For corrections officer Gordon Cruse, the youths he supervised were more than juvenile offenders. They were unique individuals with their own circu...

Landpower, defined here as "the ability -- by threat, force, or occupation -- to exploit control over land, resources, and people", offers policy-m...

Fingerprints have provided a valuable method of personal identification in forensic science and criminal investigations for over 100 years. Fingerp...

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Waller, a professor of criminology, challenges the conventional practices of law enforcement in reacting to crime. He presents scientific research,...

SYN(Student Youth Network) is a media organisation run by people between the ages of 12 and 26. In this 'coming of age' story, Ellie Rennie follows...

The compelling story of how and why modern ocean lifeguarding emerged on the New Jersey shore is told through 298 rare, unpublished, primary source...

The Limits of State Action, by "Germany's greatest philosopher of freedom," as F. A. Hayek called him, has an exuberance and attention to principle...

On 4 August 1892, an elderly couple living in Fall River, Massachusetts were slaughtered with a hatchet. Their daughter, Lizzie was accused of the ...

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Demographic challenges posed by the growing elderly population and demands for greater public commitment to home and community-based care for perso...

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Illinois is the fifth largest state in the country with 12.4 million people in 2000; the population increased by almost 9% or about one million peo...

Oregon is a recognized leader in home and community-based care and has more than 20 years of experience in moving long-term care clients from insti...

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Our nation's schools should be safe havens for teaching and learning, free of crime and violence. Any instance of crime or violence at school not o...

Salvo was a Mafioso, but he did not traffic in narcotics, he did not run weapons, he did not kill anyone and he did not take part in the 'ordinary'...

The cover illustration of Mafia: Penge & politik på Sicilien 1950-1994 represents a picture of Antonio Salvo. Salvo was a Mafioso, but he did n...