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Medizinstudentin Luisa Menkhoff kennt die verschwundene Frau auf dem Flugblatt. Luisa wendet sich umgehend an die Münchner Polizei und trifft auf Hauptkommissar Ramin Brunner, der gerade im Begriff ist, eine neue Cold-Case-Einheit aufzubauen, die alte Fälle mit modernen Mitteln aufklären soll. Luisa hat ein eidetisches Gedächtnis und erinnert sich an jedes Detail einer einmal erlebten Situation. Luisa wird als externe Beraterin zu dem aktuellen Vermisstenfall hinzugezogen.

Absorbing true crime account of years at the frontline of crime scene reconstruction - from cold-blooded killings and gang wars to cold cases revived by a single clue. A compelling account of Ruben Miller's years working as a forensic scientist, visiting crime scenes and gathering evidence. His...

Freakonomics for criminal justice, The Science of Second Chances presents a groundbreaking approach to criminal justice reform, revealing how small-scale interventions can reduce people’s chances of reoffending and break the incarceration cycle. When criminal justice expert Jennifer Doleac...

Absorbing true crime account of years at the frontline of crime scene reconstruction - from cold-blooded killings and gang wars to cold cases revived by a single clue. A compelling account of Ruben Miller's years working as a forensic scientist, visiting crime scenes and gathering evidence. His...

Gregory Paul's life ended in a single night in 2009. Not because he committed a crime, but because he told the truth. When a multi-agency raid turned his Clawson home into a crime scene, investigators found three video files on his computer. And when confronted, Gregory did what he thought was right: he told the truth. That honesty became his life sentence. Within months, the life he’d built for himself came crumbling down around him.

The death penalty is a legal penalty within the United States federal government's criminal justice system. It is the most serious punishment that can be imposed under federal law. Serious crimes that warrant this penalty include treason, espionage, murder, large-scale drug trafficking, or attempted murder of a witness, juror, or court official in some cases.

Todos los días somos testigos de la parte más terrible del comportamiento humano: el sufrimiento que provoca por voluntad un individuo a los demás. “¿Qué lleva a una persona a cometer crímenes?” es la pregunta constante que nos alienta a llegar a las soluciones. Para ello, la criminología ha avanzado en un terreno multidisciplinar para estudiar el fenómeno criminal, considerando el crimen, el criminal, la víctima y el control social frente a la transgresión social.

WINNER OF THE GODDARD RIVERSIDE STEPHAN RUSSO BOOK PRIZE FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE A former public defender takes us behind the closed doors of America's criminal courts, revealing how the institutions that claim to protect us are doing the exact opposite—and offering a blueprint for finally...

In 1978, Philip Parker started his decades-long career as a prison guard at the Kentucky State Penitentiary, a place known as "The Castle" for its medieval look. On his first day, a mass escape set the tone for the dangerous and intense journey ahead. Over the years, Parker faced numerous challenges, from federal court allegations to life-threatening situations, including a dramatic hostage crisis with a notorious inmate.

Dansk Kriminalreportage indeholder en lang række spændende autentiske sager, som er skrevet af de politifolk, der var med i opklaringsarbejdet. Sagerne er alle afsluttede, og domsfældelse har fundet sted. Læseren kommer med ind bag nogle af de mest dramatiske sager i dansk politihistorie, og får stiftet bekendtskab med det puslespil, det er at finde frem til gerningsmændene.

Justice today often disguises punishment as fairness, yet leaves both victims and offenders trapped in cycles of pain. This book argues for a radical rethinking: true justice is not about retribution, but about understanding why crimes happen and preventing them from happening again. Through philosophical reflection, psychological insight, and critical analysis of modern courts and prisons, Boris Kriger exposes the failures of the current system and sketch the contours of a new one—justice that heals instead of harms, supports instead of condemns, and restores trust by restoring people.

কোনো এক গোপন রহস্যে নাক গলিয়ে ফেলেছিল হতভাগ্য ললিতমোহন , নৃশংস ভাবে খুন হতে হয় তার জেরেই,তদন্তের শুরুতেই দোলাচলে...

Bloomsbury presents The Deserving, written and read by Elizabeth Vartkessian. A groundbreaking new take on the American justice system from one of its unknown revolutionaries, offering a powerful new vision of responsibility, punishment, and repair. "The first book I’m aware of to pull back...

Six Degrees of Corruption - The Fleecing of a City is a whistleblower true crime investigation that exposes how a forged police certification in Methuen, Massachusetts, spiraled into one of the most disturbing municipal scandals in recent American history. The book peels back the layers of deception, failed oversight, and political protectionism that allowed corruption to flourish unchecked.

Né dans une ferme en déclin et rapidement abandonné par son père, la vie de Carl Panzram fut sombre dès le départ. Tandis que d’autres enfants jouaient ou allaient à l’école, lui travaillait sans relâche, sous la menace constante de punitions brutales.

A job as a deckhand on a shark fishing boat in Bass Strait for law student Chris Howse, begets a quest to keep a journal of his dreams as a way of exploring who he is and what he should do and as an antidote to a seemingly lazy zeitgeist. Via the shark boats, the occupation of a barrister at the Victorian Bar and work as a tram conductor in Melbourne (in that order), his dreams lead him to the heart of Aboriginal Australia at the Katherine Regional Aboriginal Legal Aid Service and subsequently to Darwin and the bush courts of the Northern Territory, acting on behalf of the Aboriginal people.

Let Sarah take you on her incredible journey from a comfortable career running her own business in the Home Counties, to some of the most dark and dangerous places the criminal justice system had in store for her.

Cold Cases: A True Crime Collection features case file facts, fascinating details, and chilling testimonies of the world's most famous cold cases. Written for true crime junkies and armchair detectives, this book delves into the investigations of JonBenét Ramsey, the Black Dahlia, the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum theft, the Cleveland Torso Murders, and more.

“Fans of the forensics-oriented novels of such mystery writers as Kathy Reichs and Patricia Cornwell...not to mention television series like CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, will make an eager audience for this one.”—Booklist On a patch of land in the Tennessee hills, human corpses...

密着取材で浮かび上がる「袴田事件」再審の戦い。事件発生から58年を経て、ついに再審判決の時を迎えた「袴田事件」。支え続けた姉・ひで子さんの献身、死刑判決を書いた元裁判官の告白と謝罪など…