Law & Crime - Kids

What do people do at the White House? Readers pick from eight different scenarios and experience "next best thing to being there yourself" opportunities for interactive career exploration. Sidebars promote additional learning activities and independent reaserch.Author: Diane Lindsey Reeves,Kelly WhiteISBN-10: 1634719166ISBN-13: 9781634719162Publisher: Cherry Lake...

Readers will learn what it takes to succeed as a cyber cop. The book also explains the necessary educational steps, useful character traits, potential hazards, and daily job tasks related to this career. Sidebars include thought-provoking trivia. Questions in the backmatter ask for text-dependent...

Readers will learn what it takes to succeed as a forensic psychologist. The book also explains the necessary educational steps, useful character traits, potential hazards, and daily job tasks related to this career. Sidebars include thought-provoking trivia. Questions in the backmatter ask for text-dependent...

Find out all the different ways police officers help keep you safe.Author: Virginia O'BrianISBN-10: 1627123636ISBN-13: 9781627123631Publisher: Cavendish Square PublishingLanguage: EnglishPublished: 08/16/2014Pages: 24Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.16lbsSize: 4.53h x 7.95w x 0.10d

Imagine going on dangerous missions like James Bond? Well, real-life spies risk their lives everyday. They will do almost anything to get the job done, but not all spies are heroes. Double agents will even betray their own country to complete their tasks. If...

You see an airplane streaking through the sky. Is it a normal airplane flying vacationers to Florida? Or could it be a spy plane piloted by a robot taking pictures of you? As technology has advanced, so have the ways spies use that technology....

Did a family of four, including a six-year-old boy, spy on the U.S. military at Pearl Harbor during World War II? Is it possible that pigeons and mice could be used as spies? Some of the most famous and infamous spies in history are...

The Bill of Rights is an exceptionally important part of the Constitution. Not only does the Bill of Rights guarantee individual liberties and place limits on government powers, but without the addition of this section, the Constitution itself might never have been approved. This...

The U.S. Constitution is an essential part of governing the country. Its articles outline rules, laws, and procedures for our government. With this essential book, readers will learn about the intricacies of Article I and the inner workings of Congress. Through easy-to-understand language, vivid...

In mid-1787, some famous and important Americans gathered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. They meant to amend the Articles of Confederation, but three young time travelers know they'll really be creating a whole new constitution for the United States! Gaby, Zoe, and Will visit the Philadelphia...

Sometimes detectives get the glory of being the crime solvers, but the true heroes are the scientists who give them the information they need to do their job. Forensic pathologists are experts in determining a person's cause of death. This unique book is part...

When crime scene investigators (CSIs) are called to the location of a murder, they document what they see in detail and carefully collect the evidence. Evidence isn't always obvious to the untrained eye. Readers of this remarkable book, which includes dynamic photographs, will become...

Accusations of voter fraud and voter suppression have been widespread in the 21st century, but the facts are often obscured. How much of a problem is voter fraud and what should be done to combat it? Will proposed measures be helpful or harmful to...

Vanishing Hitchhiker in the Urban Legends: Don't Read Alone! series explores the creepy story of the vanishing hitchhiker legend--from history to speculation to scientific explanation. This book is written with a high interest level to appeal to a more mature audience and a lower...

Gravity Hills in the Urban Legends: Don't Read Alone! series explores the creepy legend of Gravity Hills--from history to speculation to scientific explanation. This book is written with a high interest level to appeal to a more mature audience and a lower level of...

Gravity Hills in the Urban Legends: Don't Read Alone! series explores the creepy legend of Gravity Hills--from history to speculation to scientific explanation. This book is written with a high interest level to appeal to a more mature audience and a lower level of...

This book in the Urban Legends: Don't Read Alone! series explores the creepy history of the Green Man legend. Are you brave enough to read it alone? Written with a high interest level to appeal to a more mature audience and a lower level...

This book in the Urban Legends: Don't Read Alone! series explores the creepy history of the Bunny Man Bridge legend. Are you brave enough to read it alone? Written with a high interest level to appeal to a more mature audience and a lower...

This book in the Urban Legends: Don't Read Alone! series explores the creepy history of the Roswell legend. Are you brave enough to read it alone? Written with a high interest level to appeal to a more mature audience and a lower level of...

This book in the Urban Legends: Don't Read Alone! series explores the creepy history of the legend of The Hookman. Are you brave enough to read it alone? Written with a high interest level to appeal to a more mature audience and a lower...

Did you know that some police stations have helicopters? Police officers use them to find people. Find out more in Police Station. This title is part of the Visiting My Community series, which has been developed for children pages 5 to 7.Author: Aaron CarrISBN-10:...

The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) is the U.S. government agency responsible for gathering information about other countries. The CIA reports to the Director of National Intelligence (DNI), who in turn reports to the president. Learn more in Central Intelligence Agency, one of the titles...

Researchers at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory, in Tennessee, invented a new device called LABRADOR. It uses smell to help find dead bodies. Discover this and many other exciting technological advancements in Forensics, one of the titles in the STEM Today series.Author: John PerritanoISBN-10:...

From fingerprints to forensics, Crime explores the basic science concepts behind the way we search for suspects and solve crimes.Author: Janice ParkerISBN-10: 1510538437ISBN-13: 9781510538436Publisher: LightboxLanguage: EnglishPublished: 08/01/2018Pages: 48Format: Library BindingWeight: 0.70lbsSize: 10.10h x 7.50w x 0.30dAccelerated Reader:Reading Level: 6.8Point Value: 1Interest Level: Middle GradeQuiz...

Police officers are some of our communities' most important people. These men and women put their lives on the line to keep our communities safe and protect the people living in them. Readers learn about the life of police officers and the tough and...

