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The Police: An Introduction (3rd Edition)
Michael D. Lyman

Prentice Hall, 2004

This enlightening book removes the mystique and misunderstanding surrounding police work, exploring the principles of policing and introducing readers to the day-to-day practices of these dedicated professionals. KEY TOPICS: It provides students with the basic framework for understanding fundamental police issues while, at the same time, empowering them to question the conventional wisdom about policing.

Organized Crime, Third Edition

1 review
Michael D. Lyman, Gary W. Potter

Prentice Hall, 2003

Best Book on the Topic
As with most books on organized crime, this is a textbook. It is, in my opinion, the best textbook on this topic available. I have taught organized crime at the university level for a number of years now and have looked at a wide variety of textbooks. This book is superior to the others in a number of ways. First, it is comprehensive. There is a tendency of some authors to become infatuated with ...

Practical Drug Enforcement, Second Edition (Practical Aspects of Criminal and Forensic Investigations)

1 review
Michael D. Lyman

CRC, 2001

A good intro text only
I was originally excited for the update of this text. I was diappointed after such a long wait. The book is a good text for the basics of drug enforcement, but many of the focus areas are watered down. Where are the tactics and techniques for the street officer? In comparison to other high quality texts from CRC Press such as Geberth's Practical Homicide Investigation, Practical Drug Enforcement ...

Drugs in Society: Causes, Concepts, and Control

2 reviews
Michael D. Lyman

LexisNexis/Matthew Bender, 2007

Utterly boring...
This is the second text I've come across (in my course requirements, not by choice) and once again it is entirely boring, grammatically uninteresting and occassional errors can even be found. I agree with another reviewer that institutions shouldn't choose books merely because the text fits the class description. Rather, professors should have the freedom to choose the required text. I literally ...

Criminal Investigation: The Art and the Science (5th Edition) (MyCrimeKit Series)

5 reviews
Michael D. Lyman

Prentice Hall, 2007

A ood framework for law enforcement officers to build upon.
This general textbook is written in a well-organized manner. It presents the common topics associated with criminal investigations: documentation, report writing, suspect identification and methods used for crime scene surveys. The author makes use of recent court decisions during the presentation of his topics. The chapters are logically placed so that it is easy to see how an ...

Criminal Investigation : The Art and the Science
Michael D. Lyman

Pearson Custom Publishing, 2002

Fundamentals of Criminal Investigation * The Investigative Process * Interpersonal Violence * Property Crimes * Vice Crimes & Related Offenses * Prosecution *

Organized Crime (4th Edition)

2 reviews
Michael D. Lyman, Gary W. Potter

Prentice Hall, 2006

Good Introduction
This book is a good introduction to a difficult topic. The authors don't focus on just the traditional "Costra Nostra" topics that many authors fall prey too. The authors carefully blend National and International Organized Crime (OC)Groups, Theories of OC and methods for controling the spread and growth of the groups. The book is written in a textbook fashion and the authors provide ...