While most people have heard about high-profile abductions such as the Elizabeth Smart case, such abductions are not isolated cases. The abduction of children occurs much more often in our country th
"This straightforward, informative, and well-documented history of women pioneers in law enforcement recaps the abiding spirit of women who recognized the barriers inherent to women in policing, prep
On December 1, 1971, the bodies of Robert Gierse, James Barker, and Robert Hinson were found in their blood-spattered Indianapolis home. All three had reputations as prodigious womanizers, hard-drinki
How do seemingly "normal" or "ordinary" citizens suddenly find themselves committed to a group whose leader promotes criminal activities and isolation from families and friends? What should you do if
Offers a lively examination of the investigation of murder, from the crime scene through the trial, stopping along the way to examine the body, the evidence, the witnesses, the suspects, and the afte
No one wants to be robbed at gunpoint, or have his car stolen, or his house robbed. When these crimes happen, victims may feel angry, afraid, or violated. But there is no violation quite so devastati
Snow, a seasoned police veteran, offers guidance to readers about how to find a missing loved one when the official search has been suspended or no longer lacks the initial enthusiasm or support from
Ever since Charles Whitman gunned down over a dozen innocent people in 1966 from his perch atop the University of Texas clock tower, ?SWAT team” has become a household word. In this compelling book, p
Everyone in the neighborhood thought the Reese family was no good, but it would be twenty-six years before they really learned how bad they were? In July 2008, there were a rash of murders in Indian
Love and Greed in the Heartland is the story of an insurance fraud scheme gone fatally wrong. On one night in Richmond Hill, what was meant to be a small fire mushroomed into a major explosion and the
Although for much of the mid-twentieth century police departments across the U.S. had been reluctant to embrace new technology, depending instead on traditional police techniques, detectives in Los An
Academics and researchers consider current trends in early childhood education, focusing on the transition to kindergarten. Fourteen contributions address such topics as health and nutrition as a foun
