LexisNexis Boosts Position in Law Enforcement With Acquisition of Gould Publications

LexisNexis Boosts Position in Law Enforcement With Acquisition of Gould Publications

DAYTON, Ohio, Dec. 8 /PRNewswire/ -- LexisNexis U.S., a leading provider of legal, news and business information services, said today it has acquired the editorial assets of Florida-based Gould Publications, a top publisher of law enforcement handbooks, CD-ROM courses, Homeland Security publications, and training materials. LexisNexis is a member of Reed Elsevier Group plc (NYSE:ENL)(NYSE:RUK).

The acquisition of Gould strengthens and expands the LexisNexis law enforcement offerings to all 50 states and the District of Columbia.

"With 50 years in this industry, Gould offers a well-respected collection of titles that is a strong fit with our current approach to the law enforcement market," said Lou Andreozzi, president and CEO of North American Legal Markets, LexisNexis. "Now we can even more fully serve our law enforcement customers, who turn to LexisNexis for informative, easy-to-use information tools on a daily basis."

LexisNexis plans to maintain its relationships with Gould's author experts who are substantial contributors to the company's robust product line, including:

- Nearly 100 titles covering state criminal & vehicle traffic laws and
related statutes, including: California Penal Code Handbook, New Jersey
Criminal Law and Motor Vehicle Handbook, and Florida Motor Vehicle
Laws.
- Over 30 national law enforcement handbooks, such as: Court Decisions
for Law Enforcement, Defensive Tactics for Law Enforcement, and Spanish
for Law Enforcement Field Guide with Audio CD and Homeland Security
Enforcement.
- Twenty-three code products including: Fish and Game Codes, Alcoholic
Beverage Control Laws, and Environmental Codes.
- Many authored titles covering drugs, evidence, search & seizure, report
writing, management and supervision.
- More than 40 interactive CD ROM training courses such as: High Impact
Police Leadership, Law Enforcement Response to Terrorism, and Effective
Courtroom Testimony.



LexisNexis will continue to offer Gould products online at http://www.gouldlaw.com/ or via http://www.lexisnexis.com/bookstore . Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.

About LexisNexis

LexisNexis(R) ( http://www.lexisnexis.com/ ) is a leader in comprehensive and authoritative legal, news and business information and tailored applications. A member of Reed Elsevier Group plc (NYSE:ENL)(NYSE:RUK) ( http://www.reedelsevier.com/ ), the company does business in 100 countries with 13,000 employees worldwide. In addition to its flagship Web-based Lexis(R) and Nexis(R) research services, the company includes some of the world's most respected legal publishers such as Martindale-Hubbell, Matthew Bender, Butterworths, JurisClasseur, Abeledo-Perrot and Orac.

In the United States, LexisNexis(R) Total Research System ( http://www.lexisnexis.com/ ) offers an extensive range of online and print legal and regulatory information products, tools, customized Web applications and critical filing services that help legal professionals reach confident decisions and comply with the law.


Source: LexisNexis

CONTACT: Media, Holly Michael of LexisNexis, +1-937-865-8852, or
holly.michael@lexisnexis.com

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http://www.lexisnexis.com/bookstore
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http://www.gouldlaw.com/


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