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Exceptional Book
Bruce Berg does it again.Another exceptional book that anyone interested in the subject must have.This book features many design characteristics that make it easy and even fun to read.No matter what book you currently count on for Criminal Investigation, if you don't have this text in your library, you are lacking the finest text on the subject. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Criminal Investigation    2. Criminal Law - General    3. Criminal Procedure    4. Forensic Science    5. Law    6. Political Freedom & Security - Law Enforcement    7. Politics / Current Events    8. Sociology    9. Jurisprudence & General Issues    10. Law / Criminal Law   

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Good Reading For New Or Future Cops
I am a graduate of a criminal justice program and was recently was hired by a small city department and expect to head off to the academy soon. I came across this book and decided to buy a copy to further prepare myself for the job. Given my interest in law enforcement I found it very interesting and I think it will be a good preparation for both what I will learn "hands-on" at the academy and what I will actually face as a police officer. Each chapter talks about a part of the police officer's job like responding to alarms, filing reports, and dealing with the community. A large section of the book is dedicated to traffic stops and related situations, such as searches, sobriety tests, etc., which I thought was good because it is what a lot of officers do in most parts of the country. For each topic, there are several scenarios with questions asking what you would do. Theses are probably meant for a criminal justice class with others to discuss answers with, but even on my own I thought they were fun to read and a way of envisioning what I would do the first time I face something similar. Overall, I would recommend this book to anybody who wants to be or is going to be a police officer. It offers a good look at what situations officers really face and the scenarios even give you a preview of the important decisions officers have to make every day.
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Subjects:  1. Criminal Law - General    2. General    3. Handbooks & Manuals    4. Handbooks, manuals, etc    5. Law    6. Police    7. Police patrol    8. Political Freedom & Security - Law Enforcement    9. Politics / Current Events    10. Sociology    11. United States    12. Criminal law    13. Reference / Handbooks & Manuals   

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Good effort, but you should cross-reference studies
I'm up to page 200 and while I usually wait for the end of any book to write a review, I felt compelled to write one now.-----------
Recognize Deceptive Signals in Speech & Body Language
This thoroughly researched and practical book was written by Stan Walters, a retired police interrogation specialist with over 25 years' experience.The purpose of his book is to help interrogators rely on highly successful and proven techniques in recognizing deceptive behaviors in speech quality, speech content, and especially body language.
Principles Of Kinesic Interview and Interrogation
Being a Stan Walters devotee I was pleased to find yet another rivetting publication by the guru of kinesics. Stans writing is refreshing and makes for interesting reading. The content itself is on the button. Excellent reference material for those in the business of detecting deception. I integrated the techniques described by Stan Walters with Statement Analysis techniques and find that I am now far more successful at what I do. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Criminal Law - General    2. Criminology    3. Forensic Science    4. Interviewing in law enforcemen    5. Interviewing in law enforcement    6. Police questioning    7. Political Freedom & Security - Law Enforcement    8. Politics / Current Events    9. Psychiatry - Psychopharmacology    10. Social Science    11. Sociology    12. Criminal investigation & detection    13. Law / Forensic Science    14. Police & security services   

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Horrible editing, but there isn't much else out there to use ....
Horrible editing that SHOULD embarrass the company.Watch out for the typos and some logic errors, but there isn't much else out there to help you so ... this book is probably your only choice.Don't buy it, just use the copy from your local library or the copy at Barnes & Nobles / Walden's so you don't have to waste your money on it.Good luck.

Get this book for the new ICE test.....not the TEA book!
I took this test in Philly a few monts ago and passed!I owe my passing to this book.I would suggest you study the that came with the packet. The math was like that, but much harder. Review the math in the arco book.The logical reaoning was very easy (because I read the logicals in this book and thought they were tough!The math was the hards, so just study the book.The last section of the exam is very easy...grammar and spelling.Use this book and good luck@

Very Good Prep
I just took the test today and I wanted to write this while it was still fresh in my mind. This is a very good book to prepare you for the exam if you have a pretty strong math and reading background. If this is so, this is the only book you will need but be careful of the typos. There were many typos and when they appeared in the math section, they obviously create real serious problems. My advice, if you don't have a strong background like me, is to buy this and the Learning Express Book. Read my review on that book as well. GOOD LUCK! ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Civil Service    2. Dept. of the Treasury    3. Educational Tests And Measurements (Higher Education)    4. Examinations    5. Law Enforcement    6. Officials and employees    7. Political Freedom & Security - Law Enforcement    8. Study Aids    9. Study Guides    10. Test Prep    11. U.S. Civil Service    12. United States    13. United States.    14. Causes & prevention of crime    15. Civil service & public sector    16. Examinations & assessment    17. Higher & further education    18. Police & security services    19. Political structure & processes   

