Social services and welfare, criminology Books

Foster families are unsung heroes, willing to stand on the front lines for children who can't stand up for themselves. But fostering can also be a lonely journey as friends and family members pull away from the fear of the unknown. We all have a job to...

Byron Smith moved back to his family home in Little Falls, Minnesota, to care for his elderly mother and enjoy a quiet retirement from the US State Department. On Thanksgiving Day 2012, Byron shot and killed two teens who broke into his home by breaking...

This is a real-life account of a cancer journey through the eyes of a police officer. It is no secret that law enforcement officers view the world through different eyes than general society because they are shaped by an environment of hypervigilance and...

Love Has No Borders is a nonfiction account of forty years of work with refugees and immigrants who have come to the United States to begin a new life.One can hear the desperation of many as they have crossed the desk of a social worker. Immigrants from...

The History of the Oklahoma State Penitentiary Rodeo contains historic illustrations of rodeo events beginningat the inception in 1940, led by Warden Jess F. Dunn. The rodeo was advertised as the largest rodeo behindprison walls. The book contains...

On Friday, July 27, 1973, two records were set that day.The temperature climbed to 96 degrees, the hottest day recorded that year, and a riot at the Oklahoma State Penitentiary became the worst prison riot in U.S. history. Read the true accounts: four...

On June 20, 1947, one of the most notorious gangsters of the twentieth century, Benjamin “Bugsy” Siegel, was murdered in the Beverly Hills mansion of his mistress, Virginia Hill.  While there have been numerous theories in regard to who...

On June 20, 1947, one of the most notorious gangsters of the twentieth century, Benjamin “Bugsy” Siegel, was murdered in the Beverly Hills mansion of his mistress, Virginia Hill.  While there have been numerous theories in regard to who...

Security is now a $500 billion global business, and it`s growing fast. It's developed from the night watchman keeping a sleepy eye out, to the guard patrolling the shopping mall, to smart surveillance systems monitoring everything, everywhere, all the...

Gun violence - whether rampage shootings, homicides or suicides - is a potential reality all campuses have to face. This book provides leaders in higher education - and particularly those in student affairs - with data about past incidents, an analysis...

In virtually all the developed countries of the Western world, people are living longer and reproducing less. At the same time, costs for the care of the elderly and infirm continue to rise dramatically. Given these facts, it...

Prominent experts explain the pharmacology and metabolism of benzodiazepines (LDB) and g-hydroxybutyric acid (GHB) and offer powerful and effective methodologies that will enable better detection of these drugs in various body...

It would be a horrific world to live in if we were harshly judged by a single wrong decision made under immense economic pressure. But it is not those moments that define you. It is how you respond to them that makes you who you are. You will...

This book discusses the main challenges to aid effectiveness in Africa, with a specific focus on the health sector.

Criminologists have known for decades that income inequality is the best predictor of the local homicide rate, but why this is so has eluded them

Every modern democracy in our increasingly complex world must confront a fundamental problem: how should politicians manage police, ensuring that they act in the public interest while avoiding the temptation to utilize them in a partisan manner?

Jane Hall Fitz-Gibbon and Andrew Fitz-Gibbon have cared for more than 100 children in a foster care career spanning more than three decades.

El envejecimiento humano es y será siempre un tema de interés para todos y más aún si se habla de la vejez, la última etapa de este proceso. Este proceso de envejecer implica cambios biológicos y psicológicos que interactúan con la vida en sus...

Il libro ""Il Fattore Sociale Nella Delinquenza: Secondo La Dottrina Della Scuola Positiva"" scritto da Leone Mucci nel 1898, si concentra sull'analisi del ruolo che il fattore sociale gioca nella delinquenza. L'autore si basa sulla dottrina della Scuola...

Il libro ""Il Congresso Penitenziario Internazionale Di Pietroburgo: Cenni (1890)"" di Pietro Nocito ����� una descrizione completa del Congresso Penitenziario Internazionale tenutosi a San Pietroburgo nel 1890. Il libro offre una panoramica dettagliata...

Il libro ""Il Comm. Edoardo Felzani Gia Questore Di Roma Innanzi Alla Sezione Di Accusa Per La Pretesa Sottrazione De' Documenti"" scritto da Vito Sansonetti, pubblicato nel 1895, racconta la storia del commissario Edoardo Felzani, gi������ questore di...

Il libro ""Discorsi di Filippo Ugolini sulla riforma dei comuni dello Stato Pontificio"" ����� stato scritto da Filippo Ugolini nel 1847. Questo testo ����� una raccolta di discorsi che Ugolini ha tenuto sulla riforma dei comuni nello Stato Pontificio,...

Das Buch ""Die Transitorische Tobsucht: Eine Klinisch-Forensische Studie"" von Otto Schwartzer wurde im Jahr 1880 ver������ffentlicht. Es handelt sich um eine Studie, die sich mit einer speziellen Form von Geisteskrankheit auseinandersetzt, der...

Das Buch ""Die Organisationen der Arbeiterinnen Deutschlands, ihre Entstehung und Entwicklung"" wurde 1893 von Emma Ihrer verfasst. Es beschreibt die Entstehung und Entwicklung der Arbeiterinnen-Organisationen in Deutschland. Dabei geht die Autorin auf...

Das Buch ""Die Lebens- und Leidensgeschichte der Frisen: Insbesondere der Frisen n������rdlich von der Elbe"" von Clement und Knut Jungbohn wurde im Jahr 1845 ver������ffentlicht. Es handelt von der Geschichte und Kultur der friesischen Bev������lkerung...

