Police Interest

Prentice Hall, 1971 A photo of this book is available. Near-fine condition. NO remainder marks or clippings. Green boards with light-green boards (clean and bright). NO writing, marks or tears inside book. Illustrated throughout. 329 pages. Tight spine, clean pages. Author was Coordinator, Administration of Justice - Santa Ana College.. Hard Cover. Near-Fine/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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New York, New York, U.S.A.: Main Street Books / Doubleday, 1995 Very-good+, clean condition. NO remainder marks or clippings. Covers are clean (NO tears). NO writing, marks or tears. 285 pages. Pages show tanning. Synopsis "Just in time to put the Simpson trial in perspective," wrote Time Magazine recently of The Jury. Indeed, America's inundation with high-profile cases, not just O.J. but the Menendez brothers, the Long Island Railroad gunman Colin Ferguson, and Court TV in general have made people intensely preoccupied with the jury system, while at the same time remarkably unknowledgeable. The Jury will change that. The Jury is a sobering look at the disarray of the current American jury system. Written in a straight-forward style, filled with ancedotes from the trials discussed, the book ends with a strong prescription for how to change and save the jury system in America. "This is the first book ever that explains how juries work in the real world, and Steve Adler does it in a way that actually makes it fun to read." Steven Brill, founder, Court TV and The American Lawyer magazine Annotation Using seven different trials as case studies, Adler examines how the high-minded ideals behind the jury system have been distorted by time and human error. The Jury is a sobering look at the disarray of the current American jury system, and ends with a strong prescription for how to change--and save--the jury system in America. . Trade Paperback. Very Good +. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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Routledge, 1994 Near-new condition. NO remainder marks or clippings. Tight spine, bright pages. NO writing, marks or tears inside book. 414 pages. Product Description Most human violence is carried out by men. Male violence could even be described as the major source of human suffering. Yet it is so deep-rooted in biology and culture that is often seems impossible to combat. Male Violence examines this issue from a wide range of perspectives. The contributors discuss its origins in childhood, its adult forms within and outside the family, and a variety of theoretical approaches that can help us understand it. In doing so, Male Violence raises fundamental questions about values which are accepted and unchallenged by the majority of people living in the modern world. . Trade Paperback. Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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New York, New York, U.S.A.: Thunder's Mouth Press, 2002 Like-new copy. Appears unread. NO remainder marks or clippings. Tight spine, bright pages. 432 pages. Nicely illustrated. NO writing, marks or tears. Synopsis This classic history of crime tells how Chicago’s underworld earned and kept its reputation. Recounting the lives of such notorious denizens as the original Mickey Finn, the mass murderer H. H. Holmes, and the three Car Barn Bandits, Asbury reveals life as it was lived in the criminal districts of the Levee, Hell’s Half-Acre, the Bad Lands, Little Cheyenne, Custom House Place, and the Black Hole. His description of Chicago’s infamous red light district—where the brothels boasted opulence unheard of before or since—vividly captures the wicked splendor that was Chicago. The Gangs of Chicago spans from the time “Slab Town” was settled to Prohibition days. The story of Chicago’s golden age of crime climaxes with a dramatic account of the careers of the “biggest of the Big Shots”: Big Jim Colosimo, Terrible Johnny Torrio, and the elusive Al Capone. Photographs and illustrations round out this telling of Chicago's early underworld. Still the most detailed, reliable, and readable account of the nether side of Chicago’s first century, deserves reading and rereading....Perry R. Duis, Chicago historian . Trade Paperback. Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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Simon & Schuster, 2001 Very-nice, clean condition. NO remainder marks or dustcover clippings. Tight spine, clean pages. Illustrated with graphic photos. NO writing, marks or tears inside book. 288 pages. Synopsis For most people, the forensic sciences are something reported on the news when a crime is solved through DNA evidence, or used as a plot twist for television shows. But behind the crime-scene tape and the doors of the morgue is a world never seen by the public. Now famed pathologist and medical examiner Dr. Michael Baden and award-winning writer Marion Roach take readers into the laboratory, above the autopsy table, onto the witness stand and out in the field to show how advances in forensic science can solve crucial questions in a criminal case, often with startling accuracy. Baden and Roach reveal how a key clue to the killer of Nicole Brown Simpson was lost when her body was moved to the morgue, and why the JonBenet Ramsey case can never be solved. They show how no clue is too small to be analyzed and no case too old to be reopened. Full of behind-the-scenes drama and surprising revelations, Dead Reckoning is a fascinating look at how forensic science is changing the way we convict the guilty and free the innocent.. Hard Cover. Near-Fine/Very Good +. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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Simon & Schuster, 1999 Price inside dustcover: $24.00 - For D.A., Mark Baker interviewed dozens of D.A.'s from big cities, small towns, and rural areas across the country, and it is their stories and their voices - by turns idealistic, tough, cynical, and hopeful - that make up this compelling collective portrait of the men and women whose responsibility it is to see that justice is served. In D.A., prosecutors discuss what happens when idealism and high expectations run into reality - low pay, skilful defense attorneys, questionable evidence, and duplicitous witnesses. In candid and unflinching detail, they recall their most memorable cases, wins and losses, and how they keep going in spite of the sometimes chilling crimes they face in court.. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. more information

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Riverside, New Jersey, U.S.A.: Simon & Schuster, 1985 Very-good+, clean copy of this 1985 hardback. NO price clippings - Publisher remainder stamp on bottom. 303 pages. Tight spine - Bright pages. NO writing, marks or tears inside book. . Hard Cover. Very Good +/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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Riverside, New Jersey, U.S.A.: Simon & Schuster, 1985 Very-good, ex-libris copy of this 1985 hardback. Usual library markings. Inner pages are free from writing and tears. 303 pages. Tight spine - Bright pages. . Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex-Library. more information

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Prentice Hall, 1998 Very-good+, clean condition. NO remainder marks or price clippings. Tight spine - Bright pages. 429 pages. NO tears inside book. 39 pages have light highlighting. Does NOT interfere with reading. Illustrated. - From The Critics Booknews Second edition of a text in which the basic focus is the control, correction, and treatment of not only juvenile offenders but others who are processed by the system such as the mentally ill and restricted, the abused, and the dependent and neglected. Current problems of drug-trafficking, hate crimes and other emerging violent trends among juveniles are included in ten chapters which profile the history, research, courts, correctional institutions, treatment, and new directions in the vision of juvenile justice. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or. A textbook that explores and defines the important and emerging component of juvenile justice in the US. The volume is divided into six sections: introduction; the system and early decision making; community-based corrections; institutionalization; status and chronic offenders; and treatment, research, and new directions. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR. Hard Cover. Very Good +/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. more information

