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. ...

Crime drama based on the bestseller by Arthur Hailey, starring Tom Berenger as Detective Sergeant Malcolm Ainslie, a Catholic priest turned police investigator. When Ainslie agrees to hear the confession of a convicted serial killer due to be put to death within a few hours, a serpentine trail into the pasts of both men begins to unfold. ...

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. ...

Derek was no ordinary cat. He was a cat with a difference. If dogs could be in the police force, why not cats? So, when all the other cats were out chasing mice, Detective Derek & his partner Sergeant Norman were out on top secret police business
- they were on a mission to catch the Mouse & the Boxer, the sneakiest crooks in town.. .
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Satoru Saito examines the similarities between detective fiction & the novel in prewar Japan. Arguing that interactions between the genres were critical moments of literary engagement, Saito demonstrates how detective fiction provided a framework through which to examine & critique Japan's literary formations & its modernizing society. ...