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Combining art, politics, and criminal justice, It Takes a Criminal to Know One captures the incredible experiences the author endured in state prison and puts the spotlight on the ugly faces of racism, injustice, and corruption.

A book covering the topic of self-defense from a shocking, firsthand perspective. The subjects of criminal violence, self-defense, lethal force, mindset, firearms training, and concealment have never been introduced so comprehensively in one place.

The state notoriously the most tough on crime also has the most humane treatment program for violent young offenders. Located in Giddings, Texas, the Capital Offenders Group is a grueling exercise in therapy and self-awareness that, if successfully completed, can result in a parole instead of a long sentence in one of Texas' adult prisons.

If you would like to test your crime knowledge and find out if you are a true murderino, be amazed by utterly shocking facts about the world's most infamous killers, and feel the chills and horror as you explore the bloodiest murder stories, then you'll be delighted with this collection of stories and facts about the world's most cold-blooded and dangerous people. Engage your mind with intriguing trivia and dozens of unsolved cases.

Born into poverty in a crime-ridden town and unaware of his Ojibwe heritage, John Eric Aslin’s earliest memories are of a harrowing childhood rife with abuse. This troubling upbringing led him to an adolescence full of crime, when at 21 he was sentenced to life in prison for an accidental death. Thirty-six years later, he’s still behind bars, and almost a senior citizen. This heartbreaking account explores the life of John Aslin, painting a poignant and eye-opening picture of the struggles he faced during his upbringing, and the unfortunate hardships that led him to crime.

Euphemistically labeled as the "Water Supply and Prophylaxis Administration" and "HippoEpizootic Administration" of the Imperial Japanese Army, Unit 731 and Unit 100, as well as their subsidiary branches, performed human experimentation on the innocents under the leadership of Dr. Ishii Shiro. Although the exact number of victims is unclear since the Japanese destroyed most of the evidence at the end of the war, but it ranged from 3,000-250,000 innocent men, women, and children.

This book explores the untold history of women, art and crime. It has long been widely accepted that women have not played an active role in the art crime world, or if they have, it has been the part of the victim or peacemaker. Females in the Frame overturns this understanding, as it investigates the female criminals who have destroyed, vandalised, stolen and forged art, as well as those who have conned clients and committed white-collar crimes in their professional occupations in museums, libraries and galleries.

What would you kill for? Is killing ever justified? Would you kill to protect someone you love? Is killing for your country an act of patriotism or murder? Is the death penalty justified or simply vengeance? Is one human life ever worth more than another? In Good Reasons to Kill, former soldier Chris Rhyss Edwards shares stories of people from all walks of life who have chosen or been forced by circumstance to kill. Good Reasons to Kill, the first audiobook of its kind, shares the stories of people who have confronted the biggest moral dilemma possible.

Tre år efter succéboken Svensk maffia en kartläggning av de kriminella gängen berättar journalisterna Lasse Wierup och Matti Larsson om vad som hände sedan. Fler och fler unga män skulle kämpa för att slå sig in i den värld där den våldsammaste vinner. Otåliga 90 talister hade inte tid att gå den långa vägen utan bildade egna grupper. Frustrationen i segregerade förorter kanaliserades genom nya gäng. Konkurrensen utlöste krig och konflikter i helt en ny omfattning. Och i tysthet fortsatte de mest välorganiserade att bygga upp sina förmögenheter.

"Johnny Boy" Gotti burst onto the national scene after a double murder catapulted him to the top of the Gambino family, the largest and most feared Mafia family in the USA. Gene Mustain and Jerry Capeci reveal the man behind the headlines.

Case Studies in Behavioral Forensic Analysis is a companion (technical, practitioner) audiobook to Dr. Ruben’s earlier book Behavioral Forensics: Using Applied Behavior Analysis in Psychological Court Evaluations (2020). It liberally expands the campaign to transform traditional forensic psychological evaluations into behaviorally (evidence-based) psychological evaluations. Basic (experimental) and applied research serve the foundation in elucidating the opaque splatter of criminal actions into transparently coherent and molecular units of behaviors.

100:1 The Crack Legacy investigates the war on crack in the mid-1980s and the devastation left in its wake. Host Christopher Johnson shares the experiences of the men and women who were on the frontlines - narcotics cops, ex- dealers, artists, community activists - to help explain the rise in incarceration, hyper-aggressive policing, and police shootings of unarmed people of color that we are experiencing now.

Perfect for anyone interested in forensic psychology! Do you want to learn what forensic psychology is? Do you want to learn about the psychology of courts? Do you want to learn about the psychology of imprisonment and rehabilitation? If the answer is yes to any of these questions and more, then this is the audiobook for you, as we investigate the psychology behind courts, sexual offending, offender treatment, the public, and more in an engaging and easy-to-understand way.

Long called by some the “Andersonville of the North”, the prisoner of war camp in Elmira, New York, is remembered as the most notorious of all Union-run POW camps. It existed for only a year - from the summer of 1864 to July 1865 - but in that time, and for long after, it became darkly emblematic of man’s inhumanity to man. Confederate prisoners called it “Hellmira”. Derek Maxfield contextualizes the rise of prison camps during the Civil War, explores the failed exchange of prisoners, and tells the tale of the creation and evolution of the prison camp in Elmira.

Coming from a huge close-knit family of street traders long before it was legalized, Stephen Sayers spent his early years on the barrows, witnessing constant brushes with the law. Aunties and uncles were frequently incarcerated and a hatred and distrust of authority swelled within the younger members of the family.

Should Johnny Cash have been charged with murder after he sang, “I shot a man in Reno just to watch him die”? Few would seriously subscribe to this notion of justice. Yet in 2001, a rapper named Mac whose music had gained national recognition was convicted of manslaughter after the prosecutor quoted liberally from his album Shell Shocked. Mac was sentenced to 30 years in prison, where he remains. And his case is just one of many nationwide. Rap on Trial places this disturbing practice in the context of hip-hop history and exposes what’s at stake.

Terrifying things are happening to Kay Weden, a 40-something single mom and high school teacher in Salisbury, North Carolina. Despite having no known enemies, Kay's home, car, and peace of mind are under attack throughout 1993. Most chilling of all are the senseless attacks on her only son and the shot fired in the night through a wall of her house, which narrowly misses his head as he sleeps.

Alcatraz Screw is a firsthand account from a prison guard’s perspective of some of the most storied years at the infamous U.S. Penitentiary at Alcatraz. Without glamorizing or demonizing either the staff or the convicts, Alcatraz Screw provides a candid portrayal of corruption, drug abuse, and sexual practices, as well as efforts at reform and unrecorded acts of kindness. Various incidents in the memoir convey the fear, hatred, frustration, boredom, and unavoidable tension of being incarcerated.

Our mindset matters a lot when we want to measure the scale of our success in the future. Our success also depends on the level of positivity that our brain harbors. A change in mindset is crucial if we want to keep up with this fast-evolving world. Otherwise, we will be at a serious disadvantage; something no one craves. This audiobook doesn’t claim to have the recipe for a magic potion from the world of Harry Potter that will transform your life overnight. Instead, it has all the realistic formulas that you need to bring about a big change in your life.

For all you gullible people out there: Yes, there are lots and lots and lots of scams. And you’ve probably fallen for one or two in the past. If not, great. If you have, then this is just another reason to listen to this guide: so you won’t fall into the snares of the scammers ever again. In this audiobook, the sad, bad side of society will be highlighted. The obscure will be exposed. The sneaky snake oil salesmen will be called out for what they are.