Subjects:  1. Corrections    2. Penology    3. Political Freedom & Security - Law Enforcement    4. Social Science    5. Sociology    6. United States    7. Political Science / Law Enforcement    8. Prisons   

Reviews (6)

Very Interesting and Engaging
A true to life story involving the Rhode Island couple Martha "Sunny" von B�low and her husband Claus von B�low whowas accused of injecting her with insulin, sending her straight into a coma.We were made to understand that Claus did this so that he could marry his mistress Alexandra Isles; a soap opera actress.

Subjects:  1. 1926-    2. Courts    3. Law    4. Newport    5. Rhode Island    6. Trials (Murder)    7. Trials, litigation, etc    8. Von Bulow, Claus,    9. Von Bèulow, Claus,    10. Crime & violence    11. Law / General    12. Police & security services    13. The law, legal issues    14. Von Bülow, Claus   

Reviews (5)

The Executive Protection Professional's Manual
This is an informative work. Philip Holder's knowledge and experience shines in this manual.

Great Book for the Library of both Professional and Layman
The Executive Protection Professional's Manual is an excellent read both for those involved in the profession and those of us who have been on the periferal of such work. Dr. Holder's unique perspective may stem from his extensive martial arts training, his considerable life experience, or analysis of human behavior. EPP from the worlds best!
After viewing Grandmaster Holder's martial arts videos I had to get this book. I highly suggest this book to anyone with an interest in EPP. Understanding EPP from one of the worlds greatest martial artist and seeing it from his point of view really opened my eyes to a new approach in my own EPP training. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Criminology    2. Executives    3. Handbooks, manuals, etc    4. Industrial Health & Safety    5. Industrial Security    6. Industries    7. Industries - General    8. Martial Arts & Self-Defense    9. Prevention    10. Private Security    11. Protection    12. Security measures    13. Sociology    14. Technology    15. Terrorism    16. Business & Economics / Industries    17. Police & security services    18. Reference works    19. Security services   

Subjects:  1. Criminal Procedure    2. Criminology    3. Law    4. Legal Reference / Law Profession    5. Criminal law    6. Law / Criminal Procedure   

Reviews (8)

Excellant
I wanted to prepare as much as possible when it comes to becoming a cop. I had got this book because I wanted to learn more and know what I would be getting in an exam. When I flipped through this manual I was in total shock. I have never seen or read so much detailed information in my life. You can't go wrong with this book.
VERY Informative
The best thing that you can do for yourself is find out what is on the test that you'll be taking. I used this book to study and the test i took couldn't have been further from the topics discussed in this book. It is a great way to get yourself to study better and think more bout the answers you give.

Good preparation - even more than necessary
I used this book to prepare for the LAPD application process, and while the practice questions are great in getting you in the cop-mindset, many of them are much more detailed and police-oriented than the real thing. There's a good section that gets you ready for the oral interview, though, which adds value to the book. Read more

Subjects:  1. Civil Service    2. Civil Service Occupations    3. Examinations, questions, etc    4. Law Enforcement    5. Police    6. Political Freedom & Security - Law Enforcement    7. Study Aids    8. Study Guides    9. Test Prep    10. United States    11. Vocational    12. Study Aids / Civil Service   

Reviews (25)

Outstanding resource
I have been doing a lot of research into changing my career to that of a PI.This book is the best primer I have read.It is very straight forward, easy to read and understand, and gives examples from the author's experiences.The author does a great job of de-mystifying what a PI does, and does not, do.I highly recommend this book to anyone interested in the field, especially at this price.

Complete Idiots guide not for Idiots!
This was one great book! everything you need to know about Private Investigation is in there. Tips, Tricks, Info sites, It has it all from P.I. Licensing to License Plates! Great case Stories too! It ROCKS!!!

Good Information
This book is informative and is in ordinary enough language that your automatically comfortable reading it. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Criminal Law - General    2. Detectives    3. General    4. Handbooks, manuals, etc    5. Investigations    6. Law    7. Political Freedom & Security - Law Enforcement    8. Politics / Current Events    9. Private investigators    10. United States    11. Criminal investigation & detection    12. Police & security services    13. True Crime / General   

Subjects:  1. Political Freedom & Security - Law Enforcement    2. Political Science    3. Politics/International Relations   

Subjects:  1. Corrections    2. Criminal Procedure    3. Criminology    4. Penology    5. Psychology    6. Research & Methodology    7. Social Psychology    8. Sociology    9. United States    10. Law / Criminal Procedure    11. Prisons   

Reviews (2)

How To Read This Casebook
This is pretty much the standard case book for first year Criminal Law class.
Law School Begins....
This is your typical first year coursebook....mounds of reading. I think the best feature is the "notes" section after the case. This tests your knowledge of the issue and rule better than just reading. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Criminal Law    2. Criminal Law - General    3. Criminal Procedure    4. Law    5. Legal Reference / Law Profession   

Reviews (3)

Great Study Aid for Criminal Law
These cards were a great way for me to study for my exam.I found the colorful examples and the great black letter law and theory definition cards to be very effective.In addition the way these cards are organized is great.

Fantastic
Excellent book. It was very thorough and well written.

