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Book SynopsisThe terrifying new role of technology in a world at warTrade Review‘Manages to meld Hobbes, James Bond [and] science fiction . . . impressive’ -- Anne-Marie Slaughter, New America Foundation‘A must-read for those seeking a framework for understanding and action’ -- John C. Inglis, former Deputy Director of the National Security Agency

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Book SynopsisTroubling Masculinities: Terror, Gender, and Monstrous Others in American Film Post-9/11 is the first multigenre study of representations of masculinity following the emergence of violent terror as a plot element in American cinema after September 11, 2001. Across a broad range of subgenres--including disaster melodrama, monster movies, postapocalyptic science fiction, discovered footage and home invasion horror, action-thrillers, and frontier westerns--author Glen Donnar examines the impact of 'terror-Others,' from Arab terrorists to giant monsters, especially in relation to cinematic representations in earlier periods of national turmoil.Donnar demonstrates that the reassertion of masculinity and American national identity in post-9/11 cinema repeatedly unravels across genres. Taking up critical arguments about Hollywood's attempts to resolve male crisis through Orientalizing figures of terror, he shows how this failure reflects an inability to effectively extinguish th

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Book Synopsis'Bullets don’t just travel through skin and bone. They travel through time.' These words were tattooed onto the shoulder of a young woman whose father was shot during “The Troubles” in Northern Ireland. This wrenching, volatile but also binding truth is the subject of this book. It’s a truth about traumatic experiences that happen to a family, but also to a society, and to the organizations that link these intimate units with the larger context of history and culture. It’s also a truth about the way trauma plays out over time, including between generations. Grounded in Erik Erikson’s “way of looking at things”, the book is a journal of encounters between clinical psychoanalysis and other disciplines, and an inquiry into what might be learned there for both. Sometimes that learning has to do with trauma: the way in which what can’t be emotionally contained, thought about or spoken in one part of a system is passed along, with disorganizing, sometimes heartbreaking consequences, to another. After a reflection on dignity, the book examines intergenerational trauma in families, including Erikson’s. It then illustrates how trauma to organizations slips below the threshold of awareness and yet continues to wear down its members. The final section examines aspects of the larger society, including radicalization, war trauma, the pandemic and cultural healing. What emerges is the sober yet hopeful truth that what people discover by taking their own emotional experiences seriously, though that might markedly differ from what is accepted in the everyday world, is a primary path toward recovery from trauma.Trade ReviewTraveling through Time is a vivid, nuanced, integrated portrayal of trauma as it exists across time and across social groups. Based on his deep professional engagement with familial, organizational, and societal trauma, Fromm brings to life the experience of the individual in each of those contexts. His psychoanalytic approach emphasizes the dignity of the individual and demonstrates the value of curiosity to understanding such important matters as moral injury and the fear of repetition of trauma, whether conscious or unconscious. He shows us that mourning is required to move beyond grievance to grief, to join past to present, and to create space for an adaptive future. This is a sophisticated book written in accessible language. It is a must read for anyone living or working with trauma. -- Harriet Wolfe, M.D., President, International Psychoanalytical AssociationWhat happens to us in the face of unbearable pain? How do our efforts to manage traumatic experience shape our family life, our children’s capacities, our institutions, our society’s development? In this moving book, Dr. Fromm, a master clinician, takes us through these questions with powerfully evocative stories from his long career. He brings our psychological theories to life, illuminating for the general and professional reader aspects of human development that echo across the generations. A stunning collection. -- Edward R. Shapiro, M.D., Former Medical Director/CEO, Austen Riggs Center; Clinical Professor of Psychiatry, Yale Child Study Center; author, Finding a Place to Stand: Developing Self-Reflective Institutions, Leaders, and CitizensThis eloquent book examines trauma as it moves through time and takes shape in an “unconscious task deposited into the future,” an unacknowledged history or untold story passed on and enacted in families, in organizations, and in society. Fromm compellingly recounts the stories of children delegated to bring their parents’ unspoken pasts into the present, of organizations whose fragmentation unconsciously communicates a censored history, and of societal structures bound up with what the social or the political realm has not yet assimilated. At the center of this remarkable book is Fromm’s own delicate, subtle act of listening, grounded in his clinical experience and turned not only toward the patients and institutions he encounters but also toward the great psychoanalytic theoreticians, whose work, as he reveals, emerges as a unique task of personal witness. In its movement between individuals and institutions, this book is consistently surprising. And it reminds us, importantly, that the reenactment of trauma demands “the dignity of our listening,” and that the contact with the dead, as Fromm so beautifully shows us, brings life back to the living. -- Cathy Caruth, Class of 1916 Professor of English, Cornell University; author, Unclaimed Experience: Trauma, Narrative and History and Listening to Trauma: Conversations with Leaders in the Theory and Treatment of Catastrophic Experience‘Throughout the book, Fromm has you on the edge of your seat in anticipation of what he is going to reveal next. […] The book is written in accessible language, with clear chapter headings that help the reader navigates to specific topics of interest, including combat trauma, group identity, and cultural healing […] I believe this is a must read for anyone working with or through trauma, giving a clear insight into the importance of safety, choice, collaboration, trustworthiness and empowerment’ -- Olivia Brown, Therapy Today December 2022Epilogue, “Anna Freud’s drapes”, provides a “book-end” for this work. Yet I doubt that, for any reader, the influence of the book will end there. We all have our own work to do across families, organisations, and communities. This ending is a touching tale of the scavenging of Anna Freud’s curtains from being cast into a builder’s skip in London, their transformation, neglected, into the author’s back office, and then with a good wife’s creative genius, into gifted cushion covers, marking a psychoanalytic bequest, down generations. This provides a rich and wry tale of a bequest that is also this book’s gift to bestow. As so often the author resorts to the poetic to describe the ineffable and transcendent meanings of such psychoanalytic engagement, for whatever will be the next stage of our various journeys. -- Richard Morgan-Jones'Fromm demonstrates an ingenious way of listening and of understanding which is one of the great inspirations of the book. He also has a special way of writing. It is eloquent – at times poetic – and a very personal way of writing. This is worth underlining as it brings the reader into the material, and the experiences described are often very difficult to take in and to reflect upon. It took this reviewer a long time to read the book. This was, however, necessary as the book presents the worst of humankind’s history. But Fromm also offers ways to deal with trauma and also hope. Fromm has a way of leading the reader gently but firmly into matters that we will need to deal with in years to come.' -- Sverre Varvin, International Journal of Psychoanalysis, 2023, (104)(6):1136-1139Table of ContentsAcknowledgments Permissions About the author Introduction Prologue Of Whom Shall We Speak: Psychoanalysis and Dignity Part I: Trauma in Families Chapter 1 – Fear of Breakthrough: The Transmission of Trauma Chapter 2 – Walking into the Wild: Traumatic Disillusionment and Identity Crisis Chapter 3 - A Way of Looking at Trauma: Erik Erikson and the “Cogwheeling” of Life Cycles Part II: Trauma in Organizations Chapter 4 – Minding the Gap: The Problem of College Suicide Chapter 5 – Potential Space and Organizational Trauma Chapter 6 – On the Mantelpiece: Organizational Trauma in Plain Sight Part III: Trauma in Society Chapter 7 – National Nightmare: The Legacy of Perpetrator Trauma Chapter 8 – The Cure for Depression is Jihad: A Case Study Chapter 9 – Sky of Tears: Clinical Work after 9/11 Chapter 10 – The Day I Died: Combat Trauma and Moral Injury Chapter 11 – We Don’t Speak of Fear: Large Group Identity and Chosen Trauma Chapter 12 – The Stones Speak: Historical Trauma and Cultural Healing Chapter 13 – Traveling through Time: A Group Intervention in Northern Ireland Afterword – When There Are So Many: Two Moments during the Pandemic Epilogue - Anna Freud’s Drapes References Index

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Book SynopsisOn 6th September 1949, twenty-eight-year-old Howard Barton Unruh shot thirteen people in less than twelve minutes on his block in East Camden, New Jersey. The shocking true story of the first recorded mass shooting in America has never been told, until now. The sky was cloudless that morning when twelve-year-old Raymond Havens left his home on River Road. His grandmother had sent him to get a haircut at the barbershop across the street - where he was about to witness his neighbour and friend Howard open fire on the customers inside.Told through the eyes of young Raymond, who had visited Howard regularly to listen to his war stories, and the mother trying to piece together the disturbing inner workings of her son's mind, Murder in the Neighbourhood uncovers the chilling true story of Howard Unruh, the quiet loner who meticulously plotted his revenge on the neighbours who shunned him and became one of America's first mass killers.With Ellen's access to Howard's diaries, newly released police reports and psychiatric records alongside interviews with surviving family members, Murder in the Neighbourhood is a compulsive page-turner that will have you asking - how well do we ever really know those around us? Are we ever really safe?A gripping untold true story that will leave your heart pounding. Perfect for fans of In Cold Blood, If You Tell and American Predator.Read what everyone is saying about Murder in the Neighbourhood:'An engrossing and utterly fascinating insight into a chilling and untold part of American history... impossible to put down.' Gregg Olsen, the #1 New York Times bestselling author of If You Tell'A phenomenal read... incredible insight to human behavior and the brain. Green did a remarkable job bringing this tragedy to life through a haunting and encapsulating narration. I will recommend this piece of work over and over.' Goodreads reviewer, 5 stars'God! I can't get enough of it! I wish I could read the book for the first time again!... fantastic.' Chubby girl with a page-a-vu, 5 stars'An absolute cracker of an account... Brilliant.' Nigel Adams Bookworm, 5 stars'I really enjoyed... very cleverly written... a fascinating and detailed account... I would recommend it to true crime aficionados.' NetGalley reviewer, 5 stars'An arresting, exciting, compelling tale of true crime. Meticulously researched and pieced together into a narrative that is difficult to tear away from.' Goodreads reviewer'Remarkable... A must for true crime fans.' Goodreads reviewer, 5 stars'If you like true crime then I 100% recommend you read this book.' Goodreads reviewer'An excellent read.' Goodreads reviewer, 5 stars'Well-crafted true crime that's been wonderfully researched.' Book Zone

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Book SynopsisProfound and humane, Amartya Sen''s Identity and Violence: The Illusion of Destiny examines some of the most explosive problems of our time and shows how we can move towards peace as firmly as we have spiralled towards war. In this penetrating book, Nobel Laureate Amartya Sen argues that we are becoming increasingly divided along lines of religion and culture, ignoring the many other ways in which people see themselves, from class and profession to morals and politics. When we are put into narrow categories the importance of human life becomes lost. Through his lucid exploration of such subjects as multiculturalism, fundamentalism, terrorism and globalization, he brings out the need for a clear-headed understanding of human freedom and a constructive public voice in Global civil society. The hope of harmony in today''s world lies in a clearer understanding of our sheer diversity. ''Identity and Violence is a moving, powerful essay about tTrade Review'Identity and Violence is a moving, powerful essay about the mischief of bad ideas' Economist

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Book SynopsisIn December 1968 two girls who lived next door to each other - Mary, aged eleven, and Norma, thirteen - stood before a criminal court in Newcastle, accused of strangling two little boys;Trade ReviewGitta Sereny has worked with disturbed children, and her dignified, compassionate book is a mile away from the usual tawdry accounts of sensational murder trials... The story of Mary Bell in all its terrifying detail is told here with fine lucidity, joined to remarkable charity and understanding. -- Julian Symons * Washington Post *Accurate and scrupulously fair -- T.C.N. Gibbons * New Society *Gitta Sereny's clear and readable book will help many people to make sense of the story... She also draws out the lessons to be learned both by professional workers, and by society at large. -- W.H. Allchin * Mind *

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Book SynopsisTwenty-five years after writing the classic on sexual harm and healing, psychologist Dan Allender draws on the latest research to provide fresh help and hope to victims of sexual abuse.

