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Contains one hundred true stories, gathered from police officers around the country, about felons, robbers, and other crooks who fumble their crimes by doing something stupid.

Lists names and events connected with international organized crime.

Describes the rise of America's most prominent gangster, his influence, and the friends and enemies of the reigning crime boss.

Explores the roots of crime in children, discusses the poor treatment of criminals in prisons, and presents the author's suggestions for solutions.

Presents ten cases of unusual and daring crimes involving imposture, swindles, "impossible" robberies, and complicated confidence games.

Contains 257 alphabetically arranged entries that provide information on topics related to crime and punishment in the United States, covering criminals, law enforcement, prosecution and trials, and punishment; and includes photographs, maps, graphs and charts, and sidebars, as well as a comprehensive glossary and subject index.

A collection of brief stories about criminals who do the dumbest things when committing a crime which often leads to their capture.

Profiles five serial killers and their crimes, including Jeffrey Dahmer, Dr.

"Describes different forensic processes and tools used to gather and analyze evidence from crime scenes.

Defines the words and phrases that crooks and felons use to describe themselves, their associates, their victims, and their crimes.

Chronicles the crime wave that swept the U.S. in the early 1930s, making legends of bank robbers and killers such as Baby Face Nelson and John Dillinger, and looks at the response of the fledgling FBI, and J.

Traces the history of crime in St. Paul, Minnesota, from 1920 to 1936, describing specific incidents, profiling criminals, victims, and law enforcement officials, and looking at places where criminal activity occurred.

Somebody is stealing diamonds from the jeweler Mohammed Carat! It looks like the culprit is someone on his staff, but who? Is it Luke Smith, the recently hired fitness fanatic with a taste for the finer things in life? It surely can't be Vivian Leander, the loyal shop assistant who is now short of money.