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Describes the type of work performed by police officers and details the training they go through to learn to protect the community. Spotlights the equipment and weapons they use and discusses how to plan for a career as a police officer. Includes color photographs and a glossary.

Describes the responsibilities of police dogs and outlines the training they must undergo to become members of a police force. Includes color photographs, a glossary, and further reading sources.

Describes the different jobs policemen can do, including answering phones, identifying fingerprints, and writing up reports.

Describes the 2020 death of African American George Floyd in police custody, and the aftermath. Discusses what led to Floyd's death, the use of police force around the country, and efforts for change. Includes a timeline, critical thinking questions, sidebars, color photographs, a glossary, and online resources.

Describes the type of work performed by police officers and details the training they go through to learn to protect the community. Spotlights the equipment and weapons they use and discusses how to plan for a career as a police officer. Includes color photographs and a glossary.

Delicado and her perennial sidekick, Sgt. Fermin Garzon, are thrown into a high-profile case-the murder inquiry into a much reviled gossip columnist, Ernestos Valdes-after the investigators originally assigned to it are pulled off to tackle a politically more sensitive assignment. Valdes did not lack for enemies, ranging from his ex-wife to the countless celebrities and politicians who had been excoriated in his column.

Simple text and color photographs depict various types of health and safety workers in a community.

It was supposed to be a quiet night for Bobbie Casto and his friends outside their small town of Rion, West Virginia. But when two police officers arrive, things quickly spiral out of control. Now, Bobbie is on the run, his friends dead, and himself wanted for the attempted murder of a police officer. So when Bear Beauchamp checks on his business partner Raymond Byrd and finds him abetting the young kid, he knows of only one person that can help:...

Explores the job of cyber cops. Describes what cyber cops do on the job and how they train for the position.

His twin is the last person Miami Detective Seth Rizk expects to defend him at an internal affairs hearing that could end his career. As the interim attorney general for Indiana, Jakob has to keep his reputation clean as he campaigns for the permanent seat. While waiting for the ruling, Seth returns to Indiana to repay a debt posthumously. The retired cop who once helped solve the Rizk family's greatest tragedy was found dead under suspicious circumstances....