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Author : Ogni︠a︡n Shentov,Boĭko Todorov,Aleksandŭr Stoi︠a︡nov
Publisher : CSD
Page : 110 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : History
ISBN : 9789544771171
Author : National Research Council,Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education,Committee on Law and Justice,Committee to Improve Research Information and Data on Firearms
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 341 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2005-01-13
Category : Law
ISBN : 9780309091244
For years proposals for gun control and the ownership of firearms have been among the most contentious issues in American politics. For public authorities to make reasonable decisions on these matters, they must take into account facts about the relationship between guns and violence as well as conflicting constitutional claims and divided public opinion. In performing these tasks, legislators need adequate data and research to judge both the effects of firearms on violence and the effects of different violence control policies. Readers of the research literature on firearms may sometimes find themselves unable to distinguish scholarship from advocacy. Given the importance of this issue, there is a pressing need for a clear and unbiased assessment of the existing portfolio of data and research. Firearms and Violence uses conventional standards of science to examine three major themes - firearms and violence, the quality of research, and the quality of data available. The book assesses the strengths and limitations of current databases, examining current research studies on firearm use and the efforts to reduce unjustified firearm use and suggests ways in which they can be improved.
Author : Steven C. Drielak,Thomas R. Brandon
Publisher : Charles C. Thomas Publisher
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Biological weapons
ISBN : 039807092X
This book aims to provide law enforcement guidelines and techniques for gathering evidence to use when responding to an incident involving the use or the threatened use of a weapon of mass destruction. The introduction explains that law enforcement personnel will undoubtedly be among the first responders to an incident involving chemical, biological, radiological, explosive, or incendiary materials and that their initial actions will have a significant effect on the outcome, including the safety of the public and that of the responders themselves. In addition, police must be prepared to work side by side with other agencies and specialties, including fire and emergency medical service personnel, as well as other law enforcement agencies from various levels and jurisdictions. Thus, this task will require the use of an effective incident management system that involves all the response agencies working together toward a common objective. The book2s first part addresses the actions to be taken by the first police personnel arriving at the scene of such an incident. The text details the planning process, the incident management process, and tactical operations that may be necessary to arrest individuals or prevent an incident. The book2s second part provides guidelines and information for use by the investigator trained in dealing with hazardous materials. This section details the required training, equipment, and investigative procedures and presents step-by-step instructions for collecting chemical, biological, and radiological evidence. The text also presents investigative techniques to assist the criminal investigator in identifying and entering a facility suspected of manufacturing a weapon of mass destruction. The text also presents remote sampling techniques to assist in gathering the probable cause for a search warrant.
Author : Brian Rappert
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 286 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2004-11-23
Category : History
ISBN : 9781135760229
As mankind finds ever more impious ways to kill and maim, some look to non-lethal weapons as a fix. Brian Rappert discusses the technologies involved and the ethics of, for example blinding someone with a laser, leaving them blind forever, versus killing them outright.
Author : Steven M. Cox,David Massey,Connie M. Koski,Brian D. Fitch
Publisher : SAGE Publications
Page : 489 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2018-11-29
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781544339658
Written and extensively updated by an author team that includes former and current law enforcement officers, Introduction to Policing focuses on the thought-provoking, contemporary issues that underscore the challenging and rewarding world of policing. The authors skillfully balance research and practice to offer readers an overview of both the foundations of policing and the expanded role of today’s police officers. Evolving with the modern realities of the field, the Fourth Edition discusses major new and ongoing impactful events, such as the political shift marked by the U.S. presidential election of 2016 and expanded coverage of women and minorities in policing. The accessible and engaging writing style, coupled with unique coverage of the issues of policing in multicultural communities, the impact of technology on policing, and policing strategies and procedures, make this bestselling book a must-have.
Author : Kekla Magoon
Publisher : ABDO Publishing Company
Page : 114 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2007-09-01
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781617852589
Discusses the controversial viewpoints regarding gun control.
Author : United States. Arms Control and Disarmament Agency
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 960 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 1977
Category : Arms control
ISBN : MINN:30000010242166
Author : Owen Greene,Nic Marsh
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 321 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2013-07-03
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781136652479
This book focuses on the use of small arms in violence and attempts by the state to govern the use and acquisition of these weapons. It is likely that hundreds of thousands of people are killed every year as a result of armed violence – in contexts ranging from war zones to domestic violence. This edited volume examines why these deaths occur, the role of guns and other weapons, and how governance can be used to reduce and prevent those deaths. Drawing on a variety of disciplines, ranging from anthropology through economics to peace and security studies, the book’s main concern throughout is that of human security – the causes and means of prevention of armed violence. The first part of the book concerns warfare, the second armed violence and crime, and the last governance of arms and their (mis)-use. The concluding chapter builds on the contributors’ key findings and suggests priorities for future research, with the aim of forming a coherent narrative which examines what we know, why armed violence occurs, and what can be done to reduce it. This book will be of much interest to students of small arms, security studies, global governance, peace and conflict studies, and IR.