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Book SynopsisChildren of parents who are self-centered, manipulative, and emotionally abusive are often left feeling insecure, anxious, and fundamentally unlovable as adults. From the author of the self-help hit Adult Survivors of Toxic Family Members, this book takes readers who grew up with emotionally abusive parents on a healing journey to understand what happened in their past; transform deep pain into emotional resilience; and build the loving, meaningful relationship with themselves that they deserve.Heal the pain of growing up with emotionally abusive parents, and take the first steps toward the life-and the love-you deserve.Few things in the world have a more profound effect on your life than the parents who raised you. When your parents are pathologically self-centered, manipulative, or emotionally abusive, the pain they cause is deep and often difficult to put into words. You may experience anxiety, depression, complex post-traumatic stress disorder (C-PTSD), low self-esteem,

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Book SynopsisWINNER - Sports, 2016 Best Books Award BECAUSE NOT ALL KRAV MAGA IS THE SAME TM Israeli krav maga is the official self-defense system of the Israel Defense Forces. Krav maga training shares the same principles for civilians, law enforcement, and military personnel alike to deliver them from harm's way. Goals however, are different for law enforcement and military personnel. This book is designed for security-conscious civilians, law enforcement officers, military personnel, and security professionals alike who want to improve their chances of not just surviving an armed attack, but increase the odds of prevailing without serious injury. Krav maga's popularity in professional law enforcement, military, and security circles is attributable to its practicality, simplicity, quick retention, easy learning curve, and brutal effectiveness. This effectiveness is built on a few core tenets and simple building blocks. General principles are applied and customized to suit the needs of a dynamic violent situation. Contents include: *Mind-sets, reactions, and tactics in response to violence*The highest-level counters against multiple armed attacks and threats*Core kick, clinch, and tackle defenses*Core ground survival tactics*Multiple-opponent strategies and tactics*Impact weapon defenses*Edged weapon defenses*Firearm disarms and retention*Includes 954 detailed photographs The most up-to-date tactics presented in this book focus on the most common violent scenarios. These techniques derive from the author's translation of the Israeli Krav Maga Association (IKMA) curriculum. The IKMA is the governing body for krav maga, recognized by the Israeli government and headed by Grandmaster Haim Gidon. Responsible people seek krav maga training as a shield against violence.Trade ReviewI can personally attest to how effective Krav Maga under David Kahn really works. Many people train krav maga on a regular basis, but never get to use it outside the gym setting or in a real life situation like I have. As a former professional football player and, a police officer for twenty-two years a member of a SWAT team for 12 years, I know the need for proper and consistent training. I have found that training with David Kahn is the best for the patrol and SWAT officer. My real life experience occurred when having to take into custody a wanted person who was a real threat to my life and possibly to those living in his area. One of my fellow officers who had just trained with David, got to see and witness first hand the knowledge and training that David has taught the law enforcement community when I had to use Krav Maga to take the violent individual into custody. As a police officer studying krav maga under David Kahn it has change my life both mentally and physically, I have a confidence and knowledge in krav maga that I can only get from David! -- Al "Poodie" Carson, Officer Having served as a Navy SEAL for more than twenty-five years, I recognized premier training when we did it. This is krav maga delivered at its highest levela phenomenal force multiplier. David provides instinctive, simple, and brutally efficient tools to prevail in a violent kinetic or nonkinetic hand-to-hand combat situation. The professional insights and tactics David presents are dead-on serious and practicalno nonsense. I, and other like-minded professionals, continue to train with David. I highly recommend David Kahn's reality-based krav maga approach to everyone who is serious about developing a hand-to-hand capability. -- S.M., (ret.) Senior Chief Petty Officer, United States Navy On behalf of the Marine Corps Martial Arts Center of Excellence (MACE) I would like to extend my appreciation to David B. Kahn and H. C. Sparky" Bollinger, Maj USMC (Ret.) as well as their professional training team. On several occasions they have trained the top-level Marine Corps Martial Arts Program (MCMAP) instructor-trainers as well as instructors of the FBI and DEA academy at our facility. Their clear and concise instruction in military hand-to-hand combat, as well as in law enforcement defensive tactics is of the highest caliber. -- Lt. Col. (ret.) J. C. Shusko, United States Marine Corps I would like to thank you for providing your expert instruction ... This represents an ongoing relationship with the goal of providing top-level best-practices training for all members of law enforcement throughout the state. Based on the response from this course, all agencies involved had nothing but praise for the course and your staff. It is important our tactics continually evolve as new techniques and defensive tactics are developed. I know the academy staff is looking forward to working with you in the future. Your instruction and skill set are at the highest level. -- Captain S. Munafo, Commandant, New Jersey State Police Training Bureau I wanted to express my gratitude for the Israeli Krav Maga weapon-defense training that you provided. The opportunity to do these skills 'hands on' with M4, shotgun, as well as the handgun is extremely beneficial. I appreciate that you stuck with real-world tactics and your delivery of the lesson was well taken by the law enforcement audience. Additionally, it was apparent that you are aware of the law enforcement rules of engagement. Thank you also for providing weapon disarming, close quarters/tubular combat, as well as removing subjects from vehicles during MV stops in addition to what you had planned for the day. It is obvious that as the chief instructor of the Israeli Krav Maga Association your knowledge of defensive tactics is extremely beneficial to the law enforcement community. -- Vladimir Vaval, New Jersey Transit Police Officer, Training Unit I would like to express my gratitude for the training you provided to the officers with the PA Fish and Boat Commission. The Law Enforcement Krav Maga Instructor course was excellent and a true asset to not only my officers but the visiting officers from various departments. The krav maga was effective yet easy to learn and retain, making it very practical for the patrol officer. We look forward to continuing the program and expanding it in the future. Your experience, knowledge of the law, and enthusiasm were greatly appreciated. If the Bureau of Law Enforcement can ever be of assistance in the future, don't hesitate to ask. Thanks again. -- Col Corey L. Britcher, Director, Pennsylvania Bureau of Law Enforcement I would like to thank you for sharing your expertise in Israeli krav maga with the members of the New Jersey State Police, Executive Protection Bureau. The simplicity of the moves, coupled with effectiveness of the techniques, makes this training useful in real-world situations. I particularly like the disarming training and simultaneous 'block and strike' techniques. Your professional instruction and enthusiastic participation along with you and your entire staff made this training a true success. Israeli krav maga has further prepared the New Jersey State Police, Executive Protection Bureau, in achieving our mission of protecting our principals. We look forward to training with you and your impressive krav maga fighting system in the future. -- Lt. Kevin Cowan, Training Officer, New Jersey State Police, Executive Protection Bureau I would like to start by saying what an informative and eye-opening experience all of my team had during the seminar you and your team delivered in Portsmouth (UK) back in July 2013. The magnitude of knowledge combined with your relentless approach to adapting techniques to create a workable solution fit for specific military purpose was commendable. However, what stood out most to my team in our reflection of the experience was the manner of its delivery, as at no stage did you sell the system as being the way or a better way; you simply provided realistic options that could be adapted to fit any requirement or scenario/environment. Royal Marines Close Combat (RM CC) will always look to evolve, as this is at the heart of commando business. To cross-pollinate further knowledge and experiences I and my team will look to maintain links wherever possible with you and your instructors, as I strongly believe this will benefit to both parties, as I know you already do with other elite units globally. -- Sgt. Ben Perkins, RM CC UK Chief Instructor Trainer (IT), Commando Training Centre Royal Marines Of all the training I have put myself through for the last several years, nothing could have prepared me for the experience in Mexico City this evening. I am currently here on a business trip and was walking from the IBM office to my hotel (only ten minutes away) with two of my colleagues from the States. Some guy comes out of nowhere, and started speaking Spanish in a threatening tone. I didn't know what he was saying, but he pulled out a gun and pointed at all of us moving it around (in broad daylight). All three of us froze up. One of my colleagues started trying to speak Spanish saying sorry, no problem. I charged in and grabbed the gun followed by the standard disarm: redirected it to the ground, punched him so bloody hard in the face whilst keeping the gun pointed away, and pulled the gun out. He fell to the ground... I wanted to send you this note, because I know that krav maga and what I have learnt from you saved me. -- Anuj Batra, Krav Maga student David Kahn is a true professional. He is extremely knowledgeable yet humble. David is an outstanding author and instructor. I have known and worked with David for over 15 years. This book will provide the reader an opportunity to learn from one of the best Israeli Krav Maga instructors at their leisure. The techniques in this book are proven and effective. If practiced regularly and perfected, the techniques will become instinctive and will be effective. This book is the opportunity for you to better prepare yourself for encounters on the street or anywhere else. Now is the time to begin, protect yourself, your comrades and your family. -- Paul M. Miller, Retired Captain, New Jersey State Police, Academy Instructor, TEAMS Unit Member I have had the pleasure, opportunity, and advantage the last decade to train with United States Chief Instructor of the Israeli Krav Maga Association, David Kahn. I first met David when I was assigned to the New Jersey State Police Training Academy in Sea Girt, New Jersey, as the lead defensive tactics instructor. I had been tasked by the Commandant to research, evaluate, assess, and conduct a best practices" for the NJSP defensive tactics program regarding duties of a NJSP Trooper. After researching federal, state, and local agencies' defensive tactics standards, training, and requirements, it was apparent that no uniform standard existed. However, it was obvious that Israeli Krav Maga Association met and exceeded any and all needs of the NJSP as well as the law enforcement community. I invited and met with David, his staff, as well as Haim Gidon, Grandmaster for Israeli Krav Maga Association based in Israel. After initially training with David it was clear that IKMA curriculum and best practices exceeded any national defensive tactics standards. I noted that not all krav maga is the same and made the recommendation. I was granted permission by the Commandant to move forward to formally bring in David Kahn (IKMA). As a result, Israeli Krav Maga was officially implemented into NJSP Academy recruit training, advanced, and in-service member training. David personally trained me, along with self-defense instructors Tpr. M. Oehlmann, Tpr. Rayhon, and Tpr. R. Roberts. David also trained the NJSP T.E.A.M.S (SWAT) and Executive Protection Unit (EPU). The IKMA provided us with the mind-set and physical skills a law enforcement officer will need to survive a situation and win. Several federal agencies have also brought David in to their academies to provide training for their instructors as well. Training in IKM prepared members of the NJSP to react decisively, instinctively, with speed, economy of motion, while combining a simultaneous defense and aggressive objectively reasonable response that can be performed under pressure thwarting any attack. IKM provided members with subduing techniques to safely and effectively direct, ease, place, restrain, and control an adversary onto the ground thus limiting liability and enabling the Trooper a smooth transition into a handcuffing procedure. IKM focused on legally acceptable anatomical targets allowing female and male troopers alike to overcome and neutralize a stronger adversary while also complying with an objectively reasonable use of force standard. The integration of IKM provided members with a seamless transition from defensive and close-quarters combat tactics to firearms utilizing force options. I highly recommend and believe that training with David Kahn (IKMA) should be implemented into all LE agencies firearms and defensive tactics programs. IKM is essential and critical to the responsibilities and job performance of LE members and agencies. Mickie W. McComb (Ret.), New Jersey State Police Assistant Unit Head Firearms and Self-Defense Training Unit, Lead Defensive Tactics Instructor, and Use of Force Instructor, Training Bureau, Sea Girt, New Jersey;Expert Witness Excessive Use of Force;The TASA Group- Technical Advisory Service for Attorneys: Expert Witness Excessive Use of Force -- Mickie W. McComb (Ret.), New Jersey State PoliceTable of ContentsThe Professional Kravist Mindset When Facing a Deadly Attack Psychological Aspects Of Violent Conflict Violent Conflict's Mental and Physical Stress Manifestations Krav Maga's Training Philosophy Visceral Counter-Violence Attack the Attacker: Anatomical Targeting(TM) 24 Vulnerable Targets Injuring Versus Hurting Legal Considerations Krav Maga Tactical Positioning Reacting To An Ambush Seeing An Attack Straight Punch Defenses Hook Punch Defenses Krav Maga Throws Defending A Hook Punch Into Throws Counter-Throws Core Kick Defenses Clinching Clinch Defenses Tackle Defenses Escort Control Holds Core Ground Survival Tactics Protecting Your Neck Offenses From The Rearmount Impact Weapons Against Upper- And Lower-Body Strikes Short Impact Weapon Against Short Impact Weapon Impact Weapon Against Edged Weapon Attack Impact Defenses Against An Assailant Posturing with an Edged Weapon (Midlevel) Windmill" Rotational Defense Against An Overhead Edged Weapon (not depicted) How to Optimize Cold Weapon Combatives Mastering Personal, Impact and Firearm Combined Combatives Long-Gun Cold Weapons" Against Personal and Cold Weapons Defense With An Empty/Malfunctioning Pistol Against Edged Weapon Attacks Hostage Taker Holding A Knife To A Hostage's Throat Krav Maga's Firearm Disarm Philosophy Handgun Defenses From The Front VIP Protection Sidearm Retention Long-Gun Weapon Retention While Defending Takedown Attempts Use-of-force and Law Enforcement

