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Excuse for deaths in custody?
I'm just looking at this book briefly, so I could be wrong, but it looks to me like a new medical theory to explain people dying at the hands of police or prison guards, etc. Not surprisingly, this is mostly a result of their drug abuse sending them into a state of delirium and not any actions by the police. I'm not a medical professional, so I can't judge the validity of the presentation. But it's written by a nurse and her husband. That they're located in Texas and thanking the Lord, our God in the acknowledgements makes me suspect a religious right underlying perspective. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Death    2. Excited delirium syndrome    3. Medical / Nursing    4. Mental Illness    5. Mentally ill    6. Nursing - Psychiatric    7. Political Freedom & Security - Law Enforcement    8. Prisoners    9. Psychiatry - General    10. Psychology    11. Biology, Life Sciences    12. Law / Forensic Science   

Editorial Review

This 1992 Edgar Award winner for best fact crime is nothing short of a classic. David Simon, a police reporter for the Read more

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funny and filled with drama
what was the most funniest parts were is when dave brown and donald worden kept pestering one another.

Best Cop Book Ever
I will keep this short: I have been a city cop for almost eighteen years and I defy anyone to find a better book about policework than this one. This is the closest you can come to knowing what being a cop is all about short of actually wearing a badge.

Love the show... love thebook
My husband is a BIG fan of the TV show.We have every episode on DVD.This book was a great addition to his collection.He loved the book and could see how the award winning TV was based on it. It is different enough that he throughly enjoyed it.I am now reading it and am enjoying it too! It is not the same as the show, and is a great book on it's own.
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Subjects:  1. Baltimore    2. Baltimore (Md.)    3. Criminal investigation    4. Forensic Science    5. General    6. Homicide    7. Homicide Unit    8. Homicide investigation    9. Maryland    10. Nonfiction - True Crime / Espionage    11. Police Dept    12. Police Science    13. Sociology   

Subjects:  1. Criminal Law - General    2. Forensic Science    3. Forgery    4. Identification    5. Law    6. Legal Reference / Law Profession    7. Writing    8. Criminal investigation & detection    9. Law / Forensic Science   

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Excellent overview of methods for facial reconstruction
During my vacation I had time to read this book, and I was fascinated with the field of facial reconstruction. The first chapters give a good overview of the human face with some background of facial recognition and the history of facial reconstruction.
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Subjects:  1. Facial reconstruction (Anthrop    2. Facial reconstruction (Anthropology)    3. Forensic Medicine    4. Forensic anthropology    5. General    6. Life Sciences - Biology - General    7. Mammals    8. Reference    9. Science    10. Science/Mathematics    11. Archaeological methodology & techniques    12. Criminal investigation & detection    13. Forensic science    14. Human biology    15. Science / Biology   

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Analyze This
This book is not particularly well-written. It's somewhat cobbled-together, a Frankenstein creation of mismatched parts.
evidence ofinnocence for Scott Peterson
At last, a book based on professional forensic evidence on the Scott Peterson case. This perspective, coupled with the book, Presumed Guilty, by Matt Dalton, create for me a more level-headed portrayal of facts, painting a clearer picture for the truth.Wecht's one piece of evidence for me, is the caffeine found in the toxicology test from Laci's autopsy.I have learned elsewhere, that Laci did not drink caffeine during her pregnancy.She clearly left her home alive, then, and was not drugged by Scott, as the prosecution suggested.She most likely was forced to drink caffeine under duress, suggesting the likelihood of an abduction.I do believe Scott will win his freedom, with a chance for a fairer trial.

From high-profile forensics cases
Dr. Cyril Wecht is one of the most sought-after forensic pathologists in the world: his expertise lends to providing proof that runs counter to popular opinion and his scientific expertise reads well for lay readers fascinated by true crime investigations. TALES FROM THE MORGUE: FORENSIC ANSWERS TO NINE FAMOUS CASES tackles high-profile cases from Scott Peterson's murder of his wife and unborn child to the assassination of President Kennedy and the death of Marilyn Monroe. Dr. Wecht reveals methods, evidence, trials, and pathology techniques in a lively discourse which reads like a thrilling murder mystery of nine famous cases. Fascinating reading and a lively writing style lend to TALES FROM THE MORGUE 's appeal to a wide general-interest audience.
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Subjects:  1. Case studies    2. Causes    3. Criminal Investigation    4. Criminal Procedure    5. Death    6. Forensic Medicine    7. Forensic pathology    8. General    9. Medical    10. True Crime / Espionage    11. Forensic science    12. True crime   

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Excellent Resource
The text provides excellent introduction into the crime of money laundering...very easy to understand and at times comical. Although the book is a bit dated, its concepts remain the same and I would recommend this text for anyone interested in understanding the role of money laundering.