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New York, New York, U.S.A.: Perennial, 2004 Near-fine copy - NO writing, marks or tears inside book - Tight spine - Bright pages - Illustrated - NO remainder marks or price clippings. 304 pages. - A curator for the Smithsonian Museum of Natural History, Doug Owsley painstakingly rebuilds skeletons, helping to identify them and determine their cause of death. He has worked on several notorious cases -- from mass graves uncovered in Croatia to the terrorist attacks on the Pentagon -- and has examined historic skeletons tens of thousands of years old. But the discovery of Kennewick Man, a 9,600-year-old human skeleton found along the banks of Washington's Columbia River, was a find that would turn Owsley's life upside down. Days before Owsley was scheduled to study the skeleton, the government seized it to bury Kennewick Man's bones on the land of the Native American tribes who claimed him. Along with other leading scientists, Owsley sued the U.S. government over custody. Concerned that knowledge about our past and our history would be lost forever if the bones were reburied, Owsley fought a legal and political battle for six years, putting everything at risk, jeopardizing his career and his reputation. Author Description Jeff Benedict conducted the first national study on sexual assault and athletes. He has published three books on athletes and crime, including a blistering exposé on the NFL, Pros and Cons: The Criminals Who Play in the NFL, and Public Heroes, Private Felons: Athletes and Crimes Against Women. He is a lawyer and an investigative journalist who has written five books.. Trade Paperback. Near-Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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New York, NY, U.S.A.: Crown Publishing Group, 1998 Never before had Daniel Bergner seen a spectacle as bizarre as the one he had come to watch that Sunday in October. Murderers, rapists, and armed robbers were competing in the annual rodeo at Angola, the grim maximum-security penitentiary in Louisiana. The incongruity of seeing hope where one would expect only hopelessness, self-control in men who were there because they'd had none, sparked an urgent quest in him. Having gained unlimited and unmonitored access, Bergner spent an unflinching year inside the harsh world of Angola. He forged relationships with seven prisoners who left an indelible impression on him. Looming front and center is Warden Burl Cain, the larger-than-life ruler of Angola who quotes both Jesus and Attila the Hun, declares himself a prophet, and declaims that redemption is possible for even the most depraved criminal. Cain welcomes Bergner in, and so begins a journey that takes the author deep into a forgotten world and forces him to question his most closely held beliefs. The climax of his story is as unexpected as it is wrenching.. Hard Cover. As New/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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Berkeley, California, U.S.A.: Ulysses Pr, 2007 Like-new condition. Appears unread. NO remainder marks or clippings. Tight spine, bright pages. Illustrated with photos. NO writing, marks or tears. 434 pages. Synopsis: The headline-grabbing crime. The grizzly facts in the coroner's report. The shocking revelations from the trial. Serial Killers: Up Close and Personal provides all these details plus one more: the murderer's first-person perspective Revealing quotes from convicted killers add an even more frightening element to these chilling accounts. A world-renowned investigative criminologist, author Christopher Berry-Dee goes deep into the bowels of the world's toughest prisons to face these monsters and hear their stories. Serial Killers: Up Close and Personal presents a disturbing and unflinching look into the homicidal mind. . Trade Paperback. Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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David McKay, 1976 Very-good+, clean copy of this 1976 hypnotism / psychology book. Red boards with black lettering (clean) - 240 pages. NO remainder marks - NO writing, marks or tears inside book. Tight spine - Bright pages. . Hard Cover. Very Good +/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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Jossey-Bass, 1972 A photo of this book is available. Stated First Edition. NO remainder marks or price clippings. 384 pages. Blue boards with silver lettering (clean and bright). 8 pages show light (pencil) writing/underlining. Does NOT interfere with reading and can be erased. NO other writing or marks inside book. Tight spine, clean pages. Pages show slight tanning. PARTIAL CONTENTS: Perspective On The Dealer: A Variegated Population; Evolution of Dealing; Dealing Life and Community; Capsules Case Histories; Psychological Case Studies; Commentary on Dealers; Two: Comparing Dealers: Arrested and Nonarrested Dealers; Acive and Inactive Dealers; Big Dealers and Mafia Dealers; Pushers; Sins of the Father; Violence; Three: Comparing Settings: Drugs in the Budget; A Commune; English Dealers; Phases of a Ghetto Career; The Social Structure of a Heroin Copping Community; Four: College Dealers: Dealers on a Campus; Dealers on Another Campus; American Collegian Abroad; Holy Rock Bible College; College Faculty; Five: High School and Junior High School Dealers: Dealers in High School; Dealers in Junior High School; Six: Drug Dissemination and the Professional: Physicians; Pharmacists; Phramaceutical Salesmen; Narcotics Officers; Epilogue; Bibliography; Index. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Near-Fine/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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Wiley, 1987 A photo of this book is available. Near-fine condition. NO remainder marks or dustcover clippings. Number line: 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1. 240 pages. Tight spine, clean pages. NO writing, marks or tears inside book. . Hard Cover. Near-Fine/Near-Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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Penguin, 2001 Near-new copy. Appears unread. NO remainder marks or clippings. Tight spine, bright pages. NO writing, marks or tears inside book. Illustrated with photos. 296 pages. Synopsis Killing Pablo is the inside story of the brutal rise and violent fall of Colombian cocaine cartel kingpin Pablo Escobar, whose criminal empire held a nation of thirty million hostage--a reign of terror that would end only with his death. In an intense, up-close account, best-selling author and award-winning journalist Mark Bowden exposes the never-before-revealed details of how U.S. operatives covertly led the sixteen-month manhunt. Drawing on unprecedented access to the soldiers, field agents, and officials involved in the chase, as well as hundreds of pages of top-secret documents and transcripts of Escobar's intercepted phone conversations, Bowden creates a gripping narrative that reads as if it were torn from the pages of a military technothriller. At every phase, he brings to life the men who brought the drug lord down. There is the Colombian president, Cesar Gaviria, afraid for his life and the future of his nation, who is forced to do the unthinkable: allow a foreign military to operate within his country's borders. There is the U.S. ambassador, Morris D. Busby, who brings in the most sophisticated surveillance team in the world, code-named Centra Spike, and the best team of manhunters, the mysterious Delta Force. And there is the leader of the Colombian forces, Colonel Hugo Martinez, an incorruptible man who lives under constant threat during the drug lord's reign-and whose own son plays a critical role on the fateful day when Pablo is finally found. Book Magazine Bowden's book recounts the bloody rise and fall of Pablo Escobar, the godfather of the Medellin cocaine cartel who was assassinated by Colombian police in December 1993. A ruthless terrorist who kidnapped, tortured and murdered, this self-styled Pancho Villa was also an adored hero for Colombia's poor a generous builder of schools and soccer fields, not to mention a concerned family man. For nearly two decades, even while he was confined in prison, Escobar's death squads ensured that nothing interfered with his empire. This only changed after his escape in 1992, when the Colombian police, embarrassed and fired by a new resolve, upped the ante. Aided by covert American intelligence, they secretly formed a death squad of their own to destroy Escobar's organization and terrorize his family. After fifteen months, they finally flushed the fugitive out of hiding. The author's book, about a vicious drug war and America's involvement in a high-tech, no-holds-barred manhunt, raises important questions about whether the end should justify the means. Eric Wargo . Trade Paperback. Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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Post Mills, Vermont : Chelsea Green Pub Co, 1989 SIGNED / AUTOGRAPHED by Frank Bryan in book front: "Autumn 1990 - Democracy is possible! Best wishes, Frank Bryan". NO other writing or marks inside book. Tight spine, clean pages. 308 pages. NO tears inside book. Covers are clean (NO tears). NO remainder marks or clippings. Synopsis Unabashed advocates of such basic American values as self-reliance, tolerance, diversity, and liberty, the authors argue that democracy is an endangered institution. . Signed by Author. Trade Paperback. Near-Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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Richard Marek, 1978 Very-nice copy of this 1978 hardback - Price inside dustcover: $9.95 - NO remainder marks or price clippings - Tight spine - bright pages. Dustcover shows slight tearing along top and bottom edges. 274 pages. ONLY writing/mark inside book is previous owner's signature and date in book front on blank page. . Hard Cover. Near-Fine/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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St. Martin's Press, 2006 Very-nice, clean copy. Stated First Edition. Small remainder dot on bottom. NO price clippings. Price inside dustcover: $24.95. Illustrated with photos. Tight spine, bright pages. NO writing, marks or tears inside book. 410 pages. Biography Philip Carlo grew up in Bensonhurst, Brooklyn, amidst the world’s highest concentration of Mafia members. His intimate knowledge of their culture, their walk, and their talk helped him become a successful crime writer. His breakthrough, The Night Stalker, chronicles the brutal career of serial killer Richard Ramirez. Carlo lives in New York. Synopsis Drawing on hundreds of hours of face-to-face interviews, Carlo reveals the story of Richard "The Ice Man" Kuklinski, who became one of the most notorious and sadistic professional assassins in American history, working for such criminals as Sammy "The Bull" Gravano and John Gotti. Biography Philip Carlo grew up in Bensonhurst, Brooklyn, amidst the world’s highest concentration of Mafia members. His intimate knowledge of their culture, their walk, and their talk helped him become a successful crime writer. His breakthrough, The Night Stalker, chronicles the brutal career of serial killer Richard Ramirez. Carlo lives in New York.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Near-Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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AceCo Pub, 1998 Near-new copy. NO remainder marks or price clippings. Tight spine, bright pages. Illustrated. NO writing, marks or tears inside book. . Trade Paperback. Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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Glencoe Publishing Co., 1978 Near-fine condition. NO remainder marks or clippings. Saddle-brown boards with black lettering (clean and bright). 286 pages. Illustrated. ONLY writing/mark inside book is a small price stamp in book front, on blank page. NO tears inside book. Tight spine, clean pages. Pages show light tanning. 286 pages. . Hard Cover. Near-Fine/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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Putnam Pub Group, 2006 Very-good, clean ex-libris copy. Usual library markings. Inner pages are free from writing and tears. Price inside dustcover: $25.95. 336 pages. Tight spine, clean pages. Synopsis The frank and unvarnished memoir of a life spent stalking death in the Deep South. Baton Rouge is a little town with big-city problems. Rich with Creole history, colorful locals, and a strong sense of community, it's also the home of Napoleonic codes, stubborn cops, and a sometimes-troubled leadership. Baton Rouge-which literally means "Red Stick"-lives up to its bloody namesake. And after more than ten years as a deputy coroner and then as its chief coroner, Louis Cataldie has seen his fair share of unusual and disturbing cases. They range from the bizarre to the heartbreaking: an LSU professor killed by a barn door; the bones of a young woman found scattered in a churchyard; and as many as three serial killers loose at one time under Cataldie's watch. He has worked the scene of one of the Malvo/ Muhammad Beltway Sniper shootings and had a hand in bringing to justice serial killer Derrick Todd Lee in a controversial investigation that was featured in an ABC Prime Time special with Diane Sawyer and Patricia Cornwell. Coroner's Journal is an unflinching look at a world that television dramas such as CSI can only begin to show us. Biography Louis Cataldie was the coroner of East Baton Rouge Parish in Louisiana from 1998 to 2003. He has worked as both a small-town general practitioner and an emergency-room doctor in Baton Rouge. . Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex-Library. more information

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Hyperion Books, 1994 Near-fine condition. Stated First Edition. NO remainder marks or price clippings. Price inside dustcover: $19.95. NO writing, marks or tears inside book. Dustcover shows slight wear (NO tears). Synopsis An up-to-the-minute look at the world of corrupt cops through a woman's eyes, Perfect Cover takes readers onto the streets of New York in riveting detail. Special Investigator Tina Paris, modeled on co-author St. George, retains just enough of her Catholic upbringing to "still believe in the mission - something about the little guy and the integrity of the criminal justice system." Having grown up in New York City housing projects, she's seen little guys get hurt every day. "Harry, my ex-live-in, used to say I had a martyr complex. That with my Puerto Rican mother and Italian father I had no choice - if I wasn't going to be a nun, I had to be a saint." Whether she's dolled up in a skimpy black dress to go undercover to a mob-infiltrated dinner, or out on the streets looking for witnesses to a killing in a Brooklyn gambling den, Tina has her antenna out for predators, especially the ones in blue whose violation of the public trust is particularly venal. At the same time that she gets a break on a case involving a drug-dealing cop on the loose in one of the city's roughest neighborhoods - a case with racial and political overtones - a "pretty boy" rapist grabs the headlines. His specialty, a horrifying version of Russian roulette, is terrorizing women all over New York; and his taunt-filled faxes sent to the police department's public affairs office hit Tina close to home. When these two cases intersect, the danger and suspense in Perfect Cover rise to a pulse-pounding pitch. This street-smart portrait of the cracks in our criminal justice system is as scary and compelling as real life. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Near-Fine/Near-Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" Tall. more information

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Simon and Schuster, 1971 Very-nice copy. Dustcover shows 4 small, closed tears. Book is in near-fine condition. Blue boards with gold lettering. NO remainder marks or price clippings - Stated First Printing. Price inside dustcover: $6.95. NO writing, marks or tears inside book. Tight spine - Bright pages. 346 pages. Introduction by Tom Wicker.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near-Fine/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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Cincinnati: W.H. Anderson Company , 1956 Brown dustcover - Top of Spine of shows fraying - Inside of book is free from writing, marks or tearsing - Tight spine - Bright spine - 369 pages . Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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Charles C Thomas, 1971 Very-good copy of this 1971 ex-libris (college library) book - Usual library markings - Inner pages are free from writing and tears - Tight spine - Bright pages - 289 pages . Hard Cover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex-Library. more information

