Practical Drug Enforcement

By Michael D. Lyman

Book Overview

Practical Drug Enforcement, Third Edition

is a guide to the contemporary aspects of covert criminal investigations and the management of the drug enforcement unit itself. It addresses methods of detection, investigation, surveillance, and capture of drug traffickers, as well as identification of common avoidance techniques. Thoroughly updated and revised, this edition includes new topics such as the surreptitious monitoring of suspects and entrapment; drug courier profiling; high-tech surveillance with GPS and thermal imaging; raid procedures for clandestine labs; undercover work, risks, and stress; and informant management.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0849398088
• ISBN13: 9780849398087
• Release Date: November 2006
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 364 Pages
• Weight: 1.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.5" x 9.3"