Robert Leroy Parker's transformation into Butch Cassidy wasn't immediate. He worked on ranches as a cowboy, was a butcher for a time, and finally chose a path of crime in the American West in the late 1800s. Cassidy's involvement with the band of outlaws...

Rules at school, laws, and the three branches of government are explained. Full color photographs and charts with text boxes clarify each concept.Author: Derek MarshallISBN-10: 1435800974ISBN-13: 9781435800977Publisher: Rosen ClassroomLanguage: EnglishPublished: 07/30/2008Pages: 16Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.11lbs

Espionage--the practice of spying to gather secret information--isn't a new method of gaining an edge on a competitor or enemy. However, technology has opened new doors to this sometimes illegal covert activity. Many countries, including the United States, even have government-sanctioned spies. There's some...

With the pervasiveness of technology, cybercrime is on the rise--at great cost to businesses and individuals. While high-profile cases hit the news, many more unreported and undetected cybercrimes take place each day. This timely book explains the many insidious areas of cybercrime, including worms,...

Police didn't always have the crime-solving methods and technology available today. Even the best detectives sometimes couldn't gather enough evidence to solve crimes. This compelling book focuses on these cold cases, crimes that haven't been solved after a complete investigation. Readers learn about painstaking...

Tech to Protect explores many of the incredible technological innovations that are occurring in the defense industry, including weaponry and military hardware, as well as surveillance and cybersecurity programs. Robots and drones are replacing humans in combat situations and police officers and soldiers are...

This timely and important title examines the motivations, events, and effects of the terrorist practice of taking hostages. From political bargaining throughout history to current activity by the terrorist group ISIS, readers will consider the reasons that groups engage in hostage taking and learn...

The Watergate burglary in 1972, in which men linked to the White House broke into the headquarters of the Democratic Party, led to the downfall of President Richard Nixon. Author William Noble tells this fascinating and dramatic story, explaining the complex political and legal...

A breathtaking and dramatic account of the JFK assassination by the NEW YORK TIMES bestselling author of CHASING LINCOLN'S KILLER! FORMAT: 4 CDs, UnabridgedNARRATOR: TBA In his new young-adult book on the Kennedy assassination, James Swanson will transport readers back to one of the...

What if your child knew how to spot trouble early, make smart choices under pressure, and stay calm when life gets confusing?School teaches reading, writing, and numbers. But many of the most important life skills are learned somewhere else. Children still need help learning...

Author: Truett LarkISBN-13: 9798234058195Publisher: Easy Kids BooksLanguage: EnglishPublished: 04/10/2026Pages: 30Format: HardcoverWeight: 0.88lbsSize: 11.00h x 8.50w x 0.25d

The Bill of Rights was written more than 200 years ago, but it's still just as relevant and important today as it was back then. Readers will take a look at what caused the Second Amendment to be born and what effects the amendment...

"All About USA Constitution: A Kid's Guide to Rules, Rights, and Responsibilities" takes young readers on an exciting journey into the heart of America's most important rulebook. From how the Constitution was written to how it protects our rights and guides leaders, this book...

Author: Erin Thompson,Neon SquidISBN-10: 1684496314ISBN-13: 9781684496310Publisher: Neon SquidLanguage: EnglishPublished: 10/27/2026Pages: 48Format: Hardcover

This book describes how crisis negotiators work to free hostages and convince people in crisis not to harm others. Short paragraphs provide easy-to-read text, while vivid photographs make the book engaging and accessible. This book is part of the Apex Honors imprint, which has...

America is a complex tapestry of laws, from the local ones passed by your city council to national laws made by Congress. Sometimes Congress passes a law to build a program, such as the Affordable Care Act, and then hands some or all of...

What goes on in the halls of government and who gets to make the decisions that shape kids' communities and affect their everyday lives? This series employs a kid-friendly approach to explain who is in change and how government works on the local, state,...

When a crime occurs, investigators are on the case. Using a careful scientific process, they study the clues, including fingerprint, ballistics, digital, and blood evidence. Follow along and see how these highly trained crime scene and forensics investigators analyze what's left behind to move...

As immigration and naturalization processes continue to dominate U.S. news headlines and political rhetoric, the tangible fear of having one's family torn apart is only growing greater for those who flock to the United States for work, education, or refuge. This book looks at...

Everyone's daily lives are affected by race and racism in America. Race in the Criminal Justice System examines the experience of minorities in the court and prison system, delving into the historical institutions and laws that underpin today's system and exploring what governments and...

The maintenance of liberty and equality requires a legal system in which the police are constrained by the rule of law. Justice, Policing, and the Rule of Law, one of the titles in the Foundations of Democracy series, examines the need for security officials...

One of the great benefits of living in a free country is having the right to freely express yourself. In the United States, the Constitution guarantees free speech for everyone. This freedom also applies to writing, art, music, and other forms of expression. Still,...

Technology has had a great influence on the legal system, particularly the right to privacy. This book explains how individual rights are being challenged in cyberspace, through digital media, and the pursuit of national security. Readers are introduced to topics such as what rights...

While the ever-evolving criminal mind continues to be a menace to society, science is on the case and is ready to track down the worst offenders. Readers explore the science behind combating crime and discover what science is doing to thwart the dishonest and...

Search the extensive U - X - L Crime and Punishment in America Reference Library with ease with this cumulative index to the entire set.Author: Sarah HermsenISBN-10: 0787691747ISBN-13: 9780787691745Publisher: UXLLanguage: EnglishPublished: 12/17/2004Pages: 39Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.27lbsSize: 8.98h x 6.96w x 0.27d