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Making a Killing
Making a Killing
The Deadly Implications of the Counterfeit Drug Trade
By Roger Bate
Posted: Monday, April 28, 2008

In this groundbreaking study, Roger Bate traces the burgeoning international trade in counterfeit pharmaceuticals.  [Read More]
Character and Cops
Character and Cops
Ethics in Policing
By Edwin J. Delattre
Posted: Tuesday, March 28, 2006

This book is a study of the nature and formation of the moral integrity and intellectual competence that make individuals and institutions worthy of the public trust.  [Read More]
Silent Warfare
Silent Warfare
Understanding the World of Intelligence
By Gary J. Schmitt, Abram N. Shulsky
Posted: Monday, November 7, 2005

This landmark book provides a valuable framework for understanding today’s headlines, as well as the many developments likely to come in the real world of the spy.  [Read More]
U.S. Intelligence at the Crossroads
Agendas for Reform
Edited by Gary J. Schmitt, Roy Godson, Ernest R. May
Posted: Monday, November 7, 2005

Discussing a wide range of topics related to intelligence studies, these essays collectively examine the intelligence community's basic roles, missions, and methods of operation.  [Read More]
An Analytic Assessment of U.S. Drug Policy
An Analytic Assessment of U.S. Drug Policy
By David Boyum, Peter Reuter
Posted: Thursday, February 17, 2005

This book concludes that America’s drug policy should be reoriented in several ways to be more effective.  [Read More]
Rethinking Rehabilitation
Rethinking Rehabilitation
Why Can't We Reform Our Criminals?
By David Farabee
Posted: Tuesday, January 11, 2005

This monograph contends that fundamental principles of deterrence are in the long run far more humane than the progressive approaches that are becoming more popular today.   [Read More]
The Bias against Guns
The Bias against Guns
Why Almost Everything You've Heard about Gun Control Is Wrong
Posted: Saturday, March 1, 2003

Slicing through the emotional--but factually wrong--arguments of gun control advocates this book busts a number of myths, demonstrating with hard statistical data and riveting anecdotes.  [Read More]
Drug Treatment: The Case for Coercion
Drug Treatment
The Case for Coercion
By Sally Satel, M.D.
Posted: Wednesday, January 1, 2003

This study demonstrates the effectiveness of mandated treatment for many drug abusers.   [Read More]
More Guns, Less Crime
More Guns, Less Crime
Understanding Crime and Gun Control Laws
Posted: Saturday, April 1, 2000

Does allowing people to own or carry guns deter violent crime? Or does it cause more citizens to harm each other?  [Read More]
Underclass Revisited
The Underclass Revisited
By Charles Murray
Posted: Saturday, January 1, 2000

This book examines statistics on illegitimacy, criminality, and the dropout rate from the labor force for four checkpoints from 1954 to 1997.   [Read More]
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