Download or read book Murder Capital written by Amy Bell and published by Manchester University Press. This book was released on 2016-05-16 with total page 289 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Murder Capital is a historical study of unexpected deaths whose circumstances required official investigation in mid-twentieth-century London. Suspicious deaths – murders in the family and by strangers, infanticides and deaths from illegal abortions – reveal moments of personal and communal crisis in the social fabric of the city. The intimate details of these crimes revealed in police investigation files, newspaper reports and crime scene photographs hint at the fears and desires of people in London before, during and after the profound changes brought by the dislocations of the Second World War. By setting the institutional ordering of the city against the hidden intimate spaces where crimes occurred and were discovered, the book presents a new popular history of the city, in which urban space circumscribed the investigation, classification and public perceptions of crime.
Download or read book Extreme Killing written by James Alan Fox and published by SAGE Publications. This book was released on 2023-04-02 with total page 437 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Accessibly written, yet analytically rich, Extreme Killing: Understanding Serial and Mass Murder, is renowned for its fascinating examination of historical and contemporary serial and mass murder. Authors and experts in the field, James Alan Fox, Jack Levin, and Emma Fridel, bring their years of research to bear in this fascinating analysis of serial, multiple, and mass murder. They examine the theories of criminal behavior and apply them to a multitude of tragic events that involve hate crimes, killings at religious services, music festivals, and school shootings. This Fifth Edition is filled with contemporary and classic case studies and has been updated to include coverage of controversial issues such as gun control and mental illness, the role of high-powered weapons in mass shootings, and the distinction between serial and mass murder.
Download or read book Murder Scenes written by Sace Elder and published by University of Michigan Press. This book was released on 2010-07 with total page 279 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Examining the social effects of criminal investigation in Weimar-era Berlin
Download or read book Report on the Police Administration in the Bengal Presidency written by Bengal (India). Police Dept and published by . This book was released on 1900 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Crim 279 written by Michael Dove and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2004 with total page 156 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A graduate school student at Berkeley in 1971 finds a class project from a 1959 Criminology seminar detailing an assignment to commit the perfect murder. He investigates and finds more than he wants about this strange class assignment. Although CRIM 279 is listed as fiction; the author claims it is a true account that he promised would not be published until 45 years after the crime! You will be drawn into the atmosphere of the University of California and immersed in the drama of the class of CRIM 279 as they intellectually and philosophically discuss the details of their plan and attempt to carry it out. Their unique personalities create tension and suspense as their interaction takes them in directions they never dreamed toward the perfect murder. CRIM 279 is thought provoking and fun and you will be left to wonder if it is fact or fiction!
Download or read book Criminology of Serial Poisoners written by Michael Farrell and published by Springer. This book was released on 2018-11-03 with total page 251 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book examines serial homicidal poisonings in the modern era, to improve our contemporary understanding of poisons, poisoners, and investigation. Drawing on cases of serial poisoning from around the world, the book defines key terms, examines theories and explanations of serial homicide in relation to serial poisoning, explores the features of the poisons and examines the demographic characteristics of perpetrators of serial poisoning and their victims. It considers healthcare serial poisoning as a specific issue. Overall, it provides an outline for developing a criminology of serial poisoning homicide.
