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  • Contemporary Issues in Victimology

    Identifying Patterns and Trends

    by Carly M. Hilinski-Rosick, Daniel R. Lee, Gaylene S. Armstrong, Kathryn A. Branch, Jaclyn M. Cwick, Elizabeth Dretsch, Tonisha R. Jones, Soriyah Khan, Sadie J. Mummert0, Johnny Nhan1, Shannon Womer Phaneuf2, Kirsten A. Piatak3, Jason Spraitz4, Sheryl Strasser5, Susannah N. Tapp6, John P. Walsh7, Lindsey E. Wylie8 ...
    Contemporary Issues in Victimology: Identifying Patterns and Trends examines current topics in victimology and explores the main issues surrounding them. Key topics include: intimate partner violence and dating violence, rape and sexual assault on the college campus, Internet victimization, elder abuse, victimization of inmates, repeat and poly-victimization, fear of crime and perceived risk of ... Read more

    $39.69 USD

  • Raoul Peck

    Power, Politics, and the Cinematic Imagination

    by Martin Munro, Tama Hamilton-Wray, Myriam J. A. Chancy, Rachel Gabara, Olivier Barlet, John P. Walsh, Jane Bryce, Alessandra Benedicty-Kokken, Alyssa Goldstein Sepinwall, Joëlle Vitiello ...
    This comprehensive collection of essays dedicated to the work of filmmaker Raoul Peck is the first of its kind. The essays, interview, and keynote addresses collected in Raoul Peck: Power, Politics, and the Cinematic Imagination focus on the ways in which power and politics traverse the work of Peck and are central to his cinematic vision. At the heart of this project is the wish to gather diverse ... Read more

    $109.39 USD

  • Issues in Corrections

    Research, Policy, and Future Prospects

    by Carly M. Hilinski-Rosick, John P. Walsh, Beverly Crank, Emily Lasko, Daniel R. Lee, Emily Lenning, Sarah Light, Catherine Marcum, David Olson0, Mari B. Pierce1, Chad Posick2, Jody Sundt3, Carrie Buist4 ...
    Since the 1970s, the corrections system has experienced exponential growth. Over the past four decades, the number of inmates held in US prisons and jails has quadrupled. This massive growth is associated with a number of different issues and challenges within prisons and jails, including overcrowding; gang activity and misconduct; a shift away from rehabilitation and programming; expanded use of ... Read more

    $42.09 USD

  • The Culture of Urban Control

    Jail Overcrowding in the Crime Control Era

    by John P. Walsh ...
    Series series Issues in Crime and Justice
    The Culture of Urban Control: Jail Overcrowding in the Crime Control Era explores and analyzes the growth and expansion of the United States’ largest single-site urban jail system. Through an analysis of a United States Federal Court initiated consent decree this research provides a narrative of criminal justice policy, politics and legal maneuvering between the years of 1993 and 2003 associated ... Read more

    $46.99 USD

  • Mapping Crime in Its Community Setting

    Event Geography Analysis

    by Andrew C. Gordon, Paul Schnorr, Douglas R. Thomson, Marc Buslik, Michael D. Maltz, Robert K. LeBailley, Warren Friedman, John P. Walsh ...
    Gathering accurate data probably constitutes one of the most important aspects of crime investigation and prevention. How do we put the data to use? How can we improve our methods of handling the information we collect? By describing a project for the development and implementation of a computerized crime-mapping system in the Chicago area, this book makes a significant contribution toward a more ... Read more

    $80.09 USD

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  • The Professional Protection Officer

    Practical Security Strategies and Emerging Trends

    by IFPO ...
    The Professional Protection Officer: Security Strategies, Tactics and Trends (8th Edition) is the definitive reference and instructional text for career oriented security officers in both the private and public sectors. The first edition originated with the birth of the International Foundation for Protection Officers (IFPO) in 1988, which has been using the book as the official text since that ... Read more

    $51.99 USD

  • "I Have Nothing to Hide"

    And 20 Other Myths About Surveillance and Privacy

    by Heidi Boghosian ...
    Series Book 14 - Myths Made in America
    An accessible guide that breaks down the complex issues around mass surveillance and data privacy and explores the negative consequences it can have on individual citizens and their communities.No one is exempt from data mining: by owning a smartphone, or using social media or a credit card, we hand over private data to corporations and the government. We need to understand how surveillance and ... Read more

    $12.99 USD

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  • The Rise of Big Data Policing

    Surveillance, Race, and the Future of Law Enforcement

    by Andrew Guthrie Ferguson ...
    PROSE Award Winner in Law & Legal Studies: "Essential reading for anyone who wants to understand how technology is changing American policing." — Kirkus Reviews (starred review)In a command center in downtown Los Angeles, a digital map lights up with 911 calls, TV monitors track breaking news, surveillance cameras sweep the streets, and rows of computers link analysts and police officers to a ... Read more

    $18.79 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Scientific Methods of Inquiry for Intelligence Analysis

    by Hank Prunckun ...
    Series series Security and Professional Intelligence Education Series
    Since 9/11, the needs of intelligence agencies as well as the missions they conduct have increased in number, size, and complexity. As such, government and private security agencies are recruiting staff to analyze the vast amount of data collected in these missions. This textbook offers a way of gaining the analytic skills essential to undertake intelligence work. It acquaints students and ... Read more

    $64.79 USD

  • Our Biometric Future

    Facial Recognition Technology and the Culture of Surveillance

    by Kelly Gates ...
    Series Book 2 - Critical Cultural Communication
    Since the 1960s, a significant effort has been underway to program computers to “see” the human face—to develop automated systems for identifying faces and distinguishing them from one another—commonly known as Facial Recognition Technology. While computer scientists are developing FRT in order to design more intelligent and interactive machines, businesses and states agencies view the technology ... Read more

    $26.99 USD

  • Transparent Lives

    Surveillance in Canada

    Edited by Colin J. Bennett, Kevin D. Haggerty, David Lyon, Valerie Steeves ...
    Although most Canadians are familiar with surveillance cameras and airport security, relatively few are aware of the extent to which the potential for surveillance is now embedded in virtually every aspect of our lives. We cannot walk down a city street, register for a class, pay with a credit card, hop on an airplane, or make a telephone call without data being captured and processed. Where does ... Read more

    $28.79 USD

  • Transportation Security

    by Clifford Bragdon ...
    Insecure transportation systems are costing our worldwide mobility-based economy as much as 6% of GDP annually. The effectiveness of security measures vary widely. In the United States, depending on the mode of transportation, it ranges from "medium effectiveness for airports to "low effectiveness for maritime, rail, transit, and intermodal activities. Situational awareness and interoperability ... Read more

    $83.69 USD