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Pocket Star Book, 2003 Near-fine condition. NO remainder marks or clippings. 308 pages. Covers are clean (NO tears). Tight spine, clean pages. NO writing, marks or tears inside book. Synopsis Remote. Peaceful. Picturesque. That's how the Mumford Mountain Hotel bills itself in its brochure, and it lives up to its billing most of the time. But this year, the hotel is hosting a prestigious conference for the study of forensic science, and the organizers have extended CSI head Gil Grissom an invitation he can't refuse. Joined by fellow investigator Sara Sidle, Grissom leaves the department in the capable hands of Catherine Willows and heads east. But he and Sara soon find themselves in all too familiar territory and back in Las Vegas, Catherine, Warrick Brown, and Nick Stokes have uncovered trouble of their own.. Mass Market Paperback. Near-Fine. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. more information

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Little, Brown & Company, 2006 Like-new condition. Appears unread. NO remainder marks or price clippings. Price inside dustcover: $25.95. Tight spine, bright pages. NO writing, marks or tears. Synopsis Before Michael Connelly became a novelist, he was a crime reporter, covering the detectives who worked the homicide beat. In these vivid, hard-hitting pieces, Connelly leads the reader past the yellow police tape as he follows the investigators, the victims, their families and friends and of, course, the killers to tell the real stories of murder and its aftermath. The Washington Post - Patrick Anderson Every generation produces reporters whose talent is essentially novelistic and for whom journalism is a way station on the road to fiction. Hemingway was the classic example of the 20th century, but there are many others -- Tom Wolfe was one, and so is Connelly. For instance, here's the lead of the first crime story reprinted in the book, from the South Florida Sun-Sentinel in 1987: "It has been four days since anybody has heard from or seen Walter Moody, and people are thinking that something is wrong." It's not the typical who-what-when-where-why-and- how formula of police reporting. Connelly was always looking for mood, drama, eccentricity, the telling detail. One of the fascinations of this collection is spotting the police-beat details -- the fellow with teardrops tattooed below his eyes, the detective who chewed the earpiece of his glasses -- that later punctuate the Bosch novels. Biography A former Los Angeles Times crime reporter, Michael Connelly’s familiarity with the seamy side of L.A. adds a steamy kind of street cred to his hardboiled, gritty detective novels -- especially his bestselling series of mysteries featuring dark detective Hieronymous Harry Bosch.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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Westminster, Maryland, U.S.A.: Random House Inc, 2000 Fine condition. Remainder mark on bottom. NO price clippings. Price inside dustcover: $24.95. NO writing, marks or tears inside book. Tight spine, clean pages. 323 pages. Synopsis Ted Conover, the intrepid author of Coyotes, about the world of illegal Mexican immigrants, spent a year as a prison guard at Sing Sing. Publishers Weekly In books like Rolling Nowhere (about hoboes) and Coyotes (about illegal aliens), Conover distinguished himself with brave, empathetic reporting. This riveting book goes further. Stymied by both the union and prison brass in his effort to report on correctional officers, Conover instead applied for a job, and spent nearly a year in the system, mostly at Sing Sing, the storied prison in the New York City suburbs. Fascinated and fearful, the author in training grasps some troubling truths: "we rule with the inmates' consent," says one instructor, while another acknowledges that "rehabilitation is not our job." As a Sing Sing "newjack" (or new guard), Conover learns the folly of going by the book; the best officers recognize "the inevitability of a kind of relationship" with inmates. Whether working the gallery, the mess hall or transportation detail, the job is both a personal and moral challenge: at the isolation unit ("the Box"), Conover begins to write up his first "use of force" incident when a fellow officer waves him away. He steps back to offer a history of the prison, the "hopelessly compromised" work of prison staff and the unspoken idealism he senses in fellow guards. Stressed by his double life and the demands of the job, caught between the warring impulses of anthropological inquiry and "the incuriosity that made the job easier," Conover struggles but nevertheless captures scenes of horror and grace. With its nuanced portraits of officers and inmates, the book never preaches, yet it conveys that we ignore our prisons--an explosive (and expensive) microcosm of race and class tensions--at our collective peril. Agent, Kathy Robbins. First serial to the New Yorker. (May) Copyright 2000 Cahners Business Information.| Biography Ted Conover is an investigative journalist. He is the author of the critically acclaimed books Coyotes, Rolling Nowhere and Whiteout. His latest book, Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing, has been named by The New York Times Book Review as one of the Most Notable Books of 2000. . Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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William Morrow & Co, 2003 Near-fine, clean copy. Stated First Edition. NO remainder marks or price clippings. Price inside dustcover: $24.95. Number line: 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1. Illustrated. NO writing, marks or tears inside book. 347 pages. Dustcover shows slight wear (NO tears). Synopsis "A expose of organized crime and its unholy alliance with world leaders, intelligence agencies, and law enforcement, Double Deal is a forty-year saga told with honesty by mob insider and former chief of police Michael Corbitt." "Growing up poor and angry, Michael Corbitt fought his way up the ranks of greasers and street gangs until he attracted the attention of Chicago crime boss Sam Giancana, who placed him on the Willow Springs, Illinois, police force. By the time he was appointed chief of police, he'd also moved up the Outfit's ranks and was living the high life of a respected mobster." "Corbitt's luck turned when he was indicted on charges of racketeering and conspiracy to commit murder. Although there was a mob contract on his life and he was facing a twenty-year sentence, he refused to testify against organized crime figures under the witness protection program, maintaining instead the mafioso's code of silence - omerta - until his release from prison." "Now Corbitt breaks that silence, holding back nothing - including the account of his personal involvement in the brutal murder of the wife of Chicago mob attorney Alan Masters. Making no excuses for his dual existence, Corbitt bares his soul, confessing in graphic detail a life lived as both saint and sinner, a life that moved back and forth between the conflicting worlds of the police officer and the gangster with schizophrenic ease." "Delving deep into the shadowy underworld, Corbitt divulges the story of organized crime's "mystery man," the brilliant Chicago mobster who has been the real power behind the Outfit's throne for almost thirty years. Corbitt paints a frightening picture of a man he knew all too well, a man who would do anything to control the Outfit's international gambling and money-laundering empire worth billions." Corbitt's stunning revelations have been corroborated by FBI agents and court and government documents. From the murder of Chicago boss Sam Giancana to the myth of a "clean" L . First Edition. Hard Cover. Near-Fine/Near-Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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New York, New York, U.S.A.: Henry Holt & Company, 2004 Fine condition. NO remainder marks or price clippings. Price inside dustcover: $25.00. Illustrated with photos. NO writing, marks or tears inside book. Tight spine, bright pages. 