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Book SynopsisPerpetrators of mass violence are commonly regarded as evil. Their violent nature is believed to make them commit heinous crimes as members of state agencies, insurgencies, terrorist organizations, or racist and supremacist groups. Upon close examination, however, perpetrators are contradictory human beings who often lead unsettlingly ordinary and uneventful lives. Drawing on decades of on-the-ground research with perpetrators of genocide, mass violence, and enforced disappearances in Cambodia and Argentina, Antonius Robben and Alex Hinton explore how researchers go about not just interviewing and writing about perpetrators, but also processing their own emotions and considering how the personal and interpersonal impact of this sort of research informs the texts that emerge from them. Through interlinked ethnographic essays, methodological and theoretical reflections, and dialogues between the two authors, this thought-provoking book conveys practical wisdom for the benefit of other researchers who face ruthless perpetrators and experience turbulent emotions when listening to perpetrators and their victims. Perpetrators rarely regard themselves as such, and fieldwork with perpetrators makes for situations freighted with emotion. Research with perpetrators is a difficult but important part of understanding the causes of and creating solutions to mass violence, and Robben and Hinton use their expertise to provide insightful lessons on the epistemological, ethical, and emotional challenges of ethnographic fieldwork in the wake of atrocity.Trade Review"In Robben and Hinton's 'encounter with humanity's dark side' the perpetrator researcher and the evildoer become inextricably intertwined. Researchers' intimate fieldwork contact with perpetrators of mass atrocity sullies them, they feel dirty. And, yet, it reveals complex and contradictory human beings that unsettle facile assumptions about their monstrosity. How do researchers incorporate cognitive and affective empathy to understand the 'priming' that make atrocities possible, while condemning those acts? Perpetrators establishes the craft for doing so."—Leigh Payne, Oxford University"Written as a sustained conversation between two foundational figures in the field of perpetrator studies, this book offers a rich exploration of the individuals who operate the machinery of mass murder. The authors combine profound insights into universal phenomena, while demonstrating the importance of understanding local specificities and moral economies. This unsettling book charts a future research agenda for those who seek to understand the disturbing, unholy mixture of humanity among those who engage in lethal violence."—Kimberly Theidon, Tufts University"Perpetrators[:] Encountering Humanity's Dark Side provides a therapeutic and rewarding read for anthropologists and social scientists who have come into contact with agents of violence through their research, as well as for those who expect to do so."—Sergen Bahceci, Anthropology Book Forum"The book offers a curative reading: healing and, at the same time, crafting together pieces to be displayed in search of meaning. A necessary and exceptional book not only for anthropologists researching genocide and mass violence but also for a broader audience interested on how to approach and write about violence."—Corina Tulbure, Conflict and Society"Robben and Hinton set out to at once impart insights they acquired through decades of ethnographical research into genocide and mass violence, which they call phronesis following the ancient Greeks, and to do so in experimental and thought-provoking ways. Perpetrators is more of a guide than a 'how-to' manual, and yet it manages to provide the reader with practical and suggestive ideas for conducting ethnographic research and writing in a way that avoids the rigidity imposed by academia."—Stevan Bozanich, H-Genocide"In writing this book, Robben and Hinton provide a comprehensive and original contribution to the scholarly research on perpetrators of mass violence.... This is a must-read book. Highly recommended."—A. Kolin, CHOICETable of ContentsIntroduction: Approaching Perpetrator Research 1. Spectacular Perpetrators 2. Seductive Perpetrators Interlude: The Perpetrator and the Witness Interlude: "They Were No More. None of Them. They Had Become Disappeared." 3. The Night Stalkers 4. Ruin Interlude: For the Sake of the Fatherland Interlude: Interrogation: Comrade Duch's Abecedarian 5. Nearing the Paradox 6. Curation Conclusion: Six Guideposts for Perpetrator Research

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Book SynopsisNarrative medicine is a fresh discipline of health care that helps patients and health professionals to tell and listen to the complex and unique stories of illness. The Principles and Practice of Narrative Medicine expresses the collective experience and discoveries of the originators of the field. Arising at Columbia University in 2000 from roots in the humanities and patient-centered care, narrative medicine draws patients, doctors, nurses, therapists, and health activists together to re-imagine a health care based on trust and trustworthiness, humility, and mutual recognition.Over a decade of education and research has crystallized the goals and methods of narrative medicine, leading to increasingly powerful means to improve the care that patients receive. The methods described in this book harness creativity and insight to help the professionals in being with patients, not just to diagnose and treat them but tobear witness to what they undergo. Narrative medicine training in literary theory, philosophy, narrative ethics, and the creative arts increases clinicians'' capacity to perceive the turmoil and suffering borne by patients and to help them to cohere or endure the chaos of illness.Narrative medicine has achieved an international reputation and reach. Many health care settings adopt methods of narrative medicine in teaching and practice. Through the Master of Science in Narrative Medicine graduate program and health professions school curricula at Columbia University, more and more clinicians and scholars have obtained the rigorous training necessary to practice and teach narrative medicine. This text is offered to all who seek the opportunity for disciplined training in narrative medicine. By clearly articulating our principles and practice, this book provides the standards of the field for those who want to join us in seeking authenticity, recognition, affiliation, and justice in a narrative health care.Table of ContentsAcknowledgments Introduction Part I: Intersubjectivity Chapter 1. Accounts of Self: Exploring Relationality through Literature Maura Spiegel and Danielle Spencer Introduction Self-Telling: Colm Tóibín and the Need to Tell Monologue and Dialogue: Dostoevsky and Bakhtin Recognition in Bechdel's Fun Home: Thickening the Story Identification and Refusal in Kazou Ishiguro's Never Let Me Go Conclusion Chapter 2. This Is What We Do, and These Things Happen: Experience, Emotion, and Relationality In The Classroom Maura Spiegel and Danielle Spencer Socio-relational dynamics and medical education The Narrative Medicine Classroom / Workshop Conclusion Part II: Dualism, Personhood, and Embodiment Chapter 3: Dualism and its Discontents I: Philosophy, Literature, and Medicine Craig Irvine and Danielle Spencer "Hi. How are you feeling today?": Tales of Alienation in Healthcare Biomedicine in recent history The Cave and the Machine: Philosophical Roots of Dualism Chapter 4: Dualism and its Discontents II: Philosophical Tinctures Craig Irvine and Danielle Spencer Philosophical Tinctures: Phenomenology and Narrative Hermeneutics Philosophical Narratives: Complexity and Multiplicity Soul Chapter 5: Deliver us from Certainty: Training for Narrative Ethics Craig Irvine and Rita Charon Narrative Ethics of Reading Narrative Ethics of Clinical Practice Ethics of Narrative Medicine Part III: Identities in Pedagogy Chapter 6: The Politics of Pedagogy: Cripping, Queering and Un-homing Health Humanities Sayantani DasGupta Introduction Crip Politics and the Medicalization of Health Humanities Queer Politics and the Problems of Intelligibility Un-Homing Narrative Medicine: Pedagogical Frames Conclusion Part IV: Close Reading Chapter 7: Close Reading: The Signature Method of Narrative Medicine Rita Charon The Origin and Fate of Close Reading Why Narrative Medicine Is Committed to Close Reading Close Reading and Its Progeny, Attentive Listening The Interior Processes of Close Reading Close Reading Enacts the Principles of Narrative Medicine Coda Chapter 8: A Framework for Teaching Close Reading Rita Charon One Way to Teach Close Reading Choosing Texts and Creating Prompts Time Space Voice Metaphor Conclusions and Room for Further Thought Part V: Creativity Chapter 9: Creativity: What, Why, and Where? Nellie Hermann Creativity in Our Everyday Lives What is Creative Writing for, particularly in the clinical context? Forms and Dividends of Creative Writing Creative Writing and Reflective Writing Chapter 10: Can Creativity be Taught? Nellie Hermann Strategies for Writing in the Health Professions A Teaching Tool: The Reading Guide for Reflective Writing The Approach to the Writing Student Finally: focus on the creative spark Part VI: Qualitative Ways of Knowing Chapter 11: The Ethnographic Field: Narrative, Visual, Contextual Edgar Rivera Colón Narrative Prelude Demystifying Qualitative Research Methods An Embodied, Reflexive Practice Making the world visible The Ethnographic Witness Part VI: Clinical Practice Chapter 12: A Narrative Transformation of Health and Health Care Eric Marcus and Rita Charon RC Tells the Clinical Story EM: Concepts-Transference and Transitional Space RC: Concepts-Creativity, Reflexivity, Reciprocity Coda Chapter 13: Clinical Contributions of Narrative Medicine Rita Charon Individual Interview/Relationship Techniques Clinician and Health Care Team Development Novel Narrative Practices Clinicians See Author Biographies Bibliography Index

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Book Synopsis''This all began quite unexpectedly one rainy autumn evening a couple of years ago in a fairground near to the centre of Nottingham...'' In amongst the bright lights and bumper cars, Nick Davies noticed two boys, no more than twelve years old, oddly detached from the fun of the scene. Davies discovered they were part of a network of children selling themselves on the streets of the city, running a nightly gauntlet of dangers: pimps, punters, the Vice Squad, disease, drugs. This propelled Davies into a journey of discovery through the slums and ghettoes of our cities. He found himself in crack houses and brothels, he befriended street gangs and drug dealers.Davies'' journey into the hidden realm is powerful, disturbing and impressive, and is bound to rouse controversy and demands for change. He unravels threads of Britain`s social fabric as he travels deeper and deeper into the country of poverty, towards the dark heart of British society.Trade ReviewThis book should be required reading...it will shock many to the quick, that all this could be happening under their noses -- Jack Straw * Guardian *He describes what he sees and hears with exemplary clarity, neither pulling punches nor exaggerating... Read him to discover how dreadful a country much of Britain has become -- Theodore Dalrymple * Sunday Telegraph *A most powerful and harrowing piece of investigative journalism...it takes a very brave and persistent reporter to reach the hidden part of Britain that Davies has chosen to explore -- Peregrine Worsthorne * New Statesman *If you want to find out about the poor, you have to go looking. Most people, most writers, don't bother. Nick Davies has bothered, and he should be congratulated...his analysis is spot on -- Robert Crampton * The Times *A brilliant journalistic investigation... A copy should be sent to every Labour MP to remind them of their responsibilities -- Robert McCrum * Observer *

