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Overview
Criminals use explosives for murder, intimidation, and revenge as well as for robbing banks, homes, and other targets. As long ago as the 17th century, would-be assassins used explosives in a failed plot to kill England's King James I; since then, militant groups such as the Irish Republican Army, the Ku Klux Klan, and Al-Qaeda have relied on bombings to strike terror into those who oppose them. Law enforcement officials need a special response for this unique form of violence. Bomb Squad details the history and evolution of the techniques used to locate and disarm explosives and the risks involved for officers who face death every time they respond to a bomb threat.
Modern law enforcement agencies fight crime on many levels, from the street to the boardroom to cyberspace. In many ways the history of modern civilization is the history of crime and the battle against it. As society and technology have become more complex and connected, so have criminal enterprises and the police organizations that oppose them. Each book in the Law Enforcement Agencies series traces the evolution of a specific police force or unit from its inception to the present. The series explores the full range of crime fighting ladies in use today, from the cop on the neat to high-tech surveillance and computer forensics.