389 pages. - A riveting, behind-the-scenes look at one of the most elite, highly trained units of homicide detectives in the country Los Angeles is a town of dreamers and of those who prey on them. The scene of innumerable bizarre crimes, it is also home to a unique police unit called Homicide Special, whose mandate is to take on the toughest, most controversial, and highest-profile cases. Now acclaimed writer Miles Corwin uses his unprecedented access to this legendary unit to narrate six of its cases—and capture its newest generation at work. When a call girl from Kiev dies in the line of duty, detectives Chuck Knolls and Brian McCartin seek her killer among a circle of Russian women who have been sold unwittingly into white slavery. When a gangster’s daughter, brought up in Las Vegas, takes a bullet, veterans Jerry Stephens and Paul Coulter trace clues scattered across the country to one of Manhattan’s wealthiest real estate magnates. A cold case is reopened; a suspicious mother-daughter drowning and a baffling rape/murder are solved. And finally, Corwin re-creates the investigation surrounding the late Bonny Lee Bakley, a woman driven like her city, by the desire for fame, and allegedly murdered by her actor-husband, Robert Blake. Compulsively readable, artfully written, and surprisingly redemptive, Homicide Special offers a thrilling insider’s report on some of the nation’s most high-profile and complex homicides and the extraordinary men who solve them.. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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New York, New York, U.S.A.: Henry Holt & Company, 2003 Fine condition. Small remainder dot on bottom - NO price clippings. Price inside dustcover: $25.00. Illustrated with photos. NO writing, marks or tears inside book. Tight spine, bright pages. 389 pages. - A riveting, behind-the-scenes look at one of the most elite, highly trained units of homicide detectives in the country Los Angeles is a town of dreamers and of those who prey on them. The scene of innumerable bizarre crimes, it is also home to a unique police unit called Homicide Special, whose mandate is to take on the toughest, most controversial, and highest-profile cases. Now acclaimed writer Miles Corwin uses his unprecedented access to this legendary unit to narrate six of its cases—and capture its newest generation at work. When a call girl from Kiev dies in the line of duty, detectives Chuck Knolls and Brian McCartin seek her killer among a circle of Russian women who have been sold unwittingly into white slavery. When a gangster’s daughter, brought up in Las Vegas, takes a bullet, veterans Jerry Stephens and Paul Coulter trace clues scattered across the country to one of Manhattan’s wealthiest real estate magnates. A cold case is reopened; a suspicious mother-daughter drowning and a baffling rape/murder are solved. And finally, Corwin re-creates the investigation surrounding the late Bonny Lee Bakley, a woman driven like her city, by the desire for fame, and allegedly murdered by her actor-husband, Robert Blake. Compulsively readable, artfully written, and surprisingly redemptive, Homicide Special offers a thrilling insider’s report on some of the nation’s most high-profile and complex homicides and the extraordinary men who solve them.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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New York, New York, U.S.A.: Pocket Books, 1999 Very-nice, clean condition. NO price clippings. Price inside dustcover: $24.00. Number line: 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1. Small remainder dot on bottom. 593 pages. Illustrated with photos. NO writing, marks or tears inside book. Publishers Weekly After 31 years as an FBI agent and commander, Coulson counts only two of those years as bad--the ones following his involvement with the notorious confrontation with separatist Randy Weaver at Ruby Ridge, Idaho, in which civilians were killed by federal agents. Though Coulson was ultimately cleared of charges of perjury and obstruction, he clearly still feels the sting of the accusations. Much of this memoir takes pains to underscore his deep sense of fair play and respect for human life. Not that this is a sanctimonious tome designed only to sanitize the image of a wronged author. With the deft help of coauthor Shannon, Coulson presents himself over the course of his entire career--both good and bad--as a motorcycle-riding, hell-raising crime buster who has more than a streak of the wisecracking braggart in him. But he is an immensely likable braggart who tells great stories. There is Coulson chasing cop killers in the incendiary early 1970s; facing off with a hostage-taking bisexual who wants money and airplane transportation for his lover's sex-change operation (immortalized in the film Dog Day Afternoon); working with legendary Delta Force commando Charlie Beckwith to develop the FBI's counter-terror team. Coulson is at his best when recounting the investigation of the Oklahoma City bombing and the subsequent hunt for Tim McVeigh, and is especially riveting when detailing the tense negotiations with Weaver. Presenting the right mix of gossip and crime fighting, this engrossing work should quickly move off the shelves. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Near-Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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New York, NY, U.S.A.: Aspen Publishers, Incorporated, 1994 According to renowned defense attorney and Harvard law professor Alan M. Dershowitz, "abuse excuses" are enabling people to get away with murder - literally. From the Menendez brothers to Lorena Bobbitt, more and more Americans accused of violent crimes are admitting to the charges, but arguing that they shouldn't be held legally responsible. The reason: they're victims - of an abusive parent, a violent spouse, a traumatic experience, ethnic hatred, society at large, or anything else - who struck back at a real or perceived oppressor. And they couldn't help themselves, they say. In this provocative and important collection of essays, Dershowitz reviews a wide range of recent cases - including those of O. J. Simpson, Tonya Harding, and Woody Allen - and argues that the current vogue in victim defenses is antithetical to the ideals of our constitutional democracy. For Dershowitz, the foundations of American society are individual responsibility and the rule of law. And people who claim to be above the law - whatever the excuse - are no more than vigilantes. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. more information

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New York, NY, U.S.A.: HarperCollins Publishers, 1975 Partial Contents: American Democratic Society Besieged by Crime Present crisis of freedom under law Influences on crime outside the criminal justice system Criminal Justice in Trouble Public disrepute of criminal justice Injustice in criminal laws and agencies of enforcement Injustice in the courts The waste of corrections Confusion and conflict of purpose Rehabilitation in many modes Formation of the American Conscience Puritanism: a paradoxical heritage The Great Awakening and Jeffersonion Humanism The rush for riches: its social cost Race, national origin and violence Minority religions Tima and space om American culture Two Americas An Ethical Philosophy of Criminal Justice An emerging ethical consensus A basic philosophy of criminal justice Social Defense and Restoration in Practice Fortifying the community The victim: forgotten person of American criminal justice Criminal law: its scope and penalties The police The courts Corrections Citizen responsibilities in criminal justice Notes Index of topics Index of personal names. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. more information