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Book SynopsisThe Culture of Control charts the dramatic changes in crime control and criminal justice that have occurred in Britain and America over the last 25 years. It then explains these transformations by showing how the social organization of late modern society has prompted a series of political and cultural adaptations that alter how governments and citizens think and act in relation to crime. The book presents an original and in-depth analysis of contemporary crime control, revealing its underlying logics and rationalities, and identifying the social relations and cultural sensibilities that have produced this new culture of control. In developing a history of the present in the field of crime control, David Garland presents an intertwined history of the welfare state and the criminal justice state, a theory of social and penal change, and an account of how social order is constructed in late modern societies. Drawing on extensive research in the UK and the USA, he shows in detail how the Trade ReviewGarland's book is more than just an important contribution to criminology. It is also a major work of social analysis, which deserves to be read more widely...his account of changes in crime control also provides one of the clearest and most convincing characterizations of contemporary society in general. * Robert Reiner, The Times Literary Supplement *Table of Contents1. A History of the Present ; 2. Modern Criminal Justice and the Penal-Welfare State ; 3. The Crisis of Penal Modernism ; 4. Social Change and Social Order in Late Modernity ; 5. Policy Predicament: Adaptation, Denial and Acting Out ; 6. Crime Complex: The Culture of High Crime Societies ; 7. The New Culture of Crime Control ; 8. Crime Control and Social Order ; Bibliography ; Index

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Book SynopsisAn essential resource for anyone committed to fostering equality and fairness in employment?with actionable proposals for public policy that can address these inequities.In a world where discrimination against minorities remains a pressing issue even in economically and socially advanced countries, Invisible Barriers delves into the multifaceted nature of this pervasive problem. Drawing on extensive research from economics, management, psychology, and sociology, Stéphane Carcillo and Marie-Anne Valfort present a comprehensive examination of discriminatory practices in employment and their profound social and economic impacts.The first part of the book methodically explores the forms, sources, and consequences of discrimination in the labor market, offering readers a solid understanding of the approaches used to measure and identify discriminatory practices. In the second part, the book details research findings on specific groups, illustrating how discrimination manifests uniquely across different demographics; women, ethnic minorities, older workers, LGBTI+, and more. From recruitment biases to career advancement hurdles, the book sheds light on the varied and often hidden ways discrimination operates. Finally, the authors discuss public policies aimed at mitigating discrimination, advocating for a multifaceted approach that combines punitive measures with incentives, educational programs, and communication campaigns to effectively combat biases, prejudices, and stereotypes.

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Book SynopsisA fully comprehensive book on domestic abuse, offering theological content, personal story and practical adviceTrade ReviewNo-one who has met Natalie Collins will be surprised at this book. It is authentically hers, full of energy, insight, quirks and personal narrative. Few people can pepper a serious, even scholarly, book on domestic abuse with comments that leave you laughing out loud! But finding humour in tragedy is Natalie’s great gift, as is her refusal to be cowed by what she has gone through. This book is both realistic and hopeful, opening a window on abusers and abused, not least by Natalie’s personification of the ‘tactics of torture.’ The profiles of abusing partners, and the struggles of those who suffer will be soberly familiar to many. Written with Christian wisdom and vigour, Natalie’s up to date, well-researched, and ‘must-read’ book challenges us all to work ever harder towards the eradication of violence against women. -- Elaine Storkey, Theologian, Philosopher, Broadcaster and AuthorOut of Control is a call to action; at times funny, touching, insightful, challenging and profoundly disturbing… without doubt this is a must read for every church leader. -- Kate Coleman, Founder and co-director of Next LeadershipWhen I first began to review books, two decades ago, I was a jobbing pastor, and took a vow that I would never write ‘every pastor should read this book’—the life is too busy, and too varied, for that ever to be true. Or so I thought. Today I repent: every pastor should read Natalie Collins’s book, and should give it to their leaders to read as well. Domestic violence is an enormous hidden plague that infects every community, and every congregation, in the land, and Natalie exposes the reality of this, and points to practical steps we can all take to help. Even better, Natalie communicates out of deep expertise, but simply, even colloquially. And all her passion, all her hope, all her joy, all her humour, are present in this book. It is a magnificent achievement, and it matters. Read it! -- Dr Stephen Holmes, Senior Lecturer in Systematic Theology, University of St AndrewsThe book is well-researched and accessibly written. It is full of information which would be useful for those in abusive relationships, those who seek to intervene in such relationships, and those who ought to be intervening – such as church leaders. As a survivor of domestic abuse, Collins speaks with clarity and honesty about her own story. -- Helen Paynter * Centre for the Study of Bible and Violence *I can’t merely describe this as informative, well-researched and practical. It’s also jarring and prophetic. Equally, to take such suffering, face it down, push back against it and raise a prophetic cry for others to hear, is nothing short of heroic. This book oozes with courage, wisdom and hope. Bottom line: Collins has written a much needed, must-read for anybody who’s interested in creating and curating a better world. -- Tristan Sherwin, author of Love: Expressed

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Book SynopsisFrom the psychologist and author of Gaslighting comes a practical recovery plan outlining ten foundational steps to true healing. Surviving and escaping a toxic or abusive relationship can often only be part of the struggle. Long after, survivors often struggle to heal; your self‑esteem may be damaged, you may feel rage and betrayal, and you may punish and/or blame yourself. The author of Gaslighting and specialist in toxic behavior, narcissistic abuse, and personality disorders, Dr. Stephanie Sarkis has seen it all--and she is here to help you understand how to move forward. In Healing from Toxic Relationships, Dr. Sarkis extends compassion and knowledge to survivors, helping you understand the underpinnings of toxic behavior and how to find peace. Highlighting ten essential steps, Dr. Sarkis provides survivors with an accessible framework that can be applied to anyone preparing to heal:  1. Block or Limit

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Book SynopsisWith contributions from a diverse team of scholars, Feminist Trauma Theologies is an essential resource for all thinkers and practitioners who are trying to navigate the current conversations around theology, suffering, and feminism.Trade Review“A remarkable book. It takes feminist theologies’ engagement with trauma to a whole new level. This groundbreaking collection promises to open minds, change lives, spark insight, reveal the ever-deepening fractures of trauma, and offer a glimpse of healing. Its feminist theologies at their best – pastoral, socially critically, activist, scholarly, bold, existentially engaged, and painfully, powerfully real.” -- Serene Jones, President, Union Theological Seminary"This wise and courageous set of essays represents a significant contribution to the field of feminist trauma theology. The powerful testimonies collected in this volume name the prevalence of traumatic suffering in church and society, as well as witnessing to the power of theology both to wound and to heal." -- Elaine Graham, Grosvenor Research Professor of Practical Theology at the University of Chester

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Book Synopsis''A rallying cry for privacy justice'' New York Times''We need more warriors like Carrie'' Tarana Burke, founder of the MeToo movementIn an era of doxing, revenge porn and online stalking, the law is failing us. Tech companies are untouchable and often women are persecuted. Carrie Goldberg built her law firm on battling these unprecedented cases - from stalkers haunting their exes through social media and dating apps, to schools suspending girls who report sexual assault, to trolls making fake bomb threats in their victims'' names. Here, she tells her clients'' stories alongside her own remarkable journey to become the lawyer she once needed.Gripping and inspiring, Nobody''s Victim shows how we must rewire the legal system for the age of the internet and gives us the weapons to fight back.*Perfect for fans of She Said by Jodi Kantor and Megan Twohey, The Whisper Network by Chandler Baker and TheTrade ReviewWe need more warriors like Carrie using the law to help take down sexual predators and the institutions that protect them -- Tarana Burke, founder of the #MeToo movementIn her memoir doubling as a rallying cry for privacy justice Nobody's Victim Goldberg admits that as with many people who have endured sexual harassment, it took time to tell her story in full, which she does now in chilling detail . . . Goldberg builds a convincing case that sexual privacy is a right that should be protected by federal law, much in the way that our personal, financial and medical information already is. If anyone can make that happen, it is she . . . Goldberg chronicles her battle for justice in a tone that is both take-no-prisoners and warmly gregarious . . . The cases she narrates are gut-wrenching, and her conversational approach lightens what could otherwise be an unbearably heavy load. It also makes accessible the complicated legal history leading to our current moment. -- Kate Bolick * New York Times *In the age of doxxing, revenge porn, and misogynist trolls, this book is required reading. . . . In telling these wrenching stories, Goldberg gives voice to the legions who have experienced unthinkable violence * Esquire, Best Books of Summer 2019 *This is an illuminating and significant window into the present state of victims' rights and a potentially powerful resource for readers dealing with abuse or harassment * Publishers Weekly *Thoroughly researched and with shocking anecdotes from Carrie and her clients, Nobody's Victim is an indispensable work for anyone who wants to understand how we got here and, more importantly, what we need to do to fight back. Part memoir and part manifesto, Nobody's Victim is thoughtful, urgent and impossible to put down -- Nancy Jo Sales, author of New York Times bestseller American Girls: Social Media and the Secret Life of Teenagers and director of HBO’s Swiped: Hooking up in the Digital AgeNobody's Victim provides the raw honesty that we desperately need as we examine how the Internet age has upended everyday life. Only Carrie Goldberg could tell this powerful, compelling, and lucid story, which gives voice to so many people who have experienced unimaginable harms. As policymakers debate how to make the Internet--and the world--a safer place, I hope that Nobody's Victim will be at the top of their reading list -- Jeff Kosseff, author, The Twenty-Six Words That Created the InternetCarrie Goldberg is a warrior against trolls and misogynists, as she bravely details in Nobody's Victim. The experiences of Carrie's clients may boil your blood--but beneath these known statistics is the reality that most harassment remains unseen, unreported, and legal. Nobody's Victim is a call to arms against abusers, and a reminder that survivors of gendered violence are not alone in their fight -- Audrey Gelman, CEO and Co-Founder of The WingA timely, necessary and uniquely authoritative book about the modern-day scourges of on-line harassment, stalking, sextortion, and non-consensual porn - and how to fight them. Goldberg's book is also a strikingly honest memoir and a riveting read. The stories she tells illuminate real horrors, as well as real bravery - her own and that of the people she represents -- Margaret Talbot * New Yorker *Compelling and terrifying stories of assaults both physical and psychological . . . She believes that the MeToo movement has brought about a significant shift for victims of sexual assault and harassment -- Jane Mulkerrins * The Times *After grappling with a 'psycho ex' of her own, lawyer Carrie Goldberg takes a stand for victims of online harassment, deepfakes and revenge porn -- Tauriq Moosa * Guardian *Carrie Goldberg turned litigation into an act of protest. The formidable US lawyer has helped countless women in the fight against gendered violence, online stalking and revenge porn -- B. Cartmell * Huck Magazine *

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Book SynopsisDoes your partner blame you for his or her own problems?Does your partner humiliate you, especially in front of others?Is your partner impossible to please?Are you convinced something is wrong with you?Are you too ashamed to admit you are being abused?In Escaping Emotional Abuse, Beverly Engel, world-renowned therapist and expert in emotional abuse, exposes techniques an abuser uses to break your spirit and gain control - and guides you in how to free yourself from the shame that can keep you from the life, and the love, that you deserve.By using your deepest fears against you, the abuser strips you of self-esteem, dignity, and humanity - making you feel unworthy and utterly powerless to escape. But you possess a potent tool with which to combat shame: self-compassion. In these pages, Engel shows you how to access it. Using her highly effective Shame Reduction Program, she helps you jumpstart the process of reTrade ReviewAn extremely informative and comprehensive guide to understanding and overcoming emotional abuse. Beverly Engel gives you all the information you need to stop blaming yourself and get control of your life back -- Lundy Bancroft * author of WHY DOES HE DO THAT? *A warm, compassionate, and incredibly insightful guide through the recovery journey. Engel's words are a powerful antidote to the seemingly unshakeable shame that comes from emotional abuse. There is hope, healing, and wisdom to be found on every page -- Jackson MacKenzie * author of PSYCHOPATH FREE *I highly recommend this book for anyone-female or male-who suspects they are being emotionally abused. I especially appreciate the information on how emotional abuse can be shaming, which is dangerous to a person's self-esteem and sense of self -- Randi Kreger * co-author of STOP WALKING ON EGGSHELLS and author of THE ESSENTIAL GUIDE TO BORDERLINE PERSONALITY DISORDER *

