Undercover Operations Survival in Narcotics Investigations
Author : Tony Alvarez
Publisher : Charles C. Thomas Publisher
Page : 140 pages
File Size : 41,25 MB
Release : 1993
Category : Political Science
ISBN :
Speaking Truth to Power
Author : Dean A. Dabney
Publisher : Univ of California Press
Page : 226 pages
File Size : 12,94 MB
Release : 2016-08-02
Category : Law
ISBN : 0520290461
Book Description
Domestic drug enforcement takes many forms, from the rural patrol officer who happens upon a small-scale mobile Òshake and bakeÓ methamphetamine lab during a routine traffic stop, to the city narcotics detective who initiates a low-level buy-bust operation that nets a few hits of crack cocaine on the street corner, to the local, state, and federal agents working in multiagency task forces that coordinate a sting operation that nets thousands of kilos of near-pure cocaine being transported by tractor-trailer. Regardless of the form, there is a high probability that these authorities have exploited access to known offenders and exerted pressure on those individuals to gather inside information on illicit drug sales. These confidential informants provide intelligence on the inner workings of drug operations in exchange for leniency or remuneration, providing a relatively cheap source of intelligence that fuels much of the ongoing war on drugs. In other instances, law enforcement authorities will reach out to members of the criminal underworld who are willing to provide valuable intelligence in exchange for money.ÊDespite the central role of informants in contemporary police operations, little is known about the shadowy relationships among law enforcement, snitches, and offenders. Based on ethnographic fieldwork in the narcotics, homicide, and street-level vice operations in two major metropolitan police departments,ÊSpeaking Truth to PowerÊtakes readers to the front lines of the war on drugs to unravel this complex web of information exchange.
Art of Darkness
Author : Sara K. Schneider
Publisher : Art of Darkness: Ingenious
Page : 282 pages
File Size : 45,85 MB
Release : 2008
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 0979309301
Book Description
Just like Scheherazade, undercover agents talk to save their lives. If they put in a poor performance, they don't see the curtain rise again. ART OF DARKNESS pries open the virtuoso identity techniques practiced by undercover operatives, fugitives, disguise artists, pranksters, con artists, and federally protected witnesses. It draws on original interviews with undercover operators in order to show how identity artists on both sides of the law obtain fake ID, develop a disguise, build a cover story, maintain believability in street performances, and deal with threats to their identities-all without formal acting training. ART OF DARKNESS inhabits the grey areas of morality as it exposes identity roleplays at the borders of lawfulness. In it you'll find stories of: law-enforcement workers who adopt the techniques of criminals in order to catch them but somehow get caught up in their own trick identities; self-defined artists whose work also has a criminal dimension; criminal informants who masterfully play sides and roles against each other; and hoaxsters and impersonators who may perform trick identities primarily for gain but do so with tremendous inventiveness and a directorial consciousness. This book may explode any remaining notion you harbor that you are not at some level a member of the intelligence community, discerning who is "for real" and who is presenting a self for personal gain.
Punishment and Social Control
Author : Stanley Cohen
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 532 pages
File Size : 38,82 MB
Release : 2017-07-05
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 1351495429
Book Description
While crime, law, and punishment are subjects that have everyday meanings not very far from their academic representations, "social control" is one of those terms that appear in the sociological discourse without any corresponding everyday usage. This concept has a rather mixed lineage. "After September 11" has become a slogan that conveys all things to all people but carries some very specific implications on interrogation and civil liberties for the future of punishment and social control.The editors hold that the already pliable boundaries between ordinary and political crime will become more unstable; national and global considerations will come closer together; domestic crime control policies will be more influenced by interests of national security; measures to prevent and control international terrorism will cast their reach wider (to financial structures and ideological support); the movements of immigrants, refugees, and asylum seekers will be curtailed and criminalized; taken-for-granted human rights and civil liberties will be restricted. In the midst of these dramatic social changes, hardly anyone will notice the academic field of "punishment and social control" being drawn closer to political matters.Criminology is neither a "pure" academic discipline nor a profession that offers an applied body of knowledge to solve the crime problem. Its historical lineage has left an insistent tension between the drive to understand and the drive to be relevant. While the scope and orientation of this new second edition remain the same, in recognition of the continued growth and diversity of interest in punishment and social control, new chapters have been added and several original chapters have been updated and revised.
