CRC Press
Art and practice of court administration.
Aikman (U. of Chicago Law School) has worked in court administration for 33 years. In this text he details the role of a court administrator, discussing the environmental conditions for the practice and the skills it requires. Fourteen chapters cover such topics as: how courts are organized, the nature of the position, the hierarchy of court administration, security and continuity of operations, relationships with governmental and community representatives, the impact on the court of elected prosecutor and sheriff, and the future of the practice, among others. (Annotation ©2007 Book News Inc. Portland, OR)
Business policy and strategy; the art of competition, 7th ed.
This textbook supplements the typical casebook and computer simulations used in teaching business strategy, and reviews the key functional areas of business while integrating them into the larger strategic picture. Two of the authors teach at the University of North Florida. The sixth edition was published by St. Lucie Press in 2001. Distributed by Taylor & Francis. (Annotation ©2007 Book News Inc. Portland, OR)
The complete guide for CPP examination preparation.
The Certified Protection Professional (CPP) has a wide range of safe, not the least of which is keeping corporations, institutions and individuals safe from fire, flood and random attackers. Master practitioners Muuss and Rabern guide those with the intestinal fortitude to take on this level of responsibility through the precepts of professional protection and the contents of the CPP exam step by step, providing sample questions and providing supplemental study materials as they cover security management, including management theories, investigations, including ethics and resources as well as methods, protection of sensitive information, prevention and detection of substance abuse in the workplace, physical security, including control of access and defenses, personnel security such as employee screening, emergency planning, guard force management, the legal aspects of the security field, and liaison work with law enforcement. The authors include a full security survey of sites, including fire prevention. (Annotation ©2007 Book News Inc. Portland, OR)
Handbook of globalization and the environment.
Contributors split about half-half between environmental sciences and political sciences such as public administration, address whether globalization furthers or inhibits environmental degradation and sustainable economic growth. They cover issues and policies, organizations and institutions, environmental management and accountability, and controversies. (Annotation ©2007 Book News Inc. Portland, OR)
Handbook of transportation policy and administration.
Transportation systems have become critical in successfully dealing with urbanization, globalization and even the war on terrorism. These 32 articles are written for the benefit of policy-makers, business logicians, engineers, managers, and students and examine the current state of major modes of transportation, major policy issues, and best practices as illustrated by case studies from the US and other nations. Topics include the big questions about twenty-first century transportation, the state of major systems (air, trucking, ports, inland waterways and toll roads) and intelligent transport systems, the effects of federalism on transportation, including state highway and passenger rail programs and regional planning, spatial modeling, decentralization, aviation regulation, energy and privatization. Closing articles address the challenges of managing transportation systems as assets and the process of securing and protecting transportation, whether by air, land or sea. (Annotation ©2007 Book News Inc. Portland, OR)
Informants and undercover investigations; a practical guide for law, policy, and procedure.
Fitzgerald (retired Drug Enforcement Administration special agent with Seattle U. School of Law) offers prosecutors, judges, law enforcement officials, defense counsel, and criminal justice researchers this sourcebook explaining the guiding law, policies, and widely-accepted procedures regarding informant handling and undercover investigations in the US. Eleven chapters discuss definitions of informants and sources, motivations for informing and techniques for recruiting and controlling informants, undercover purchases of evidence and probable cause, corroboration of information, informants and electronic surveillance, and the witness security program. The appendices contain relevant documents from the IRS manual, the DEA, and local policies on informant handling. (Annotation ©2007 Book News Inc. Portland, OR)
Integral logistics management; operations and supply chain management in comprehensive value-added networks, 3d ed.
Schonsleben (Swiss Federal Institute of Technology) describes several methods for managing the logistics of product supply within a company, then presents the more complex techniques required to plan for production not based on frequent order repetition. Published in German as Integrales Logistikmanagement-Planung & Steuerung umfassender Geschaftsprozesse, 5th ed. by Springer-Verlag, the third edition adds chapters on TQM, Six Sigma, systems engineering, and project management. (Annotation ©2007 Book News Inc. Portland, OR)
Law for the expert witness, 3d ed.
Bronstein (environmental law, medical jurisprudence, Michigan State University) reviews procedural and evidentiary issues that an expert witness needs to understand, and offers some tips for witnesses based on his experience as a trial lawyer. Beginning with procedural issues that an expert witness would encounter in advance of the trial itself, chapters cover legal paperwork, disclosure, depositions, discovery, and penalties. Chapters on evidentiary issues look at forms of questions, real evidence, exhibits and demonstrations, and hearsay exceptions. The application of concepts is demonstrated with quotes from various legal sources, particularly the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure and the Federal Rules of Evidence, and edited versions of court decisions that show how the courts interpret the rules. This third edition is revised to reflect changes in the law since 1999, and contains material on new rules issued regarding discovery of electronically stored data, and discussion of the "wired" courtroom. (Annotation ©2007 Book News Inc. Portland, OR)
National security issues in science, law, and technology.