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Clean, Concise, Competent
A lot of books on terrorism response have been written by 'experts'; fine folks who understand the theory, but in reality lack the practical experience. This book is NOT one those.
Solid Text with Great Application for Field Response
After having to climb through so many books looking for the information I required to understand the issues and response to terrorism I came across Understanding Terrorism by Maniscalco & Christen.What a relief to find a comprehensive, cohesive and no nonsense book. Well Written and Common Sense Presentation
The authors of Understanding Terrorism have done a great job with presenting complex and difficult material in a manner that is easy for all responders to understand.Read more

Subjects:  1. Allied Health Services - Emergency Medical Services    2. Disasters & Disaster Relief    3. Emergency management    4. Political Freedom & Security - Law Enforcement    5. Political Freedom & Security - Terrorism    6. Politics / Current Events    7. Social Science    8. Sociology    9. Terrorism    10. United States    11. Technology / Fire Science    12. Terrorism, freedom fighters, armed struggle   

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A deeply dishonest book by an of-so-trendy academic
This book is about the "broken windows" model of policing, which was put into action by Bill Bratton in New York City.Despite the fact that the crime rate in New York City has plummetted after this new style of policing was put into effect, Professor Harcourt hates broken windows policing.He tries to get you to agree with him by making two arguments, which contradict one another.
Volume demonstrates why idiots so often disregard academics
B. Harcourt is an expert who debunks myths in law enforcement. His findings are against common sense and may sound ridiculous to readers (and policymakers alike) with an IQ below 70, yet he has a point and makes it in a clear and well written style. Unlike superficial studies, his book goes through substantial analyses and details, which are necessary to document the case he makes. A recommended reading.

DISPELLS the MYTHS ASSOCIATED with the CURRENT DOCTRINE ...
This work may be best suited for students of Criminology who are required to demonstrate their knowledge and skill in conducting their own research somewhere along the continuum from Community Oriented Policing to Intelligence Led Policing. The highly academic style is replete with methodical concerns, including the value of empirical evidence, and research jargon such as regression analysis, correlation of variables, etc.
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Subjects:  1. Crime    2. Criminal justice, Administrati    3. Criminal justice, Administration of    4. Criminology    5. Law enforcement    6. Police administration    7. Political Freedom & Security - Law Enforcement    8. Politics - Current Events    9. Politics / Current Events    10. Social Science    11. Sociology    12. Crime & criminology    13. Social Science / Criminology    14. USA   

Subjects:  1. Criminal Law - General    2. Ethics & Professional Responsibility    3. Law    4. Legal Reference / Law Profession    5. Law / Criminal Law    6. Police & security services    7. USA   

Subjects:  1. Foreign relations    2. History    3. History: World    4. Iran    5. Iraq - History    6. Iraq War, 2003-    7. Middle East - General    8. Modern - 21st Century    9. Moral and ethical aspects    10. Political Freedom & Security - International Secur    11. Political Freedom & Security - Law Enforcement    12. Politics / Current Events    13. U.S. - Contemporary Politics    14. United States    15. Asian / Middle Eastern history: postwar, from c 1945 -    16. British Isles    17. International relations    18. Iraq    19. Political Science / International Security    20. USA    21. War & defence operations   

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Excellent
Absolutely worth reading.Both as the officer or the spouse.I've read it and the future spouse is going to be reading it next.Lots or great tips and knowledge on how the job is.

Good for new police wives/families
I have been married to a police officer for 8 years. I finally decided to read a book dedicated to police families to try to make sense of some of the issues that only a police family will have to deal with. This book was terrific!

a readable useful book
For COPS DON'T CRY, Canadian Vali Stone conducted interviews from which she has quoted extensively & surveys & added them to her own personal experience within the distinctive lifestyle of the police community, to bring together her information & insights into how to sustain a supportive & enduring marriage & family life.Read more

Subjects:  1. Emotions    2. Family & Relationships    3. Family / Parenting / Childbirth    4. Family Relationships    5. Family/Marriage    6. General    7. Political Freedom & Security - Law Enforcement    8. Political Science / Law Enforcement    9. Self-Help / Stress Management    10. Education    11. Family    12. Law enforcement    13. Marriage, family & other relationships    14. Police    15. Police & security services    16. Police Personnel    17. Self-help    18. Stress (Psychology)    19. United States   

