John Ensminger

Police and Military Dogs

Criminal Detection, Forensic Evidence, and Judicial Admissibility

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Produktbeschreibung

This volume examines the use of police and military dogs for a variety of functions and explores canine biology and behavior as it applies to police work.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd (Sales)
• Seitenzahl: 360
• Erscheinungstermin: 10. Oktober 2011
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 264mm x 184mm x 27mm
• Gewicht: 857g
• ISBN-13: 9781439872390
• ISBN-10: 1439872392
• Artikelnr.: 33447162

Autorenporträt

John J. Ensminger, a lawyer practicing in New York, has written extensively on tax and financial issues, and more recently on legal, scientific and judicial procedures affecting the functions, rights and protection of specially trained dogs. His most current research focuses on canine scent identification and criminal prosecution applications. His publications include: Service and Therapy Dogs in American Society: Science, Law and the Evolution of Canine Caregivers; Money Laundering, Terrorism, and Financial Institutions; the USA Patriot Act Monitor. Contributions on canine legal issues have appeared in the Journal of Animal Law, GP Solo: ABA General Practice and Tax Notes. He received his BA from the University of California at Berkeley in zoology and marine biology, and earned his JD and LLM degrees from Hastings College of the Law, and New York University School of Law. Contributors: John G. Grubbs, president of United States Bomb Dogs, Inc., was a law enforcement officer for 20 years with the Explosives Detection Canine Unit of the U.S. Secret Service, in which capacity he guarded U.S. presidents, vice presidents, and world leaders. Tadeusz Jezierski, Ph.D., head of the Department of Animal Behavior at the Institute of Genetics and Animal Breeding of the Polish Academy of Science, has published 65 scientific papers, including studies on canine scent detection. L.E. Papet, Executive Director of K9 Resources, LLC, in Ohio, who has developed 170 protocols for training, testing, and deploying canine units.

Inhaltsangabe

Police and Military Dogs in the Twenty-First Century. Development of Police
and Military Dog Functions. Canine Biology and Behavior. Tracking,
Trailing, and Scent Identification. History and Judicial Acceptance of
Tracking and Trailing Evidence. Scientific Analysis of Tracking, Trailing,
and Scent Identification. Tracking and Trailing in Criminal Investigations
and Prosecutions. Judicial Admissibility of Scent Lineup Evidence. Scent
Lineups in Criminal Investigations and Prosecutions. Detection Functions.
Judicial Admissibility of Canine Detection Evidence. Scientific Issues in
Detection Functions. Automobile Sniffs. Sniffs of Luggage, Transportation
Facilities, and Hotels. Mail and Package Sniffs. Sniffs of Storage Areas,
Cargo, and Commercial Spaces. Residential Sniffs. Currency Sniffs. School
Sniffs. Explosives, Landmine, and Bioweapons Detection. Accelerant
Detection Dogs. Cadaver Dogs. Apprehension and Rescue Functions. Suspect
Apprehension and Bite Issues. Search and Rescue Dogs. Afterword.
Appendices. Index.