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Crown Con Man A Master Swindlers Own Story Library of Larceny
Book SynopsisThe story of Joseph “Yellow Kid” Weil, a man who could—and often did—pull off scams to outshine The Sting.In his long career as a confidence man, Joseph “Yellow Kid” Weil swindled the public of more than eight million dollars and established the reputation for robbery and trickery. Always beating the police at their own game, “Yellow Kid” used phony oil deals, women, fixed races, and an endless list of other tricks to best an increasingly gullible public. One day, he was Dr. Henri Reuel, a noted geologist who traveled around and told his hosts that he was a representative for a big oil company—all the while draining them of the cash they gave him to “invest in fuel.” The next day, he was director of the Elysium Development Company, promising land to innocent believers while robbing them in recording and abstract fees. Or he was a chemist par excellence who had discovered how to copy dolla
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Springer Credibility Assessment 47 Nato Science Series D
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Springer The Opposite Mirrors An Essay on the Conventionalist Theory of Institutions 22 Law and Philosophy Library
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Springer Ethics Management Auditing and Developing the Ethical Content of Organizations 10 Issues in Business Ethics
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Springer Crime and Morality The Significance of Criminal Justice in Postmodern Culture
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Springer Violence among the Mentally III Effective Treatments and Management Strategies 90 Nato Science Series D
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Springer Violence Among the Mentally Ill Effective Treatments and Management Strategies Proceedings of the NATO Advanced Study Institute on Effective May to 26th May 1999 Nato Science Series D
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Springer The Eurogang Paradox Street Gangs and Youth Groups in the US and Europe
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Springer The Organized Criminal Activities of the Bank of Credit and Commerce International Essays and Documentation In Memoriam David Whitby
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Springer Understanding Urban Ecosystems A New Frontier for Science and Education
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Rutgers University Press Victims as Offenders
Book Synopsis Arrests of women for assault increased more than 40 percent over the past decade, while male arrests for this offense have fallen by about one percent. Some studies report that for the first time ever the rate of reported intimate partner abuse among men and women is nearly equal. Susan L. Miller’s timely book explores the important questions raised by these startling statistics. Are women finally closing the gender gap on violence? Or does this phenomenon reflect a backlash shaped by men who batter? How do abusive men use the criminal justice system to increase control over their wives? Do police, courts, and treatment providers support aggressive arrest policies for women? Are these women “victims” or “offenders”? In answering these questions, Miller draws on extensive data from a study of police behavior in the field, interviews with criminal justice professionals and social service providers, and participant observation of fTrade ReviewFinally, a book that moves us forward in the 'mutuality debate'. Miller's research demonstrates the seeming inability-or unwillingness-of the criminal legal system to recognize that gender (as well as race, class, and sexual orientation) matters in intimate partner violence, but even more importantly, she offers compelling answers to the question, 'What can we do about it?'-Claire M. Renzetti, Ph.D., editor of Violence against Women: An International, Interdisciplinary JournalTable of ContentsContents; Acknowledgments; Preface; Chapter One - Introduction; Chapter Two - Prior Research Findings and Controversies; Chapter Three - Background: Site, Data, Methods and Program Philosophy. Chapter Four - The Police Ride-Along Study; Chapter Five - Hearing from Criminal Justice Professionals and Social Service Providers; Chapter Six - A Day in the Life: Inside a Female Offender's Treatment Group; Chapter Seven - ""Violent"" Women: Motivations and Context; Chapter Eight - Summary: The Findings and their Policy Implications; Appendix A - Summaries of Domestic Violence Calls for Police Service; References; Index.