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Book SynopsisMisogyny as Hate Crime explores the background, nature and consequences of misogyny as well as the legal framework and UK policy responses associated with misogyny as a form of hate crime. Taking an intersectional approach, the book looks at how experiences of misogyny may intersect with other forms of hate crime such as disablism, Islamophobia, antisemitism and transphobia. From the sexist and derogatory comments about women by former US President Donald Trump, to legislative changes in Chile and Peru making street harassment illegal, misogyny presents a challenge to scholars, practitioners, policy makers, and women globally. The increasing importance of the internet has seen misogyny move into these digital spaces but has also provided a platform for movements such as #MeToo and #TimesUp, highlighting the scale of sexual harassment and abuse. In 2016, Nottinghamshire Police in partnership with Nottingham Women's Centre became the first force in England and WTable of ContentsIntroduction Irene Zempi and Jo Smith Part 1: Theorising misogyny, gender and ‘hate crime’ 1. A feminist theoretical exploration of misogyny and hate crime Marian Duggan and Hannah Mason-Bish 2. Extending the concept, or extending the characteristics? Misogyny or gender? Kim McGuire Part 2: Online and offline spaces 3. Gender as a protected characteristic: a legal perspective Chara Bakalis 4. Online misogyny as a hate crime: #TimesUp Kim Barker and Olga Jurasz 5. From sexism to misogyny: can online echo chambers stay quarantined? Alexandra Krendel Part 3: Identities and lived experiences 6. Adolescent girls' experiences of street harassment: emotions, comments, impact, actions and the law Rachel Harding, Lucy Betts, David Wright, Sheine Peart and Catarina Sjolin 7. Misogyny, hate crimes and gendered Islamophobia: Muslim women's experiences and responses Amina Easat-Daas 8. The intersection of antisemitism and misogyny Lesley Klaff 9. An exposition of sexual violence as a method of disablist hate crime Jane Healy 10. Trans identities, cisgenderism and hate crime Michaela Rogers 11. "Not the right kind of woman": transgender women’s experiences of transphobic hate crime and trans-misogyny Ben Colliver Part 4: Practice and activism 12. A call to feminist praxis: the story of Nottinghamshire's misogyny hate crime policy Zaimal Azad and Sophie Maskell 13. Policing misogyny as a hate crime – the Nottinghamshire Police experience Sue Fish 14. Informing legal change: the language of misogyny hate crime, gender and enhancing protection through criminal law Louise Mullany, Loretta Trickett and Victoria Howard 15. Our Streets Now: demanding an end to public sexual harassment Maya Tutton Conclusion Irene Zempi and Jo Smith

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Book SynopsisThis book is dedicated to improving the practice of the policing of domestic abuse. Its objective is to help inform those working in policing about the dynamics of how domestic abuse occurs, how best to respond to and investigate it, and in the longer term how to prevent it.Divided into thematic areas, the book uses recent research findings to update some of the theoretical analysis and to highlight areas of good practice: ‘what works and why’. An effective investigation and the prosecution of offenders are considered, as well as an evaluation of the success of current treatment options. Policing domestic abuse can only be dealt with through an effective partnership response. The responsibilities of each agency and the statutory processes in place when policy is not adhered to are outlined.Core content includes:A critique of definitions and theoretical approaches to domestic abuse, including coverage of the myths surrounding domestic abuse and tTrade ReviewAn essential read for the many police staff, officers and leaders who care about applying evidence based practice in protecting victims from domestic abuse and securing justice for them. Louisa Rolfe, Metropolitan Police, National Police Chief Council lead for DA "Policing Domestic Violence offers practical, policing-based strategies for how to better support victims–survivors of domestic violence abuse, facilitate robust risk assessments, and ensure that all perpetrators are held accountable for committing violence against women and children. The book also considers and summarises the implications of police failure to protect actual and potential victims–survivors, using case studies to offer ways forward for rebuilding trust across all aspect of policing these crimes. Written in a clear and accessible way, this book addresses the importance of police work in revealing some of the ways in which multi-agency and multi-disciplinary cooperation work in practice. It also illuminates the possible unintended consequences of particular interventions." Aisha K. Gill, Professor of Criminology, Social Sciences, University of Roehampton I can only recommend this great book to every young police officer (and maybe a couple of old hands too), as it manages to unpick this extremely complex topic of Domestic Abuse in a very accessible and practical and holistic way. I am convinced that it will make a great contribution to society as it will help us to learn to deal with this difficult topic. Tom Kirchmaier, Director of the Policing and Crime research group, London School Economics From recognition to response, domestic abuse presents profound challenges for policing. It is an old problem that constantly requires new thinking as we grapple with lockdowns, a housing deficit, and digital forms of violence and control. The authors are uniquely placed to provide the guide that is needed for 21st century policing. Nigel South, Emeritus Professor of Sociology, University of Essex Providing an effective and informed response to domestic abuse is of enormous importance. This comprehensive and timely text draws together research on the nature, dynamics and consequences of domestic abuse alongside policy, legislation and developments in policing practice. Vividly written, it is essential reading for frontline police professionals, as well as academics and students concerned with how best to identify, respond to and prevent domestic abuse in the pandemic era.This is a timely and unique book, in that it blends the voices and expertise of academics and police practitioners to advance practice and understanding relating to the policing of domestic abuse. Although the domestic abuse crisis predates the pandemic, the past couple of years are testament to how important it is that we retain a sharp focus on tackling and responding to domestic abuse in all of its forms - so it is fantastic to see this collaboration come to fruition, and produce such a useful and practical resource. Michele Burman, Professor of Criminology, University of Glasgow This is a courageous and inspiring book addressing everyday challenges in policing domestic abuse, from definitions and measurement to assessing risk, intersectionality in victimisation to effective treatment options. Its blend of academic research and theory, legal developments and practical applications make it a must read for operational police officers, academics and those in allied agencies Loraine Gelsthorpe, Director, Institute of Criminology, University of Cambridge This is a timely and unique book, in that it blends the voices and expertise of academics and police practitioners to advance practice and understanding relating to the policing of domestic abuse. Although the domestic abuse crisis predates the pandemic, the past couple of years are testament to how important it is that we retain a sharp focus on tackling and responding to domestic abuse in all of its forms - so it is fantastic to see this collaboration come to fruition, and produce such a useful and practical resource. Kelly Johnson, Assistant Professor in Criminology, Department of Sociology, Centre for Research into Violence and Abuse Table of Contents1. Introduction; 2. What is domestic abuse?; 3. Measuring the extent of domestic abuse; 4. Assessing risk; 5. The law, policing policy, and the courts; 6. Victims; 7 Perpetrators; 8.Coordinated solutions to domestic abuse; 9. Policing domestic abuse within the organisation, 10. Policing domestic abuse – reflections and new directions.

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Book SynopsisA groundbreaking study that transforms how we see and address the most misunderstood problem on college campuses: widespread sexual assault.

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Book SynopsisWhen lives are dominated by hunger, what becomes of love? When assaulted by daily acts of violence and untimely death, what happens to trust? Set in the lands of Northeast Brazil, this is an account of the everyday experience of scarcity, sickness and death that centres on the lives of the women and children of a hillside favela.Trade Review"Makes a case for ethnography as an art form. . . . A compelling, if deeply disturbing, account of women in a Brazilian shantytown." * New York Times *"Hauntingly beautiful. . . . [The] richly detailed qualitative analysis has thoroughly convinced this reader, at least, of her arguments linking maternal behavior and child death." * American Anthropologist *"Simply breathtaking. Its controversial theme—that mother love as conventionally understood is a luxury for those who can reasonably expect, as poor women in Brazil cannot, that their infants will live—is, in the best sense, illuminated by deconstructionist and feminist thought. The author's understanding of these lives on the edge is at times sympathetic, passionate, and sophisticated. But what makes the book as exciting to read as a good novel is her long-term interaction with a group of people that she clearly loves and the complete lack of the sense of the "other" that is so often found in anthropological writing. This work should have as much influence on studies of the relationship of women and children as did Margaret Mead's Growing Up in Samoa (1936) on the shaping of adolescence or Oscar Lewis's The Children of Sanchez (1961) on the cultural effects of poverty. Highly recommended." * Library Journal *"The compelling narrative investigates the everyday tactics of survival that people use to stay alive in a culture of institutionalized dependency ravaged by sickness, scarcity, feudal working conditions and death-squad "disappearances." * Publishers Weekly *"A shattering portrayal of life among the impoverished inhabitants of Alto do Cruzeiro ('Hill of the Crucifixion'), a shantytown in the city of Bom Jesus da Mata in northeastern Brazil's Pernambuco Province. . . . A stimulating, consistently engrossing contribution to the scientific understanding of a complex and tragic situation." * Kirkus Reviews *“Difficult to stop reading.” * Horizons Magazine *Table of ContentsPrologue: Sugar House Introduction: Tropical Sadness Chapter 1: O Nordeste: Sweetness and Death Chapter 2: Bom Jesus: One Hundred Years Without Water Chapter 3: Reciprocity and Dependency: The Double Ethic of Bom Jesus Chapter 4: Delirio de Fome: The Madness of Hunger Chapter 5: Nervoso: Medicine, Sickness, and Human Needs Chapter 6: Everday Violence: Bodies, Death, and Silence Chapter 7: Two Feet Under and a Cardboard Coffin: The Social Production of Indifference to Child Death Chapter 8: (M)Other Love: Cultue, Scarcity, and Maternal Thinking Chapter 9: Our Lady of Sorrows: A Political Economy of the Emotions Chapter 10: A Knack for Life: The Everyday Tactics of Survival Chapter 11: Carnaval: The Dance Against Death Chapter 12: De Profundis: Out of the Depths Epilogue: Acknowledgments and Then Some Notes Glossary Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisWhy do people hate? A world-leading criminologist explores the tipping point between prejudice and hate crime, analysing human behaviour across the globe and throughout history in this vital book. 'A key text for how we live now.' DAVID BADDIEL'This is a world-changing book.' ALICE ROBERTS'Timely and superb.' RACHEL CLARKE'Persuasive and compassionate.' ROBIN INCE'Fascinating and moving.' PRAGYA AGARWALAre our brains wired to hate? Is social media to blame for an increase in hateful abuse? With hate on the rise, what can we do to turn the tide? Drawing on twenty years of pioneering research - as well as his own experience as a hate-crime victim - world-renowned criminologist Matthew Williams explores one of the pressing issues of our age.Surveying human behaviour across the globe and reaching back through time, from our tribal ancestors in prehistory to artificial intelligence iTrade Review;An important read, combining an expert use of data with moving, personal storytelling. A key text for how we live now.' - David Baddiel'A truly insightful book that can help us all understand why hate can overpower us. It is wise, disarming, persuasive and compassionate.' - Robin Ince'Powerful. This is a world-changing book . . . From personal histories to broader social patterns, from individual criminal cases to the latest neuroscience and psychology, Matthew Williams' brilliant forensic dissection of hate reveals its insidious power - but also its weaknesses. This book is not just about how and why hate happens - it's about how to combat it.' - Alice Roberts'This is an incredibly powerful, important and valuable book on what causes hate and how we can help prevent and defeat it.' - Peter Tatchell'Fascinating . . . meticulously researched . . . written in a really accessible manner . . . expansive in approach and supplemented with so many real-world case studies. This is a really key contribution to our understanding of the divides in our society, and how these can perhaps be repaired.' - Dr Pragya Agarwal'Williams is masterful at making this complex topic accessible, so we can all better understand hate and the dark side of human behaviour and finally, start to tackle it.' - Nova Reid

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Book SynopsisA novel that springs from shocking facts. During the 1950s and 1960s the CIA ran a series of programmes in mind-control or psychic driving, which they tested on ordinary US and Canadian citizens. These people were kept in ignorance of the experiment's nature which exposed them to electroshock.

