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  • Disproportionate Minority Contact and Racism in the US

    How We Failed Children of Color

    de Paul R. Ketchum, B. Mitchell Peck ...
    Series series Sociology of Diversity
    Disproportionate Minority Contact (DMC) refers to the proportional overrepresentation of minority youth at each step of the juvenile justice system.This book addresses the issue of color-blind racism through an examination of the circular logic used by the juvenile justice system to criminalize non-White youth.Drawing on original data, including interviews with court and probation officers and ... Leer más

    $41.99 USD

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  • Crime in Canada

    de Diane Crocker ...
    In her latest book, sociologist Diane Crocker challenges the popular perception that crime in Canada is on the rise and argues that public opinion is becoming a bigger barrier to achieving justice than the actual extent of crime. Using the most current data available, her research reveals how we can better assess the effectiveness of crime control policies, as well as our own responses to crime, ... Leer más

    $8.99 USD

  • Perspectives on Deviance and Social Control

    de Michelle L. Inderbitzin, Kristin A. Bates, Randy R. Gainey ...
    Perspectives on Deviance and Social Control provides a sociological examination of deviance and social control in society. Derived from the same author team’s successful text/reader version, this concise and student-friendly resource uses sociological theories to illuminate a variety of issues related to deviant behavior and societal reactions to deviance. The authors briefly explain the ... Leer más

    $87.99 USD

  • Crime and Public Policy

    Edición de James Q. Wilson, Joan Petersilia ...
    Crime in the United States has fluctuated considerably over the past thirty years, as have the policy approaches to deal with it. During this time criminologists and other scholars have helped to shed light on the role of incarceration, prevention, drugs, guns, policing, and numerous other aspects to crime control. Yet the latest research is rarely heard in public discussions and is often missing ... Leer más

    $59.99 USD

  • Responding to Youth Crime in Canada

    de Carla Cesaroni, Anthony N. Doob ...
    In Responding to Youth Crime in Canada, Anthony Doob and Carla Cesaroni describe how Canada has been responding to youth crime in the context of the Youth Criminal Justice Act, which came into force on April 1, 2003. The authors describe what is known about Canadian youth crime, and the operation of the youth justice system in the context of the changes in the law that are taking place.The authors ... Leer más

    $48.99 USD

  • Correctional Theory

    Context and Consequences

    de Francis T. Cullen, Cheryl Lero Jonson ...
    "The text is an incredible composite of the literature that has shaped correctional practice. The authors have a great capacity for making research interesting and accessible. Cullen and Jonson have accomplished their goal of motivating readers to become sophisticated consumers of correctional knowledge."—Betsy Matthews, Eastern Kentucky UniversityThe Second Edition of Correctional Theory: Context ... Leer más

    $70.99 USD

  • Forensic Social Work

    Psychosocial and Legal Issues in Diverse Practice Settings

    Edición de Kelly Ward, PhD, LCSW, LCADC, Tina Maschi, PhD, LCSW, ACSW, Carolyn Bradley, PhD, LCSW, LCADC ...
    "[T]his book provides practical practice guidance as well as...interviewing and assessment tips....[A]n invaluable source of information for students, practitioners, researchers and educators."-Karen M. Sowers, PhDDean, University of TennesseeCollege of Social WorkRegardless of their field of practice, all social workers must understand how legal issues impact the financial, psychological, ... Leer más

    $80.99 USD

  • Street Gang Patterns and Policies

    de Malcolm W. Klein, Cheryl L. Maxson ...
    Series series Studies in Crime and Public Policy
    In the past two decades, many prevention and suppression programs have been initiated on a national and local level to combat street gangs--but what do we really know about them? Why do youths join them? Why do they proliferate? Street Gang Patterns and Policies is a crucial update and critical examination of our understanding of gangs and major gang-control programs across the nation. Often ... Leer más

    $31.99 USD

  • Imprisoning Communities

    How Mass Incarceration Makes Disadvantaged Neighborhoods Worse

    de Todd R Clear ...
    Series series Studies in Crime and Public Policy
    At no time in history, and certainly in no other democratic society, have prisons been filled so quickly and to such capacity than in the United States. And nowhere has this growth been more concentrated than in the disadvantaged--and primarily minority--neighborhoods of America's largest urban cities. In the most impoverished places, as much as 20% of the adult men are locked up on any given day, ... Leer más

    $34.99 USD

  • The Victimization of Women

    Law, Policies, and Politics

    de Michelle L. Meloy, Susan L. Miller ...
    In The Victimization of Women, Michelle Meloy and Susan Miller present a balanced and comprehensive summary of the most significant research on the victimizations, violence, and victim politics that disproportionately affect women. They examine the history of violence against women, the surrounding debates, the legal reforms, the related media and social-service responses, and the current science ... Leer más

    $38.99 USD

  • Neighborhoods and Crime

    The Dimensions of Effective Community Control

    de Harold G. Grasmick, Robert J. Bursik Jr. ...
    This book is an excellent resource in examining the influence that community control can have on crime. ... Leer más

    $46.99 USD

  • Juvenile Delinquency

    de Donald J. Shoemaker ...
    Juvenile Delinquency is a timely and comprehensive introduction to crime, justice, and young people, with an emphasis on theory and practice. The third edition retains the overall structure of the second edition and features updates throughout, including new information on gangs and prevention, the impact of race and gender on crime and justice, additional comparative and international examples, ... Leer más

    $72.99 USD