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Kinderdelinquenz
Springer 2009; US$ 31.99Kinderdelinquenz ist ein Thema, das immer häufiger in den breiten Medien besprochen wird. Mitunter werden hier aber wenig wissenschaftlich fundierte Maßstäbe angesetzt - ganz zu schweigen von zum Teil gewagten Schlussfolgerungen und Ursachenforschung. Wer es genauer wissen möchte, sollte sich dieses Buch ansehen. Die Ergebnisse der Marburger Langzeitstudie... more...
Juvenile Delinquency in Europe and Beyond
Springer 2010; US$ 189.00Juvenile Delinquency in Europe and Beyond: An International Perspective on Key Issues and Causes describes the juvenile crime situation and its backgrounds in the European Union member states as well as in the US, Canada, Venezuela and Surinam. The book includes information on key issues in juvenile delinquency such as victimization of young people,... more...
American Foundations
Brookings Institution Press 2010; US$ 64.95Attempts to assess the impact and significance of philanthropic foundations in the United States. more...
Outperform
Wiley 2010; US$ 29.95"University endowment managers have generally outperformed the market benchmarks. However, their knowledge has not been well documented in any book. This book fills that gap and should be of significant help to all those who want to learn from extensive interviews with a number of endowment managers." —PREM JAIN, McDonough Professor of Accounting... more...
8 Ball Chicks
Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group 2010; US$ 15.95Dismissed by the police as mere adjuncts to or gofers for male gangs, girl gang members are in fact often as emotionally closed off and dangerous as their male counterparts. Carrying razor blades in their mouths and guns in their jackets for defense, they initiate drive-by shootings, carry out car jackings, stomp outsiders who stumble onto or dare... more...
Children in Custody
A&C Black 2009; US$ 65.00Despite their very different histories, societies, political and legal systems, Russia and the UK stand out as favouring a punitive approach to young law breakers, imprisoning many more children than any other European countries. The book is based on the author's primary research in Russia in which she visited a dozen closed institutions from St... more...
La jeunesse en difficulté
Presses de l''niversite du Quebec 1990; US$ 23.25L'intervention auprès des jeunes en difficulté repose nécessairement sur une bonne connaissance des comportements mésadaptés. Cet ouvrage traite essentiellement des comportements délinquants, de la drogue, de la fugue, de la prostitution, du suicide et des mauvais traitements infligés aux jeunes. Le lecteur trouvera... more...
Trajectoires de déviance juvénile
Presses de l''niversite du Quebec 2005; US$ 21.75Cet ouvrage met en lumière les apports d'études qualitatives sur les trajectoires de déviance juvénile conduites au Québec, en France et en Belgique depuis une dizaine d'années. Des phénomènes déviants que constituent la délinquance, l'usage de drogues, les gangs de rue et la vie en situation... more...
Shocking Violence
Charles C Thomas 2000; US$ 37.95Shocking Violence: Youth Perpetrators and Victims, A Multidisciplinary Perspective is written by contributors in the diverse fields of psychology, social work, educations, law enforcement, ministry, and the judicial system. The chapters cover the topic of youth violence with emphasis on recommendations for educators, parents, and treatment professionals... more...
Selbst und Bild
Editions Rodopi 2010; US$ 63.00Durch die jahrzehntelange Editionsarbeit der Fichte-Gesamtausgabe der Bayerischen Akademie der Wissenschaften ist nun das gesamte Oeuvre Fichtes der Forschung zugänglich. Von besonderem Interesse sind dabei die Jahre 1810-1814, die nicht zuletzt aufgrund der lückenhaften Quellenlage bisher kaum als eigenständige Periode untersucht worden... more...









