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Crime and the Justice System in America
ABC-CLIO 1997; US$ 155.00An inter-disciplinary survey of crime and violence in America with historical perspective, but primary entry emphasis focused on the 20th century. Addressing specifically the period from 1960 to the present, this reference also projects into the 21st century with contemporary terminology covering aspects of violent crime, DNA evidence, terrorism, riots,... more...
Hangman's Brae
Black & White Publishing 2013; US$ 7.28Hangman's Brae is a vividly written account of the blood-curdling crimes and brutal forms of punishment of north-east Scotland. The book explores the area's underworld and features the grave-robbers, jail-breakers, rioters and other lawbreakers whose crimes led them to premature deaths at the end of a rope or at the not so delicate hands of The Maiden,... more...
Tokyo Vice
Constable & Robinson 2010; US$ 13.11From the only American journalist ever to have been admitted to the insular Tokyo Metropolitan Police press club: a unique, firsthand, revelatory look at Japanese culture from the underbelly up. At nineteen, Jake Adelstein went to Japan in search of peace and tranquility. What he got was a life of crime . . . crime reporting, that is, at the prestigious... more...
Tokyo Vice: a Western reporter on the police beat in Japan
Scribe Publications 2010; US$ 26.99From the only American journalist ever to have been admitted to the insular Tokyo Metropolitan Police Press Club, here is a unique, firsthand, revelatory look at Japanese culture from the underbelly up. At the age of 19, Jake Adelstein went to Japan in search of peace and tranquillity. What he got was a life of crime ? crime reporting, that... more...
Child and Adolescent Treatment for Social Work Pra
Free Press 2010; Not AvailableAn excellent introductory text for the beginning social work student. Dr. Aiello's unique style organizes and categorizes well what can be an overwhelming bombardment in disorganized clinical studies. Highly readable, useful and comprehensive. more...
Improving Children's Services Networks
Jessica Kingsley Publishers 2006; US$ 39.95This book details and evaluates expert research into the developing role of family centres in the light of current political and social trends including. A vital addition to the literature on child care services, Improving Children's Services Networks is essential reading for social care practitioners and students, and government policy makers. more...
Valuing People
Dearborn Trade Publishing 2002; US$ 27.00A knowledge based company's intangible assets are its': people, customers, reputation, intellectual capital, ideas, and time. All of which are the essence of its value. Yet those items don't appear on its balance sheet, explains consultant Lisa M. Aldisert. more...
Delivering Home-Based Services
Columbia University Press 2010; US$ 34.99Service providers are increasingly called upon to serve clients at home, a setting even a seasoned professional can find difficult to negotiate. From monitoring the health of older populations to managing paroled offenders, preventing child abuse, and reunifying families, home-based services require models that ensure positive outcomes and address... more...
Criminals and Victims
Stanford University Press 2011; US$ 55.00Criminals and Victims presents an economic analysis of decisions made by criminals and victims of crime before, during, and after a crime or victimization occurs. Its main purpose is to illustrate how the application of analytical tools from economics can help us to understand the causes and consequences of criminal and victim choices, aiding efforts... more...
Crime and the Rise of Modern America
Taylor and Francis 2011; US$ 29.95In Crime and the Rise of Modern America , Kristofer Allerfeldt studies the crimes, criminals, and law enforcement that contributed to a uniquely American system of crime and punishment from the end of the Civil War to the eve of World War II to understand how the rapidly-changing technology of transportation, media, and incarceration affected the... more...









