A concise & up to date introduction to criminology for those undertaking degrees & foundation degrees in policing police studies & related subjects. It provides an introduction to criminological perspectives on the development of the police service over the last 200 years alongside an overview of contemporary themes. Key topics include the changing role of policing police governance & accountability policing philosophies & strategies & the globalisation of policing. The book also examines the role criminology has played in the modernisation agenda & police reform the shift to evidence-led policing & the relationship between criminological theory & police practice. ...

This is a practical guide to policing domestic violence. It sets out approaches to help identify victims early & target offenders through the effective use of intelligence across a range of offending. It also offers guidance on investigative techniques risk assessment inter-agency murder reviews & information-sharing. The impact of domestic violence on children & other witnesses is discussed & the powers available to police under new legislation are outlined. This title provides officers with information on all the practical measures to protect victims through the civil courts & through inter-agency schemes & perpetrator programmes. It also

Includes:: a chapter on the topical subject of honour-based violence & forced marriage & gives advice on the various measures officers can take. All the issues covered in the book are supplemented with useful case studies & checklists as well as examples of log taking & relevant forms illustrating how the issues are dealt with in practice. The book forms part of the Blackstone's Practical Policing Series. The series aimed at junior to middle ranking officers consists of practical guides containing clear & detailed explanations of the relevant legislation & practice accompanied by case studies illustrative diagrams & useful checklists.

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This collection focuses attention on an important but academically neglected area of contemporary operational policing: the regulation of consensual sexual practices. Despite the high-level public visibility of & debate about policing in relation to violent & abusive sexual crimes (from child sexual abuse to adult rape) very little public or scholarly attention is paid to the policing of consensual sexual practices in contemporary societies. Whilst sexual life is commonly understood to be a matter of private life that is beyond formal social control this book shows that policing is implicated in the regulation of a wide range of consensual sexual practices. This book brings together a well known & respected group of academics from a range of disciplines to explore the role of the police in shaping the boundaries of that aspect of our lives that we imagine to be most intimate & most our own. The volume presents a snap shot of policing in respect of a number of diverse areas
- such as public sex pornography & sex work
- & considers how sexual orientation structures police responses to them. The authors critically examine how policing is implicated in the social moral & political landscape of sex & contrary to the established rhetoric of politicians & criminal justice practitioners continues to intervene in the private lives of citizens. It is essential supplementary reading for courses in criminology law policing sociology of deviance gender & sexuality & cultural studies.

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The tragic national epic of Polish history began in these late 18th-century wars. Under Polands Saxon monarchy Russia & Prussia constantly meddled in the affairs of the Kingdom. In 1768 a civil war broke out between pro-Russian Commonwealth Poles & Confederate patriots who opposed foreign intervention; Russia intervened directly & the First Partition followed in 1772. Guerrilla resistance continued & anti-Russian political moves were snuffed out by a second Russian invasion in 1792. Following a Second Partition between Russia & Prussia in 1793 Polands national hero Thaddeus Kosciusko led a national uprising against the invaders in April 1794. After remarkable victories against the odds at Raclawice & Warsaw the patriots were finally defeated by the combined armies of Prussia & Russia at Maciejowice. This led to the Third Partition of 1795 between Prussia Russia & Austria & Poland ceased to exist as a political nation. Featuring specially commissioned full-color illustrations this is the epic story of Polands doomed struggle to remain independent in the face of aggression from its neighbours in the late 18th century. ...

Poland was the first of the Allied nations to succumb to German aggression in the Second World War but by the most tortuous of routes her army managed to remain in the field through all five years of bloody fighting. Polish soldiers fought in nearly every major campaign in the European theatre & their tale is a complicated & tragic one. This richly detailed text by Steven Zaloga relates the story of the Polish Army during the Second World War from the first wave of Stukas in 1939 to its eventual conclusion. ...