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Free Press, 2000 Near-new condition. Appears unread. NO remainder marks or price clippings. Price inside dustcover: $40.00. Number line: 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1. NO writing, marks or tears inside book. Tight spine, bright pages. 907 pages. . Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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Scribner, 1998 Fine condition. NO remainder marks or price clippings. Price inside dustcover: $26.00. No writing, marks or tears inside book. Tight spine, bright pages. Illustrated with photos. 379 pages. In Obsession, Douglas takes us behind the scenes, focusing his expertise on predatory crimes, primarily against women. With a deep sense of compassion for the victims and an uncanny understanding of the perpetrators, Douglas looks at the obsessions that lead to rape, stalking, and sexual murder through such cases as Ronnie Shelton, the serial rapist who terrorized Cleveland; Joseph Thompson, New Zealand's South Auckland rapist; the stalking and killing of television star Rebecca Schaeffer; and New York's notorious "Preppie Murder." He plumbs the minds and motives of those who commit these terrifying and seemingly inexplicable offenses, using as examples his study of Ed Gein, Gary Heidnick, and Ted Bundy, the three obsessional killers who made up the composite character of "Buffalo Bill" in The Silence of the Lambs. (Douglas himself was the model for Special Agent Jack Crawford.). But Douglas also looks at obsession on the other side of the moral spectrum: his own career-long obsession with hunting these predators; the obsession of the directors of a model police department's victim's program in Virginia that has literally saved the lives of survivors; and the obsession of a brilliant young lawyer who has established an innovative school in Harlem to combat crime, drugs, and despair. Finally, there's the poignant and moving story of Gene and Peggy Schmidt and their daughter, Jennifer, whose sister, Stephanie, was viciously murdered by a paroled rapist in Kansas, and who channeled their grief and anguish into fighting for a milestone Supreme Court ruling. Douglas analyzes the critical lessons of the Stephanie Schmidt case, which demonstrates the new empowerment galvanizing the victim's rights movement. In a final section that serves as a call to action, Douglas shows us how we can all fight back and protect ourselves, our families, and loved ones against the scourge of the violent predators in our midst.. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. more information

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Scribner, 1998 Fine condition. NO remainder marks or price clippings. Price inside dustcover: $26.00. No writing, marks or tears inside book. Tight spine, bright pages. Illustrated with photos. 379 pages. In Obsession, Douglas takes us behind the scenes, focusing his expertise on predatory crimes, primarily against women. With a deep sense of compassion for the victims and an uncanny understanding of the perpetrators, Douglas looks at the obsessions that lead to rape, stalking, and sexual murder through such cases as Ronnie Shelton, the serial rapist who terrorized Cleveland; Joseph Thompson, New Zealand's South Auckland rapist; the stalking and killing of television star Rebecca Schaeffer; and New York's notorious "Preppie Murder." He plumbs the minds and motives of those who commit these terrifying and seemingly inexplicable offenses, using as examples his study of Ed Gein, Gary Heidnick, and Ted Bundy, the three obsessional killers who made up the composite character of "Buffalo Bill" in The Silence of the Lambs. (Douglas himself was the model for Special Agent Jack Crawford.). But Douglas also looks at obsession on the other side of the moral spectrum: his own career-long obsession with hunting these predators; the obsession of the directors of a model police department's victim's program in Virginia that has literally saved the lives of survivors; and the obsession of a brilliant young lawyer who has established an innovative school in Harlem to combat crime, drugs, and despair. Finally, there's the poignant and moving story of Gene and Peggy Schmidt and their daughter, Jennifer, whose sister, Stephanie, was viciously murdered by a paroled rapist in Kansas, and who channeled their grief and anguish into fighting for a milestone Supreme Court ruling. Douglas analyzes the critical lessons of the Stephanie Schmidt case, which demonstrates the new empowerment galvanizing the victim's rights movement. In a final section that serves as a call to action, Douglas shows us how we can all fight back and protect ourselves, our families, and loved ones against the scourge of the violent predators in our midst.. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. more information

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Scribner, 1995 Near-new condition. Price inside dustcover: $24.00. NO remainder marks or price clippings - Tight spine - Bright pages. Illustrated with photos. NO writing, marks or tears inside book. 384 pages. Annotation The New York Times bestseller from the FBI agent who inspired the Jack Crawford character in The Silence of the Lambs, Mindhunter is a riveting look at the major serial killers of our time. It takes readers behind the scenes of America's most gruesome serial killer cases. Includes an eight-page photo insert. From the Publisher During his twenty-five-year career with the Investigative Support Unit, Special Agent John Douglas became a legendary figure in law enforcement, pursuing some of the most notorious and sadistic serial killers of our time: the man who hunted prostitutes for sport in the woods of Alaska, the Atlanta child murderer, and Seattle's Green River killer, the case that nearly cost Douglas his life. As the model for Jack Crawford in The Silence of the Lambs, Douglas has confronted, interviewed, adn studied scores of serial killers and assassins, including Charles Manson, Ted Bundy, and Ed Gein, who dressed himself in his victims' peeled skin. Now, in chilling detail, the legendary Mindhunter takes us behind the scenes of some of his most gruesome, fascinating, and challenging cases -- and into the darkest recesses of our worst nightmares.. Hard Cover. Near-Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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Scribner, 1995 Near-new condition. Price inside dustcover: $24.00. NO remainder marks or price clippings - Tight spine - Bright pages. Illustrated with photos. NO writing, marks or tears inside book. 384 pages. Annotation The New York Times bestseller from the FBI agent who inspired the Jack Crawford character in The Silence of the Lambs, Mindhunter is a riveting look at the major serial killers of our time. It takes readers behind the scenes of America's most gruesome serial killer cases. Includes an eight-page photo insert. From the Publisher During his twenty-five-year career with the Investigative Support Unit, Special Agent John Douglas became a legendary figure in law enforcement, pursuing some of the most notorious and sadistic serial killers of our time: the man who hunted prostitutes for sport in the woods of Alaska, the Atlanta child murderer, and Seattle's Green River killer, the case that nearly cost Douglas his life. As the model for Jack Crawford in The Silence of the Lambs, Douglas has confronted, interviewed, adn studied scores of serial killers and assassins, including Charles Manson, Ted Bundy, and Ed Gein, who dressed himself in his victims' peeled skin. Now, in chilling detail, the legendary Mindhunter takes us behind the scenes of some of his most gruesome, fascinating, and challenging cases -- and into the darkest recesses of our worst nightmares.. