Cops, Crooks and Criminologists: An International Biographical Dictionary of Law Enforcement

An International Biographical Dictionary of Law Enforcement Updated Edition From bank robbers and godfathers to ballistics experts and courtroom crusaders, the world of crime and criminology is populated by the bold and the cunning as well as the righteous and resourceful. Now, one volume provides all the information you need on more than 600 of the bravest crimefighters and the most notorious criminals from 2100 B.C. to the present. Detailed here are the lives of those whose ideas and actions, both inside and outside the law, pushed forward the principles and techniques of law enforcement. Entries include: * Hammurabi, king of ancient Babylon, whose legal code embodied the idea of "an eye for an eye" * Allan Pinkerton, a native of Glasgow who immigrated to the United States in 1842 and started the world's first professional detective agency * Joseph A. Faurot, considered the "father of fingerprinting" in the United States following his battle against bureaucratic obstacles to gain national acceptance for the technique * Barry Scheck, a defense lawyer and law school professor who championed the use of DNA testing as a means of establishing innocence or guilt in the courtroom * Theodore Kaczynski, a one-time math professor whose 26-year streak of bombings earned him the nickname "the Unabomber" * Carlos-Ilyich Ramirez Sanchez - the first internationally recognized terrorist of the 20th century From the excitement of the crime scene to the minutiae of the crime lab, Cops, Crooks, and Criminologists is the definitive guide to the people who have shaped crime and law enforcement throughout history.Phillips, Charles is the author of 'Cops, Crooks and Criminologists: An International Biographical Dictionary of Law Enforcement' with ISBN 9780816040766 and ISBN 0816040761.