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Intro -- Contents -- Foreword -- Introduction -- Fingerprints -- Identification of Remains -- Questioned Documents -- Offender Profiling -- Firearms Examination -- Bloodstain Pattern Analysis -- Explosives -- DNA -- Time Since Death -- Chronology -- Endnotes -- Bibliography -- Further Resources -- Index -- About the Author -- About the Consulting Editor.

In Unsolved Crimes , famous, unresolved cases from the past 120 years are examined to review what police and experts in forensic science did (or failed to do) while trying to resolve each crime. For each case covered, the key theories and suspects are described. Though technology is much improved since the time of Jack the Ripper in 1888, some recent crimes defy the best equipment and best scientists, leaving open-ended mysteries to occupy the minds of amateur sleuths everywhere. Still, it may not be too late to solve these riddles. By reexamining old evidence with modern techniques, police ca

Intro -- Contents -- Foreword -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1: Using the Mark's Greed: Types of Cons -- 2: Anatomy of a Con -- 3: The Impersonator -- 4: Common Scams -- 5: ID Theft -- 6: E-Cons:Scamming on the Grifter Superhighway -- 7: World Without Shame -- 8: Public Education and Protection Against Cons -- 9: Media Investigations: 60 Minutes -- Chronology -- Endnotes -- Glossary -- Bibliography -- Further Resources -- Books -- Web Sites -- About the Author -- About the Consulting Editor.

Intro -- Contents -- Foreword -- introduction -- 1: Homicide: As Old as Civilization -- 2: Homicide: The Statistics and the Causes -- 3: The Police and Homicide Investigations -- 4: Homicide Investigation at the Crime Scene -- 5: The Homicide Victim -- 6: Homicide Investigation: The Suspects -- 7: Using the Evidence to Convict a Suspect -- 8: The Scales of Justice: New Evidence Frees Convicted Murderers -- Chronology -- Endnotes -- Bibliography -- Further Resources -- Index -- About the Author -- About the Consulting Editor.

Intro -- Contents -- Foreword -- Introduction -- 1: Blood and Money -- 2: Manhunters -- 3: Lawless Years -- 4: Gangbusters -- 5: Public Enemy No. 1 -- 6: Where the Money Is -- 7: Most Wanted -- 8: White Terror -- 9: Armed and Dangerous -- 10: Prevention and Investigation -- Chronology -- Endnotes -- Bibliography -- Further Resources -- Index -- About the Author -- About the Consulting Editor.

From ancient times to the present, serial killers have terrorized the public, claiming their victims with a variety of methods, including poisoning, stabbing, and shooting. Modern law enforcement agents have developed sophisticated techniques, such as DNA analysis and psychological profiling, to track and identify these killers. Covering key historical and contemporary cases, ""Serial Killers"" is a concise, objective introduction to this field of criminal investigation. This book includes such chapters as: Murder by Numbers; Monsters Among Us; Lethal Ladies; Still at Large; and, The Mind hunt

According to the US Department of Justice, more than 250,000 children are abducted each year. This book explains the types of kidnappings, details government and law enforcement efforts to prevent and solve them, and explores the many practices and programs, such as the AMBER Alert, to help protect children

The public's fascination with celebrities often reaches fever pitch when celebrities commit or are involved in crimes. Famous cases such as the kidnapping of aviator Charles Lindbergh's baby and the murder of actress Sharon Tate raised public outcries against the perpetrators. On the other hand, celebrity trials such as those of televangelist Jim Bakker for fraud and actress Winona Ryder for shoplifting put celebrities in the spotlight for all the wrong reasons. Celebrities and Crime examines the crossroads where fame and infamy meet and discusses how law enforcement handles celebrity victims

Intro -- Contents -- Foreword -- Introduction -- 1: History of White-Collar Crime -- 2: Types of White-Collar Crime -- 3: The Federal Bureau of Investigation -- 4: ABSCAM: How to Catch White-Collar Criminals -- 5: Crimes Against Consumers -- 6: Crimes Against the Environment: Love Canal -- 7: Health Care, Bad investments, and Spam -- 8: Corporate Crime: Enron -- 9: Computer Crimes and ID Theft -- 10: Insider Trading: The Case of Martha Stewart -- 11: The Savings and Loan Scandal -- Chronology -- Endnotes -- Bibliography -- Further resources -- Index -- About the Author -- About the Consulting Editor.

Intro -- Contents -- Foreword -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1: Making Money -- 2: The Mole:Infiltrating the Mob -- 3: Informants: They Call Them Rats -- 4: Surveillance: Wiring Informants, Tapping Phones, and Snapping Pictures -- 5: The Big Bust -- 6: Innovations and New Law -- 7: Other Mobs -- 8: Famous Rubouts -- 9: When the Government Declares War -- 10: A Brief History of the Gambino Crime family -- Chronology -- Endnotes -- Glossary -- Bibliography -- Further Resources -- Books -- Web Sites -- DVD -- Index -- About the Author -- About the Consulting Editor.

Intro -- Contents -- Foreword -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction: What is Terrorism? -- 1: Republican Terrorism -- 2: Utopian Terrorism -- 3: Terrorism for Attrition -- 4: Assassination: Terrorist Tool -- 5: State-On-State Terrorism -- 6: Non-State Actors Terrorizing Civilians -- 7: State-Sponsored Terrorism -- 8: Total War-Weapons of Mass Destruction -- 9: The Future of Terrorism-The Future of Politics -- 10: September 11, 2001, and the War on Terrorism -- Chronology -- Endnotes -- Bibliography -- Further resources -- Index -- About the Author -- About the Consulting editor.

Cover -- Contents -- Foreword -- Author's Note -- Introduction -- Entries A-Z -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Z -- Glossary -- Appendix 1: Inorganic Compounds -- Appendix 2: Organic Compounds -- Bibliography -- Index.

Cover -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Foreword -- Introduction: The Threat of Cybercrime -- 1: What is Cybercrime? -- 2: Hacking and Malware -- 3: Cyber Theft and Illegal Goods -- 4: Identity Theft and Phishing -- 5: Cyberstalking and Cyberbullying -- 6: Online Pornography -- 7: Responding to Cybercrime -- Chronology -- Endnotes -- Glossary -- Bibliography -- Index -- About the Author -- About the Consulting Editor.