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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Scribner, 1995 Near-new condition. Price inside dustcover: $24.00. NO remainder marks or price clippings - Tight spine - Bright pages. Illustrated with photos. NO writing, marks or tears inside book. 384 pages. Annotation The New York Times bestseller from the FBI agent who inspired the Jack Crawford character in The Silence of the Lambs, Mindhunter is a riveting look at the major serial killers of our time. It takes readers behind the scenes of America's most gruesome serial killer cases. Includes an eight-page photo insert. From the Publisher During his twenty-five-year career with the Investigative Support Unit, Special Agent John Douglas became a legendary figure in law enforcement, pursuing some of the most notorious and sadistic serial killers of our time: the man who hunted prostitutes for sport in the woods of Alaska, the Atlanta child murderer, and Seattle's Green River killer, the case that nearly cost Douglas his life. As the model for Jack Crawford in The Silence of the Lambs, Douglas has confronted, interviewed, adn studied scores of serial killers and assassins, including Charles Manson, Ted Bundy, and Ed Gein, who dressed himself in his victims' peeled skin. Now, in chilling detail, the legendary Mindhunter takes us behind the scenes of some of his most gruesome, fascinating, and challenging cases -- and into the darkest recesses of our worst nightmares.. Hard Cover. Fine/Near-Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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Scribner, 1995 Near-new condition. Price inside dustcover: $24.00. NO remainder marks or price clippings - Tight spine - Bright pages. Illustrated with photos. Previous owner's name stamp (Philip Lomas, M.D.) present on bottom of book. NO other writing, marks or tears inside book. 384 pages. Annotation The New York Times bestseller from the FBI agent who inspired the Jack Crawford character in The Silence of the Lambs, Mindhunter is a riveting look at the major serial killers of our time. It takes readers behind the scenes of America's most gruesome serial killer cases. Includes an eight-page photo insert. From the Publisher During his twenty-five-year career with the Investigative Support Unit, Special Agent John Douglas became a legendary figure in law enforcement, pursuing some of the most notorious and sadistic serial killers of our time: the man who hunted prostitutes for sport in the woods of Alaska, the Atlanta child murderer, and Seattle's Green River killer, the case that nearly cost Douglas his life. As the model for Jack Crawford in The Silence of the Lambs, Douglas has confronted, interviewed, adn studied scores of serial killers and assassins, including Charles Manson, Ted Bundy, and Ed Gein, who dressed himself in his victims' peeled skin. Now, in chilling detail, the legendary Mindhunter takes us behind the scenes of some of his most gruesome, fascinating, and challenging cases -- and into the darkest recesses of our worst nightmares.. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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A Lisa Drew Book / Scribner , 2003 A photo of this book is available. Near-fine copy. NO remainder marks or price clippings. Price inside dustcover: $25.00. ONLY writing/mark inside book is previous owner's initials (small) in book front on blank page. 308 pages. NO tears inside book. Dustcover is clean and bright (NO tears). In Olathe, Kansas, a balding, pudgy father of four sits in prison convicted on three counts of homicide -- two of capital murder -- and suspected in at least five other disappearances. During the last half of the 1990s, John Robinson exploited the Internet's active world of sadomasochism with horrific results. By haunting chat rooms, he pinpointed vulnerable women who were looking for romance and stalked them on-line, nefariously convincing them of his maturity, sensitivity, and financial stability. He seemed like the perfect man. He enticed these women with offers of a solid relationship and a lucrative job, persuading them to move to his hometown. Once they arrived in Kansas, the women invariably disappeared. After a dramatic trial and days of intense jury deliberation, Robinson now faces the death penalty. Disturbing as his crimes may be, what's most alarming is how he selected and lured his victims and how willingly they responded. John Robinson expanded the hunting ground, the techniques, and the technology of the sexual predator. He is the world's first-known Internet serial killer. Law enforcement officers, prosecutors, and the coauthors of Anyone You Want Me to Be have struggled to unravel the enigma that is John Robinson. They reveal what can go wrong in a world where relationships are devoid of physical contact, showing how easily mainstream Americans can be drawn into the dark underground of cybercrime. The Internet has drastically expanded the realm of fantasy -- from the limited confines of physical reality to the worldwide stage of virtual reality -- and anyone can become involved in an on-line seduction. Erotic fantasies, which were once socially off-limits and extremely private, are now instantly accessible. This rapidly growing community masks a sinister truth: With only a computer, an Internet connection, and a knack for creativity, criminals have the power to reach millions of unsuspecting victims while remaining in complete control of their own -- often false -- image. John Robinson was a true innovator in this variety of crime. Through interviews with law enforcement specialists, Web experts, and others, John Douglas and Stephen Singular illustrate, with this case, a much larger -- and more frightening -- pattern of Internet sex and violence. As technology proliferates in the twenty-first century, so do opportunities for enterprising criminals like John Robinson. No one is better equipped than John Douglas and Stephen Singular to expose the underworld of the Internet and to warn people about the dangers of cyberspace. A cautionary and educational tale about being wary of strangers and false intimacy, Anyone You Want Me to Be is also a terrifying, high-tech story of crime and punishment.. Hard Cover. Near-Fine/Near-Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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John Wiley & Sons Inc, 2001 Near-fine condition. NO remainder marks or price clippings. Price inside dustcover: $24.95. Number line: 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1. Illustrated with photos. 280 pages. NO writing, marks or tears inside book. Tight spine, clean pages. Dustcover shows light wear (NO tears). Synopsis In this engrossing memoir, former high-level CIA agent David W. Doyle helps lift the veil that has kept the Agency's inner workings hidden from the public. Sharing his many adventures -- and misadventures -- Doyle reveals in great detail how the CIA operates, in war and in peace, whether recruiting agents, employing trade craft, or trying to extricate itself from some major snafu. Doyle was with the Office of Strategic Services (OSS) during World War II, directly engaging the Nazi war machine in occupied Europe. He later joined the elite Clandestine Services (CS) of the CIA, whose officers are called upon to do some of the most dangerous work in the world. With the CS, he served as a spymaster in the Far East, Congo, Burundi, Senegal, and finally the plum Soviet Bloc Division. He was the CIA's base chief in the Congo when Premier Patrice Lumumba was assassinated, and now, for the first time, we learn exactly what happened there -- and who the real murderers were. Uncommonly informative and unflinchingly straightforward, this rare chronicle of an intriguing career also includes a powerful section on CIA traitors such as Aldrich H. Ames and Harold James Nicholson, which gives new perspective on the far-reaching damage betrayal causes. In addition, Doyle provides a cogent argument for the necessity of state espionage in today's unpredictable, increasingly dangerous world -- and, in effect, answers the frequent question: Why spy? . Hard Cover. Near-Fine/Near-Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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New York, New York, U.S.A.: Berkley Prime Crime, 2001 Like-new condition. Stated First Edition. NO remainder marks or price clippings. Price inside dustcover: $22.95. 290 pages. Illustrated. NO writing, marks or tears. Synopsis Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, the legendary author of the Sherlock Holmes stories, got involved with two actual criminal cases and published his observations. Here, "literary prospector" Stephen Hines and Edgar Award-winning author Steven Womack present these cases-"The Case of George Ernest Thompson Edalji" and "The Case of Oscar Slater"-with newly rediscovered original source material and an introduction that places them in the context of Doyle's life. Author Biography: Sir Arthur Conan Doyle was the creator of the classic detective stories of Sherlock Holmes and a prolific writer of science fiction, fantasy, horror, historical fiction, political tomes, and polemics. