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With the popularity of crime dramas like CSI focusing on forensic science, and increasing numbers of police and prosecutors making wide-spread use of DNA, high-tech science seems to have become the handmaiden of law enforcement. But this is a myth,asserts law professor and nationally known expert on police profiling David A. Harris. In fact, most of law enforcement does not embrace science-it rejects it instead, resisting it vigorously. The question...
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El libro documenta un hecho histórico nunca antes revelado en sus detalles: la estrategia que determinó la extradición del expresidente Alberto Fujimori al Perú. El relato se ubica entre los años 2005 y 2006, periodo en que Fujimori abandonó territorio japonés luego de casi cinco años de permanencia, para aterrizar intempestivamente en Chile el 6 de noviembre de 2005.
Al dejar su cómoda residencia en Japón, el entonces prófugo Fujimori...
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Get the Summary of Ann Rule's Heart Full of Lies in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. "Heart Full of Lies" delves into the perplexing murder case that shook the serene "Oregon Alps." In 2000, district attorney Dan Ousley faced a confounding murder in Wallowa County, where undersheriff Rich Stein discovered a body by the Lostine River. Liysa Ann Northon, the wife of the deceased, claimed self-defense against her husband,...
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Single-parent families succeed. Within these families children thrive, develop, and grow, just as they do in a variety of family structures. Tragically, they must do so in the face of powerful legal and social stigma that works to undermine them.
As Nancy E. Dowd argues in this bold and original book, the justifications for stigmatizing single-parent families are founded largely on myths, myths used to rationalize harshly punitive social policies....
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An examination of the forces and events that led to the most successful organized crime control initiatives in American history
Since Prohibition, the Mafia has captivated the media and, indeed, the American imagination. From Al Capone to John Gotti, organized crime bosses have achieved notoriety as anti- heroes in popular culture. In practice, organized crime grew strong and wealthy by supplying illicit goods and services and by obtaining control...
6) Crimes of Honor: Formal and Informal Adjudicatory Systems in India and Pakistan to Enforce and Co
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This study presents a comparative analysis of the formal and informal legal systems in India and Pakistan in relation to honour crimes. The two countries share a common historical context that is reflected in their socio-cultural ethos. This study analyses the commonalities in their historical contexts, the invasion of the subcontinent, the intrusion and inclusion of foreign settlers, and the factors that contributed towards the creation and maintenance...
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Winner, 2018 Law & Legal Studies PROSE Award
The consequences of big data and algorithm-driven policing and its impact on law enforcement
In a high-tech command center in downtown Los Angeles, a digital map lights up with 911 calls, television monitors track breaking news stories, surveillance cameras sweep the streets, and rows of networked computers link analysts and police officers to a wealth of law enforcement intelligence.
This is just a...
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Investigating cinema under the magnifying glass
From a look at classics like Psycho and Double Indemnity to recent films like Traffic and Thelma & Louise, Nicole Rafter and Michelle Brown show that criminological theory is produced not only in the academy, through scholarly research, but also in popular culture, through film. Criminology Goes to the Movies connects with ways in which students are already thinking criminologically through engagements...
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De la obra de Cesare Beccaria se ha escrito que «fermentó en las conciencias, renovó las instituciones y cambió las costumbres, hasta convertirse en patrimonio moral, inconsciente pero irrenunciable, de toda la humanidad». En ella, escrita con apenas veinticinco años, catalizó un buen conocimiento de las atrocidades del proceso penal de la época; una imaginación sensible y vigorosa capaz de conferir a la denuncia inéditas plasticidad y eficacia;...
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Sophie, a kind young lady, believes in the power of wishing upon stars. One night, she makes a wonderful wish atop the brightest star she's ever seen. Her chamber is filled with beautiful butterflies the next day, leading her on a fanciful trip full of talking animals, friendly elves, and laughter. Sophie's day is magical, and she knows her desire has come true. She discovers that the power of belief and a wishing star can make dreams come true, eternally...