Fantastic
Excellent book. It was very thorough and well written. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Criminal Law - General    2. Criminal law    3. General    4. Law    5. Legal Reference / Law Profession    6. Outlines, syllabi, etc    7. United States   

Reviews (1)

Good Practice
Since my Evidence class was tested with a multiple-choice exam, and the Multistate has multiple-choice evidence questions, I wanted a good book to practice those types of questions.
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Subjects:  1. Evidence    2. Evidence (law)    3. Examinations, questions, etc    4. Law    5. United States   

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Very Dull
I am a Criminology and Criminal Justice student finishing my sophomore year this month. I have taken 7 different CCJ classes so far, and this textbook ranks among the most dry, dull, and boring CCJ textbooks I have ever had the misfortune to read. Even my Criminal Law text was better than this book was.
Dry, yet informative.
This book is one of the more wordy books I have ever read.The text isvery dry yet informative.If you suffer from insomnia, this is one cure, Iknow it was for me.In all seriousness, this is a relatively good book,though I feel the newer version is a lot better. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Courts    2. Courts - General    3. Family Law - Children    4. Juvenile Justice Administration    5. Juvenile courts    6. Juvenile justice, Administration of    7. Law    8. Political Freedom & Security - Law Enforcement    9. Politics - Current Events    10. Politics / Current Events    11. United States    12. Political Science / Law Enforcement   

Subjects:  1. General    2. Law enforcement    3. Police    4. Political Freedom & Security - Law Enforcement    5. Political Science    6. Politics/International Relations    7. Sociology    8. United States    9. Police & security services    10. Political Science / Law Enforcement   

Reviews (4)

Great book
The book was sent on time, and it cost less then other places that I looked at.Nice shape, and a great place to buy from.Kudo's!

CADAVER DOG HANDBOOK
This is an excellent book! Great for the civilian SAR Dog Handler or a person jutst doing research on the subject.
Best Reference Book Out There
I found this handbook well written, organized and thorough. A must have for anyone interested or involved in this specialized field of cadaver dog handlers. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Criminal Procedure    2. Forensic Science    3. Forensic anthropology    4. Police dogs    5. Political Freedom & Security - Law Enforcement    6. Politics / Current Events    7. Reference    8. Science    9. Science/Mathematics    10. Training    11. Criminal investigation & detection    12. Law / Forensic Science   

Reviews (8)

Useless waste of time, money, and effort
It is a shame that professors force their students to shell out big bucks to buy casebooks that don't help.
Do support Dressler's income by buying his supplements
Do yourself a favor...if you are assigned this textbook go ahead and buy the Black Letter Outline series by Dressler even if you don't use it until closer to finals. It gives you what you need to know and simplifies things so that you don't have to search round and round for it in the textbook. It's unfortunate Dressler feels the need to sell his supplements and as a result has to make his textbook so crappy. And yes, it really IS that bad.

Buy a companion guide!
The text is not a good tool for 1Ls to learn crim law by itself.Most of my classmates and I found the text to be poorly organized and written - especially for those just trying to grasp the intricacies of crim law.Probably a better book for studying statutory interpretation or philosophy of crim law.Prepare to become intimate with the MPC if you are assigned this text.I highly recomend a companion book for the text, one keyed to it such as Blackletter outline by Dressler or the Understanding Crim Law companion by Dressler.I used both and they saved me from utter confusion. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Cases    2. Criminal Procedure    3. Criminal law    4. Law    5. United States    6. Courts & procedure   

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Used 7th edition as secondary material for teaching undergrad CrimLaw
The layout of the book is user friendly, and the case extracts are concise.I designated it as a reference book for my students and placed it on call in the library for them to review.It can be overly simplistic for an advanced reader, but on target for a good majority of freshman students.Maybe the 8th edition will show some evolution.

no recommendation
I used Criminal Law by Gardner and Anderson as my text when I taught an undergrad Criminal Law class.I found it overly simplistic, even for that level, and left my students with too many loose ends.The case excerptsused are drastically edited, sometimes only a sentence, which does not helpdemonstrate the proposition the cases supposedly stand for.It seemed thatthe authors also spent an inordinate amount of text on relativelyunimportant topics.I also found the instructor's edition to be unhelpful. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Cases    2. Criminal Procedure    3. Criminal law    4. Criminology    5. Law    6. Legal Reference / Law Profession    7. United States    8. Law / Criminal Procedure   

Subjects:  1. Criminal Procedure    2. Criminology    3. Jurisprudence    4. Social Science    5. Sociology    6. Crime & criminology    7. Law / Jurisprudence   

Subjects:  1. Criminal Justice Administration    2. Criminal Law - General    3. Criminal Procedure    4. Criminal justice, Administration of    5. Criminology    6. Criminology Research    7. Law    8. Legal Reference / Law Profession    9. Methodology    10. Research    11. Social Science    12. Sociology    13. Crime & criminology    14. Law / Criminal Procedure   

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a terrible textbook
This book was one of the worst text books I have ever read. Many of its sources were outdated. It failed to give a complete review of the field, neglecting several important theories. It also failed to discuss even theslightest hint of research that supports or challenges the theories it doesdiscuss. Furthermore, it is not only biased but fails to give acomprehensive discussion of the subjects in which it has a bias preventingthe reader from making an informed opinion. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Criminal Procedure    2. Criminal justice, Administrati    3. Criminal justice, Administration of    4. Criminal law    5. Criminology    6. Law    7. Penology    8. Police    9. Sociology    10. United States    11. Crime & criminology    12. Law / Criminal Procedure    13. USA   

Subjects:  1. Criminal Procedure    2. Law