Forensics: What Bugs, Burns, Prints, DNA, and more tell us about crime.
Val McDermid
ISBN: 9780802123916
Nonfiction: lots of case histories, each detailing the use (or development) of a forensic technique.
Read June 2015
This was an EXCELLENT book. I read it on vacation, and freaked out my co-vacationers, but it was a lovely read all about murders and killings and decapitations and mouldering bodies and bones and blood and decomposition and maggots and it was delightful all the way through.
Showing posts with label criminology. Show all posts
Showing posts with label criminology. Show all posts
Wednesday, September 2, 2015
Monday, February 27, 2012
The Con, James Munton and Jelita McLeod
The Con: how scams work, why you're vulnerable, and how to protect yourself
James Munton and Jelita McLeod
ISBN: 9781442207318, 2011 Rowman and Littlefield Publishers
Oh how fun! Lots of stories (details changed to protect the innocent... ) of people falling for various types of scams and cons, lots of advice (usually pretty good: don't check your online banking on unsecured "open" wireless networks, but sometimes a little paranoid-sounding: lock your mailbox or get a PO box) on how to protect yourself, and really interesting question and answer sessions with imprisoned or reformed conners on what they were thinking about and how they chose their marks.
I think it could have been a lot more powerful if it had taken more time delving into the psychology of victims, and especially dealt with the "reloading" from the victim's perspective rather than the conners (reloading being contacting the victim of a previous scam by pretending to be law enforcement or other agencies trying to help the victim get their money back... and then scamming the poor sheep yet again).
Overall, really interesting, and information that should be part of every modern person's education. We live in a modern world, and cons and scams are one of the most prevalent types of modern crime there is - people should be wary!
James Munton and Jelita McLeod
ISBN: 9781442207318, 2011 Rowman and Littlefield Publishers
Oh how fun! Lots of stories (details changed to protect the innocent... ) of people falling for various types of scams and cons, lots of advice (usually pretty good: don't check your online banking on unsecured "open" wireless networks, but sometimes a little paranoid-sounding: lock your mailbox or get a PO box) on how to protect yourself, and really interesting question and answer sessions with imprisoned or reformed conners on what they were thinking about and how they chose their marks.
I think it could have been a lot more powerful if it had taken more time delving into the psychology of victims, and especially dealt with the "reloading" from the victim's perspective rather than the conners (reloading being contacting the victim of a previous scam by pretending to be law enforcement or other agencies trying to help the victim get their money back... and then scamming the poor sheep yet again).
Overall, really interesting, and information that should be part of every modern person's education. We live in a modern world, and cons and scams are one of the most prevalent types of modern crime there is - people should be wary!
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)