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Hung, Drawn, and Quartered: the story of execution through the ages/ by Moore, Jonathan J.(CARDINAL)792401;
This history of execution methods begins with the Roman Colosseum, goes through the Middle Ages, the French Revolution, and on into the 20th century.
Subjects: Executions, Criminal punishment;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Criminal minds: suspect behavior. [videorecording] / by Garrett, Beau,1982-; Whitaker, Forest.(CARDINAL)357364; Garofalo, Janeane.; Vangsness, Kirsten,1972-; Ryan, Matt.(CARDINAL)343408; Kelly, Michael,1969-(CARDINAL)348467; ABC Studios.(CARDINAL)340294; CBS Studios Inc.; CBS Television Network.(CARDINAL)161300; Paramount Home Entertainment (Firm)(CARDINAL)287167;
Beau Garrett, Forest Whitaker, Janeane Garofalo, Kirsten Vangsness, Matt Ryan, Michael Kelly.Sam Cooper is the head of an elite team of agents within the FBI's Behavioral Analysis Unit (BAU) who use unconventional methods of investigation and aggressive tactics to capture the nation's most nefarious criminals.Not rated.DVD, widescreen.
Subjects: Criminal investigation;
Available copies: 0 / Total copies: 1
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Individual differences and the "high-risk" commercial driver / by Knipling, R. R.(Ronald R.)(CARDINAL)308963; United States.Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration.(CARDINAL)215157; Commercial Truck and Bus Safety Synthesis Program (U.S.)(CARDINAL)308966; National Research Council (U.S.).Transportation Research Board.(CARDINAL)141287;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 47-51).Ch. 2. Survey Method and Results -- Ch. 3. Concepts of Crash Risk -- Ch. 4. Factors Related to Driver Risk. Driver Age and Gender ; Driving History ; Non-Driving Criminal History ; Medical Conditions and Health ; Alcohol and Drug Abuse ; Driver Fatigue ; Personality ; Sensory-Motor Performance ; Other Risk Factors ; Risk Factors Identified in Other Transportation Modes -- Ch. 5. Operational Safety Management Methods.TRB's Commercial Truck and Bus Safety Synthesis Program (CTBSSP) Synthesis 4: Individual Differences and the "High-Risk" Commercial Driver explores individual differences among commercial drivers, particularly as these differences relate to the "high-risk" commercial driver. The synthesis identifies factors relating to commercial vehicle crash risk and assesses ways that the high-risk driver can be targeted by various safety programs and practices, at both fleet- and industry-wide levels.Research sponsored by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
Subjects: Technical reports.; Truck drivers; Bus drivers; Trucking; Bus lines; Motor vehicle drivers;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Who took our cake? / by Hammonds, Heather,author.(CARDINAL)420575;
In simple text and pictures, uses scientific investigative methods to find out who took the cake.
Subjects: Science; Detectives; Criminal investigation;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Six miles to Charleston : the true story of John and Lavinia Fisher / by Orr, Bruce,author.;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 123-125).Introduction: Lost in legend -- The time : 1819 -- The victims : two corpses and a cow -- The gang : the forgotten members -- The trial : colonial justice is not criminal justice -- The escape : a last bid for freedom -- The sentencing : colonial justice equals colonial corruption -- The execution : in the words of those who witnessed it -- The method : death by hanging : colonial justice versus criminal justice -- The allegations : colonial justice versus criminal justice -- Power and greed : politics at its best -- Land swindling : the keys may be key -- Motive : the sins of the father -- Conclusion: Things are not always as they appear.In 1819, a young man outwitted death at the hands of John and Lavinia Fisher and sparked the hunt for Charleston's most notorious serial killers. Former homicide investigator Bruce Orr follows the story of the Fishers, from the initial police raid on their Six Mile Inn with its reportedly grisly cellar to the murderous couple's incarceration and execution at the squalid Old City Jail. Yet there still may be more sinister deeds left unpunished an overzealous sheriff, corrupt officials and documents only recently come to light all suggest that there is more to the tale. Orr uncovers the mysteries and debunks the myths behind the infamous legend of the nation's first convicted female serial killer.