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John Wiley & Sons Schools Under Surveillance Cultures of Control in Public Education Critical Issues in Crime and Society Series
Book SynopsisSchools under Surveillance gathers together some of the very best researchers studying surveillance and discipline in contemporary public schools. Surveillance is not simply about monitoring or tracking individuals and their dataùit is about the structuring of power relations through human, technical, or hybrid control mechanisms.Trade Review"After reading Schools Under Surveillance one is forever impacted by the gripping ethnographic moments of multiple school contexts where surveillance is embodied and resisted. This book is a must read for undergraduate and graduate students in sociology, anthropology, psychology and education interested in the issues of social control, culture, power and resistance in schools." * Contemporary Sociology *"A fascinating and sophisticated look at the structure of power relations present in the security practices of public education. Focusing on 'the other side' of school safety policies which typically do not fully consider the effects of various control mechanisms, Schools Under Surveillance represents a major addition to the literature that will undoubtedly be of great value to scholars, practitioners, and policy makers alike." -- Henry Pontell * University of California, Irvine *"A thought-provoking anthology." * H-Education *"This volume's interdisciplinarity makes the collection a provocative and stimulating reflection on cultures of control but also provides a brilliant overview of creative forms of resistance." * Surveillance and Society *"Schools under Surveillance raises a set of important and critical questions about how public schools have become one of the most surveilled of contemporary spaces. Monahan and Torres have put together a fine collection of provocative work that captures the essence of these new school accountability regimes." -- William G. Staples * author of Everyday Surveillance: Vigilance and Visibility in Postmodern Life *"After reading Schools Under Surveillance one is forever impacted by the gripping ethnographic moments of multiple school contexts where surveillance is embodied and resisted. This book is a must read for undergraduate and graduate students in sociology, anthropology, psychology and education interested in the issues of social control, culture, power and resistance in schools." * Contemporary Sociology *"A fascinating and sophisticated look at the structure of power relations present in the security practices of public education. Focusing on 'the other side' of school safety policies which typically do not fully consider the effects of various control mechanisms, Schools Under Surveillance represents a major addition to the literature that will undoubtedly be of great value to scholars, practitioners, and policy makers alike." -- Henry Pontell * University of California, Irvine *"A thought-provoking anthology." * H-Education *"This volume's interdisciplinarity makes the collection a provocative and stimulating reflection on cultures of control but also provides a brilliant overview of creative forms of resistance." * Surveillance and Society *"Schools under Surveillance raises a set of important and critical questions about how public schools have become one of the most surveilled of contemporary spaces. Monahan and Torres have put together a fine collection of provocative work that captures the essence of these new school accountability regimes." -- William G. Staples * author of Everyday Surveillance: Vigilance and Visibility in Postmodern Life *Table of ContentsIntroductionPart I New Disciplinary Orders To Protect, Serve, and Mentor? Police Officers in Public Schools School Surveillance in America The Docile Body in School SpacePart II Schools as Markets Safety or Social Control? The Security Fortification of Schools in a Capitalist Society Online Surveillance in Canadian Schools "School Ownership is the Goal"Part III Security Cultures Reading, Writing and Readiness Risky Youth and the Psychology of SurveillancePart IV Accountability Regimes "Politics by Other Means" The Measure of Success Lying, Cheating and Teaching to the TestPart V Everyday Resistance Scan This Seductions of Risk, Social Control and Resistance to School Surveillance
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John Wiley & Sons Discretionary Justice Critical Issues in Crime and Society Looking Inside a Juvenile Drug Court
Book SynopsisOverviews the system in US juvenile drug courts, taking readers behind the scenes. Based on fifteen months of ethnographic fieldwork and interviews at a California court, the author explores the staff's decision-making practices in assessing the youths' cases, concentrating on the way accountability and noncompliance are assessed.Trade Review"Paik's extraordinary data illuminates the tension between therapy and punishment in juvenile drug courts. A terrific read!" -- Aaron Kupchik * author of Homeroom Security: School Discipline in an Age of Fear *"This important, timely analysis reveals how meanings are constructed and bureaucratic decisions are created within a youth drug court." -- Madelaine Adelman * Associate Professor, Justice & Social Inquiry, Arizona State University *Table of ContentsPreface and Acknowledgments 1. Inside the Black Box of Drug Court Justice 2. Setting and Methods 3. What Court Day Is He? Intercourt Variations 4. Building Accountability through Assessments of Noncompliance 5. Social Construction of Drug Test Results 6. It's Not Just His Probation, It's Mine: Parental Involvement in the Drug Court 7. Youth Trajectories in the Court 8. The (In)justice of Discretion: Drug Courts as Therapeutic Punishment and Therapeutic Justice Appendix A: Methods Appendix B: Concepts and Terms Appendix C: Additional Resources Notes Bibliography Index
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MW - Rutgers University Press Women on Ice Methamphetamine Use Among Suburban Women Critical Issues in Crime and Society Critical Issues in Crime and Society Paperback
