Discusses the history of punishment as a method of crime prevention, and explores attitudes about what constitutes appropriate punishment in different times and cultures.

Determined to beat the odds, professional thieves spend their lives figuring out ingenious ways to steal other people's possessions. In ROBBERS! you'll uncover the dirt on eight cunning master thieves, including: • Master-of-disguise Willie Sutton, who robbed banks in costume • D. B. Cooper, who hijacked a plane, demanded $200,000, and parachuted to safety • London's Great Train Robbers, who held up a moving train to pull off one of the largest...

A new and terrifying dimension of the electronic age, cyber crime is flourishing with no regard for national boundaries. This constantly evolving global phenomenon leaves law enforcement struggling to catch up. The culture of the Internet has led young people to idolize computer hackers and sometimes commit criminal acts. The motive of virus writers varies and organized crime has even gotten in on the action. The largely unchecked spread of cyber...

Each Origins: Whodunnit: Forensics eShort is a single chapter from the full Origins: Whodunnit: Forensics title, packaged as a mini eBook. Origins: Whodunnit: Forensics eShorts include DNA and Blood Testing, Fingerprints, Autopsy, and The CSI Effect.

Nearly 800 years ago, a man name Sung Tz'u wrote a book detailing forensic methods. Today, forensic tools such as fingerprinting and DNA testing are used to solve crimes around the world. Find out more in Forensics, one of the titles in The Hidden World of Crime series.

Each Origins: Whodunnit: Organized Crime eShort is a single chapter from the full Origins: Whodunnit: Organized Crime title, packaged as a mini eBook. Origins: Whodunnit: Organized Crime eShorts include The Red Mafia, Triads, The Japanese Yakuza, and The Italian Mafia.

The United States justice system was created when the Constitution was adopted in 1787. The Constitution replaced the Articles of Confederation, which gave most of the power to individual states. The Constitution created a strong federal government to bring the states together to work for the good of the nation while balancing their rights to independence and autonomy. Our government's three branches-executive, legislative, and judicial-were designed...

The U.S. prison system is the largest and most innovative in the world. It boasts some of the most technologically advanced prisons in existence, meeting the highest standards in security. Inside these vast, specialized structures, containing thousands of inmates, highly trained corrections officers use technology to anticipate outbreaks of violence and to prevent riots and escape attempts. The tightly regulated prison system relies on many professionals....

Contemporary crime is a complex topic covering everything from hate crime, industrial espionage, and murder to drug trafficking, international terrorism, and domestic violence. A crime is any action that has been deemed illegal and is punishable by law. Specific laws have been put in place by towns and cities, states, and countries to dissuade people from committing criminal acts. Although crime is easily recognizable, the finer points of law can...

Each Origins: Whodunnit: Forensics eShort is a single chapter from the full Origins: Whodunnit: Forensics title, packaged as a mini eBook. Origins: Whodunnit: Forensics eShorts include DNA and Blood Testing, Fingerprints, Autopsy, and The CSI Effect.