Anderson Publishing Co.

Criminal investigation; a method for reconstructing the past, 5th ed. (study guide included)

Osterburg (U. of Illinois) and Ward (Sam Houston State U.) present a textbook on the fundamentals of criminal investigation. It covers the investigative process, the solution of specific crimes, and specialized topics such as managing investigations, constitutional law, evidence and effective testimony, and raids, as well as a case study of the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. It stresses three basic sources of information: physical evidence, records, and people. Supreme Court decisions affecting investigative function are often referenced. This edition has been reorganized, chapters on terrorism and computer crime have been rewritten, and the text has been updated. A new chapter on increasing threats and emerging crime has been added. A study guide is included. Anderson Publishing is a member of the LexisNexis group. (Annotation ©2007 Book News Inc. Portland, OR)

Deathquest III; an introduction to the theory & practice of capital punishment in the United States, 3d ed.

Although he himself is an opponent of the death penalty, Bohm (U. of Central Florida) has striven to treat all sides of the issue in this textbook that is designed to serve as an introductory criminal justice course on the history and practice of capital punishment in the United States. An introductory quartet of chapters trace the history of the death penalty from 1608 to 1972 (the year it was temporarily abolished); discuss the role of the US Supreme Court in the practice of capital punishment; detail the death penalty systems of the federal government, the military, and the 37 capital punishment states; and describe methods of execution in connection with the legal history of the concept of "cruel and unusual punishment." The remaining chapters discuss American public opinion about the death penalty and examine and assess the arguments and counterarguments for and against the death penalty, including issues of general deterrence, economic costs, incidents of miscarriage of justice, issues of arbitrariness and discrimination following 1972's Furman v. Georgia, and concepts of retribution and religion. Anderson Publishing is a member of the LexisNexis group. (Annotation ©2007 Book News Inc. Portland, OR)

Homeland security; an introduction.

This volume is intended by the authors (professors of criminal justice at Sam Houston State U.) to serve as a primary undergraduate-level text for courses on "Homeland Security" in the United States or as an ancillary text in introductory criminal justice or terrorism-related courses. The authors provide a general contextual discussion of terrorism and a more detailed look at the September 11th, 2001 attacks and the immediate government response. They also assess vulnerabilities associated with communications and information technology, weapons of mass destruction, and natural disasters. Legal issues are discussed, including a relatively detailed treatment of the USA PATRIOT Act and briefer discussions of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, Communications Assistance for Law Enforcement Act, and Terrorism Risk Insurance Act. Anderson Publishing is a member of the LexisNexis group. (Annotation ©2007 Book News Inc. Portland, OR)