. Criminal Procedure    5. Criminology    6. Legal Reference / Law Profession    7. Social Science    8. Sociology    9. Criminal investigation & detection    10. Social Science / Criminology   

Subjects:  1. Criminal Procedure    2. Criminology    3. Law    4. Legal Reference / Law Profession    5. Criminal law    6. Law / Criminal Procedure   

Subjects:  1. Corrections    2. Criminal Procedure    3. Criminology    4. Penology    5. Psychology    6. Research & Methodology    7. Social Psychology    8. Sociology    9. United States    10. Law / Criminal Procedure    11. Prisons   

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How To Read This Casebook
This is pretty much the standard case book for first year Criminal Law class.
Law School Begins....
This is your typical first year coursebook....mounds of reading. I think the best feature is the "notes" section after the case. This tests your knowledge of the issue and rule better than just reading. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Criminal Law    2. Criminal Law - General    3. Criminal Procedure    4. Law    5. Legal Reference / Law Profession