| Details | | Publication Date: | 2000-03-01 | | Edition Description: | Updated |
Industry Reviews Short biographies of living and dead major and minor figures, accompanied by b&w photos, chronicle the crime and law enforcement scene in the US and other countries, focusing on recent centuries but also including information from ancient times. Entries include birth and death dates and places, and describe the lives and careers of personalities including F. Lee Bailey, Elliot Ness, the Earps, and Ernesto Miranda, the petty thief whose case established the requirement that police read detainees their rights prior to arrest. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or. Nordin
Short biographies of living and dead major and minor figures, accompanied by b&w photos, chronicle the crime and law enforcement scene in the US and other countries, focusing on recent centuries but also including information from ancient times. Entries include birth and death dates and places, and describe the lives and careers of personalities including F. Lee Bailey, Elliot Ness, the Earps, and Ernesto Miranda, the petty thief whose case established the requirement that police read detainees their rights prior to arrest. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or. Reference & Research Book News (06/01/1996)
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