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Book SynopsisEddie Richardson was for many years a dominant figure in Britain''s criminal underworld. He was at the top of his game at a time when he who packed the biggest punch survived. In his revealing autobiography, he explains how he and his family rose to gangland prominence, how his dodgy deals brought him to the attention of the police, how he became a living legend and how he almost lost it all. For the first time, he talks frankly about his rivalry with the Krays, the family feuds that ironically brought him into greatest danger, being in prison and the celebrities, toffs and coppers who shared his life of crime and violence. With brutal honesty, he describes the motivations behind his lifestyle and explains why, for him, it was only ever a question of survival. He reveals that despite the hard-man, tough-guy image, his biggest weakness was putting the safety of others before his own.Eddie Richardson tells the gripping story of his life in the same gritty way in which he has l

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Book SynopsisFirst published in 1989, Dan Allender''s The Wounded Heart has helped hundreds of thousands of people come to terms with sexual abuse in their past. Now, more than twenty-five years later, Allender has written a brand-new book on the subject that takes into account recent discoveries about the lasting physical, emotional, relational, and spiritual ramifications of sexual abuse.With great compassion Allender offers hope for victims of rape, date rape, incest, molestation, sexting, sexual bullying, unwanted advances, pornography, and more, exposing the raw wounds that are left behind and clearing the path toward wholeness and healing. Never minimizing victims'' pain or offering pat spiritual answers that don''t truly address the problem, he instead calls evil evil and lights the way to renewed joy.Counselors, pastors, and friends of those who have suffered sexual harm will find in this book the deep spiritual guidance they need to effectively minister to

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Book SynopsisBangladeshi women recall the sexualized violence of the war of 1971, fought between India and what was then East and West Pakistan.Trade Review“Yasmin Saikia’s book is an important intervention in the discourse around 1971. It examines and demonstrates clearly the brutality of war as experienced by various marginalised groups, especially women, and the ongoing routine violence of the silencing of their voices. Saikia documents women’s voices and highlights their agency and the multiplicities of their role in the conflict.” - Chapati Mystery“Saikia raises the rather pertinent, often forgotten, issue of women getting caught up in the cauldron of war and then, once the battlefield activities are over, being either ignored or deliberately pushed to the fringes of the societal order. Saikia’s comprehension of the history of the 1971 war leaves nothing to chance…. Saikia’s professionalism comes touched with empathy.” - Syed Badrul Ahsan, Asian Affairs“In Yasmin Saikia's groundbreaking and provocative book, Women, War, and the Making of Bangladesh: Remembering 1971, she challenges a number of cherished and inherited "truths" regarding the Bangladesh War of Liberation in 1971…. I commend the author for her careful analysis of militarism as a system and the cultivation of hate within it that gradually dehumanizes the Other and makes violence banal.” - Elora Halim Chowdhury and Devin G. Atallah-Gutierrez, Human Rights Quarterly“[H]ighly readable…. The book is written in a lucid style and the stories told by the women make for compelling reading…. [B]ecause it is a product of an eclectic research methodology that includes rich ethnographic fieldwork alongside more traditional archival sources, the book would serve as a wonderful teaching tool in graduate courses on memory, oral histories, and the making of archives.” - Chitralekha Zutshi, H-Net Reviews“Saikia’s Women, War, and the Making of Bangladesh: Remembering 1971 makes a significant contribution to the war literature by documenting the untold stories and the unaccounted suffering of Bangladeshi women…. [P]erhaps the most significant contribution Saikia’s book makes to the 1971 war literature is that it breaks the exclusive claim by Bengalis on the experience of violence during the war by documenting the experiences of both Bihari and Bengali women as well as women of other ethnic and religious backgrounds…. Saikia’s book is a thought provoking read for scholars and students in the fields of Women and Gender Studies, Peace and Conflict Studies, and South Asian Studies.” - Hannah Sholder, South Asia Multidisciplinary Academic Journal“Saikia lets ordinary people speak for themselves – and in so doing, she humanizes a story that’s usually told as a struggle of nations. Together, she and her interview partners make us think anew about the possibilities for remorse, recovery, and forgiveness.” - Elizabeth Heineman, New Books in Gender Studies Blog“These are compelling lessons to learn and reflect on…. this book is an informative read because it lays the framework for an important historical event that hasn't received its fair share of ink. It also explains these events in the context of the suffering of its victims; their apolitical testimonies a reminder that war has no winners.” - Aparajita Saha-Bubna, Warscapes“[A]n important intervention in the discourse around 1971. It examines and demonstrates clearly the brutality of war as experienced by various marginalised groups, especially women, and the ongoing routine violence of the silencing of their voices.” - Salman Adil Hussain, Dawn.com“[H]ighly readable…. The book is written in a lucid style and the stories told by the women make for compelling reading…. [B]ecause it is a product of an eclectic research methodology that includes rich ethnographic fieldwork alongside more traditional archival sources, the book would serve as a wonderful teaching tool in graduate courses on memory, oral histories, and the making of archives.” -- Chitralekha Zutshi * H-Net Reviews *“In Yasmin Saikia's groundbreaking and provocative book, Women, War, and the Making of Bangladesh: Remembering 1971, she challenges a number of cherished and inherited "truths" regarding the Bangladesh War of Liberation in 1971…. I commend the author for her careful analysis of militarism as a system and the cultivation of hate within it that gradually dehumanizes the Other and makes violence banal.” -- Elora Halim Chowdhury and Devin G. Atallah-Gutierrez * Human Rights Quarterly *“Saikia lets ordinary people speak for themselves – and in so doing, she humanizes a story that’s usually told as a struggle of nations. Together, she and her interview partners make us think anew about the possibilities for remorse, recovery, and forgiveness.” -- Elizabeth Heineman * New Books in Gender Studies *“Saikia raises the rather pertinent, often forgotten, issue of women getting caught up in the cauldron of war and then, once the battlefield activities are over, being either ignored or deliberately pushed to the fringes of the societal order. Saikia’s comprehension of the history of the 1971 war leaves nothing to chance…. Saikia’s professionalism comes touched with empathy.” -- Syed Badrul Ahsan * Asian Affairs *“Saikia’s Women, War, and the Making of Bangladesh: Remembering 1971 makes a significant contribution to the war literature by documenting the untold stories and the unaccounted suffering of Bangladeshi women…. [P]erhaps the most significant contribution Saikia’s book makes to the 1971 war literature is that it breaks the exclusive claim by Bengalis on the experience of violence during the war by documenting the experiences of both Bihari and Bengali women as well as women of other ethnic and religious backgrounds…. Saikia’s book is a thought provoking read for scholars and students in the fields of Women and Gender Studies, Peace and Conflict Studies, and South Asian Studies.” -- Hannah Sholder * South Asia Multidisciplinary Academic Journal *“These are compelling lessons to learn and reflect on…. this book is an informative read because it lays the framework for an important historical event that hasn't received its fair share of ink. It also explains these events in the context of the suffering of its victims; their apolitical testimonies a reminder that war has no winners.” -- Aparajita Saha-Bubna * Warscapes *“Yasmin Saikia’s book is an important intervention in the discourse around 1971. It examines and demonstrates clearly the brutality of war as experienced by various marginalised groups, especially women, and the ongoing routine violence of the silencing of their voices. Saikia documents women’s voices and highlights their agency and the multiplicities of their role in the conflict.” * Chapati Mystery *Table of ContentsPreface ix Acknowledgments xv Glossary of Terms xix Part I. Introducing 1971 1. The Told and Untold Stories of 1971 3 2. Creating the History of 1971 34 Part II. Survivors Speak 3. Victims' Memories 109 4. Women's Services 158 5. Women's War 186 Part III. A New Beginning Postscript: Lessons of Violence 215 Notes 279 References 243 Index 299

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Book SynopsisThis book investigates the causes and consequences of election-related violence, analyzing why politicians employ violence and how it affects theirelectoral prospects. It offers novel insight into election campaigns, democratic development, and the impact of violence on voters and provides new ideas to combat election-related violence.

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Book SynopsisRelevant for experienced and emerging social work and human service practitioners alike, this book explores the uniquely challenging, yet seemingly ubiquitous issue of youth violence. It provides an authentic and accessible discussion of the theories and evidence that inform practice with youth violence alongside the voices of practitioners and the young people they work with. These voices are drawn from work with the Name.Narrate.Navigate (NNN) program for youth violence. NNN provides a trauma-informed, culturally safe preventive-intervention for young people who use and experience violence, and specialist training for the workers who support them. The program embraces creative methods as a bridge between contemporary evidence on trauma and violence and Aboriginal healing practice. The dual focus of the program is informed and interconnected by action research involving Aboriginal Elders and community members, practitioners, and key service stakeholders, including young peopTable of Contents1.Youth violence, complexity, and context. 2.Justice responses to youth violence. 3.Practice responses to youth violence. 4.The Name.Narrate.Navigate (NNN) program. 5.Trauma, culture, and youth violence. 6.Emotional recognition, regulation, and relationality. 7.Invalidation, voice, and connection. 8.Empathy expressed and experienced. 9.Power, control, and agency. 10.Shame named, known and (re)negotiated. 11.Choice, change, and identity. 12.NNN, a (new) way of working.

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Book SynopsisPsychology and Criminal Justice covers the ways that psychology intersects with the criminal justice system, from explaining criminal behavior to helping improve the three criminal justice pillars of policing, courts, and corrections.The book is divided into two parts. The chapters in Part One describe how different areas of psychology can help us understand why people commit crimes. The Basics of biopsychology, developmental psychology, behavioral psychology, social psychology, personality psychology, and psychopathy are presented first in their respective chapters. These initial chapters conclude with a section called Explaining Criminal Behavior that applies The Basics to help explain criminal behavior. Part Two of the textbook begins with a chapter on three topics in psychology that are particularly relevant to the criminal justice system: mental illness, trauma, and substance use. In the remainder of Part Two, there are two chapters each for policing, courts, and corrections. Each of these chapters discusses the ways principles from psychology can help with criminal justice processes, including police investigations and officer mental health, psychological evaluations for court proceedings, juror selection and decision making, behavior change, and the effects of imprisonment.After decades of overreliance on sociology-based theory and research, the field of criminal justice is looking to psychology for explanations and insight. This book is essential reading for upper-level undergraduate and graduate-level courses housed in both criminal justice and psychology departments.

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Book Synopsis**You can now get FREE access to a 6-week self-compassion programme (previous cost: 40 - 12 months'' access). Visit the Get Out Get Love website to find out more.**- Is this what they mean by abuse?- Why am I tolerating such a bad relationship? - Will I ever be able to get out and feel free?If you have ever asked yourself any of these questions, you may be, or have been, in an abusive relationship, even without realising. Every minute, more than 20 people in the UK or US are abused by their partner. Get Out, Get Love is an essential guide to the journey that anyone who is in, leaving or has left an abusive relationship must undertake. It takes the reader through three key stages - getting understanding (of the reasons we fall into abuse and why we tolerate it), getting out (escaping, breaking the cycle and staying away) and getting love (seeking closure, regaining trust and developing self love).

