GANGLAND: THE LAWYERS by MORTON JAMES

$10.00 AUD

Category: Crime & Punishment

Underbelly Where the Bodies are Buried by John Silvester

$20.00 AUD

Category: Crime & Punishment

It's the missing link - the story that ties the Underbelly cast of characters to a series of unsolved crimes that have taunted police and haunted victims' families for decades. That includes at least three brazen heists totalling $6million - and four murders as dark and as daring as any in the history o f Australian organised crime. The story comes from an old friend of Underbelly identity Carl Williams, the one-time suburban burglar who became the powerful drug dealer and gang boss who started the gangland war to avenge himself on his underworld enemies, the Carlton Crew. The old friend of Williams is a professional sportsman (alias 'Jock') who once befriended Williams when they were unknown teenagers. Jock once drove a badly-hurt Williams to hospital after a pub brawl and Williams always trusted him. Jock wasn't a crook but he knew plenty of them: he was a favourite of Tony Mokbel's back when Mokbel carefully cultivated contacts in sports he could bet on. Mokbel will die in jail and Williams and his violent henchmen Dino Dibra and 'Benji' Veniamin were both shot dead. But Jock has lived to tell the tale of where the bodies are buried. This is it. ...Show more

THE MICKELBERG STITCH by LOVELL AVON

$18.00 AUD

Category: Crime & Punishment

Investigative Interviewing Explained by Brian Ord; Gary Shaw; Tracey Green

$19.00 AUD

Category: Crime & Punishment

A step-by-step guide to best practice investigative interviewing of victims, wittinesses and suspects. This book leads the investigator through basic witness interviews, advanced cognitive interviews and conversation management in suspect interviews. This new edition also includes current best practice in the area of investigative interviewing. Recent cases within Australia have highlighted the dangers of using inappropriate interviewing techniques which can result in both serious miscarriages of justice and lost convictions. With a focus on professionalism and advice on the dangers of 'investigative mindset', this book is appropriate for the inexperienced investigator as well as those interested in further honing their skills. This book is an excellent guide for anyone involved in investigation from private sector internal investigation to detectives investigating serious crime. ...Show more

Investigating Terrorism - Current Political, Legal and Psychological Issues by John Pearse

$27.00 AUD

Category: Crime & Punishment

Investigating Terrorism takes a look behind the closeddoors of terrorist cases. Major players from the world ofcounter-terrorism, including politicians, lawyers, psychologistsand police, offer analyses of recent terror attacks and share theirknowledge of terrorist behaviour   Deals with legal, psych ological and practical issuessurrounding how to deal with a real life ?ticking bomb?scenario Provides an insight into the most recent police model forinterviewing witnesses, victims and suspects Contains the latest analyses of recent terrorist attacksincluding the recent Norwegian tragedy carried out by terroristAnders Breivik Contains the views of major players in the world ofcounter-terrorism, including Lord Carlile, the former HMG?sIndependent Reviewer of Terrorist legislation, and Peter Clarke,the recently retired Head of Terrorist Investigations for theUK Incorporates recently-released findings from studiescommissioned by New Scotland Yard to study the effectiveness ofpolice interviews with terrorist suspects Includes chapters discussing the context in which people becomesuicide bombers   ...Show more

Dangerous Offenders - Punishment and Social Order by Mark Brown (Editor); John Pratt (Editor)

$22.00 AUD

Category: Crime & Punishment

This highly controversial new book considers how the dangerous offender has become such a figure of collective anxiety for the citizens of rationalised Western societies. The authors consider:* ideas of danger and social threat in historical perspective* legal responses to violent criminals* attempts to predict dangerous behaviour* why particular groups, such as women, remain at risk from violent crime.This inspired collection invites us to rethink the received wisdom on dangerous offenders, and will be of interest to students and scholars in the fields of criminology and the sociology of Risk. ...Show more

Rough Justice: Unanswered Questions from the Australian Courts by Robin Bowles

$10.00 AUD

$13.00 (23% off)