Book SynopsisStudies the lives of women who use methamphetamine (ice, speed, crystal, shards) and examines the effects of its use on their families. In-depth interviews of women in the suburban counties of Atlanta, the largest metropolitan area in the southeastern U.S, illustrate the divergent pathways taken and the details of their initiation into meth and the turning points into problematic use of the drug.Trade Review"The insights in Miriam Boeri’s compelling page-turner make an eloquent case for implementing social policy that cares for its most vulnerable mothers and children." -- Annette Bairan * Professor Emeritus of Nursing, Kennesaw State University *"In Women on Ice, Boeri sets out to study an almost invisible group of women and provides a well-written but gut-wrenching portrait of the America produced by suburbanization, patriarchy, and class division." -- David Broad * North Georgia College and State University *"In this unique book, Boeri studies hidden women living in and near suburbs, a group that to date has never been studied as a subgroup of drug users. The many gripping in-depth interviews are captivating and unforgettable, making the book difficult to put down. A very highly recommended must read for anyone looking to hear the clear voices of women who are ensnared by methamphetamine addiction. Essential." * Choice *"This is an extremely difficult book to read—not because it is poorly written, but precisely because it is written so well. The stories of these women are gut-wrenching. What emerges from this candid, engaged, and detailed study is a picture of how a marginalized population is produced by the convergence of [suburbanization, patriarchy, and social class division]." * International Social Science Review *Table of ContentsList of Figures and TablesPrefaceAcknowledgments1. Methamphetamine: The Perfect Drug for Suburban Women2. Ethnographic Research: Exploring Methamphetamine Use in the Suburbs3. The Gendered Drug Career: Initiation and Progression in Methamphetamine Use4. Gendered Lives: Combining Work and Family with Drug-Using Roles5. Gendered Risks: Health and Infectious Diseases6. Gendered Risks: Violence and Crime7. The Revolving Door: Treatment, Recovery, and Relapse8. Policy ImplicationsAppendix AAppendix BReferencesIndex
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John Wiley & Sons Falling Back Incarceration and Transitions to Adulthood Among Urban Youth Critical Issues in Crime and Society Paperback
Book SynopsisDocuments the transition to adulthood for a particularly vulnerable population: young inner-city men of colour who have, by the age of eighteen, already been imprisoned. How do such precariously situated youth become adult men? What are the sources of change in their lives? Falling Back is based on over three years of ethnographic research with black and Latino males.Trade Review"Exceptionally reflexive, ethnographically rich, and theoretically compelling." -- Victor M. Rios * City & Community *"With Falling Back, Fader offers a subtle blending of structural analysis and cultural attentiveness, highlighting the performative and transactional dimensions of both reform school and street life. This is an elegant and important book, one that will significantly shape future scholarship on youth, delinquency, race, and ethnicity." -- Jeff Ferrell * author of Crimes of Style: Urban Graffiti and the Politics of Criminality *"This important, powerful story of young black men demonstrates that even the best intentions cannot help overcome the realities of segregation, racism, and poverty in a society with too few jobs." -- Stephen Richards * University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh *"Falling Back explores the role of incarceration in young men's transition to adulthood by following 15 black and Latino young men over three years as they prepare for and adjust to their release from a reform school." * American Journal of Sociology *"An insightful critique of a Pennsylvania reform school for delinquents and the difficulties encountered when these young men re-enter the community. Fader’s book has an important story to tell because it should be acknowledged that someone who lives and works in these white spaces can often play a larger role initiating a discussion for policy change and suggestions for improvement. Fader’s book provides an important addition to the literature." * Contemporary Sociology *2013 Choice Outstanding Mention "This exemplary book addresses the "complex and manifold character" of urban delinquent behavior....A significant contribution to understanding delinquency, demanding attention by decision makers. Excellent footnotes and bibliography. Essential. All levels/Iibraries." * Choice *"With Falling Back, Fader offers a subtle blending of structural analysis and cultural attentiveness, highlighting the performative and transactional dimensions of both reform school and street life. This is an elegant and important book, one that will significantly shape future scholarship on youth, delinquency, race, and ethnicity." -- Jeff Ferrell * author of Crimes of Style: Urban Graffiti and the Politics of Criminality *"Exceptionally reflexive, ethnographically rich, and theoretically compelling." -- Victor M. Rios * City & Community *"This important, powerful story of young black men demonstrates that even the best intentions cannot help overcome the realities of segregation, racism, and poverty in a society with too few jobs." -- Stephen Richards * University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh *"Falling Back explores the role of incarceration in young men's transition to adulthood by following 15 black and Latino young men over three years as they prepare for and adjust to their release from a reform school." * American Journal of Sociology *"An insightful critique of a Pennsylvania reform school for delinquents and the difficulties encountered when these young men re-enter the community. Fader’s book has an important story to tell because it should be acknowledged that someone who lives and works in these white spaces can often play a larger role initiating a discussion for policy change and suggestions for improvement. Fader’s book provides an important addition to the literature." * Contemporary Sociology *2013 Choice Outstanding Mention "This exemplary book addresses the "complex and manifold character" of urban delinquent behavior....A significant contribution to understanding delinquency, demanding attention by decision makers. Excellent footnotes and bibliography. Essential. All levels/Iibraries." * Choice *Table of ContentsPrefaceAcknowledgmentsIntroduction1. No Love for the Brothers: Youth Incarceration and Reentry in Philadelphia2. "Because That Is the Way You Are": Predictions of Failure and Cultural Assaults Inside Mountain Ridge Academy3. "You Can Take Me Outta the 'Hood, But You Can't Take the 'Hood Outta Me": The Experience of "Reform" at Mountain Ridge Academy4. "Nothing's Changed but Me": Reintegration Plans Meet the Inner City5. "I'm Not a Mama's Boy, I'm My Own Boy": Employment, Hustling, and Adulthood6. "I Just Wanna See a Part of Me That's Never Been Bad": Family, Fatherhood, and Further Offending7. "I'm Finally Becoming the Person I Always Wanted to Be": Masculine Identity, Social Support, and Falling Back8. "I Got Some Unfinished Business": Fictions of Success at Mountain Ridge Academy's Graduation CeremonyConclusionNotes Index
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