Covering illegal drugs ranging from marijuana and LSD to cocaine and crystal meth, this authoritative reference work examines patterns of drug use in American history, as well as drug control and interdiction efforts from the nineteenth ...
"Introductory text on policing from a police officer's perspective"--
This updated second edition provides an overview of the origin and development of the American criminal justice system, from the founding of Jamestown, the first English settlement, and tracing history to the events of September 11, 2001.
Two new feature boxes have been added to this edition to help you comprehend and apply the content. “You Have the Right to…” gives insight into several Constitutional amendments and their relationship with criminal justice today; and ...
Drawing upon Catholic social teaching, traditional writings, and Sacred Scripture, this book presents a Catholic perspective of crime and criminal justice in America.
Documenting the nationalization and federalization of crime over the last half of the twentieth century, this book demonstrates the role the American President has played in shaping...
This collection, Supernatural Horror Vol. VI, gathers some of the finest offerings in the first 100 years of this unique genre of weird tales.
This collection, Supernatural Horror Vol. V, gathers some of the finest offerings in the first 100 years of this unique genre of weird tales.
This collection, Supernatural Horror Vol. III, gathers some of the finest offerings in the first 100 years of this unique genre of weird tales.
This collection, Supernatural Horror, gathers some of the finest offerings in the first 100 years of this unique genre of weird tales.
After the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, and with the establishment of the Department of Homeland Security, the academic field of homeland security has grown exponentially.
New in the third edition is a historically updated chapter on the 1980s/1990s era of criminal justice history -- the Reagan era.
Instructor's Manual with Test Item File
The second edition of Community-Oriented Policing: A Systemic Approach to Policing reviews the development of community-oriented policing over the last two decades of the twentieth century, and explores the future of this innovative ...
New to the Third Edition: Updated with new statistics and research Carefully streamlined and edited to ensure teachability and accuracy Current policing journal articles findings included and cited Discussion of the modern political ...
... Police-community relations. In K.J. Peak (Ed.), Encyclopedia of community policing and problem solving (pp. 284-288). Sage. 62. Braga, A.A. (2013). Team policing. In K.J. Peak (Ed.), Encyclopedia of community policing and problem solving ...
History of Crime and Criminal Justice in America
... cells send , receive , and process information . The drugs can cause this disruption by acting as a natural chemical messenger , or by overstimulating the " reward circuit " of the brain . The structure of some drugs , particularly ...
Containing more than 450 entries, this easy-to-read encyclopedia provides concise information about the history of and recent trends in drug use and drug abuse in the United States-a societal problem with an estimated cost of 559 billion a ...
This book offers an analysis of every American presidential assassination and various attempted assassinations, examining the events surrounding each event and the people involved.