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  • Controversies in Policing

    by Quint Thurman, Andrew Giacomazzi ...
    This book of original essays presents controversial topics, then encourages the readers to consider what they think ought to be done. The selections identify several of the existing issues in policing about which something needs to be done; then, they present various viewpoints on possible solutions. This is done against the backdrop of an era of significant change in worldwide security, post-9/11 ... Read more

    $54.99 USD

  • Community Policing in a Rural Setting

    by Quint Thurman, Edmund F. McGarrell ...
    The authors provide stepping stones for rural and small-town agencies to make the organizational changes needed for community policing to take hold. The book introduces the concept of community policing and its many benefits to the agencies and communities that adopt it. Important issues discussed include the challenge of organizational change, as well as examples of community policing obstacles ... Read more

    $52.99 USD

  • Police Problem Solving

    by Quint Thurman, J.D. Jamieson ...
    Offering a balanced approach to problem-solving issues in a complex and changing world, this book focuses specifically on the subject of problem solving in policing. Featured selections include chapters on domestic security, disorderly youth, auto theft, prostitution, gang delinquency and crime in public housing. Other notable selections discuss the role of supervising police personnel engaged in ... Read more

    $54.99 USD

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  • The Gender of Crime

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  • Punishing the Poor

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    by Loïc Wacquant, George Steinmetz ...
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  • Basic Concepts in Criminology

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  • Prison Land

    Mapping Carceral Power across Neoliberal America

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  • For the Children?

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    Foundational and renowned study of how politicians and others use crime rates—and most of all the public perception of street crime, whether or not it is accurate—for their own purposes. Dr. Scheingold also provides a theoretical and historical basis for his views. The follow-up to the landmark The Politics of Rights, this book is both supported in research and accessible and interesting to ... Read more

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