Art of Darkness
Author :
Publisher : Art of Darkness: Ingenious
Page : 281 pages
File Size : 27,96 MB
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Book Description
The Academy Guide
Author : Bill Langan
Publisher : First Edition Design Pub.
Page : 468 pages
File Size : 46,47 MB
Release : 2014-04-14
Category : Education
ISBN : 1622875907
Book Description
Welcome to The Academy Guide where we will help guide you "from application through graduation and everything in between." Begin a career in the honorable and rewarding lifestyle of law enforcement, corrections/detention or firefighting. Public Safety agencies require top candidates to fill their ranks. Therefore, the hiring process can be very lengthy and sometimes difficult. The key to achieving your goal and success is to maximize your opportunity to be at the top of the agency hiring list. The Academy Guide will provide you the tools to success. Our methods and step by step guide has been developed by subject matter experts who specialize in and have years of experience within the job field in which you seek employment. The Academy Guide has developed quality content in a format which will engage readers, empower them, and inspire them. We will provide you with information on how to maximize your chances in an increasingly competitive job market. Here are some topics you can expect to learn- In our "Road to the Academy" section our subject matter experts will guide you through some of the common mistakes people make during the hiring process as well as provide you with tried and proven techniques to make you stand out from the other top candidates- Application, Written Examination, Oral Board, Physical Fitness Test, Background Check, Medical Examination, Psychological Examination, Polygraph/CVSA, and Assessment Centers. The "Academy Day Zero" section will provide you with an edge to succeed from day one at the academy. Our team of Academy Instructors and Directors have years of experience and the knowledge it takes to succeed- College Curriculum, Academy Curriculum Types of Departments, Organizations and Rank, Inspections and Equipment, Drill and Ceremony, Academy Inspections, Grooming and Dress, Uniform Care, Boot Shining, Turn-outs and Gear, Note Taking, Writing Essays, Study Groups, Academy Examinations, Practical Examinations, and Glossary of Terms. Keywords: Police, Corrections, Officer, Firefighter, Academy, Test, Examination, Board, Fitness Test, Background Check, Polygraph
Slow Fire
Author : Ken Mercer
Publisher : Minotaur Books
Page : 353 pages
File Size : 12,40 MB
Release : 2010-02-16
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1429957174
Book Description
An emotionally complex and literate page-turner, Ken Mercer's Slow Fire marks the electrifying debut of a new series featuring Will Magowan. One morning, Will Magowan opens his mail and finds a mysterious job offer to become the police chief of Haydenville, a tiny town in rural Northern California. Once a highly decorated LAPD narcotics detective, Will was terminated after a devastating personal tragedy drove him to become addicted to the heroin he was charged with keeping off the streets. Fresh out of rehab but jobless and estranged from his wife, Will now lives alone in an old Airstream trailer on the fringes of L.A. Out of options, Will accepts the job. After moving to Haydenville, he discovers that the once postcard-perfect town is being corrupted by a criminal influence that threatens to destroy it. Haydenville's normally law-abiding citizens begin to erupt in acts of unspeakable violence. Pets are going missing at an alarming rate. Stately Victorian homes are falling into disrepair. With only a rookie officer at his disposal, Will risks everything in his quest to save Haydenville—entering a labyrinth of dark secrets that have remained buried for almost 40 years.
AR 195-2 06/09/2014 CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION ACTIVITIES , Survival Ebooks
Author : Us Department Of Defense
Publisher : Delene Kvasnicka www.survivalebooks.com
Page : 52 pages
File Size : 15,86 MB
Release :
Category : Reference
ISBN :
Book Description
AR 195-2 06/09/2014 CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION ACTIVITIES , Survival Ebooks
U.C. Davis Law Review
Author : University of California, Davis. School of Law
Publisher :
Page : 428 pages
File Size : 33,24 MB
Release : 2005
Category : Electronic journals
ISBN :
Book Description
Department of the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations for 1990: Advisory Council on Historic Preservation
Author : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Appropriations. Subcommittee on Department of the Interior and Related Agencies
Publisher :
Page : 942 pages
File Size : 30,29 MB
Release : 1989
Category : United States
ISBN :
