This revised second edition reflects a continuing dearth of literature exploring ways of differentiating between conversion (and conversion-like disorders) & malingering in cases of head injury. Neuropsychologists need this systematic, scientific resource. ...

Detection of nuclear weapons & special nuclear material (SNM) is crucial to thwarting nuclear proliferation & terrorism. This book emphasises the improvement in detection capabilities which produce uncertainties for terrorists that will increase over time, adding deterrence beyond that of the capabilities themselves. ...

Discusses the principles, instrumentation, & context for the detection of toxic industrial chemicals (TICs) & lethal chemical warfare agents (CWAs). This book

Includes:: physical, chemical, & toxic properties of CWAs & TICs; &, a review of federal detection requirements & the government's rationale for preparedness & response.

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An introduction to one of the most important tools for analysis of data where choices must be made & performance is not perfect. Originally developed for evaluation of electronic detection, detection theory was adopted by psychologists as a way to understand sensory decision making, then embraced by students of human memory. ...

Slumped on a seat under an oak tree is old Sampson Warrenby, with a bullet through his brain. He is discovered by his niece, Mavis, who is one of the ten people in the village in the running for chief suspect, having just cause to dislike Warrenby intensely. Only Chief Inspector Hemingway can uncover which of the ten has turned hatred into murder. ...

Classic thriller based on the novel by Roderick Thorp. The film stars Frank Sinatra as the tough-as-nails Detective Joe Lel&. Called in to investigate the murder of Teddy Leikman (James Inman), the homosexual son of a well-connected department store mogul, Leland executes an open-&-shut investigation. He quickly elicits a confession from Teddy's crazy roommate, & the defendant is convicted & executed while Leland scores a promotion. But when the widow of an accountant seeks out the Detective to look into the circumstances of her husband's death, Leland uncovers some startling evidence implicating a corrupt New York City political machine. ...

Sergeant Malcolm Ainslie of the Miami police homicide department is about to take a well-earned family holiday when he is called away on an urgent mission. A criminal on Death Row with only a few hours to live before being sent to the electric chair has requested that Ainslie hear his confession. ...