From 1858 until 1950, the BC Provincial Police were responsible for maintaining law and order in British Columbia. Numbering only 100 men in 1900, they patrolled this vast area by horseback, boat, snowshoes and dog team until the...
Law Enforcement
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Author:Clark, CecilSummary: -
Author:Valverde, Mariana, Springer, JaneSummary:"[The Groundwork Guides] are excellent books, mandatory for school libraries and the increasing body of young people prepared to take ownership of the situations and problems previous generations have left them." -- Globe and Mail Most...
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Author:Walcott, RinaldoSummary:From plantation rebellion to prison labour's super-exploitation, Walcott examines the relationship between policing and property.That a man can lose his life for passing a fake $20 bill when we know our economies are flush with...
- Author:Hannon, IreneSummary:
The police say her father's death was suicide. But Kelly Warren says it was murder--and she has new evidence to prove it. Detective Cole Taylor doesn't put much stock in her claim, since there's nothing in his case review that suggests...
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Author:Shaffer, Vi HummelSummary:A professional development masterclass for K9 detection teams and people who work with them. Explore: Questions, ideas, and opinions from handlers across the United States and around the world. Controversies and sensitive topics such as...
- Author:John Lawrence ReynoldsSummary:
Joe McGuire, retired from the Boston Police Department, has reluctantly accepted a position as a freelance investigator at a prestigious old law firm with a reputation to protect. In his first week on the job he gets the expected...
- Author:Hannon, IreneSummary:
When the harassing phone calls and bizarre "gifts" targeting Alison take a violent turn, her detective brother and his sidekick Mitch come to her aid. And as her relentless stalker turns up the heat, she and Mitch find themselves drawn...
- Author:Paul, PhilippeSummary:
Philippe Paul, ex-enquêteur au SPVM, est de ceux qui considèrent que, pour parvenir à résoudre nombre de dossiers complexes, rien ne se compare au pouvoir de l'informateur : le « code 4-1 » dans le jargon policier. Il faut...
- Author:Lawrence, CalvinSummary:
A shocking, first-person account of a Mountie who went from small-town Newfoundland to undercover drug work in Toronto to guarding prime ministers and presidents. All along, the racism he encountered from the public was easier to handle...