author is excellent at public safety
being the same field for over 30 years, i found the book lacking in real facts.......but an excellent effort for 76.00 dollars

Money Laundering for the Stupid.
Do not waste your time or money on this book.The book assumes that all readers have the financial literacy of a high school student.Of course, the book was purportly written for police investigations so maybe the authors dummed it down so their fellow law enforcement friends would be able to understand it.For example, the book goes into painly silly details about what a balance sheet and income statement are all about and how to read them properly.(ie the section on debit-credit was particularly useless)My personal favorite was the filler section on how to buy real-estate or securities.The book only really gets to the interesting(and the most imporant aspect of a book on money laundering) "how to" structures of money laundering operations in a couple of chapters.One chapter is basically dedicated to simple structures like using smurfs so that is essentially useless. BOTTOM LINE: if you are at all familar with money laundering, financial statements, bank secrecy act, tax rules, yadda yadda, then this book is a waste of your time.If you know nothing about the above, then you may find the book useful. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Criminal Law - General    2. Criminal Procedure    3. Finance    4. Forensic Science    5. Insurance - Risk Assessment & Management    6. Law    7. Legal Reference / Law Profession    8. Money laundering    9. Money laundering investigation    10. Prevention    11. United States    12. Crime & criminology    13. Law / Criminal Law   

Subjects:  1. Atlases    2. Diseases    3. Forensic Medicine    4. Forensic Science    5. Forensic neurology    6. Law    7. Medical    8. Medical / Nursing    9. Nervous System Diseases    10. Nervous system    11. Neurology (General)    12. Neurology - General    13. pathology    14. Law / Forensic Science    15. Neurology & clinical neurophysiology   

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Book is wrong
The polygraph is 100 percent accurate, that's why there aren't any racist or dirty cops. Anyone who thinks otherwise is naive.

It Works!
This book is a georgia peach in a pineapple field. It works forself sponsored "voodoo science" lie detector tests,especially when you listen carefully, are well rested and practice several times. After getting some inconclusives, I finally passed! This book is worth $118,000 and HENCE, you should all go out an buy it!

It Works!
This book is a georgia peach in a pineapple field. It works for self sponsored "voodoo science" lie detector tests, especially when you listen carefully, are well rested and practice several times. Aftergetting some inconclusives, I finally passed!Thanks to this book I was ableto grow a brain and become a fat cat and hence,it is worth $118,000. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Criminology    2. Forensic Science    3. Legal Reference / Law Profession    4. Lie detectors and detection    5. Political Freedom & Security - Civil Rights    6. Social Science    7. Sociology    8. Political Science / Civil Rights   

Subjects:  1. Emergency Nursing    2. Forensic Medicine    3. Forensic nursing    4. Medical    5. Medical / Nursing    6. Medical Law & Legislation    7. United States    8. methods    9. Law / Medical Law & Legislation    10. Nursing   

Subjects:  1. Engineering - Civil    2. Engineering - Mechanical    3. Forensic Science    4. Forensic engineering    5. Quality Control    6. Reliability Engineering    7. Science/Mathematics    8. Structural Engineering    9. Technology    10. Technology & Industrial Arts    11. Industrial quality control    12. Law / Forensic Science   

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One for the library
For anyone interested in the scientific side of Forensic science, ie the identification of fibres and bullets and fingerprints by established techniques, this as well as Volumes I and II are excellent reference books.As a student of forensic science, they are great for understandingtechniques and for writing those numerous reports. Definitely one for thegrowing library. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Crime scene searches    2. Criminal Law - General    3. Criminal investigation    4. Criminology    5. Forensic Science    6. Forensic sciences    7. Handbooks, manuals, etc    8. Law    9. Political Freedom & Security - Law Enforcement    10. Sociology    11. United States    12. Social Science / Criminology   

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ANOTHER AWSOME PROJECT BY STUART H. JAMES
Another great text.James involves numerous other experts to bring the whole project together.An especially fantastic chapter by Paul Erwin Kishon case evaluation and report writing.A great case law appendix for boththe state and federal levels. A very interesting appendix from Paul LelandKirk.I could comment positively on each and every chapter. Just fantasticall around !Another pleasure to read. KEEP THEM COMING !!! ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Bloodstains    2. Criminal Evidence And Analysis    3. Evidence    4. Evidence, Expert    5. Forensic Medicine    6. Forensic Science    7. Forensic hematology    8. Legal Reference / Law Profession    9. Medical    10. Law / Forensic Science    11. Medical toxicology   

