Social services and welfare, criminology

A compelling portrait of 1960s America that takes as its starting point the brutal events of 11 March 1963, the day on which the lives of three complete strangers - a black handyman, an Italian-American carpenter and a second-generation Jewish housewife - collided in the leafy Boston suburb of Belmont.

Ten years after the publication of The Business of Books, his groundbreaking critique of conglomeration in the book industry, Andr, Schiffrin turns his attention to the broader crisis in the media.

Our current culture is dominated by the ideology of creativity.

The charitable sector is one of the fastest-growing industries in the global economy.

Nearly every county and major city in the United States has a jail, the short-term detention center controlled by local sheriffs that funnels people into prisons and long-term incarceration.

Amy Winehouse needs no introduction.

Voted Outstanding Academic Title in 2004 by Choice.

A 'MAKING A MURDERER' set in South Africa - a gripping true-crime story of murder and the justice system in the shadow of apartheid'Gripping, explosive .

FROM THE AUTHOR OF THE SHOCKING NEW BOOK SHAKING US POLITICS: FIRE AND FURY, INSIDE THE TRUMP WHITEHOUSEA riveting, barnstorming, thrilling ride through the loud, lively and all-embracing world of the modern media conglomerates - its key deals, dealmakers, divas and delusions.

Compelling and dramatic insights into crucial moments inside the cockpit.

The product of five years of investigative reporting, the subject of intense national controversy, and the source of death threats that forced the National Human Rights Commission to assign two full-time bodyguards to Anabel Hern,ndez, The Lords of el Narco has been a publishing and political sensation in Mexico.

Rubin Carter is the Hurricane.

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El enfoque del texto está orientado a describir la implementación de un sistema informático que facilita la experimentación aplicada y la investigación en un sistema prototipo de generación de energía hidroeléctrica (SGEH) a escala.

Healing from many of the unspoken pains of her adoption journey, Wendy explores themes of love, family, loss, grief, and trauma with this book.

Länger als Lebenslänglich?

Becky Hirst is a skilled community engagement practitioner who is willing to tell it how it is.

The second installment of a no-holds-barred look at the history of the famed Texas Rangers from western author Mike CoxFollowing up on his magnificent history of the 19th century Texas Rangers, Mike Cox now takes us from 1900 through the present.

An informed, comprehensive guide to raising a multicultural family.

Lie detection, offender profiling, jury selection, insanity in the law, predicting the risk of re-offending , the minds of serial killers and many other topics that fill news and fiction are all aspects of the rapidly developing area of scientific psychology broadly known as Forensic Psychology.

Perry Payne, Erfolgsautor, freier Journalist und Moderator bei SofaTalk24 präsentiert die besten Schreibtechniken, gibt wichtige Ratschläge zum Buchmarketing und nennt Anregungen und konkrete Hilfe zum besseren Schreiben, Nachbearbeiten und Veröffentlichen.

A bold and provocative interpretation of one of the most religiously vibrant places in America-a state penitentiaryBaraka, Al, Teddy, and Sayyid-four black men from South Philadelphia, two Christian and two Muslim-are serving life sentences at Pennsylvania's maximum-security Graterford Prison.

This collection contains Volumes 12-15 of the groundbreaking, behind-the-scenes series of a working writer's journey!

A pathbreaking work for the next stage of the #MeToo movement, showing how we can address sexual harms with fairness to both victims and the accused, and exposing the sexism that shapes today's contentious debates about due processOver the past few years, a remarkable number of sexual harassment victims have come forward with their stories, demanding consequences for their assailants and broad societal change.

Mit Rechten reden heißt nicht nur, mit Rechthabern streiten.

Forensic science is a subject of wide fascination.

'The moment I got my job at Virago in 1978 I knew it would be a long time before I would leave.

Undoubtedly the most influential advocate for birth control even before the term existed, Margaret Sanger ignited a movement that has shaped our society to this day.

Vom Imbisswagen zum Drogenimperium – der größte Kriminalfall des OstensKokainhandel, illegales Glücksspiel, Erpressung, Betreiben eines Bordells und Gründung einer kriminellen Vereinigung lautete die Anklage.

Este libro es una guía práctica no solo en el ámbito forense sino también para aquellas ciencias afines ya sea desde la parte teórica como en el ejercicio diario que amerita el desempeño profesional que se tenga.

1946 als Tochter des ehemaligen Gemeindeschreibers von Kilchberg geboren, scheint Ursula Hausers Lebensweg in geordneten Bahnen vorgezeichnet, als sie mit neunzehn ungewollt schwanger wird.

Ever wondered who murdered JonBen t Ramsey, or who terrorized San Francisco as the Zodiac Killer?

Most of the fears you face now started with you since childhood.

Frente a la tentación autoritaria, una apuesta por la paz a través del derecho constitucionalLa violencia en México se ha salido de control y ha ocasionado miles de víctimas, entre miembros de la delincuencia organizada y de las fuerzas armadas, policías y civiles inocentes.

Kuddel wird fünfzig, Ludwig hat Aids, Regina bekommt unverhofft Post aus Dänemark.

'The moment I got my job at Virago in 1978 I knew it would be a long time before I would leave.

Lie detection, offender profiling, jury selection, insanity in the law, predicting the risk of re-offending , the minds of serial killers and many other topics that fill news and fiction are all aspects of the rapidly developing area of scientific psychology broadly known as Forensic Psychology.

1946 als Tochter des ehemaligen Gemeindeschreibers von Kilchberg geboren, scheint Ursula Hausers Lebensweg in geordneten Bahnen vorgezeichnet, als sie mit neunzehn ungewollt schwanger wird.

Forensic science is a subject of wide fascination.

The true story of a brilliantly forged Emily Dickinson poem sold at Sotheby's in 1997.

Part of the outstanding biographical series - edited by Richard Holmes - that recovers the great classical tradition of English biography.

An extraordinary collection of reportage that tells the story of some of the most important world events of the past 16 years, from one of the most talented and intrepid female journalists at work today.