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Clear and Frost chart the rise of penal severity in the U.S. and the forces necessary to end it Over the last 40 years, the US penal system has grown at an unprecedented rateーfive times larger than……続きを見る

Women's Voices in Ireland examines the letters and problems sent in by women to two Irish women's magazines in the 1950s and 60s, discussing them within their wider social and historical context. In……続きを見る

At no time in history, and certainly in no other democratic society, have prisons been filled so quickly and to such capacity than in the United States. And nowhere has this growth been more concent……続きを見る

At no time in history, and certainly in no other democratic society, have prisons been filled so quickly and to such capacity than in the United States. And nowhere has this growth been more concent……続きを見る

Artificial Intelligence is here, today. How can society make the best use of it? Until recently, artificial intelligence sounded like something out of science fiction. But the technology of artifi……続きを見る

Community Justice discusses concepts of community within the context of justice policy and programs, and addresses the important relationship between the criminal justice system and the community in……続きを見る

Over the past quarter-century, U.S. politicians have responded to the public's fear of crime by devoting ever more resources to building and strengthening the criminal justice apparatus, which as a ……続きを見る

"Macht das Nickerchen. Sagt die Party ab, fahrt (alleine) auf Urlaub, besteht beim Sex darauf, dass ihr auch befriedigt aus der Geschichte rausgeht, und sagt öfter mal Nein zu Dingen, auf die ihr ke……続きを見る

Les gens pensent que pour modifier le cours de leur vie, ils doivent faire de grands changements. Dans ce livre, ils découvriront que les plus petits changements couplés à une bonne connaissance de ……続きを見る

The city is widely regarded as the most characteristic expression of the social, cultural and economic formations of the Roman Empire. This was especially true in the Latin-speaking West, where urba……続きを見る

In this second volume of his nuclear weapon series, John Clearwater continues to investigate the presence of American nuclear weapons in Canada. In Canadian Nuclear Weapons, Clearwater told the stor……続きを見る

This book describes and analyses the development of the Roman West from Gibraltar to the Rhine, using primarily the extensive body of published archaeological evidence rather than the textual eviden……続きを見る

America’s nuclear energy industry is in decline. Low natural gas prices, financing hurdles, failure to find a permanent repository for high-level nuclear waste, reactions to the Fukushima accident i……続きを見る

When the Nuclear Safety Commission in Japan reviewed safety-design guidelines for nuclear plants in 1990, the regulatory agency explicitly ruled out the need to consider prolonged AC power loss. In ……続きを見る

Despite recent advances in important aspects of the lives of girls and women, pervasive challenges remain. These challenges reflect widespread deprivations and constraints and include epidemic level……続きを見る

During the past few years, the Fiscal Affairs Department (FAD) has developed the Revenue Administration Fiscal Information Tool (RA-FIT), a tax and customs data gathering initiative. This paper, the……続きを見る

The Hopi Mother: Peace is born in darkness is an essay by Sheila Seclearr of Santa Fe, New Mexico. A culmination of writing based on Peace Studies plus Hopi Indian history and prophecy, Seclearr wea……続きを見る

Design and Analysis of Time Series Experiments presents the elements of statistical time series analysis while also addressing recent developments in research design and causal modeling. A distingui……続きを見る

This paper presents the results of the second round of the Revenue Administration Fiscal Information Tool (RA-FIT) country survey in an aggregated manner for all respondents and by income group. Not……続きを見る

Today over forty million Latin Americans classify themselves as Protestant, of which the overwhelming majority belong to some form of Pentecostalism. The rapid dissemination of Pentecostal beliefs h……続きを見る

In 'Studies in Civics' by J. T. McCleary, readers are immersed in a deep exploration of various aspects of civics, including political systems, governance, and citizenship. McCleary's literary style……続きを見る

This unique monograph, based on empirical research, used the oral history approach to explore the careers of 31 intellectual disability nurses from England and the Republic of Ireland; each with at ……続きを見る

A “eye-opening, gritty, and compelling” memoir by one of New York City’s last Times Square peep show girls (The Paris Review Online). In 2006, Gotham City Video was among the last of its kind where,……続きを見る

Would you like to know what any person is thinking? Impossible? Not so, if you can master the ability to read micro-expressions. Is he truly happy to see you? Bored? Angry? Maybe even a threat to yo……続きを見る

Le convinzioni religiose sono importanti meccanismi di guida dell’agire umano e, come tali, possono avere un effetto diretto sui comportamenti economici dei fedeli e sulla creazione di ricchezza. Co……続きを見る

De lessen van Simone De Beauvoir voor vandaag over hoe je een authentiek leven kan leiden Simone de Beauvoir was een van de belangrijkste filosofen uit de 20ste eeuw. Ook de afgelopen jaren staat zi……続きを見る

'This account . . . is breathtaking in its scope and riveting in its research' - Sydney Morning Herald The gripping story of a small force of Australian Special Forces commandos that launched relent……続きを見る

How religious beliefs and practices can influence the wealth of nations Which countries grow faster economicallyーthose with strong beliefs in heaven and hell or those with weak beliefs in them? Doe……続きを見る

Whether you lived through the sixties and seventies or just wish you had, this revised and expanded edition of the Hippie Dictionary entertains as much as it educates. Cultural and political listing……続きを見る

This unique study is the first in depth examination of the environment and development of the Straits. Taking an integrative approach, the book argues that the region has an underlying unity which p……続きを見る