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"The study of memory had become my specialty, my passion. In the next few years I wrote dozens of papers about how memory works and how it fails, but unlike most researchers studying memory, my work kept reaching out into the real world. To what extent, I wondered, could a person's memory be shaped by suggestion? When people witness a serious automobile accident, how accurate is their recollection of the facts? If a witness is questioned by a police...
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Felix, a young fox, learns about parental love from his caring parents, Mr. and Mrs. Fox, in a wonderful woodland. Felix's desire to capture a lovely butterfly teaches him a crucial lesson: love is about allowing things to fly free. He recognizes that his parents' love, like the beauty of the forest, is constantly there, and he learns to treasure and share it. As Felix develops, he passes on the enchantment of parental love to the forest's next generation...
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The Dreamland Adventure of Luna the Moonchild" is a charming bedtime story about Luna, a one-of-a-kind moonchild who lives on the moon. Luna's curiosity brings her one night to Earth, where she discovers the magic of dreams. She returns to her moon home to tell her moon mates about her wondrous experience, and she becomes known as the Moonchild of Dreams. Luna returns to Earth to guide children through their dreams, spreading the magic of dreams far...
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Teddy, a beloved teddy bear, becomes disoriented during a family picnic in a bustling metropolitan park. Teddy meets many companions and learns crucial life lessons along the road as he sets out to find his way back to his owner, Emily. Teddy is reunited with Emily after many travels, demonstrating the enduring power of friendship and generosity.
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La invasión de Rusia a Ucrania es una cuestión de índole ética y moral, ya que hay líderes que no ven la muerte de civiles como crímenes de lesa humanidad y se escudan en sus contradicciones y el poder de las armas.Es deprimente ver como se presenta tanta irracionalidad al querer "ayudar" a una nación agredida entregándole armas.La violencia no se debe resolver con violencia, ya que la población civil que nada tiene que ver con la locura...
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La inteligencia artificial (IA) ha desempeñado un papel cada vez más importante en diversos aspectos de nuestras vidas, incluyendo la forma en que nos relacionamos y buscamos pareja. La búsqueda de La "media naranja" es una parte fundamental de la experiencia humana, y la IA ha demostrado ser una herramienta valiosa para mejorar y facilitar este proceso.La importancia de la IA en la búsqueda de pareja radica en su capacidad para analizar y procesar...
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Este libro, escrito por Marcial Rubio Correa, es un comentario descriptivo de los artículos de la Constitución Política del Perú de 1993. Aquí el lector podrá encontrar, para cada artículo, un comentario sobre el significado de los términos técnicos o de los que pudieren prestarse a interpretaciones diversas. Igualmente, explica las razones por las cuales se dicta cada norma.
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Sheriff Singleton began hi law enforcement career as a reserve deputy with the Lauderdale County Sheriff's Office in 1972. He was later hired as a corrections officer with the office and in February 1973 was sworn in as a Deputy Sheriff.
In 1978 he ran unsuccessfully for the office of sheriff at the age of twenty-six making him the youngest candidate to seek the office in the history of the county. After the election he continued his career with...
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La "predeterminación" y la "premeditación" son dos conceptos diferentes en el ámbito de la criminología y la justicia penal, aunque ambos están relacionados con la planificación y ejecución de delitos.
La "predeterminación criminal" se refiere a la idea de que ciertos individuos tienen una predisposición o mayor riesgo de involucrarse en actividades delictivas debido a factores genéticos, biológicos, ambientales y sociales. Esta perspectiva...
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Was macht eigentlich eine gelungene Karriere einer Führungskraft aus? Wann kann eine Führungskraft Leistung erbringen und wirksam führen? Worauf sollte sich die Vorbereitung auf Assessment-Center oder Jobinterviews konzentrieren? Wie helfen die Antworten auf diese Fragen, Auswahlverfahren souverän zu meistern? Fragen, mit denen sich Kerstin Harney stetig befasst. Karriere und persönliche Entwicklung sollten Hand in Hand gehen, denn in dieser...