The field of criminology is limited by a 'hidden' measurement crisis. It is hidden because scholars either are not aware of the shortcomings of their measures or have implicitly agreed that scales with certain properties merit publication. It is a crisis because the approaches used to construct measures do not employ modern systematic psychometric methods. As a result, the degree to which existing measures have methodological limitations is unknown. The purpose of this Element is to unmask...

This "wondrous" collection of fantasy tales from Neil Gaiman, Patricia A. McKillip, and others "is a treasure chest. Open it and revel in its riches" ( Kirkus Reviews, starred review).For this enchanting anthology—a World Fantasy Award finalist—editors Ellen Datlow and Terri Windling "asked their contributors to reimagine Fäerie" in the present day, or "search its more dimly lit pathways," and the authors have responded with bountiful imagination. The titl...

When a grumpy hockey defenseman meets a sequined dance instructor, Christmas magic turns their instant attraction into a love worth fighting for.Becca:I’ve sworn off hockey players after my last dating disaster, but when I need help with my Skates & Snowflakes charity ice dance show, the Blue Ridge Buffaloes send me their grumpiest defenseman instead of a third-string nobody.Steel Marshall is supposed to help build sets, not let me ...

A hot, new romance by USA Today bestselling author Elizabeth Lynx about a fake engagement that turned into something not so fake. What happens when a hockey player and a wedding planner kiss pretending to be in love and that kiss turns into something neither expected?I thought it was a good idea to pretend to be engaged to my sister’s best friend.Before you judge, hear me out. I needed the money. Okay, that sounded really bad, but ...

Win a Date with a Billionaire!Everyone wanted me to enter. The reason I shouldn’t? I was a walking, talking, dating disaster.I’m Marika. I run a coffee shop in this small mountain town. Things were fine until that expensive resort moved in down the road. More and more of my customers go there for their morning coffee.How can I compete with the rich and powerful? If I enter the Win a Date with a Billionaire contest,...

The sizzling, new story by USA Today bestselling author Elizabeth Lynx is a one-night stand, sports romance that goes horribly wrong. What happens when a hockey player meets the team’s new physical therapist? Only they both discover they’ve met before… in bed.

Carolyn Kerr is working on her first major assignment for BLUE-LINK as a marketing manager for the Sacred Stones Tour, a Maori jade exhibition. It doesn't begin well. In the first city, a stranger kisses her and then disappears into the night. On the second stop of the tour, she falls under gunfire.Running from the spray of bullets, Carrie sees a car pull up to the curb. The passenger door opens, offering her an escape. But the man behind the wheel is no refuge. He is the same man ...

Dear Mysterious Woman in Jail Cell Next To Mine,You're the one. The woman I am meant to marry. Me not knowing what you look like or even your name is no concern of mine. Well, maybe a little. But you sound hot.Wait, that doesn't sound right. Let me try again. I'm a billionaire. Even the huge gossip site, Masked Eyes, calls me devilishly handsome and billionaire I'd like to bang.My publicist is telling me to erase the previous paragraph, but...

I never meant to get stuck in a dark closet, naked, at the holiday gala.As a self-made billionaire and head of my tech company, the last thing I thought would happen was being pranked by my brother at an expensive gala. Instead of mingling among the crowd of potential investors, I was cold and alone with only some holiday string to keep me company. But then a Christmas miracle happened…The door opened and a beautiful woman appeared. My savior. Until she ste...

Stigma leads to poorer health. Edited by Brenda Major, John F. Dovidio, and Bruce G. Link, The Oxford Handbook of Stigma, Discrimination, and Health provides compelling evidence from various disciplines in support of this thesis and explains how and why health disparities exist and persist. Stigmatization involves distinguishing people by a socially conferred "mark," seeing them as deviant, and devaluing and socially excluding them. The core insight of this book is that the social...

The first book in a new romantic comedy series by USA Today bestselling author Elizabeth Lynx about a hockey player who was anything but nice. When he needed the help of his teammate's sister, the sweet-as-pie local veterinarian, to save his dog, he wondered if his secret crush from the past might be more than puppy love.My teammates called me Grumpy Old Man.I understood the grumpy part. It wasn't as if I was the life of the party. But I wasn't old. Geez, I ...

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