Johnson (dean, Henry C. Lee College of Criminal Justice and Forensic Sciences) presents 15 contributions that explore a range of issues pertinent to US national security. Opening chapters assess terrorist and nuclear threats and vulnerabilities in discussions of intelligence gathering, medical responses to chemical and biological terrorism, agricultural terrorism, nuclear and radiological materials trafficking, North Korean nuclear weapons capabilities, and cyber terrorism. These are followed by assessments of scientific, legal, and technological issues relevant to confronting threats and which explore geographic information systems as a strategic tool, risk management, national security decision-making structures, legal considerations pertaining to national security executive orders, courts and military tribunals, and national nuclear security administration laboratories. (Annotation ©2007 Book News Inc. Portland, OR)
Portfolio optimization and performance analysis.
In light of the intensive development and increasing complexity of portfolio management theory, Prigent discusses the axiomatics of the individual choice in an uncertain framework, reviews standard portfolio optimization, makes the literature on stochastic optimization as applied to mathematical finance accessible to students and non-specialist researchers, and shows how theoretical results can be applied to practical and operational portfolio optimization. (Annotation ©2007 Book News Inc. Portland, OR)
Practical handbook for professional investigators, 2d ed.
McMahon has worked in both public and private investigating for 30 years, and teaches in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. This is the second edition of his text introducing students to the essential concepts of professional investigation. Along with updated job description and earning/employment outlook, chapters cover: how to license and set up an agency; surveillance; arson, insurance, computer crime, and missing persons investigations; low-tech and high-tech tools; ethical considerations; due-diligence; and interrogation tactics, among others. Civil and criminal case studies are included; along with further resources to aid research, education, and employment. This text has been adopted for a specialty certification course by the U.S. Association for Professional Investigators. (Annotation ©2007 Book News Inc. Portland, OR)
Quantitative equity portfolio management; modern techniques and applications.
This is the first full-length treatment of equity portfolio management for both professionals and students to take financial economics, accounting, mathematics and operational research into account to create a systematic and mathematical framework. It introduces the beliefs, risks and processes of equity portfolio management, then covers portfolio theory, risk models and analysis, the evaluation of alpha factors, quantitative factors, valuation techniques and creation of value, multifactor alpha models, portfolio turnover and the optimal alpha model, advanced modeling, factor timing models, portfolio constraints and information ratios, transaction costs and portfolio implementation. The result is a thorough but accessible treatment that serves as a reference as well as a classroom text. (Annotation ©2007 Book News Inc. Portland, OR)
Regional and urban economics and economic development; theory and methods.
Intended for students of economics, real estate, public administration, and economic development with a basic understanding of the principles of macro- and microeconomics, this text introduces regional and urban economics first by presenting five chapters on market areas and firm location analysis that provide coverage of linear market areas, market areas and systems of cities, industrial location, agglomeration economics and entrepreneurs' preferences, and spatial pricing decisions. Author Edwards (economics, St. Cloud State U.) then presents a section on regional growth and development that contains chapters on short-run income models, supply-based regional growth analysis, core-periphery models, regional labor markets and migration, and government policy towards regional growth. Urban land use and urban form are explored in chapters discussing land rents and land-use patterns, housing markets, transportation, and growth controls and zoning. The final topics treated are local public finance, intergovernmental relations, income inequality and poverty, optimal local education policies, and crime policy. (Annotation ©2007 Book News Inc. Portland, OR)
Statistical and probabilistic methods in actuarial science.
Boland's (University College Dublin, Ireland) text covers many of the diverse methods in applied probability and statistics, building on the reader's existing basic knowledge of probability and statistics to establish a solid and thorough understanding of the methods. In particular, the text emphasizes the wide variety of practical situations in insurance and actuarial science where these techniques may be used, including models for losses and collective risk, reserving and experience rating, credibility estimation, and measures of security for risk. Also included are basic introductions to generalized linear models, decision-making and game theory. Suitable as a text for students preparing for careers in insurance, actuarial science and finance, and as a text and reference for insurance analysts. (Annotation ©2007 Book News Inc. Portland, OR)
Technical analysis of stock trends, 9th ed.
This ninth edition guide to analyzing the stock market with charts representing human behavior in complex multivariate situations includes additions, annotations, and updates on topics such as such as electronic markets, wireless communications, investment theory, trading and investment instruments, developments in technical analysis, and paradigm changes. The book is written for the layman rather than the Wall Street professional, but readers should have at least an elementary knowledge of the nature of stocks and bonds, and familiarity with the information found in newspaper financial pages. Part One, on technical theory, is largely based on the pioneering research of the late Richard W. Schabacker. Part Two, on trading tactics, details the practical application of market patterns and phenomena. Technical appendices are included, along with a list of web sites and a glossary. (Annotation ©2007 Book News Inc. Portland, OR)
Workforce cross training.
This volume consists of 10 chapters that present guidelines for designing cross training programs, as well as information on best practices and research models. It incorporates academic work on the subject and ideas about future needs but makes no claim of comprehensiveness. Coverage encompasses workforce operations, including aspects of human learning and forgetting; cross-trained teams; and applications in call centers, clean rooms, and tandem lines. Contributors work in industrial engineering, management and organization, and other fields and are based around the world. Nembhard is a professor of industrial and manufacturing engineering at Pennsylvania State U. (Annotation ©2007 Book News Inc. Portland, OR)
