Rowman Littlefield Publishers imprint: 5577 books

by Dana M. Britton, Grace E. Howard, Shannon K. Jacobsen
Language: English
Release Date: August 3, 2017

The Gender of Crime introduces readers to how gender shapes our understanding of every aspect of crime—from defining what crime is to governing how crime is punished. The second edition of this award-winning book maintains the accessible, reader-friendly narrative of the first edition with key updates...

The Complexities of Police Corruption

Gender, Identity, and Misconduct

by Marilyn Corsianos
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2012

The Complexities of Police Corruption provides a comprehensive examination of the role of gender as it relates to police corruption, crime control, and policing as an institution. Author Marilyn Corsianos examines different forms of corruption, including some behaviors that are generally not recognized...

Community Justice

An Emerging Field

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Language: English
Release Date: June 25, 1998

Community justice is a phenomenon of growing interest among academics, policy makers, and criminal justice practitioners. The term reflects the increasing collaboration between criminal justice agencies and communities in the joint pursuit of public safety and a less tangible, but no less significant,...

Securing Your Financial Future

Complete Personal Finance for Beginners

by Chris Smith
Language: English
Release Date: April 16, 2012

When it comes to personal finance, the rules may have changed, but the time-tested principles of sound personal financial management haven't. Those starting out on their paths to financial security just need to learn them better and apply them earlier than ever before - ideally, right from the start. Previous...

Voluntary Simplicity

Responding to Consumer Culture

by David Brooks, Duane Elgin, Amitai Etzioni
Language: English
Release Date: November 22, 2003

A simpler life. In a shadow cast by the jarring beginning of the new millennium, simplicity has an undeniable appeal. Global conflicts, domestic security concerns, and a stalling economy can make keeping up with the Joneses feel like, at best, a misguided luxury. Now is not a time for excess; it is...
by David Brooks, Stephen Carter, John J. DiIulio Jr.
Language: English
Release Date: March 25, 2005

As religiously grounded moral arguments have become ever more influential factors in the national debate-particularly reinforced by recent presidential elections and the creation of the faith-based initiative office in the White House-journalists' ignorance about theological convictions has often...

With Us Always

A History of Private Charity and Public Welfare

by Thomas M. Adams, Anthony Brundage, E Wayne Carp
Language: English
Release Date: April 2, 1998

Although welfare reform is currently the government's top priority, most discussions about the public's responsibility to the poor neglect an informed historical perspective. This important book provides a crucial examination of past attempts, both in this country and abroad, to balance the efforts...

The U.S.-Mexican Border Today

Conflict and Cooperation in Historical Perspective

by Paul Ganster
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2015

Systematically exploring the dynamic interface between Mexico and the United States, this comprehensive survey considers the historical development, current politics, society, economy, and daily life of the border region. Now fully updated and revised, the book provides an overview of the history...

A. Philip Randolph

A Life in the Vanguard

by Andrew E. Kersten, Jacqueline M. Moore, Nina Mjagkij
Language: English
Release Date: December 21, 2006

Before the emergence of Reverend Martin Luther King, Jr., there were several key leaders who fought for civil rights in the United States. Among them was A. Philip Randolph, who perhaps best embodied the hopes, ideals, and aspirations of black Americans. Born in the South at the start of the Jim Crow...
by Joyce P. Kaufman
Language: English
Release Date: February 9, 2018

How do we understand international relations in a globalized world? This clear and concise text takes as its starting point the theoretical frameworks that are the foundation of current IR. Joyce P. Kaufman explains and contextualizes the traditional theories, highlighting both their strengths and...

The Ethics of Interdependence

Global Human Rights and Duties

by William F. Felice
Language: English
Release Date: July 15, 2016

In this powerful book, William F. Felice argues that a new range of human rights duties for individuals, nation states, and global institutions has emerged in our modern interconnected era. He explores new global human rights duties through four case studies: mass incarceration in the United States,...

Human Rights

Beyond the Liberal Vision

by Judith Blau, Alberto Moncada
Language: English
Release Date: February 25, 2005

There is growing recognition around the globe that people's fundamental human rights are being imperiled in a world economy that is being driven by multinationals, investors, and banks. The 'race to the bottom' and insatiable greed has intensified poverty and economic inequalities, fueled migration,...

Globalization

Debunking the Myths

by Lui Hebron, John F. Stack Jr.
Language: English
Release Date: September 22, 2016

Now in a fully revised and updated edition, this balanced and clearly written text explores globalization and its impact from economic, political, social, environmental, and cultural perspectives. Providing a framework and platform for student learning, the book gives readers the tools to unravel...
by Gabriel Popescu
Language: English
Release Date: October 16, 2011

This timely book explores the central role that borders play in shaping the contemporary world. Building on a discussion of border thinking and making from antiquity to the present, Gabriel Popescu applies a critical eye to current border-making concepts, processes, and contexts. Throughout, he offers...
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