Die Gefangenen-Schutzhatigkeit: Und Die Verbrechens-Prophylaxe ist ein Buch von Adolf Fuchs, das im Jahr 1898 ver������ffentlicht wurde. Es besch�����ftigt sich mit dem Thema der Gefangenenbetreuung und der Verbrechenspr�����vention. Der Autor untersucht...

Das Buch ""Die Gefangenen Und Die Verbrecher: Unter Dem Einflusse Des Christenthums"" wurde 1889 von F. A. Karl Krauss geschrieben. Es besch�����ftigt sich mit der Rolle des Christentums bei der Rehabilitation von Gefangenen und Verbrechern. Krauss...

Dekrety Jednoty bratrsk����� (1865) je historick����� kniha od Anton������na Gindelyho, kter����� se zam���������uje na reformn������ hnut������ v Jednot���� bratrsk����� v 16. stolet������. Jednota bratrsk����� byla protestantsk�����...

Le livre ""De La France Contemporaine Et De Ses Divisions Hierarchiques: Reponse A L'Ouvrage De M. Guizot, De La Democratie En France (1849)"" de William Wellesley est une r�����ponse ������ l'ouvrage de M. Guizot ""De La Democratie En France"",...

""De La Experimentaci������n Fisiol������gica Como Prueba Pericial: En Los Casos De Envenenamiento (1868)"" es un libro escrito por Pedro Mata que aborda la utilizaci������n de la experimentaci������n fisiol������gica como prueba pericial en casos de...

Das Buch ""Catilina und die Parteik�����mpfe in Rom der Jahre 66-63"" von Ernst von Stern wurde 1883 ver������ffentlicht. Es besch�����ftigt sich mit den politischen Auseinandersetzungen in Rom w�����hrend der Jahre 66 bis 63 v. Chr. und insbesondere mit...

Breve Ragguaglio Delle Opere Pie Di Carit������ E Beneficenza, Ospizi E Luoghi D'Istruzione Della Citt������ Di Roma ����� un libro scritto da Luigi Grifi nel 1862. Questo libro offre una descrizione completa delle opere pie di carit������ e beneficenza,...

Boken ""Borga Lans Sociala Och Ekonomiska Forhallanden Aren, 1539-1571"" skriven av Anders Allardt publicerades ursprungligen 1898. Den beskriver sociala och ekonomiska f������rh������llanden i Borg������ l�����n under ������ren 1539-1571. Boken ger en...

""Blicke �����ber das b������hmische Volk: seine Geschichte und Literatur"" ist ein Buch von Joseph Wenzig, das im Jahr 1855 ver������ffentlicht wurde. Das Buch bietet einen umfassenden �����berblick �����ber die Geschichte und Literatur des...

Le livre ""Ecrits Politiques, 1861-1868 (1869)"" est �����crit par D'Aumale, Henri D'Orleans. Il s'agit d'un recueil de textes politiques �����crits par l'auteur entre 1861 et 1868. Ces textes portent sur des sujets tels que la politique...

Le livre ""Affranchissement Des Classes Desheritees"" a �����t����� �����crit par Henri Delaage en 1848. Il s'agit d'un ouvrage qui traite de la question de l'�����mancipation des classes d�����favoris�����es. L'auteur y expose sa vision d'une...

Das Buch ""�����hrenlese aus den Verhandlungen des Preu�����ischen Abgeordnetenhauses, 1862-1864"" wurde im Jahr 1865 von Georg Hirth ver������ffentlicht. Es handelt sich dabei um eine Sammlung von Reden und Diskussionen, die im preu�����ischen...

Das Buch ""Actenst�����cke zur Geschichte Franz Rakoczy's V1: Und seiner Verbindungen mit dem Auslande"" von Joseph Fiedler wurde im Jahr 1855 ver������ffentlicht. Es handelt sich um eine Sammlung von historischen Dokumenten, die sich mit dem Leben und...

""Actenmassige Notizen: �����ber eine Anzahl Gauner und Vagabonden des Nordlichen Deutschlands"" ist ein Buch von G.L. Giese aus dem Jahr 1828. Es handelt sich um eine Sammlung von Gerichtsdokumenten und polizeilichen Aufzeichnungen �����ber Kriminelle...

Ce livre, intitul����� ""Relation Du Depart De Louis XVI, Le 20 Juin 1791: Ecrite En Aout 1791, Dans La Prison De La Haute Cour Nationale D'Orleans (1822)"", a �����t����� �����crit par De Choiseul, Claude Antoine Gabriel. Il s'agit d'un r�����cit...

Basing his argument on natural law, Graham J. McAleer asserts that only public authority has the right to intentionally kill. He draws upon the work of Thomas Aquinas and Francisco de Vitoria, defending the claim that these natural law theorists have...

The assumption that rewards and punishments influence our choices between different courses of action underlies economic, sociological, psychological, and legal thinking about human action

The Possibility of Politics explores the power of political reform, specifically reform of the modern welfare state

This unique volume is a case study of a successful and innovative program using case aide volunteers to deinstitutionalize mental patients

Ethnic organized crime is a phenomenon that has been largely ignored by social scientists and historians, and dismissed as a subject not to be taken too seriously by those researching the mobility patterns of their own ethnic ancestors or current...

Over the last decade changing family life and increasing fiscal constraints on welfare expenditures have forced industrialized nations to reconsider how they approach social protection

Social learning theory has been called the dominant theory of crime and delinquency in the United States, yet it is often misrepresented