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Forensic science : a very short introduction
Forensic science is a subject of wide fascination. What happens at a crime scene? How does DNA profiling work? How can it help solve crimes that happened 20 years ago? In forensic science, a criminal case can often hinge on a piece of evidence such as a hair, a blood trace, half a footprint, or a tyre mark. Complex scientific findings must be considered carefully and dispassionately, and communicated with clarity, simplicity, and precision. In this book, Jim Fraser introduces the concept of forensic science and explains how it is used in the investigation of crime.
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Crypto confidential : an insider's account from the frontlines of fraud
An uncompromising account of the exorbitant greed and systemic corruption that typifies the cultish world of cryptocurrency.
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Linguistic Markers of Emotion in Justyna Mazur-Kudelska’s Podcast Series “Droga Po Kres”
The article examines lexical markers of emotion in Justyna Mazur-Kudelska’s true crime podcast series “Droga po Kres.” The analysis aims to explore which emotions dominate in the author’s speech, whose emotions are expressed, how these emotions are linguistically shaped, and what function emotional marking serves in a true crime program. To achieve this objective, the content analysis method and the pragmalinguistic method were employed. The research material consists of the author’s statements containing linguistic references to her own emotions, those of the story’s protagonists, and of the people they enco unter. Special attention was paid to the strong connection between emotions and value judgements. The study confirmed that expressively marked utterances serve to shape the author’s image, capture the audience’s attention, and create a virtual community of communication. The analysis showed that negative emotions, mainly fear and surprise, predominate in the material, while references to positive feelings are rare. This emotional profile aligns with the subject matter of the podcast. The conclusions note a low degree of variety in the means of expressing emotion and emphasize the need for further research on emotionality in true crime podcasts.
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Easy money : cryptocurrency, casino capitalism, and the golden age of fraud
\"A famous actor and an experienced journalist present an entertaining debunking of cryptocurrency, from its initial promise of taking power from banks while providing quick riches to its current spectacular crash\"-- Amazon.com.
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Mafias on the move
Organized crime is spreading like a global virus as mobs take advantage of open borders to establish local franchises at will. That at least is the fear, inspired by stories of Russian mobsters in New York, Chinese triads in London, and Italian mafias throughout the West.
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The Jolly Roger Social Club : a true story of a killer in paradise
\"In the remote Bocas del Toro, Panama, William Dathan Holbert, aka 'Wild Bill,' is awaiting trial for the murder of five fellow American ex-patriots. Holbert's first victims were the Brown family, who lived on a remote island in the area's Darklands. There, Holbert turned their home into the 'Jolly Roger Social Club,' using drink- and drug-fueled parties to get to know other ex-pats ... But this is not just a book about what Holbert did and the complex financial and real estate motives behind the killings; it is about why Bocas del Toro turned out to be his perfect hunting ground, and why the community tolerated--even accepted--him for a time\"-- Provided by publisher.
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Murder, Inc., and the Moral Life
Murder, Inc. and the Moral Life: Gangsters and Gangbusters in La Guardia's New York focuses on the dramatic trials of a group of Brooklyn gangsters in 1940 and 1941. The media nicknamed the gangsters \"Murder, Inc.,\" and that nickname quickly became a kind of free-floating \"meme,\" linked at various times to criminals in general; to a record label; and even to a Bruce Springsteen song. The 1940-1941 trials inspired a wave of media coverage, several books and memoirs, and a sub-genre of the gangster film. The trials concluded with a notorious and unsolved murder mystery. Murder, Inc. narrates the life and times of the Brooklyn gang, and also relates their lives both to New York's Roaring Twenties and Depression era gangs and to the wider \"gangster\" culture expressed especially in the film. At the same time, Murder, Inc., is a moral reflection on the gangsters; the gangbusters, like Fiorello La Guardia and Thomas Dewey, who opposed them; and popular culture's fascination with \"gangsterism.\" It is especially this combination of crime story and moral reflection that makes Murder, Inc. unique.
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Murder in plain English : from manifestos to memes : looking at murder through the words of killers
\"The first book to examine murder through written words. A criminologist and an anthropologist explore the motives for murder by analyzing the writings of convicted killers as well as depictions of murder in literature and the media\"-- Provided by publisher.
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'My favourite genre is missing people': Exploring how listeners experience true crime podcasts in Australia
In Australia, the public is increasingly accessing stories about crime, violence and harm via true crime podcasts (TCPs). Despite the proliferation of these sources, TCPs have received limited attention in criminological media research. To address this gap, this article outlines findings from a recent research project that examined Australian listeners' perspectives of TCPs. To explore how listeners relate to TCPs and the factors shaping the podcasts they gravitate towards, this vignette study asked participants to read two podcast summaries, choose which they would prefer to listen to and write about what informed their decision. The analysis of these accounts presented in this article provides insight into which TCP narratives listeners recognise as meaningful and how these texts produce and entrench different ways of experiencing and understanding crime.
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