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Another Must-Read
Like the 9/11 Commission Report and books such as Imperial Hubris, Defeating the Jihadists is another must-read for anyone wants to better understand the threat a terrorism and just how our government may be mishandling the entire situation.Two chapters in particular stood out for me:Chapter 4:A Country-by-Country Approach and Chapter 5: Partnering with the Islamic World.Chapters 4 lays out in detail the conditions in five nations (Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Iran, Pakistan and Iraq) in which terrorists, or as the authors call them "jihadists," are seeking to replace existing governments or have already succeeded in installing a fundamentalist regime.Of particular importance, I think, is the discussion of Pakistan (a nuclear country) and the failed policy in Iraq. Chapter 5 discusses how we can partner with Islamic countries to promote ideas like democracy, civil liberties, nonviolence, and protection of noncombatants.This is a dry volume, but that doesn't reduce its importance.Every library in America should have a copy of this book. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Government policy    2. Islamic countries    3. Political Freedom & Security - International Secur    4. Political Freedom & Security - Law Enforcement    5. Political Freedom & Security - Terrorism    6. Political Science    7. Politics / Current Events    8. Politics/International Relations    9. Prevention    10. Terrorism    11. United States    12. Terrorism, freedom fighters, armed struggle   

Subjects:  1. Business / Economics / Finance    2. Crime Prevention    3. Industries    4. Leadership    5. Management    6. Political Freedom & Security - Law Enforcement    7. Political Science    8. Politics/International Relations    9. Private Security    10. Private security services    11. Security measures    12. Security systems    13. Business & Management    14. Political Science / Law Enforcement   

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Terrific
The Master The Police Officer Exam does an excellent job.The tests are very helpful!

In a class of its own
I closely scrutinized a half dozen cop test prep books and purchased another besides this one. 'Master the Police Officer Exam' is significantly above the others. Its greatest strength is that it seems to be written by someone who knows specifically about cop tests- not just tests in general. There is above and beyond detailed information not just on the many aspects and types of written exams, but also the different video tests. In addition, its many practice tests are authentic and are from different sources (NYPD and NCJOSI). ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Civil Service    2. Educational Tests And Measurements (Higher Education)    3. Police Science    4. Political Freedom & Security - Law Enforcement    5. Study Aids    6. Study Guides    7. Test Prep    8. Tests   

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very complete book
this is a very informative book, providing many answers to questions you may not have asked.Safety, procedures, legal liability issues, diving operations are all thought about and discussed. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Criminal Investigation    2. Criminal Procedure    3. Disaster Relief & Rescue Operations    4. Internal Medicine    5. Law    6. Police divers    7. Political Freedom & Security - Law Enforcement    8. Politics / Current Events    9. Scuba & Snorkeling    10. Search and rescue operations    11. Underwater Medicine    12. Underwater crime investigation    13. Technology, Engineering, Agriculture, Veterinary Science   

Subjects:  1. Freight Transportation    2. Freight and freightage    3. General    4. Political Freedom & Security - International Secur    5. Political Freedom & Security - Law Enforcement    6. Politics / Current Events    7. Public Transportation    8. Security measures    9. Transportation    10. Transportation Policy And Planning    11. True Crime    12. United States    13. Crime & criminology    14. Highway & traffic engineering    15. True Crime / General   

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If only our government had listened...
This book first came out in the mid-1990s. If only the U.S. government had listened to the Israelis and the author, who increasingly had warned the U.S., or tried to, of the growing jihadist threat, not just around the world, but also inside the U.S (the Israelis had known of Islamic terrorists in places like Oklahoma city, etc. in the 1990s). At one point in this book, the author states that the threat is growing and "it is only a matter of time before they strike the United States, from within". Very true, unfortunately. This book costs less than $ 20, and yet, the CIA could have learned more from it than the billions they spend every year "monitoring" terrorists.
Brilliant Volume Deserves Ten Stars
As you read this book, you will appreciate just how prescient Benjamin Netanyahu was.There is no doubt that Netenyahu's theses, penned in 1995, now inform the War on Terror, which began taking shape only after the attacks of September 11, 2001. There are no wasted words in this slim volume. Yet, it is comprehensive with respect to the subject of radical Islamic militarism.The author provides a modern history of terrorism, and dissects with a sharp scalpel the errors of Israeli and Western governments that tried, and failed, to tame the forces of terrorism through appeasement. If there is any bright side to the horrors emanating from the failed Oslo accords it is that they illustrate just how NOT to fight terrorism. Netanyahu has a solid grasp of history and international relations.He prescribes our next steps and explains how to defeat terrorism.He is clear-eyed and sober.I hope the leaders of the world will pay heed to his words.

Fighting Terrorism
Informed assessment. Excellent recommendations. Great read. A must for anyone truly interested in stopping the terrorists. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Criminology    2. Government policy    3. International Relations - General    4. Political Freedom & Security - Law Enforcement    5. Politics / Current Events    6. Politics/International Relations    7. Prevention    8. Social Science    9. Terrorism    10. Political Science / International Relations   

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In depth collection of essays on U.S. presidency
The Presidency and the Political Stream is a collection of twenty essays edited by Michael Nelson, who is a professor at Rhodes College.Each chapter explores a different aspect of the relationship between the presidency and the U.S. political system.This book is recommended to serious scholars of the U.S. presidency.