Download or read book Victorian Year book written by and published by . This book was released on 1887 with total page 1096 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Out of the Fog written by Sarah Clark and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2007-11-28 with total page 102 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The meditations in Out of The Fog range from a riff on Dr. Seusss song, Waltzing with Bears, to a serious discussion of Albert Schweitzers theology of reverence for life. We learn from such diverse role models as Jesus and Nemo (as in the fish Nemo). We celebrate the glories and agonies of the seasons in New England as well as a Wisconsin winter that rivaled the worse snows of Maine. We face the dark side of humanity. We are reminded that there truly are good people making a difference in the world. We are asked questions about our own spiritual lives. We ponder ways of creating a peaceful world. We are taught by children, dogs, cats, seashells, gardens; the sacredness of the every day is lifted up. We are asked to think of what our children really need from us. We are reminded to rest in the grace of the world. We are challenged to act for what we believe in. We are given hope in life and in ourselves and along the way we laugh often. Excerpt from Out of the Fog I miss a fireplace. A working fireplace. Or rather, a fireplace of delights and dreams and real logs, real fire. I grew up with a fireplace in our living room, not used for heat, but for warmth, beauty, visions, friendliness. We carefully cleaned the fireplace each Christmas Eve, so Santa would not be covered in ash. On Christmas Day, we lit the fire using as kindling the few Christmas wrappings my mother deemed unsalvageable for another year. The fireplace crackled, snapped, and exuded good cheer all December 25th and New Years as it did on Thanksgiving, and on snowy January, February, and March days and evenings. The fire removed the chill of fog in fall and spring, and in the hurricane became briefly a working fireplace, for heat, for light, for cooking, most of all, for the vision of coziness amidst the tempests roar. Even in summer, when the days turned damp and shivery, the fire would be lit and wed gather in its glow for fun and games. I still have the old wire popcorn popper we jiggled above the flames, waiting with bated breath for that first distinctive POP and then in exultation as the kernels exploded in a delicious cacophony of pows! I have lost years ago the wire marshmallow and hot dog toasters that the bold thrust into the flames (those of us who liked blackened marshmallows and hot dogs that split, taking the risk of losing them to the fire god) and the more genteel held with tense concentration hovering over the embers for perfectly browned outside, sumptuously melted inside, marshmallows. I remember my thirteenth birthday an icy, wind-whistling, February night when ten teen girls toasted and roasted and tried to scare each other silly with ghost stories as the fire died slowly down and the room grew dark until mother returned with hot chocolate and in her matter of fact manner stirred up the fire with a poker, adding a new log for good measure, breaking the spell of titillating terror. We turned to giggling over riddles, jokes, and songs featuring a lot of mindless alliteration. I remember the dinner parties as an adult when talk would turn from children to gossip to politics to God somehow the fire drew us into an intimacy and warmth that went beyond the heat upon our faces. I remember so many faces, some grown, some gone, but all faces that turned more friendly around the fire, that gentled into peace, sharing the best of themselves in the steadfast glow. If you have such a fireplace, invite your friends over, stockpile wood for the storm, or light a log alone and listen to the fires song. If, like me, your fireplace is in a room long gone from you, remember those of your past and those who shared them, and be thankful. Remember also those who have sat with you beside all the fires of your life, those who need no fireplace of bricks and mortar to laugh with you, and eat with you, and share your fears and delights. The fireplace may no longe
Download or read book Bring the Darkness to Light written by Lucy Richards and published by Trafford Publishing. This book was released on 2012-03 with total page 373 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Past crimes, and threats of more to come if the truth be revealed, is the stronghold that had kept many living in fear and shame for years. Finally, courage has crept in and caught the cocky criminal unaware. Is it coincidences that cause the right characters to meet at crucial times, or is it an answer to the prayers and supplications of the victimized women and men? Ironically, the character instrumental in uncovering the greatest crime is the one least expected.
Download or read book The Best New True Crime Stories Serial Killers written by Mitzi Szereto and published by Mango Media Inc.. This book was released on 2019-11-19 with total page 275 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Travel around the world and inside the minds of monsters in this true crime anthology featuring sixteen astonishing serial killer exposés. Serial killers: Ted Bundy, John Wayne Gacy, and Jeffrey Dahmer are often the first names that spring to mind. Many people assume serial killers are primarily an American phenomenon that came about in the latter part of the twentieth century—but such assumptions are far from the truth. Serial killers have been around for a long time and can be found in every corner of the globe―and they’re not just limited to the male gender, either. Some of these predators have been caught and brought to justice whereas others have never been found, let alone identified. Serial killers can be anywhere. And scarier still, they can be anyone. Edited by acclaimed author and anthologist Mitzi Szereto, The Best New True Crime Stories: Serial Killers reveals all-new accounts of true-crime serial killers from the contemporary to the historic. The international list of contributors includes award-winning crime writers, true-crime podcasters, journalists, and experts in the dark crimes field such as Martin Edwards, Lee Mellor, Danuta Kot, Craig Pittman, Richard O. Jones, Marcie Rendon, Mike Browne, and Vicki Hendricks. This book will leave you wondering if it’s ever really possible to know who’s behind the mask you’re allowed to see. Perfect for readers of true crime books such as I’ll Be Gone in the Dark, Mindhunter, The Devil in the White City, or Sons of Cain. “An engrossing and multi-faceted anthology for a new era of true crime writing.” ―Piper Weiss, author of You All Grow Up and Leave Me
Download or read book African Americans and Criminal Justice written by Delores D. Jones-Brown and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2014-07-15 with total page 751 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Does justice exist for Blacks in America? This comprehensive compilation of essays documents the historical and contemporary impact of the law and criminal justice system on people of African ancestry in the United States. African Americans and Criminal Justice: An Encyclopedia comprises descriptive essays documenting the ways in which people of African descent have been victimized by oppressive laws enacted by local, state, and federal authorities in the United States. The entries also describe how Blacks became disproportionately represented in national crime statistics, largely through their efforts to resist legalized oppression in early American history, and present biographies of famous and infamous Black criminal suspects and victims throughout early American history and in contemporary times. Providing coverage of law and criminal justice practices from the precolonial period, including the introduction of African slaves, up to practices in modern-day America, this encyclopedia presents a frank and comprehensive view of how Americans of African descent have come to be viewed as synonymous with criminality. This book represents an essential learning resource for all American citizens, regardless of race or age.
