CRC Press

Officer-involved shootings and use of force; practical investigation techniques, 2d ed.

In a series created by a retired New York City Police Department Lieutenant Commander, former law enforcement officers present a model policy for criminal investigations of incidents involving officer use of force, including with those controversial Tasers. This policy was developed through a study by the Las Vegas Municipal Police Department (from which Hatch retired), that found that most US police departments' policies were "more the products of evolution rather than of research and review." This practical guide includes case studies, a crime scene checklist, photos, and sample forms. Dickson was an officer in Austin, Texas. (Annotation ©2007 Book News Inc. Portland, OR)

Performance improvement; making it happen, 2d ed.

Enos, a corporate consultant in organizational development, details how to improve performance in an organization. He discusses performance improvement efforts in the US, gaps and deficiencies and how leaders can identify areas needing improvement, key performance indicators, and measurement. Subsequent chapters cover specific interventions such as strategic planning, building a learning organization, hiring, leadership and teamwork, developing and training individuals, and performance management systems, as well as stabilizing improvement. Illustrative cases (both positive and negative), which the author's company facilitated, are incorporated throughout. This edition has a new chapter on project management, lean manufacturing, and Six Sigma. Distributed by Taylor & Francis. (Annotation ©2007 Book News Inc. Portland, OR)

Sampling strategies for natural resources and the environment.

Very useful for undergraduate and graduate students new to going out into the field to conduct research as well as for those who need to catch up with current methods, this covers the most current techniques in sampling in forestry, environmental science and natural resources management. It covers the basics, such as the need for sampling strategies and inference, then turns to sampling distribution (of an estimator), sampling designs for discrete populations and continuos populations, stratified sampling designs, auxiliary information that improves estimation, sampling with fixed area plots, Bitterlich sampling, line intersect sampling, the Monte Carlo integration approach, horizontal line sampling, transect relascope sampling, ranked set sampling, two-stage sampling, randomized rank sampling and sampling with partial replacement. Each section includes samples and exercises. (Annotation ©2007 Book News Inc. Portland, OR)

Statistical thinking in sports.

Albert (Bowling Green State U.) and Koning (U. of Groningen, The Netherlands) assemble 14 chapters surveying current research in statistics and sports. Contributors from the US, Canada, Europe, and New Zealand working in math, business, economics, statistics, and econometrics fields explain how statistical thinking can be used to answer questions about specific sports: running, Olympic events, soccer, Scottish League football, baseball, tennis, football, and hockey. Chapters explore competition, betting, myths, outcome measures, home advantage, event attendance, world rankings and records, and models such as time series, linear regression, ordered probit regression, factor analysis, and generalized linear models. Articles are aimed at general readers and researchers. (Annotation ©2007 Book News Inc. Portland, OR)