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Book SynopsisThis book provides a thorough account of victimisation across the social spectrum of class, race, age and gender. The second edition has been fully revised and expanded, with two parts now spanning the key perspectives and issues in victimology. Covering theoretical, social and political contexts, the book: Includes new chapters on defining and constructing victims, fear and vulnerability, sexuality, white collar crime and the implications of crime policy on victims Examines a global range of historical and theoretical perspectives in victimology and features a new chapter on researching victims of crime Reinforces your learning through critical thinking sections, future research suggestions, chapter summaries and a glossary of key terms Victims, Crime and Society is the essential text for your studies in victimology across criminology, criminal justice, community safety, youth justice and related areaTrade ReviewVictimhood is never socially neutral. It involves powerful interests, diverse inequalities, and media representations that tend to privilege particular understandings of victims. This excellent text provides a critical interrogation of victimology by emphasising context and interpretation, politics and social justice. It, too, is not socially neutral, and we are all the better for it. -- Rob WhiteThe first edition of the book came out in 2007. The publication of this second edition within ten years is timely and likely to be viewed positively by lawyers, students of law and criminology, policy-makers and players in the law and justice sector such as judicial officers, prosecutors, and prison administrators and by scholars of the sociology of crime. -- Paul Kenneth Mwirigi KinyuaTable of ContentsVictims, Crime and Society: An Introduction Defining Victims and Victimisation News Media, Victims and Crime Historical Perspectives in Victimology Theoretical Perspectives in Victimology Global Perspectives in Victimology Fear, Vulnerability and Victimisation Gender, Victims and Crime Older People, Victims and Crime Socio-Economic Inequalities, Victims and Crime Race, Religion, Victims and Crime Sexuality, Victims and Crime Victims of the Powerful Glossary

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Book SynopsisThis book is the first on femicide in Europe and presents the findings of a 4 year project discussing various aspects of femicide. It looks at the prevention programmes and comparative quantitative and qualitative data collection, as well as the impact of culture. It proposes the establishment of an European Observatory on Femicide.Table of ContentsResearch and prevention of femicide across Europe ~ Shalva Weil Femicide definitions ~ Magdalena Grzyb, Marceline Naudi, Chaime Marcuello-Servós Data collection: challenges and opportunities ~ Monika Schröttle, Ksenia Meshkova Understanding and preventing femicide using a cultural and ecological approach ~ Christiana Kouta, Santiago Boira, Anita Nudelman, Aisha K. Gill Prevention of femicide ~ Anna Costanza Baldry, Marie José Magalhães Exploring the data on femicide across Europe ~ Consuelo Corradi, Anna Costanza Baldry, Sümeyra Buran, Christiana Kouta, Monika Schröttle, Ljiljana Stevkovic Towards a European Observatory on Femicide ~ Shalva Weil and Marceline Naudi

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Book SynopsisRenowned criminologist Mike Hough considers how the police service might build trust, legitimacy and compliance with the law in this important book. He challenges conventional thinking on crime, contrasts 'hard' and 'soft' policing styles and offers a fresh approach that secures compliance with the law through ethical policing.Table of ContentsIntroduction Trust and legitimacy: the basic ideas The evidence: the power of fairness The policing of minority groups Embedding procedural justice in policing Ethics, justice and policing Closing thoughts Postscript: Policing the COVID-19 pandemic

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Book SynopsisThis book shares stories from child sexual exploitation, child criminal exploitation and peer violence about what has been learnt from the Contextual Safeguarding approach to understanding harm that happens to young people in their communities and what is required to respond.Trade Review"Excellent book which articulates the challenges of risk management or rather, responding to the myriad risks encountered by children and young people. It is accessible to students and practitioners and I am sure both will benefit from this book." Ross Gibson, University of StrathclydeTable of Contents1. Introduction: Contextual Safeguarding but not as you know it - Carlene Firmin and Jenny Lloyd Part 1. Domain 1: The target of the system 2. From peers and parks to patriarchy and poverty: inequalities in young people’s experiences of extra-familial harm and the child protection system - Lauren Wroe, Jenny Lloyd and Molly Manister 3. Identifying and responding to structural and system drivers of extra-familial harm using a Contextual Safeguarding approach - Molly Manister, Lauren Wroe and Carly Adams Elias 4. Value-informed approaches to peer mapping and assessment: learning from test sites - Carly Adams Elias, Lisa Marie Thornhill and Hannah Millar Part 2. Domain 2: The legislative basis of the system 5. Reimagining Community Safety as community safeguarding in response to extra-familial harm - Joanne Walker and Carlene Firmin 6. Contextual Safeguarding beyond the UK - Delphine Peace 7. Decolonising practice: ‘doing’ Contextual Safeguarding with an ethics of care - Vanessa Bradbury-Leather and Sue Rayment-McHugh Part 3. Domain 3: The partnerships that characterise the system 8. “If you want to help us, you need to hear us” - Hannah Millar, Joanne Walker and Elsie Whittington 9. Parents as partners: destigmatising the role of parents of children affected by extra familial harm - Lisa Marie Thornhill 10. What can we learn from multi-agency meetings to address extra-familial harm to young people? - Lisa Bostock Part 4. Domain 4: The outcomes the system produces and measures 11. Developing outcomes measurements in Contextual Safeguarding: explorations of theory and practice - Jenny Lloyd and Rachael Owens 12. Counting children and chip shops: dilemmas and challenges in evaluating the impact of Contextual Safeguarding - Michelle Lefevre, Paula Skidmore and Carlene Firmin 13. Gather round: stories that expand the possibilities of Contextual Safeguarding practice - Rachael Owens 14. Conclusion: Creating societies where children can know love - Jenny Lloyd and Carlene Firmin

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Book Synopsis''Superbly insightful'' FourFourTwo''Hugely enjoyable.'' Henry Winter, Chief Football writer, The Times''A brilliant read.'' Jamie Carragher''About time we got some recognition! A great read.'' Mark Lawrenson''One of my favourite football writers and a keen observer of the game who never fails to entertain.'' Patrick BarclayComplex, overlooked and misunderstood, football''s centre-halves rarely take centre-stage. Leo Moynihan''s long overdue celebration of this much-maligned position explores the unique mindset and last-ditch, bone-crunching tackles of the traditionally bruising hard man, hell-bent on destroying glory.Football is often romanticised as ''The Beautiful Game''. If that''s true, then the game''s centre-half might be considered the unsightly pimple on the end of its otherwise perfectly formed nose. The stopper is the last line of defence, the bTrade ReviewA brilliant read. Moynihan’s book took me right back to my playing days! -- Jamie CarragherFootball’s centre-halves have always been fascinating and ever-changing characters within the game. Moynihan brings these players alive in this hugely enjoyable book. -- Henry Winter * The Times *About time we got some recognition! A great read. -- Mark Lawrenson * former Liverpool centre-half *An entertaining tour of the esoteric world of centre-backs -- Paul HaywardSuperbly insightful * FourFourTwo *Leo Moynihan is one of my favourite football writers and a keen observer of the game who never fails to entertain. -- Patrick Barclay * Evening Standard *I take my hat off to Moynihan for writing this book! -- Dion DublinHaving played with Bobby Moore, the greatest centre-half of all-time, I was fascinated to read Leo Moynihan’s book and I wasn’t disappointed. -- Harry Redknapp, former West Ham and Tottenham managerA brilliant book... a must for all lovers of the game. -- Terry ButcherI love Moynihan’s writing and his new book is a brilliant exploration of this always intriguing position. -- Jonny Owen, filmmaker and TalkSPORT presenterLeo Moynihan’s writing is always enjoyable and his exciting new book on the old enemy is highly recommended. -- Andrew ColeAn enjoyable read which includes interviews with many well-known centre-backs and plenty of entertaining anecdotes * Late Tackle *A beautifully written new appreciation of the centre-half -- Ian Herbert * Mail.co.uk *An enjoyable look at the art of great defending * Bristol Post *A rich topic and so sharply written... Bringing real insight to the page, Moynihan undoubtedly has an eye for taking a story we think we know and breathing new life into it * When Saturday Comes *Table of ContentsIntroduction: A Bastard of a Job Chapter 1 - Fix Bayonets, Lads! Chapter 2 - Stoppers and Starters Chapter 3 - On Me 'ead, Son! Chapter 4 - The Great Marshals Chapter 6 - Vive La Différence… Chapter 7 - He’s Behind You! Chapter 8 - The Dark Arts Chapter 9 - 'That Type of Samba ...' Chapter 10 - 'No Friends on the Park, Son' Chapter 11 - Artisans in the Mud Chapter 12 - Deadly Duos Epilogue

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Book SynopsisExplains why there is a crisis in caring for elderly people and how the COVID-19 pandemic exacerbated itBecause government policies are based on an ethic of family responsibility, repeated calls to support family members caring for the burgeoning elderly population have gone unanswered. Without publicly funded long-term care services, many family caregivers cannot find relief from obligations that threaten to overwhelm them. The crisis also stems from the plight of direct care workers (nursing home assistants and home health aides), most of whom are women from racially marginalized groups who receive little respect, remuneration, or job security. Drawing on an online support group for people caring for spouses and partners with dementia, Elder Care in Crisis examines the availability and quality of respite care (which provides temporary relief from the burdens of care), the long, tortuous process through which family members decide whether to move spouses and partners to institutions, Trade ReviewAbel writes with empathy for direct caregivers as a family caregiver herself as well as a cancer survivor. While we are all familiar with how nursing homes failed during the pandemic, these stories of family members fighting for their institutionalized relatives, still feel new and crucially important to read. * Meika Loe, author of Aging our Way: Lessons for Living from 85 and Beyond *Drawing upon her deep knowledge and first-person accounts, from the nineteenth century to the COVID-19 pandemic, Emily Abel portrays both the joyful and heart-breaking aspects of family caregivers’ struggles to care for elderly people with dementia. This book will spur everyone to ask: why don’t we as a country do better for both the elderly and their caregivers? * Joan C. Tronto, author of Caring Democracy: Markets, Equality and Justice *Here you have a poignant, thoughtful, and extraordinarily useful account of trends that will curse us all unless we take action now. Call it investment in infrastructure, improved social insurance, commitment to common decency, or all of the above: we need a better, more sustainable system of care provision. The qualitative research highlighted here helps show us the way forward. * Nancy Folbre, author of Valuing Children: Rethinking the Economics of the Family *The author's observations, anecdotes, and notes yield a perspective that challenges the current system of long-term care. The author eschews providing simplistic answers, allowing those most concerned—currently active caregivers—to speak for themselves. -- T. E. Getzen, emeritus, Temple University * CHOICE *

