Social services and welfare, criminology

Cost-effective methods for improving crime control in AmericaSince the crime explosion of the 1960s, the prison population in the United States has multiplied fivefold, to one prisoner for every hundred adults-a rate unprecedented in American history and unmatched anywhere in the world.

Starting in the 1970s, conservatives learned that electoral victory did not easily convert into a reversal of important liberal accomplishments, especially in the law.

Unlike many other countries, the United States has few constitutional guarantees of social welfare rights such as income, housing, or healthcare.

What kind of life best ensures human welfare?

In one of the most provocative books ever published on America's social welfare system, economist Janet Currie argues that the modern social safety net is under attack.

Detection and quantification of trace chemicals is a major thrust of analytical chemistry.

An invaluable, comprehensive guide that explains everything you and your family need to know about living well with Alzheimer's disease and other dementias.

Now you can play and win at the world's most popular gambling card game with the help of the "e;Poker Brat"e; himself.

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If your workplace feels like a battle zone and colleagues sometimes act like adversaries, you ore not alone.

Characters refusing to talk?

Barbara Weisberg's Talking to the Dead blends biography and social history in this revelatory story of the family responsible for the rise of Spiritualism.

"e;Redbone has the ingredients of a blockbuster; a millionaire who wines and dines Atlanta's most attractive women, a brutal bludgeoning, and gold-diggers.

Immigrants in America are at the heart of what makes this country the most prosperous and visionary in the world.

From his childhood days in Mexico, to his experience of censorship in governmentowned Mexican media companies, his student years in LA, and his early beginnings as a journalist in the USA, Ramos gives us a personal and touching account of his life.

A true crime account and analysis of a California housewife's murder of her husband and the revealing trial that followed.

very great player knows that success in poker is part luck, part math, and part subterfuge.

For several years, Wally Lamb, the author of two of the most beloved novels of our time, has run a writing workshop at the York Correctional Institution, Connecticut's only maximum-security prison for women.

Using the vivid, poignant and personal stories of the members of a website support group she founded (www.

Busted!

Four award-winning reporters for the Wichita Eagle deliver an in-depth account of serial killer Dennis Rader's three-decades-long reign of murder.

Rose Rockchild advocate, educator, and mother of ten-plus children, including comedian Chris Rockshares her heartfelt and no-nonsense advice on parentingUber-mom Rose Rock raised ten children and seventeen foster children.

Dig to the root of public fraud with deep exploration of theory, standards, and norms Preventing Fraud and Mismanagement in Government identifies common themes in public fraud and corruption, describes the forces that drive them, and provides an objective standard of good practices with no political bent.

"e;Ambitious, affecting, intelligent, plangent, comic, kooky and impassioned.

With contributions from seven of Mexico's finest journalists, this is reportage at its bravest and most necessary - it has the power to change the world's view of their country, and by the force of its truth, to start to heal the country's many sorrows.

A new chapterWidowed CEO Braden Garrett is left to care for his adopted daughter alone, until he meets librarian, Cassie MacKinnon who sparks a desire he’d long forgotten.

The Secret Heirs and A Forever Family Collection by Mills & Boon Including the titles:Secret Heirs: Baby BargainSecret Heirs: Billionaire's PleasureSecret Heirs: Royal AppointmentSecret Heirs: Baby ScandalSecret Heirs: His One Night ConsequenceSecret Heirs: Price of SuccessA Forever Family: His Unexpected FamilyA Forever Family: Their Miracle ChildA Forever Family: Falling For YouA Forever Family: Their Christmas DeliveryA Forever Family: Reunited by their BabyA Forever Family: Their Doorstep Delivery

A Forever Families Collection from Mills & BoonA collection of romance stories from Mills & Boon on adoption and happy ever after…Including the titles:A Forever Family: His Unexpected FamilyA Forever Family: Their Miracle ChildA Forever Family: Falling For YouA Forever Family: Their Christmas DeliveryForever Family: Reunited by their BabyForever Family: Their Doorstep Delivery

Bundles of JoyHolidaying in Greece, Fran Myers is shocked to discover a tiny baby, swept away by a tornado.

Lara was seven when her birth mother died from a drug overdose.

Lara was seven when her birth mother died from a drug overdose.

Lara was seven when her birth mother died from a drug overdose.

Lara was seven when her birth mother died from a drug overdose.

From young princess to internationally revered head of state, Queen Elizabeth has always fascinated and intrigued.

'A bracing account of abuses of power and corruption in the criminal justice system.

PART 1 OF 3A family with a dark secret.

PART 2 OF 3A family with a dark secret.

PART 3 OF 3A family with a dark secret.

PART 3 OF 3Angie, 6, and sister Polly, 4, are utterly distraught when they arrive to stay with foster carer Cathy Glass.

A celebration of all the weird and wonderful books to be found at an antiquarian bookshop.

The ideal gift for royal fans.

PART 2 OF 3Angie, 6, and sister Polly, 4, are utterly distraught when they arrive to stay with foster carer Cathy Glass.

PART 1 OF 3Angie, 6, and sister Polly, 4, are utterly distraught when they arrive to stay with foster carer Cathy Glass.

Angie, 6, and sister Polly, 4, are utterly distraught when they arrive to stay with foster carer Cathy Glass.

'Outstanding' THE SECRET BARRISTER'It's brilliant, it's comprehensive, buy it' EVENING STANDARD'A powerful, illuminating, enraging and inspiring read' JESS PHILLIPS MP'Precise, heartfelt and anti-pompous' THE TIMESWhy is our criminal justice system so bad at protecting women from violence?

The incendiary untold story of Ireland's response to the most significant public health emergency of the past century, woven from a wealth of original research and dozens of interviews with ministers, politicians, public health experts, essential workers, and ordinary people on whom the crisis exacted a personal toll.

PART 3 OF 3Little Jamey, 21/2 years old, is placed with experienced foster carer, Cathy Glass, as an emergency.

PART 2 OF 3Little Jamey, 21/2 years old, is placed with experienced foster carer, Cathy Glass, as an emergency.

PART 1 OF 3Little Jamey, 21/2 years old, is placed with experienced foster carer, Cathy Glass, as an emergency.