Author : United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Armed Services
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 626 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 1961
Category : Airplanes, Military
ISBN : STANFORD:36105111233214
Author : Francesco Francioni
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 438 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2007-02-22
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781847313508
This book follows and complements the previous volume Biotechnology and International Law (Hart 2006) bringing a specific focus on human rights. It is the result of a collaborative effort which brings together the contributions of a select group of experts from academia and from international organisations with the purpose of discussing the extent to which current activities in the field of biotechnology can be regulated by existing human rights principles and standards, and what gaps, if any, need to be identified and filled with new legislative initiatives. Instruments such as the UNESCO Declaration on the Human Genome (1997) and on Bioethics and Human Rights (2005) are having an impact on customary international law. But what is the relevance of these instruments with respect to traditional concepts of state responsibility and the functioning of domestic remedies against misuse of biotechnologies? Are new legislative initiatives needed, and what are the pros and cons of a race toward the adoption of new ad hoc instruments in an area of such rapid technological development? Are there risks of normative and institutional fragmentation as a consequence of the proliferation of different regulatory regimes? Can we identify a core of human rights principles that define the boundaries of legitimate uses of biotechnology, the legal status of human genetic material, as well as the implications of the definition of the human genome as 'common heritage of humanity' for the purpose of patenting of genetic inventions? These and other questions are the focus of a fascinating collection of essays which, together, help to map this emerging field of inquiry.
Author : Yoshikazu Sakamoto
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 316 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 1987
Category : International cooperation
ISBN : 0677219903
"This book will give the reader a perspective into the core theory and practice of data mining and knowledge discovery (DM & KD). Its chapters combine many theoretical foundations for various DM & KD methods, and they present an array of examples - many of which are drawn from real-life applications. Most of the theoretical developments discussed are accompanied by an extensive empirical analysis, which should give the reader both a deep theoretical and practical insight into the subjects covered." "The intended audience for this book includes graduate students studying data mining who have some background in mathematical logic and discrete optimization as well as researchers and practitioners in the same area."--BOOK JACKET.
Author : Walton S. Moody
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 552 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : Air defenses
ISBN : STANFORD:36105011764102
Author : John E Hunter,Frank L. Schmidt
Publisher : SAGE
Page : 620 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2004-04-07
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 141290479X
Covering the most important developments in meta-analysis from 1990 to 2004, this text presents new patterns in research findings as well as updated information on existing topics.
Author : Robert Thobaben,Charles Funderburk,Donna Schlagheck
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 329 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2015-07-02
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781317347057
A core text for undergraduate courses in American Public Policy, or supplemental reading in such courses as Introduction to American Government or Politics, American Public Policy Analysis, Introduction to Political Science. A substantive alternative to typical "issues" texts-which cover too many issues, too superficially-this intriguing and comprehensive text offers a more in-depth and coherent approach to contemporary policy problems and solutions. It provides a conceptual framework in which students can become comfortable actually doing policy analysis, and in learning skills beyond reading about certain political issues. Thematically organized, it looks at nine specific issues grouped into three broad categories that hold an enduring importance in American political life-money and politics, violence and politics, and biology and politics. All nine chapters and their respective topics (campaigns, corruption, welfare, crime, terrorism, arms control, the environment, biomedical issues, and biotechnology) have a strong conceptual base with current political dimensions and policy concerns woven throughout. Students not only learn the context, status, and prospects of issues confronting the U.S. government, but also see how these issues now cross our domestic borders into a global realm.
Author : Bill Rawling
Publisher : University of Toronto Press
Page : 336 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2015-01-15
Category : History
ISBN : 9781442620209
The horrors of the First World War were the product of a new and unprecedented type of industrial warfare. To survive and win demanded not just new technology but the techniques to use it effectively. In Surviving Trench Warfare, Bill Rawling takes a close look at how technology and tactics came together in the Canadian Corps. Drawing on a wide range of sources, from interviews to staff reports, Rawling describes the range of new weapons that the Canadians adopted, including tanks, trench mortars, and poison gas, making it clear that the decisive factor in the war was not the new technology itself but how the Canadians responded to it. Only through intensive training, specialization, and close coordination between infantry and artillery could the Canadians overcome the deadly trinity of machine-guns, barbed wire, and artillery. Surviving Trench Warfare offers a whole new understanding of the First World War, replacing the image of a static trench war with one in which soldiers actively struggled for control over their weapons and their environment, and achieved it. Released to coincide with the centenary of the First World War, this edition includes a new introduction and afterword reflecting the latest scholarship on the conduct of the war.