criminologists

"David Wilson has spent his professional life working with violent men--especially men who have committed murder. Aged twenty-nine he became, at that time, the UK's youngest ever prison Governor in charge of a jail and his career since then has seen him sat across a table with all sorts of killers: sometimes in a tense interview; sometimes sharing a cup of tea (or something a little stronger); sometimes looking them in the eye to tell them that they are a psychopath. Some of these men became David's friends; others would still love to kill him. This book tells the story of David's journey from idealistic prison governor to expert criminologist and professor"--Provided by publisher.

Explores the life and career of Edward Oscar Heinrich, dubbed the "American Sherlock Holmes," who some consider the father of forensic science in America. Explains how, through a forty-year career, Heinrich helped solve more than 2,000 cases using techniques that are still used, such as blood splatter analysis, ballistics, and fingerprinting.

Highlights the life and career of Edward Oscar Heinrich, dubbed the "American Sherlock Holmes," who some consider the father of forensic science in America. Through a forty-year career, Heinrich helped solve over 2,000 cases using techniques that are still used today, such as blood splatter analysis, ballistics, and fingerprinting.

Discusses the birth of criminal investigation in the twentieth century, including the life of America's first forensic scientist, Edward Oscar Heinrich.

Chronicles the lives of twenty-six noted criminals, lawyers, and members of law enforcement who played key roles in the history of crime and punishment including J. Edgar Hoover, Clarence Darrow, and author Truman Capote as well as convicted felons such as Ted Kaczynski, Timothy McVeigh, and Lizzie Borden.

Luke S. May played a significant role in the development of scientific methods of crime investigation. Although basically self-taught in scientific matters, May spent over a half century practicing scientific crime detection and built a solid reputation among police agencies and attorneys in the Pacific Northwest and Western Canada as a serious and effective scientific investigator. This reputation as "America's Sherlock Holmes" also led to his being consulted on the establishment of the first full service public American crime laboratory at Northwestern University in Chicago, Illinois, and on a laboratory for the Royal Canadian Mounted Police at Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada.

Detective Simon Ziele transfers away from New York City to escape the tragic reminders of his wife's death, only to be assigned to the most brutal murder he has ever seen, a case complicated by Alistair Sinclair, a noted criminologist, who shares information about one of his research subjects, Michael Fromley.

Detective Simon Ziele transfers away from New York City to escape the tragic reminders of his wife's death, only to be assigned to the most brutal murder he has ever seen, a case complicated by Alistair Sinclair, a noted criminologist, who shares information about one of his research subjects, Michael Fromley.

Contains alphabetically arranged entries that provide biographical information on more than six hunred criminals and crime-stoppers, living and dead, from around the world, who have played a significant role in the development of the techniques, practices, principles, and philosophy of law enforcement.

Presents color reprints of twenty-two issues of the comic book "The Spirit," spanning 1940-50, in which presumed-dead detective Denny Colt becomes a masked crime fighter.