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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Bantam Books, 2002 Near-new condition. NO remainder marks or price clippings. Price inside dustcover: $26.95. Number line: 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1. Illustrated. NO writing, marks or tears. 359 pages. Synopsis Crime writer Early was researching a book on the program and of course wanted to interview the man who had founded and run it for many years. But Shur by then retired, said he was too busy writing his own memoir about it. At length they decided to pool efforts. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR. Book Magazine A major weapon in battling organized crime is the practice of relocating federal witnesses and their families under new identities a program called WITSEC (for "witness security"). When Justice Department attorney Gerald Shur started WITSEC in the 1960s, it finally enabled prosecutors to gather incriminating information about the Mafia, whose code of silence formerly assured a grisly end for any informer. Though it has helped put away thousands of criminals bosses like John Gotti, for example WITSEC has come under heavy fire by those who oppose using public money to help witnesses, who are often themselves criminals, disappear into new communities. This book focuses much less on WITSEC's achievements than on its mistakes, growing pains and critics. Firsthand stories reveal the severe psychological toll that living a lie for the sake of justice inflicts on families (something Shur experienced when he and his wife had to use his own program's services after agents uncovered a plot against them in 1991). The result is a fascinating story of a controversial and mysterious part of our justice system. Eric Wargo . Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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Institute for Training in Municipal Administration / International City Management Association , 1971 A photo of this book is available. Very-good+, clean copy. Over-sized & heavy hardback. The first and last page (blank endpapers) have has the upper-right-hand corner torn away (most-likely where previous owner's name would have been). IF not for this, I would have rated this book as Fine Condition. Appears unread. NO tears inside book. NO writing or marks inside book. Tight spine, bright pages. Green boards with gilt and black lettering (clean and bright). 355 pages. Stated Seventh Edition. Both authors were with Kent State University. . Hard Cover. Very Good +/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. more information

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New York, New York, U.S.A.: W.W. Norton, 1992 Very-good+, clean condition. NO remainder marks or price clippings. Tight spine - bright pages. 343 pages. NO writing, marks or tears inside book. - The rise of the presidential wing of the Republican party over the past generation has been driven by the overlapping issues of race and taxes. The Republicans have capitalized on these two issues, capturing the White House in five of the last six elections. "May be the best account ever written on why the Democrats no longer dominate American party politics. . . ."--Judy Woodruff. From The Critics Publishers Weekly In a blunt, on-target analysis of the disintegration of the liberal coalition, Washington Post reporter Edsall, writing with his wife, charges that the Republican Party since 1964 has capitalized on issues of race and taxing, pitting proponents of meritocracy against advocates of special preference. These issues, the authors point out, now intersect in the minds of the electorate with a range of domestic controversies, from drug enforcement to suburban zoning practices. The Edsalls urge Democrats to learn from voter rejection and to engage in constructive, open discussion of such problems as soaring urban-ghetto crime and illegitimacy. In order to tackle the crises of poverty, race and educational reform, they insist, both parties require a ``wrenching alteration of habit, strategy, and worldview.'' However, the book's scorecard of the last seven presidential elections is geared more to policymakers, scholars and activists than to general readers. (Oct.) Library Journal For readers who wonder why Democratic coalitions have failed to retain control of the White House in recent elections, the Edsalls show how race, the civil rights decisions of the 1950s, 1960s, and 1970s, and the taxpayers' revolt have made Democratic presidents an endangered or possibly extinct species. They blame the Democrats' problems on their inability to see the impact of the agenda of the 1960s and 1970s on the middle-class and lower-class white vote. In addition, the authors place heavy emphasis on the increased prominence of fundamentalist Christianity in areas like the South, which had been crucial to the Democratic coalition. An excellent foil to Sen. Paul Simon's Once and Future Democrats ( LJ 5/15/82), which argued that to win elections, Democrats should not give up their issues or political soul. Recommended for general readers and informed laypersons. See also Peter Brown's Minority Party ( LJ 8/91)--Ed.-- Frank Kessler, Missouri Western State Coll., St. Joseph Kirkus Reviews An incisive analysis from Washington Post journalist Edsall (The New Politics of Inequality, 1984) of the political equivalent of a continental drift: the electoral realignment in which Republicans have won the White House five out of the last six times since 1964. Edsall's explanation for this shift is not unique: The GOP, he says, has used two overlapping issues, race and taxes, to splinter the old New Deal coalition, pitting whites—resentful of busing, affirmative action, and other federal remedies to aid blacks and other minorities—against these programs' beneficiaries. Edsall traces how Barry Goldwater, George Wallace, and Richard Nixon, with varying degrees of success, exploited these issues as well as the cultural tensions arising from the 60's rights revolution on behalf of other groups (e.g., criminal defendants, gays, the handicapped). The now-familiar scenario found "Reagan Democrats" (southern white populists and northern blue-collar ethnics) linking with affluent Republicans in shifting government benefits away from recipients of liberal largesse. Although giving only glancing attention to the influence of war-and-peace issues on the electorate, Edsall impressively supports his analysis of the Democratic decline at the presidential level with extensive polling and demographic data, interviews with lapsed Democrats, and a devastating portrait of liberalism at bay, "intellectually fearful" of addressing the ills of the black underclass and thus continuing to alienate disaffected voters and leaving the party a toothless defender of the working class and poor. A powerful companion to Nicholas Lemann's The Promised Land (p. 32) and Kevin Phillips's ThePolitics of Rich and Poor (1990) in detailing the racial and class tensions that are rending America's social fabric and poisoning its body politic. . Trade Paperback. Very Good +. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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Harper & Brothers, 1952 Very-good copy of this 1952 hardback. Stated First Edition - Black boards are clean and show only light wear. NO tears inside book - Tight spine - 874 pages - Illustrated - including a fold-out chart, photos, etc. Light page tanning - 88 pages have light writing/underlining. Does NOT interfere with reading - NO remainder marks.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. more information

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Barnes & Noble, 2002 Near-fine condition - NO remainder marks or price clippings - 256 pages - Illustrated - NO writing, marks or tears inside book. Approach a crime scene through the eyes of a forensic scientist. Through this book you’ll learn how medical detectives determine the real cause of death and how they narrow down the timeframe of the murder. These fascinating accounts describe how forensics works and how it can be used to convict dangerous criminals. . Trade Paperback. Near-Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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