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Community Policing and Problem Solving
Product Description This book is about policing at its most important and challenging levels–in neighborhoods and in communities across the nation and abroad. Unique in perspective, its focus is on community policing and problem solving–and the processes that are being implemented under COPPS to control and prevent crime,...
Cases and Materials on Employment Discrimination
Product DescriptionThis exceptionally cohesive casebook earned its best-selling status by introducing and adhering to a rigorous conceptual structure for the study of all aspects of employment discrimination. Its hallmark is its integration of the statutes and developing precedents with a wide array of theoretical perspectives. Drawing...
Sexual Offenses and Offenders: Theory, Practice, and Policy
Product DescriptionThis book is a comprehensive text on sexual offenders that examines the causes and treatment of sexual offenses, as well as the policy implications of research outcomes. The subject matter is inherently controversial, well-researched, and rich in policy implications. As a result of the recidivism and the...
Democracy and Distrust: A Theory of Judicial Review
Product Description This powerfully argued appraisal of judicial review may change the face of American law. Written for layman and scholar alike, the book addresses one of the most important issues facing Americans today: within what guidelines shall the Supreme Court apply the strictures of the Constitution to the complexities...
Legal Rights of Teachers and Students
Product DescriptionThe second edition of Legal Rights of Teachers and Students provides an applied treatment of the current status of the law governing public schools in the key areas that concern teachers AND students. Written for the growing undergraduate and returning professional audience of teachers, this text addresses...
Law in Social Work Practice
Product DescriptionWritten by an author team educated in both the law and social work, this book acquaints readers with major state and federal laws, regulations, and court opinions that directly affect social work practice. LAW IN SOCIAL WORK PRACTICE teaches readers to understand how to work within the legal system to benefit...
Law Dictionary: Fifth Edition
ISBN13: 9780764119965 Condition: New Notes: BUY WITH CONFIDENCE, Over one million books sold! 98% Positive feedback. Compare our books, prices and service to the competition. 100% Satisfaction Guaranteed Product DescriptionA quick-reference source for lawyers, law students, legal professionals, and the interested layperson,...
Law, Justice, and Society: A Sociolegal Introduction
Product DescriptionFilm and television interpretations of the legal system have captured the imagination of the American public, but how does the law really work? More specifically, how does it shape other social institutions and interact with other academic disciplines? Law, Justice, and Society: A Sociolegal Introduction...
Federal Income Taxation
Product DescriptionThis text deals with fundamental income taxation principles: What is income? What expenditures are deductible? When are income and deduction items properly taken into account? Who is the appropriate taxpayer? This fifth edition is a significant revision of the material in the fourth edition, reflecting...
On Crimes and Punishments
Product Description Published in 1764, On Crimes and Punishments by Cesare Beccaria (1738?1794) courted both success and controversy in Europe and North America. Enlightenment luminaries and enlightened monarchs alike lauded the text and looked to it for ideas that might help guide the various reform projects of the day. The...
