Hardback, 1st edn. Thousands of words and phrases, the slang of police, lawyers and criminals listed in an easy-to-use dictionary format. Words, definitions, sources, usages, pronunciations and who uses them - words found nowhere else. Words used by : lawyers, police, drug-dealers and users, forensic scientists, prisoners and prison officers, legal media and criminals. Over 16,000 entries from all over the English-speaking world. An unsurpassed reference and research book - an absorbing read for anyone interested in the law and true crime. Illus. with fascinating historic and modern photographs. 433pp. 4to. F. in sl. creased vg. dw. Large and heavy book, weighing 1.7kg.