Download or read book Murder at Midnight written by C.S. Challinor and published by Llewellyn Worldwide. This book was released on 2014-08-08 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When barrister Rex Graves and his fiancée Helen d'Arcy host a New Year's Eve party at Gleneagle Lodge, friends and colleagues alike enjoy the evening with drinks flowing freely. Despite the oncoming storm, unlucky number of guests, and argument over long-lost treasure, Rex has high hopes that it will be a memorable and murder-free night of celebration. But as the clock strikes midnight and the power goes out, Ken and Catriona Fraser are found dead. Suspecting they were murdered for money or revenge, Rex starts to investigate. Will his formidable intellect and detection skills be enough to uncover the culprit? Praise: "A classic country-house mystery, with modern day twists and turns adding to the fun."—Booklist "What could be better for Agatha Christie whodunit fans than an old-fashioned, Scottish country house murder on New Year's Eve?"—Mystery Scene "Murder at Midnight will delight all cozy and Agatha Christie fans. C.S. creates devilishly complex characters keeping the reader on edge until the final page...C.S.'s best work to date."—Suspense Magazine
Download or read book Traces of Terrorism written by Matthias Plügge and published by BoD – Books on Demand. This book was released on 2023-03-22 with total page 370 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Terrorism usually is a consquence of geopolitical decisions. Therefore, this book chooses a historical approach: it shows the most important terrorist attacks un their contexts. After all, terrorism is ultimately not a string of disconnected events; rather follows a line of development that this book seeks to trace in a chronicle.
Download or read book Jack the Ripper written by Trevor Marriott and published by Kings Road Publishing. This book was released on 2007-04-30 with total page 295 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The case of Jack the Ripper has at last been cracked by the one man most qualified to do so -- a former murder squad detective. Trevor Marriott casts aside the rumours which have for so long dogged the most famous police case of all time. Revealing the techniques used by modern day policemen, he skilfully and compellingly leads us straight to the criminal world's best-kept secret: the identity of Jack the Ripper. He shows the tally of victims may be far higher than previously known and that the real killer is a completely new suspect with unique access to the area of the murders. Jack the Ripper: The Forensic Profile blows all theories out of the water. For more than a hundred years, the Ripper has evaded capture but this time his luck has finally run out.
Download or read book Report on the Administration of the Madras Presidency written by Madras (India : State) and published by . This book was released on 1879 with total page 736 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book report on the adminstation of the madras presidency written by MADRAS and published by . This book was released on 1879 with total page 744 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The New Predator women who Kill written by Deborah Schurman-Kauflin and published by Algora Publishing. This book was released on 2000 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Based on her research and interviews with women serial killers, the author : -- provides a profile women who kill, and their crime scenes; -- highlights differences between male and female murders; -- contrasts mass murder and serial killing; -- describes childhood warning signs that may be predictive of later violent behavior; -- gives a step-by-step guide for professionals investigating equivocal death cases; and -- offers suggestions on how to interview female offenders.
