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Originally published in 1988, Policing by the Public opened up an entirely new field within criminology and the sociology of deviance. The authors focus on the nature of informal social control in both villages and urban centres to show the kinds of policing people do for themselves, within their communities, in an endeavour to curb crime and deviance.Taking as the basis for their study both a rural and an urban community, Joanna Shapland and Jon Vagg are able to counter many of the existing myths about these areas. Beginning with a description of the kinds of problems people experience in their own neighbourhoods, they explore who watches what, who intervenes, and the stereotypes of ‘troublesome’ people and situations that emerge. This study sheds important light on the nature of concern and fear about crime and disorder, the use people want to make of the police and, significantly, the kind of policing they get.Policing by the Public made a major contribution to contemporary international debate about informal mechanisms of social control at the time. It offered a new approach to thinking about policing that will still be of interest not only to criminologists, sociologists, police and policymakers, but also to anyone who is curious about how his or her area actually worked.

Originally published in 1988, Policing by the Public opened up an entirely new field within criminology and the sociology of deviance. The authors focus on the nature of informal social control in both villages and urban centres to show the kinds of policing people do for themselves, within their communities, in an endeavour to curb crime and deviance.Taking as the basis for their study both a rural and an urban community, Joanna Shapland and Jon Vagg are able to counter many of the existing myths about these areas. Beginning with a description of the kinds of problems people experience in their own neighbourhoods, they explore who watches what, who intervenes, and the stereotypes of ‘troublesome’ people and situations that emerge. This study sheds important light on the nature of concern and fear about crime and disorder, the use people want to make of the police and, significantly, the kind of policing they get.Policing by the Public made a major contribution to contemporary international debate about informal mechanisms of social control at the time. It offered a new approach to thinking about policing that will still be of interest not only to criminologists, sociologists, police and policymakers, but also to anyone who is curious about how his or her area actually worked.

In the 1990s test scores were increasingly being used in evaluating applicants for jobs and for admission into educational programs, examination stress and test anxiety had therefore become pervasive problems in modern society. In response, a broad range of treatment programs had been developed to reduce test anxiety, including: biofeedback, desensitization, cognitive behavior modification, rational–emotive therapy, and study skills training.Originally published in 1995, Test Anxiety: Theory, Assessment and Treatment is divided into four sections presenting a comprehensive theory to promote understanding of the therapeutic impact of specific treatment interventions on test anxiety and academic performance. The chapters in Part I review and evaluate advances in theory and measurement of test anxiety. Antecedents, correlates, and consequences of test anxiety are examined in Part II. Reported next are five treatment studies conducted at the University of South Florida and University of Michigan. The text concludes with a theory-based treatment of test anxiety.Still prevalent today, this volume can be read in its historical context.

Containing a wealth of archival material and statistical data on crime and criminal justice, Criminal Justice in Hong Kong presents a detailed evaluation of Hong Kong’s criminal justice system, both past and present. Exploring the justice system and the perceptions of popular culture, this book demonstrates how the current criminal justice system has been influenced and shaped over time by Hong Kong’s historical position between ‘East’ and ‘West’.Jones and Vagg’s examination of the justice system not only takes into account geographical changes, like the erection of the border with communist China in 1950 but also insists that any deep understanding of the current system requires a dialogue with the rich and complex narratives of Hong Kong’s history.It explores a range of questions, including: How were Hong Kong's criminal justice institutions and practices formed?What has been its experience of law and order?How has Hong Kong's status as between 'East' and 'West' affected its social, political and legal institutions?Careful and detailed, this analysis of one of the most economically successful, politically stable and safe yet frequently misrepresented cities, is a valuable addition to the bookshelves of all undergraduate and postgraduate students studying Asian law.

"Jag hade sprungit hundra meter när jag saktade in. Jag hade bråttom. Men vart? Det tog många, långa sekunder innan jag hade orienterat mig i tankehärvan. Dagen var fel, tidpunkten var fel och det fanns över huvud taget ingen anledning att rusa iväg på det där sättet. Men jag kände mig varken lättad eller lugn. Bara trött och färdig att ramla ihop i en hög. Då var det bara dagar kvar till den definitiva kraschen, men det fattade jag inte då. Tiden före kollapsen var det autopiloten som styrde. Den hade tagit över utan att jag märkt det, och när även den slutade fungera loggade hela systemet ut." Journalisten Maria Hedenberg delar med sig av några omvälvande år av sitt liv. Efter tjugo år i tidningsvärlden drabbades hon av utmattningssyndrom vilket till slut fick hennes att fatta beslutet att lämna sitt arbete. I En vägg kommer sällan ensam gör hon en resa bakåt i tiden för att förstå vad som egentligen hände. Hur tänkte och kände hon tiden före kraschen? Hur agerade omgivningen? Hur var det att stå bredvid som nära anhörig? Vad gjorde eller borde arbetsgivaren ha gjort? Och vad fick henne till slut att bestämma sig för att bara gå? Boken skildrar ett levnadsöde men fungerar även som faktabok, ett verktyg, för alla som söker information om utmattningssyndrom, att bränna ut sig, och saknar infallsvinklar utifrån den drabbades perspektiv.

Boken följer kriminalkommissarie Kurt Wallander när han utreder en serie grymma mord. Mitt i teknologiska utmaningar och samhälleliga förändringar avtäcker Wallander en komplex brottslig väv, avslöjandes modern samhälles mörka sida samtidigt som han testar sina detektivfärdigheter.