It looks boring, but is isn't
This is a collection of essays on the presidency. It doesn't look like an interesting book, but many of the pieces are in fact quite interesting. The book covers many different aspects of the presidency, and one can learn a lot merely by reading this book. Although it is definitely an academic book, it is not so dry that it cannot be read by those that are not involved with academics.

Dry as day old Toast!!!
This book was required for a Ph.D. course I'm attending at the Universityof Alabama.Trust me I do not read these books for fun.Read more

Subjects:  1. Political Freedom & Security - Law Enforcement    2. Political Process - Leadership    3. Political Science    4. Politics / Current Events    5. Politics/International Relations    6. Presidents    7. United States    8. Political science & theory   

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Review after using Risk Analysis and the Security Survey
I bought the book to use as a reference while doing my very first risk analysis.It helped me a lot with my project.I found it easy to read and use as a reference.I used the format in the book as a guide when writing up the risk analysis I did. clear direction on putting together a security survey
I have prepared several security surveys throughout the last couple of years and have always found that they were missing something. Once I started looking through this book I was given clear direction on the useful information required when conducting a security survey.Read more

Subjects:  1. Assistance in emergencies    2. Business / Economics / Finance    3. Crime prevention surveys    4. Industries    5. Political Freedom & Security - Law Enforcement    6. Political Science    7. Private Security    8. Production & Operations Management    9. Risk management    10. Science/Mathematics    11. Security measures    12. Actuarial studies    13. Business & Economics / Industries    14. Causes & prevention of crime    15. Police & security services    16. Security services    17. Social research & statistics   

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Chilling and thoughtful all at once, and thus VERY hard to put down
I met Chris recently at a college reunion.I had not known him in college, but when I saw that someone from our small rural liberal arts college would discuss being on the FBI Hostage Rescue Team and more, I was intrigued.His tales were intriguing and I ordered up the book.Better still!For clearly this is a product of much thought, of much living even, and here is someone who feels like one of us doing things quite amazing, exciting, frightening, and sometimes very deflating.His prose is great, sometimes poetic.He weaves a tale in a wonderful way...as when his tale of his first killing, a New Hampshire deer, shifts brilliantly into a key moment in his role as a sniper.His reflectiveness is what grabbed me, as he has much depth of thought to add to some stark tales.I have read this book while walking, late into the night, and when I really should have been doing other things.And this despite some clear breaks between parts of the book.A rare gem.Wish I had known Chris better in college!

Front row seating...
This book was awesome, and the whole time I was reading it, I felt as though I was journeying right along beside Chris. A definite must-read.

Could use some "meat"
This is an interesting read and Chris does mention several high profile incidents but it would have been better as a "this is my life book" as opposed to any real 'meat' but I don't think it would have done as well if he had so--hat's off....
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a must-have for investigators
For those who don't know the name, Rossmo is the detective / mathematician whose pioneering work on criminal profiling in Canada has helped re-shape the way investigators worldwide track down serial offenders. By mathematically studying the location and distribution of crimes, Rossmo developed a way of pinpointing the most likely location of the offender's home base. This book explains his work.
Ground breaking and well researched
This book is a real innovation in the field of crime research. The area of criminal profiling is populated by no shortage of Walter Mittys with no empirical grounding, so is it refreshing to find a text that cements the theories of this complex and fascinating area with empirical analysis of real cases. The text is well written and opens up a new area of criminal behaviour analysis to students and police officers alike. This book will undoubtedly become a key text in the field of criminal profiling and a welcome replacement to the long list of dull criminal psychology books that do not tell you anything useful, because the ivory tower authors have no practical experience.

A Complete Guide to the Subject
This book is packed with information and offers a complete summary of pertinent research on serial arson, serial homicide, rape, and crime paths. It is the bible of geographic profiling. You won't find a more informative, well-researched, or complete book anywhere. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Applied human geography    2. Behavioral assessment    3. Clinical Psychology    4. Criminal Psychology    5. Criminal behavior, Prediction    6. Criminal behavior, Prediction of    7. Criminology    8. Environmental Psychology    9. Forensic Science    10. General    11. Political Freedom & Security - Law Enforcement    12. Politics / Current Events    13. Psychology    14. Science/Mathematics    15. Criminal investigation & detection    16. Law / Forensic Science   

Subjects:  1. Analytic Chemistry    2. Chemistry - Analytic    3. Chemistry, Analytic    4. Chemistry, Forensic    5. Criminal Law - General    6. Forensic Medicine    7. Forensic Science    8. Law    9. Legal Reference / Law Profession    10. Medical    11. Political Freedom & Security - Law Enforcement    12. Law / Forensic Science