Category: Crime & Punishment

Why is former Victorian police sergeant Denis Tanner a free man after the Victorian State Coroner named him as the killer of his sister-in- law, Jennifer Tanner? Did Greg Domaszewicz really kill Jaidyn Leskie and get away with it? These and other questions are considered by true crime writer, Robin Bowl es. ...Show more

It Will Get Better: The inspirational true story of one woman's courage to overcome abuse, loss and heartache to create a better life by Stella Gibney

$13.00 AUD

Category: Crime & Punishment

The inspirational true story of one woman's courage to overcome abuse, loss and heartache to create a better life. Stella Gibney grew up in 1960s New Zealand. She was the fifth child in a family of six. But unlike her brothers and sisters, Stella suffered a number of abusive incidents during her formati ve years. But Stella was determined not to let years of horrific abusive situations and domestic violence determine her life. She found solace in writing her thoughts down in a series of journals. Through writing she began to understand her feelings and how to gain control of her life. Over the course of 16 journals, Stella relived every moment of her life and managed to deal with the memories and move on with her life in a positive way. Now Stella has completely turned her life around and become the happy, confident person she had always wanted to be.Today Stella has a happy healthy life with her two loving sons. This is her inspiring story of reclaiming her life and creating a happy home for herself and her two boys. ...Show more

Over the Edge: Death in Grand Canyon by Michael P. Ghiglieri; Thomas M. Myers

$16.00 AUD

$18.00 (11% off)

Category: Crime & Punishment

Gripping accounts of all known fatal mishaps in the most famous of the World's Seven Natural Wonders. Two veterans of decades of adventuring in Grand Canyon chronicle the first complete and comprehensive history of Canyon misadventures. These episodes span the entire era of visitation from the time of the first river exploration by John Wesley Powell and his crew of 1869 to that of tourists falling off its rims in Y2K. These accounts of the 550 people who have met untimely deaths in the Canyon set a new high watermark for offering the most astounding array of adventures, misadventures, and life-saving lessons published between any two covers. Over the Edge promises to be the most intense yet informative book on Grand Canyon ever written. ...Show more

Families Behind Bars: Stories of Injustice, Endurance and Hope by Kay Danes

$16.00 AUD

Category: Crime & Punishment

Please Don't Cry: A Family Torn Apart by Grief - An Incredible Act of Love by Jane Plume

$9.50 AUD

Category: Crime & Punishment

'I'm glad I could do her this one last favour. If it had been the other way round, I know Gina would have done the same for me.'Jane and Gina were the best of friends. When Gina's husband Shaun was diagnosed with terminal cancer in 2009, Jane vowed to do everything she could to help her best mate and he r two small sons through the awful time to come.But things were about to take a tragic turn for the worse. In 2010, Gina was killed in a shock car crash. Though devastated by her own grief, Jane knew that Gina needed her now more than ever - to help with the boys she had left behind. And after cancer claimed Shaun's life, Jane stepped in to care for the two orphans, becoming the mother her best friend could no longer be.This is the moving true story behind an incredible act of love. ...Show more

Deadly Disclosures: Whistle Blowing and the Ethical Meltdown of Australia by DeMaria, William

$15.00 AUD

Category: Crime & Punishment

Australian whistleblowers, like miners with lights on their hats, take us into a world of wrong-doing that few of us know or want to believe exists. Deadly Disclosures is a provocative analysis of the degeneration of public ethics in Australia. William De Maria's attack on public wrong-doing is carried on the wings of case studies of Australians who have blown the whistle in order to improve ethical standards and suffered terribly for their efforts. His book paints an alarming picture of Australian institutions and workplaces where managers and employees alike turn a blind eye to wrong-doing and victimise the minority who rock the boat. 'Bill De Maria has written an important and fascinating book which reminds us how corruption protects itself and how it can be exposed by honest and brave soldiers for truth.' - Evan Whitton ...Show more