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Could be a lot better!
I have read many books on the subject of Police Photography and/or Forensic Photography and this is the best book on the market. Having said that, "Police Photography" lacks clarity in describing techniques and much more. Become a Great Police Photographer
This book has all the basics of photography. It is technical in nature, but has some great police pictures too. There is an excellent glossary of photographic terms in the back. Even though the book basically assumes you will be using a manual SLR, it covers use of old cameras right up through digital cameras. The techniques of good photography never change, even if the equipment does. This book concentrates on the type of pictures that police officers take, not taking picture of flowers,, animals, or people like most photography books. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Forensic Science    2. General    3. Legal Reference / Law Profession    4. Legal photography    5. Photo Techniques    6. Photography   

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A Cut Above
This is one of the better popular forensics books I've read. Zugibe doesn't display the egotism that you feel seeping into the recently published books of a number of other well-known medical examiners/coroners/forensics experts and that casts some doubt on their conclusions. You have a sense that Zugibe is allowing the facts to speak to him directly, without letting a screen of self-aggrandizement get between him and his subjects.
You won't be able to put this one down....
If you have any interest at all in forensic investigations, like to watch CSI, Foresnsic Files, Cold Case Files or Law and Order, this book is a MUST BUY.I literally could not put it down until I was finished!Easy read, ten case files that will have you riveted page after page.Ends with blunders in investigations.

Impressive Display of Logic and Science
Using eleven of his most challenging cases, Dr. Zugibe takes readers through the analytic process followed by good pathologists.He then concludes "Dissecting Death" with reflections on two major murder cases that did not result in conviction - Jon Benet Ramsey, and O.J. Simpson.
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Subjects:  1. Autopsy    2. Case studies    3. Forensic Medicine    4. Forensic Science    5. General    6. Medical jurisprudence    7. True Crime    8. True Crime / Espionage    9. True Crime / General   

Subjects:  1. Communicable diseases    2. Communicable diseases in animals    3. Environmental aspects    4. Epidemiology    5. Forensic Medicine    6. Host-parasite relationships    7. Medical    8. Medical / Nursing    9. Animal pathology & diseases    10. Ecological science, the Biosphere    11. Epidemiology & medical statistics    12. Medical / Epidemiology    13. Medicine | Epidemiology & Biostatistics   

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Excellent Book!!!!
This is an Excellent book dealing with chemicals and compounds use in Everyday Embalming.I recommend anyone GOING INTO Mortuary Science read this BEFORE there 2 semester.Mr. Metz @ Cypress College RULES!!! ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Chemistry    2. Chemistry (General)    3. Chemistry - General    4. Chemistry - Organic    5. Forensic Medicine    6. Medical    7. Mortuary Science    8. Science    9. Science/Mathematics    10. Undertakers and undertaking    11. Mortuary practice    12. Science / Chemistry / Organic   

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Lacking
I read the book in an attempt to gain understanding however the authors provided only excuses. As a woman, a mother, an antiviolence activist/advocate; I found this book lacking. This book lacked empathy and compassion for the most powerless victims-the children. I found it interesting that few if any of the children were mentioned by names, and instead were listed by their ages while their mothers were reported using their full names.
Fascinating book...
This book traces a tradition of which most Americans are unaware: mothers who kill an infant post partum have generally been treated leniently (prior to the last ten years or so) by the criminal justice system. Indeed, in England there is a statute so providing. Oberman and Meyer explore the tradition and its probable policy basis and whether it should be retained.

Need a reality check
I work in the field of abused children. I felt this book did not hold the women accountable for their actions. The author's basically gave them a "free pass" in life by making excuses. It does not matter if you are rich, poor, abused....you took a life ( a very innocent life that could not protect him or herself ).Read more

Subjects:  1. Criminology    2. Filicide    3. Infanticide    4. Mental Illness    5. Mothers    6. Murder - General    7. Parenting - Motherhood    8. Psychology    9. Social Science    10. Sociology    11. Women murderers    12. Women's Studies - General    13. Abnormal psychology    14. Crime & criminology    15. Criminal or forensic psychology    16. MOTHERHOOD_PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECTS    17. Psychiatry    18. Social Science / Criminology   

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Nice try - but lacks depth
The very best parts of the book are the glossary and the appendices. The rest is a bunch of information put together in the most sloppy way I have ever seen. In the unlikely event that an editor actually did go through the book before publishing - he or she ought to be fired.
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Subjects:  1. Chemical weapons    2. Chemistry    3. Dermatology    4. Environmental Science    5. Explosives    6. Forensic Science    7. Identification    8. Law    9. Medical / Nursing    10. Military Science    11. Nomenclature    12. Biology, Life Sciences    13. Law / Forensic Science   

Subjects:  1. Criminology    2. Social Science    3. Sociology    4. Criminal or forensic psychology    5. Jurisprudence & General Issues    6. Offenders   

Subjects:  1. Corruption    2. Ethics & Professional Responsibility    3. Forensic Science    4. Law    5. Legal Reference / Law Profession    6. Social indicators    7. English law: business law    8. POLITICS & GOVERNMENT