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Gang Investigator’s Handbook: A Law-Enforcement Guide to

Street gangs, prison gangs and biker gangs — made up of every kind of criminal, from vandals and drug dealers to the most violent predators — present an especially difficult problem for law enforcement. Gang Investigator’s Handbook is a comprehensive guide to combating these dangerous groups, based on the successes of many of the Read more

Russian Prison Tattoos: Codes of Authority, Domination, and

For centuries, Russian prison inmates forcibly initiated newcomers with tattoos. Gradually, prisoners developed a secret form of communication with their tattoos, allowing them to establish rank among the other inmates and maintain a clandestine hierarchy. This book explores the grisly reality of Russian prisons and the people who inhabit them. Read more

High Voltage Tattoo

High Voltage Tattoo is a graphic perspective on today’s global tattoo culture by Kat Von D, star of The Learning Channel’s L.A. Ink and one of the most talented and popular artists working today. Designed in a style that is reminiscent of a handmade Gothic journal with its red padded cover, ornate typography, and parchmentlike [...] Read more

The Tattoo History Source Book

The Tattoo History Source Book is an exhaustingly thorough, lavishly illustrated collection of historical records of tattooing throughout the world, from ancient times to the present. Collected together in one place, for the first time, are texts by explorers, journalists, physicians, psychiatrists, anthropologists, scholars, novelists, Read more

The Tattoo History Source Book

The Tattoo History Source Book is an exhaustingly thorough, lavishly illustrated collection of historical records of tattooing throughout the world, from ancient times to the present. Collected together in one place, for the first time, are texts by explorers, journalists, physicians, psychiatrists, anthropologists, scholars, novelists, Read more