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Book SynopsisAs for film and literature, the horror genre has been very popular in the video game. The World of Scary Video Games provides a comprehensive overview of the videoludic horror, dealing with the games labelled as survival horror as well as the mainstream and independent works associated with the genre. It examines the ways in which video games have elicited horror, terror and fear since Haunted House (1981). Bernard Perron combines an historical account with a theoretical approach in order to offer a broad history of the genre, outline its formal singularities and explore its principal issues. It studies the most important games and game series, from Haunted House (1981) to Alone in the Dark (1992- ), Resident Evil (1996-present), Silent Hill (1999-present), Fatal Frame (2001-present), Dead Space (2008-2013), Amnesia: the Dark Descent (2010), and The Evil Within (2014). Accessibly written, The World of Scary Video Trade ReviewPerron's essay is a rare example of a complete examination of a particular genre, and the way the author went about proposing the synthesis of a subject - perhaps not total, but also close as much as possible - should be a model for such an exercise in the future. * Spirale Magazine *It will undoubtedly find a place on many readers’ shelves. Summing Up: Recommended. Advanced undergraduates through faculty and professionals. * CHOICE *Thorough and laden with in-depth knowledge, The World of Scary Video Games is an invaluable resource for fans, scholars and artist/designers of horror. * Tanya Krzywinska, Professor of Digital Games and Director, Games Academy, Falmouth Unversity, UK *(Bloomsbury translation) Newcomers to this field of research will find a wealth of information on digital horror thanks to the detailed descriptions and historical overview, while experts will find new approaches and a well-founded bibliography to further their own research. * MEDIENwissenschaft *Table of ContentsAcknowledgments Introduction Part I: The Genre Chapter One The Horror: Falling into the Arena of Video Game Genres Crossing Paths with a “Monstrous” Concept The Need to Use a New Combo Finding Some Directions Chapter Two “You have once again entered the world of survival horror. Good luck!” Loading Screen… A Species of Their Own A Cross-Media Genre The (Survival) Horror Genre Chapter Three Something to Fear: From the Fictional to the Videoludic Gut Reactions The Answer Is Fear Fear-Motivated Actions Chapter Four Building the Pyramid of Scary Video Games: Toward the Scare Tactics of the Videoludic Horror Genre The Gaming Apparatus: Technical and Formal Aspects The Videoludic Treatment of Horror Figures of Interactivity, Actional Modalities and Scare Tactics The Pyramid of Scary Video Games Part II: The History Chapter Five Thinking about the History of the Videoludic Horror Genre, Part I: From Teleology to the Initial Cluster Teleology, This Monster (Before 1981) The Scattered Generic Cluster (1981-1991) Chapter Six Thinking about the History of the Videoludic Horror Genre, Part II: Crystallization and Bipolarity The Crystallization of the Survival Horror (1992-2005) The Antipodal Clusters: Fight or Flight (2006-2016) Scary Virtual Reality (2017 and the future…) Part III: The Scare Tactics Chapter Seven The Frightening Regimes of Vision The Experience of Gamership Third-Person Frightening Regime of Vision First-Person Frightening Regime of Vision Seeing Is Not Everything Chapter Eight The Frightening Regimes of Audition Third-Person and First-Person Frightening Regimes of Audition Synch to the Rendering of the Gruesomeness (In) A Fearful Mood Dreadful Listening and Terrifying Forewarnings Chapter Nine Scary Playgrounds Setting the Mood Caught up in the Maze Unsettling Progression Chapter Ten Monsters Meet Scared Player(-Characters) Some Kind of Monster Figures Under Threat Seek and Destroy Surviving Horror Afterword References Ludography Index

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Book SynopsisHow do collective actors move from moderate politics to (violent) extremism? Faced with high risks of repression and implosion, they need to legitimate such radical change to keep members and followers committed to collective action. Drawing on the texts, audios, and videos of five Islamist organisations in the UK and Germany in the 2000s and 2010s, the book develops a transdisciplinary theoretical framework and innovative methodological approach to explore how radical changes in activism are mediated. Clément argues that political violence has to feel right, as a collective, for an organisation and its followers to move from moderate activism to (violent) extremism. She shows that organisations mediate this change by performing collective emotions in and through narrative. The book offers a provocative and nuanced account which departs from conventional interpretations of radicalisation and reminds us of the power of emotions.Trade Review'This exciting new book offers original and powerful demonstration of the importance of shared emotions in political activism. Drawing on examples from the UK and Germany, its emphasis on political violence needing to ‘feel right’ for collectives takes debate far beyond the individualism and idealism of dominant explanatory frameworks. Clément’s book will be widely read by scholars and students in Politics, Sociology, and beyond, deservedly so! Lee Jarvis, Professor of International Politics, University of East Anglia'This outstanding contribution by Maéva Clément brings together two of the hottest topics in IR: emotions and narratives. It convincingly shows how narratives are woven by Islamist organisations in order to aid group radicalisation and legitimise extremism. The book emphasises that humans, including extremists, love storytelling.'Alexander Spencer, Chair of International Relations, Otto von Guericke University Magdeburg‘Offering both conceptual depth and empirical detail, Maéva Clément shows how emotions – and in particular the emotional power of group narratives – are crucial to understanding why and how individuals and organisations move from moderate activism to violent extremism. The ensuing insights illuminate the inherently affective relationship between political moderation and escalation. This is an innovative book with important implications for appreciating the linkages between emotions and political violence.’ Emma Hutchison, Associate Professor of International Relations, The University of Queensland -- .Table of ContentsIntroductionPart I: Characterising changes in political activism1 Contextualising Islamist organisations in Western Europe (2001–13)2 Reconstructing phases of activism: group moderation, radicalisation and extremismPart II: Exploring the performance of collective emotions3 A theory of emotionalisation in narrative form4 The romantic narrative of Western Islamist organisations5 Narrative emotionalisation and extremismConclusionIndex

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Book SynopsisThe key reference guide to rural crime and rural justice, this encyclopedia includes 85 concise and informative entries covering rural crime theories, offences and control. It is divided into five complementary sections: • theories of rural crime; • rural crime studies; • rural criminal justice studies; • rural people and groups; • rural criminological research. With contributions from established and emerging international scholars, this authoritative guide offers state-of-the-art synopses of the key issues in rural crime, criminology, offending and victimisation, and both institutional and informal responses to rural crime.Table of ContentsIntroduction Part 1: Theories of Rural Crime 1. Introduction to Part 1 - Matt Bowden 2. Civic Community Theory - Joseph F. Donnermeyer and Matt Bowden 3. Classical Theories and Contemporary Legacies - Joseph F. Donnermeyer 4. Cultural Criminology and Representations of Rural Crime - Karen Hayden 5. Environmental and Green Criminology - Rob White 6. Feminist Theory - Mandy Hall Sanchez 7. Late Modernity, Surveillance and Securitisation - Matt Bowden and Artur Pytlarz 8. Left Realism - James Windle 9. Male Peer Support Theory - Walter DeKeseredy 10. Primary Socialisation Theory - Joseph F. Donnermeyer 11. Rational Choice, Routine Activity and Situational Crime Prevention - Vania Ceccato 12. Safety and Security Studies - Gorazd Meško and Andrej Sotlar 13. The Anthropocene and Criminological Theory - Clifford Shearing, Emiline Smith and Jared Walters Part 2: Rural Crime Studies 14. Introduction to Part 2 - Joseph F. Donnermeyer and Alistair Harkness People and Crime 15. Abuse Against Children, the Elderly and Within Families - Sarah Wendt 16. Consumer Fraud - Cassandra Cross 17. Corporate and State Crimes - Victoria E. Collins 18. Cybercrime and Security - Qingli Meng and Joseph F. Donnermeyer 19. Dark Tourism - Jenny Wise 20. Drugs and Public Health - Katinka van de Ven and Natalie Thomas 21. Druge Use and Dependence - Anke Stallwitz 22. Genocide - Hollie Nyseth Nzitatira and Brandon Moore 23. Hate Crime - Rachel Hale and Melina Stewart-North 24. Modern Slavery and Cross-border Transportation of People - Richard Byrne 25. Resource Extraction: Crime impacts - Callie D. Shaw and Rick Ruddell 26. Rogue Farmers- Robert Smith 27. Technology and Interpersonal Violence - Bridget Harris 28. Tourism, Crime and Rurality - Joseph F. Donnermeyer and Alistair Harkness 29. Violence Against Farmers - Anni Hesselink 30. Violence Against Women - Walter S. DeKeseredy 31. Violent Extremism- Rachel Hale Property and Other 32. Acquisitive Farm Crime - Kyle Mulrooney and Alistair Harkness 33. Animal Rights and Activism - Jarret S. Lovell 34. Blood Sports- Angus Nurse 35. Cross-border Livestock Theft - Willie Clack 36. Drug Cultivation, Manufacture and Movement - Ralph A. Weisheit 37. Food Crime - Allison Gray 38. Heritage Crime - Louise Nicholas 39. Illegal Hunting and Trespass - Alistair Harkness, Kyle Mulrooney and Matthew Box 40. Organised Crime - Robert Smith 41. Trophy and Big Game Hunting - Angus Nurse 42. Water Crimes - Gorazd Meško and Katja Eman 43. Wildfires: Causation and Prevention - Janet Stanley and Belinda Young 44. Wildlife Crime: Trafficking and Poaching - Rob White Part 3: Rural Criminal Justice Studies 45. Introduction to Part 3 - Jessica René Peterson Law Enforcement 46. Anti-social Behaviour: Police-community Relationship - Andrew Wooff and Larissa Engelmann 47. Discretion and Informal Sanctions - Jessica René Peterson 48. Law Enforcement Misconduct - John Liederbach, Chloe Ann Wentzlof and Philip Matthew Stinson 49. Police Engagement with Rural Farming Communities - Cameron Whiteside, Ann Brennan and Kyle Mulrooney 50. Policing Rural Small-island Developing States - Danielle Watson and Casandra Harry 51. Policing the Rural Global South - Tariro Mutongwizo 52. Public Order Policing - David Baker 53. Re-assurance Policing in Rural Communities - Larissa Engelmann and Andrew Wooff 54. Rurality, Cultures and Policing - Richard Yarwood Courts and Corrections 55. Community Corrections - Dawei Zhang, Jessica René Peterson, Alistair Harkness and Joseph F. Donnermeyer 56. Court Reform Challenges in Rural Jurisdictions - Alyssa M. Clark 57. Desistence from Crime - Rachel Hale 58. Informal and Decolonised Alternative Criminal Justice - Zahidul Islam 59. Jails and Prisons - Rick Ruddell 60. Judicial Policies and Procedures - Alyssa M. Clark 61. Populism and Punitiveness - Kyle Mulrooney and Jenny Wise 62. Post-release, Re-entry and Recidivism - Kyle C. Ward 63. Punishment and Rurality - Rosemary Gido 64. Restorative Justice and Therapeutic Jurisprudence - Ziwei Qi Access to Justice and Responses to Crime 65. Access to Justice - Rachel Hale 66. Access to Legal Representation - Andrew L.B. Davies and Shelby Peck 67. Closure of Law Enforcement Stations - Christian Mouhanna 68. Crime Prevention - Tarah Hodgkinson 69. Technology: The Pros and Cons for Addressing Rural Crime - Jessica René Peterson Part 4: Rural People and Groups 70. Introduction to Part 4: Cassie Pedersen 71. Anti-government Groups and Militias - Joseph DeLeeuw 72. Indigenous and First Nation Peoples - Juan Tauri 73. LBTIQA+ Identities - Cassie Pedersen 74. Lifestyle and Amenity Migration - Nick Osbaldiston 75. Outlaw Motorcycle Clubs - Mark Lauchs 76. People with Disabilities - Marg Camilleri 77. Rural Enclaves and Minority Groups - Joseph F. Donnermeyer and Cassie Pedersen 78. Rural Folk Crime - Rob White 79. Tropes of Rural Offenders and Victims - Belinda Morrissey and Kristen Davis 80. Working Tourists - Donna James 81. Youth and Youth Subcultures - Matthew D. Moore Part 5: Rural Criminological Research 82. Introduction to Part 5 - Alistair Harkness and Joseph F. Donnermeyer 83. Africa - Willie Clack and Emmanuel Bunei 84. Antarctica - Rebecca Kaiser and Rob White 85. Asia - Alistair Harkness, Joseph F. Donnermeyer and Qingli Meng 86. Europe - Gorazd Meško and Matt Bowden 87. North America - Denisse Roman Burgos, Rick Ruddell and Joseph F. Donnermeyer 88. Oceania - Alistair Harkness, Kyle Mulrooney and Danielle Watson 89. South America - Vania Ceccato and Monica Perez

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