USA Law

Tag: Enforcement Law

  • Weapons

    Weapons in the United States Mechanical Assassination Weapons Resources See Also Assassination Biochemical Assassination Weapons Knives Assassination weapons, biochemical; Kennedy assassination; Lincoln exhumation; Ricin; Sarin gas. Further Reading (Articles) Uzi may be making a comeback in […]

  • Shoplifting

    Shoplifting in the United States Resources See Also Police: Private Police and Industrial Security; Theft. Further Reading (Books) Austin, Regina. A Nation of Thieves: Securing Black People’s Right to Shop and to Sell in White America. Utah Law Review (1994): 147-177. Blankenburg, Erhard. The […]

  • Surveillance

    Surveillance in the United States Bugs (Microphones) and Bug Detectors Resources See Also Codes and Ciphers Computer Hackers Internet Surveillance Crime scene investigation; Evidence; Telephone recording system; Telephone tap detector. Further Reading (Articles) ON YOUR MERSEY’S SECRET […]

  • Surveillance

    Surveillance in the United States Bugs (Microphones) and Bug Detectors Resources See Also Codes and Ciphers Computer Hackers Internet Surveillance Crime scene investigation; Evidence; Telephone recording system; Telephone tap detector. Further Reading (Articles) ON YOUR MERSEY’S SECRET […]

  • Gang

    gang in the United States Resources See Also company, set, team. Further Reading (Articles) Gangs and Drugs, Drugs, Alcohol, and Tobacco: Learning About Addictive Behavior; January 1, 2003 Gangs Inc., Deseret News (Salt Lake City); October 12, 2003; Copyright 2003 Deseret Morning News By Pat […]

  • Boot Camps

    Boot Camps in the United States Types of Prisons Boot Camps Introduction to Boot Camps Since the mid-1980s many jurisdictions have implemented highly regimented, short-term correctional programs resembling some aspects of military basic training. These programs, known as boot camps or shock […]

  • Prison Privatization

    Prison Privatization in the United States Prison Current Issues in the United States Privatization Introduction to Prison Privatization Typically, prisons in the United States are operated and funded through taxes either by the states or the federal government. However, chronic prison and jail […]

  • Prison Privatization

    Prison Privatization in the United States Prison Current Issues in the United States Privatization Introduction to Prison Privatization Typically, prisons in the United States are operated and funded through taxes either by the states or the federal government. However, chronic prison and jail […]

  • Victims

    Victims in the United States Resources See Also Dispute Resolution Programs; Hate Crimes; Victimless Crimes; Victims’ Rights. Shield Laws; Stalking; Victim Assistance Program; Victims of Crime Act; Victims’ Rights. Further Reading (Books) Amir, Menachem. Patterns of Forcible Rape. Chicago: […]

  • Blackmail

    Blackmail in United States Practical Information Note: Some of this information was last updated in 1982The use of any letter or writing threatening to injure another’s person, property, or reputation for purposes of extortion (in U.S. law). The crime of blackmail is established merely by […]

  • Black Market

    Black Market in the United States Resources See Also second economy Illegal Drugs, Prohibition, Whiskey Rebellion bootlegging. Further Reading (Books) Katsenelinboigen, Aron. (1977). Coloured Markets in the Soviet Union. Soviet Studies 29(1):62-85. Julie Hessler Further Reading (Articles) […]

  • Vendetta

    vendetta in the United States Further Reading (Articles) Vendetta T-Shirt Line Launches Today Hand Drawn – Designs American Made – Apparel for Individuals., Science Letter; October 28, 2008 Exploding the Rooney vendetta myth, New Straits Times; December 20, 2008; Simon Barnes Vendetta a Way of […]

  • Secret Police

    secret police in the United States Further Reading (Books) B. Chapman, Police State (1970); P. S. Deriabin, Watchdogs of Terror (1972); B. Levytski, The Uses of Terror (tr. 1972); C. Perkus, ed., Cointelpro (1976); F. Taylor and M. Van Houten, Counterintelligence: A Documentary Look at […]

  • Secretor

    Secretor in the United States Resources See Also Blood spatter; Crime scene investigation; Serology. Further Reading (Articles) Metabolic and Immunologic Consequences of ABH Secretor and Lewis Subtype Status., Alternative Medicine Review; August 1, 2001; D’Adamo, Peter Use of Secretor, Lewis […]

  • Vigilantes

    Vigilantes in the United States Introduction to Vigilantes Vigilantes, in the U.S., members of volunteer associations known as vigilance committees, organized for the protection of certain common interests, notably life and property. Citizens formed vigilance committees to administer summary […]