The ultimate quick & easy guide to learning Polish Polish can be a difficult language to master. It is pronounced phonetically & has several unique characters in its alphabet but with Polish For Dummies in hand you'll find yourself speaking like a local in no time. Packed with practical lessons handy cultural facts & essential references (including a Polish-English mini-dictionary & lists of common verbs) this guide is specially designed to get you speaking Polish with complete confidence. With advice on speaking Polish within the construction teaching & public sector industries this book is a truly practical tool for anyone wanting to speak the language either professionally or socially.

Includes:: sections dedicated to Polish in action Polish on the go & Polish in the workplace A companion audio CD contains Polish conversations spoken by native Polish speakers in a variety of everyday contexts perfect for learning Polish on the go A Polish-English dictionary is included to provide quick access to the most common words With easy-to-follow instruction & exercises that give you the language to communicate during day-to-day experiences readers of Polish For Dummies will learn the words & verbal constructions they need to communicate with friends & colleagues at home find directions on holiday & more. Note
- CD-ROM/DVD & other supplementary materials are not included as part of the e-book file but are available for download after purchase.


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September 1939. The invading Germans blaze a trail of destruction across Pol&. France & Britain declare war but do nothing to help. & a Polish resistance movement takes shape under the shadow of occupation enlisting those willing to risk death in the struggle for their nation's survival. Among them is Captain Alexander de Milja an officer in the Polish military intelligence service a cartographer who now must learn a dangerous new role: spymaster in the anti-Nazi underground. Beginning with a daring operation to smuggle the Polish National Gold Reserve to the government in exile he slips into the shadowy & treacherous front lines of espionage; he moves through Europe changing identities & staying one step ahead of capture. In Warsaw he engineers a subversive campaign to strengthen the people's will to resist. In Paris he poses as a Russian poet then as a Slovakian coal merchant drinking champagne in black-market bistros with Nazis while uncovering information about German battle plans. & a love affair with a woman of the French Resistance leads him to make the greatest decision of his life. ...

Pickled herring & pierogi--Polish hospitality strikes again. You open your mouth to stutter some thanks but the words are as slippery as ryba (fish). Dont let this be you--bring along this phrasebook & youll never be lost for words. Our phrasebooks give you a comprehensive mix of practical & social words & phrases in more than 120 languages. Chat with the locals & discover their culture--a guaranteed way to enrich your travel experience. ...

The Polish partisan army the largest in Europe fought with extraordinary tenacity against the Wehrmacht during the Warsaw Uprising. This was the most famous manifestation of organized large-scale armed resistance to Hitlers rule. Yet the wider story of the Polish underground movement which fought the Nazi & Soviet occupying powers has rarely been told. As David Williamson demonstrates in this concise & authoritative new study a reassessment of the actions the impact & the legacy of Polish resistance is long overdue. He tells a fascinating often tragic story. The resistance movement sprang up rapidly after the shock of defeat of 1939 & the network grew & adapted as the war progressed. It took many forms
- propaganda spying assassination disruption sabotage & guerrilla warfare. Many different groups
- some with conflicting aims & loyalties
- were involved. There were isolated partisan bands the Jewish resistance which fought defiantly against deportation to the death camps & the Home Army which confronted the Germans in Warsaw with such disastrous consequences in 1944. The scale & intensity of the resistance movement which was fighting against overwhelming odds were quite remarkable. David Williamsons graphic account goes beyond the formal end of the Second World War for Poland remained in a state of flux as a clandestine civil war was waged between the Communists & former members of the Home Army until the Communist regime took power in 1947. His study offers an absorbing insight into the plight of Poland during the war & into its immediate post-war history.


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Sharpen your Polish verb & grammar skills with this all-in-one resource In addition to providing essential concepts regardingverbs & grammar Polish Verbs & Essentials of Grammaralso

Includes:: an index of the 500 most popular verbs. This book contains a multitude of examples employing contemporary language to give you a taste of the language in real-life situations. Each unit focuses on a single verbal or grammatical concept providing concise yet comprehensive explanations.

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