Subjects: Biographies.; Fisher, John, -1820.; Fisher, Lavinia, -1820.; Six Mile House (Charleston, S.C.); Murderers; Hotelkeepers; Criminal justice, Administration of; Trials (Murder);
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Different seasons / by King, Stephen,1947-(CARDINAL)142681;
Hope springs eternal : Rita Hayworth and Shawshank redemption -- Summer of corruption : Apt pupil -- Fall from innocence : The body -- A winter's tale : The breathing method.890L
Subjects: Short stories.; Horror fiction.; War criminals;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 3
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The Sicilian method / by Camilleri, Andrea,author.(CARDINAL)343944; Sartarelli, Stephen,1954-translator.(CARDINAL)343946;
"In the new novel in the transporting New York Times bestselling Inspector Montalbano mystery series, Montalbano finds his answers to a murder in a theatrical play. Mimi Augello is visiting his lover when the woman's husband unexpectedly returns to the apartment; he climbs out the window and into the downstairs apartment, but one danger leads to another. In the dark he sees a body lying on the bed. Shortly after, another body is found, and the victim is Carmelo Catalanotti, a director of bourgeois dramas with a harsh reputation for the acting method he developed for his actors. Are the two deaths connected? Catalanotti scrupulously kept notes and comments on all the actors he worked with, as well as strange notebooks full of figures and dates and names. Inspector Montalbano finds all of Catalanotti's dossiers and plays, the notes on the characters, and the notes on his last drama, Dangerous Turn--the theater is where he'll find the answer"--
Subjects: Detective and mystery fiction.; Novels.; Montalbano, Salvo (Fictitious character); Criminal investigation; Murder; Police; Theatrical producers and directors; Police.;
Available copies: 11 / Total copies: 11
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The Sherlock Holmes handbook : the methods and mysteries of the world's greatest detective / by Riggs, Ransom,author.(CARDINAL)350507; Smith, Eugene(Illustrator),illustrator.(CARDINAL)565124;
MARCIVE 12/2/11"This reader's companion to the casework of Sherlock Holmes explores the methodology of the world's most famous consulting detective. From analyzing fingerprints and decoding ciphers to creating disguises and faking one's own death, readers will learn how Holmes solved his most celebrated cases - plus an arsenal of modern techniques available to today's armchair sleuths. Along the way, readers will discover a host of trivia about the master detective and his universe."--P. [4] of cover.
Subjects: Handbooks and manuals.; Doyle, Arthur Conan, 1859-1930; Holmes, Sherlock; Detective and mystery stories, English; Private investigators in literature; Criminal investigation; Criminal investigation;
Available copies: 5 / Total copies: 5
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Oliver Twist / by Dickens, Charles,1812-1870.(CARDINAL)137330;
Subjects: Fiction.; Orphans; Criminals;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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The Sicilian method [large print] / by Camilleri, Andrea,author.; Sartarelli, Stephen,1954-translator.;
"In the new novel in the transporting New York Times bestselling Inspector Montalbano mystery series, Montalbano finds his answers to a murder in a theatrical play. Mimi Augello is visiting his lover when the woman's husband unexpectedly returns to the apartment; he climbs out the window and into the downstairs apartment, but one danger leads to another. In the dark he sees a body lying on the bed. Shortly after, another body is found, and the victim is Carmelo Catalanotti, a director of bourgeois dramas with a harsh reputation for the acting method he developed for his actors. Are the two deaths connected? Catalanotti scrupulously kept notes and comments on all the actors he worked with, as well as strange notebooks full of figures and dates and names. Inspector Montalbano finds all of Catalanotti's dossiers and plays, the notes on the characters, and the notes on his last drama, Dangerous Turn -- the theater is where he'll find the answer"--
Subjects: Large print books.; Detective and mystery fiction.; Fiction.; Montalbano, Salvo (Fictitious character); Police; Criminal investigation; Murder; Theatrical producers and directors; Police.;
Available copies: 6 / Total copies: 6
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