Criminal Justice, Delinquency, and Corrections – serie
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9 produkter
Racial Issues in Criminal Justice
The Case of African Americans
Av Marvin D. Free, Marvin D. Free
Inbunden, 2003
1066 kr
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Almost a third of all African American men in their twenties in the United States are in jail or prison, or on probation or parole. African Americans, who comprise approximately 13% of the general population, make up about half of the prison population. Between 1980 and 2000, 38 states added more …
Peddling Poison
The Tobacco Industry and Kids
Av Clete Snell
Inbunden, 2005
854 kr
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The social acceptance of tobacco use obscures the fact that it is the single greatest preventable cause of death in the U.S., and approximately 80% of those who use tobacco products began using them before the age of 18. Indeed, tobacco companies in the past routinely targeted youth in their …
Peddling Poison
The Tobacco Industry and Kids
Av Clete Snell
E-bok, 2005
935 kr
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The social acceptance of tobacco use obscures the fact that it is the single greatest preventable cause of death in the U.S., and approximately 80% of those who use tobacco products began using them before the age of 18. Indeed, tobacco companies in the past routinely targeted youth in their …
Boys among Men
Trying and Sentencing Juveniles as Adults
E-bok, 2005
655 kr
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Images of youngsters in handcuffs and prison uniforms have become common on the nightly news in the United States. As America's fascination with crime and justice has grown, so has attention to the ways in which youthful offenders are charged, tried, and sentenced. While they may once have been …
In the Adopted Land
Abused Immigrant Women and the Criminal Justice System
Av Hoan Bui
E-bok, 2004
935 kr
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This volume details the experiences of Vietnamese immigrant women who have experienced intimate violence in the United States. It focuses on the diversity of their responses to abuse and their various encounters with the criminal justice system and victim service agencies. Also revealed are the …
Racial Issues in Criminal Justice
The Case of African Americans
E-bok, 2003
1135 kr
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Almost a third of all African American men in their twenties in the United States are in jail or prison, or on probation or parole. African Americans, who comprise approximately 13% of the general population, make up about half of the prison population. Between 1980 and 2000, 38 states added more …
Profiles from Prison
Adjusting to Life Behind Bars
E-bok, 2003
935 kr
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Written by an inmate serving 45 years for a drug conviction when he was 23, this is an in-depth view living behind bars from the perspective of prisoners themselves. Sections of the book are based on length of imprisonment. Prisoners in Fort Dix, N.J., detail their unique experiences, thoughts, and …
Fragmentation of Policing in American Cities
Toward an Ecological Theory of Police-Citizen Relations
Av Hung-En Sung
E-bok, 2001
1169 kr
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The relationship between police and the communities and citizens they serve has long been a topic of study and controversy. Sung provides a place-oriented theory of policing to guide strategies for crime control and problem-oriented policing. He contends that community policing is a product of …
Youth Violence and Delinquency
Monsters and Myths [3 Volumes]
Av Frank P. Williams, Marilyn D. McShane
E-bok, 2007
1824 kr
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Juvenile crime and violence has always piqued the public's interest. Indeed, each generation of Americans tends to define the youth crime problem as more serious than any previous generation. Even though juvenile homicides have been decreasing since the mid-1990s, the media is still quick to …
