crime

Presents an introduction to different crime organizations that, like their legitimate counterparts, have developed global operations.

Provides accounts of fifty crimes from throughout history that have captured the attention of the American public, from the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln to the rash of school shootings in the late twentieth and early twenty-first centuries. Includes photographs and illustrations.

Explains how the methods and technologies of forensic science have been used to solve fifty crimes around the world, helping investigators determine the cause of death, identity of the victim, time of death, and other key information.

Chronicles the life of George Washington Appo, a career criminal who served as leader of New York's underworld in Gilded Age New York and describes the social, economic, and cultural atmosphere of the city during his life.

Stories of cops, killers, and cold cases from the 1980s and early '90s, ranging from local crimes to national sensations.

Presents a collection of twenty stories, essays, and articles chosen by the editors as the best examples of American true-crime writing to be published in 2004, including selections from James Ellroy, Bruce Porter, Peter Landesman, and others.

Presents an introduction to forensic science, explaining how American popular culture is fascinated by crime and forensics based television programs and examines how that shapes the various media, movies, and the Internet.

Presents ten true crime stories about seemingly normal men and women who committed murder.

Profiles four true cases in which someone was driven by twisted images of love to commit a violent crime.