Violence in the Home: Multidisciplinary Perspectives (Psychology)

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Violence in the home is one of the most damaging and widespread of social problems It is an issue that cuts across all socioeconomic, racial, ethnic, gender, and age boundaries This important book reviews the most current theoretical explanations of family violence and then links theory to practice It looks at the systems and institutions that interact with families, which are mandated to provide protection and services, and explores the current debates surrounding family violence and public policy In addition, KurstSwanger explores the role of power in abusive relationships and considers the short and longterm consequences of abuse This insightful book will be a practical resource for professionals and of interest to all those concerned with the farreaching impact of family violence

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Color and Money: How Rich White Kids Are Winning the War over College Affirmative Action

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What is the real story behind the fight over affirmative action at colleges? Veteran journalist Peter Schmidt exposes truths that will outrage readers and forever transform the debate He reveals how:* colleges use affirmative action to mask how much they cater to the country club crowd and to solicit support from the big corporations they steer minority students towardconservatives have used opposition to affirmative action to advance a broader agenda that includes gutting government programs that help level the playing fieldselective colleges reward families for shielding their children from contact with other races and classes and help perpetuate societal discrimination by favoring applicants from expensive private schools or public schools in exclusive communitiesracial tensions like those witnessed at Duke University, the University of Michigan,

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Inside the Mind of BTK: The True Story Behind the Thirty-Year Hunt for the Notorious Wichita Serial Killer

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The FBI profilerand ampcoauthor of the 1 New York Times8211 bestseller Mindhunter recounts his role in catching one of America8217 s most notorious serial killersInside the Mind of BTK tells the incredible true story of how FBI profiler John Douglas tracked and participated in the hunt for one of the most notorious serial killers in US history For thirtyone years a man who called himself BTK (Bind, Torture, Kill) terrorized the city of Wichita, Kansas, sexually assaulting and strangling a series of victims, taunting the police with cryptic communications, and bragging about his vicious crimes to local newspapers and television stations After disappearing for nine years, he suddenly reappeared, complaining that no one was paying enough attention to him and claiming that he had committed other crimes for which he had not been given c

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State-Local Relations: A Partnership Approach: A Partnership Approach, Second Edition (Literature 59)

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This is a revision and update of Zimmerman's classic study of relations between state and local government The first edition, published in 1983, was based on three decades of research into intergovernmental affairs and examined the legal, financial, and structural foundations of statelocal relations This new edition adds a fourth decade of research and brings the work up to date through the early 1990s, adding a chapter on state mandates and local governments, reviewing and analyzing the changes in fortune of state and local governments, and the impact of those changes on their relations between each other and between themselves and the federal government

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Protecting Jerusalem's Holy Sites: A Strategy for Negotiating a Sacred Peace

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The holy sites in Jerusalem exist as objects of international veneration and sites of nationalist contest They stand at the heart of the Israeli8211 Palestinian conflict, yet surprisingly, the many efforts to promote peace, mostly by those outside the Middle East, have ignored the problem This 2006 book seeks to address this omission by focusing upon proposals of development of a legal regime to protect the holy sites separable from the final peace negotiations to not only protect the holy sites but promote peace by removing these particularly volatile icons from the field of conflict Peace and the protection of the holy sites cannot occur without the consent and cooperation of those on the ground This book supports local involvement by developing a comprehensive plan for how to negotiate: outlining the relevant history, highlighting issues of import, and ident

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The Al Qaeda Reader: The Essential Texts of Osama Bin Laden's Terrorist Organization

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The global war on terror is not just a military conflict but a war of ideas Indeed it is in some respects primarily an ideological struggleYet it is a war we cannot win without a broader understanding of alQaeda's goals and motives What do our enemies believe?What motivates their war against the West?What is their vision of the ideal Islamic society?Surprisingly, more than five years after 9/11, there is very little understanding of these questionsDespite our tendency to dismiss Islamic extremism as profoundly irrational, alQaeda is not without a coherent body of beliefsLike other totalitarian movements, the movement8217 s leaders have rationalized their brutality in a number of published treatisesNow, for the first time, The Al Qaeda Reader gathers together the essential texts and documents that trace the origin, history, and evolution of the ideas of

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Sandra Day O'Connor: How the First Woman on the Supreme Court Became Its Most Influential Justice

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Sandra Day O'Connor, America's first woman justice, became the axis on which the Supreme Court turned She was called the most powerful woman in America, and it was often said that to gauge the direction of American law, one need look only to O'Connor's vote Then, just one year short of a quarter century on the bench, she surprised her colleagues and the nation by announcing her retirementDrawing on information from onceprivate papers of the justices, hundreds of interviews with legal and political insiders, and the insight gained from nearly two decades of covering the Supreme Court, Joan Biskupic examines O'Connor's remarkable career, providing an indepth account of her transformation from tentative jurist to confident architect of American law The portrait that emerges is of a complex and multifaceted woman: lawyer, politician, legislator

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Rethinking Evidence: Exploratory Essays (Law in Context)

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The Law of Evidence has traditionally been perceived as a dry, highly technical, and mysterious subject This book argues that problems of evidence in law are closely related to the handling of evidence in other kinds of practical decisionmaking and other academic disciplines, that it is closely related to common sense and that it is an interesting, lively and accessible subject These essays develop a readable, coherent historical and theoretical perspective about problems of proof, evidence, and inferential reasoning in law Although each essay is selfstanding, they are woven together to present a sustained argument for a broad interdisciplinary approach to evidence in litigation, in which the rules of evidence play a subordinate, though significant, role This revised and enlarged edition includes a revised introduction, the bestknown essays in the first edition, and chapters on na

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Protecting Your Company's Intellectual Property: A Practical Guide to Trademarks, Copyrights, Patents and Trade Secrets

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A company8217 s most valuable assets may not be physical This book shows how to protect them without fences or security guards!You can8217 t touch it or feel it Sometimes you can8217 t even see it Yet, intellectual property continues to soar in value, comprising an increasingly greater portion of a typical company8217 s assets In the age of instant global communication, understanding what intellectual property is, how to protect it, and how to enhance its value are prerequisites for corporate survivalEnter attorney Deborah E Bouchoux and her informative book, Protecting Your Company8217 s Intellectual Property Packed with fascinating and illuminating examples, this book is a succinct, yet comprehensive discussion of the four key areas of intellectual property: trademarks,copyrights, patents, and trade secrets In additi

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Health Issues Among Incarcerated Women

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The female inmate population in the United States has exploded in the past two decades, increasing nearly sixfold The US correctional system, however, has not expanded its health care to provide for this growing population of women This comprehensive reader addresses the physical and mental needs of women inmates and suggests that they cannot be properly treated unless their lifestyles before, during, and after incarceration are consideredThis book abounds with statistics that outline the unique needs of the female inmate population For instance, a significant proportion of female inmates suffer physical and sexual violence before serving time Incarcerated teenagers are more likely than others from their age group to have engaged in behaviors that increased their risk for contracting sexually transmitted diseases like HIV Because African American women are more likely than their counterparts to enc

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