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Daniel Gilling

First published in 1997.This work summarizes and synthesizes the substantial crime prevention literature to provide an approachable and comprehensive text for students. It sets out a critical analysis in the context of the politics of criminal justice policy.

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Daniel Gilling

This book analyses Labour's policies of local crime control from 1997 through to 2006. Picking up on the Conservative legacy, it follows the establishment of local crime and disorder reduction partnerships and tracks developments from Labour's attempts to subject them to a centrally-imposed performance management regime, through to the emergence of a strong neighbourhoods agenda, combined with the imposition of a largely enforcement-oriented attack on anti-social behaviour. It also explore...

This book is an in-depth discussion of rising inequalities in the western world. It explores the extent to which rising inequalities are the mechanical consequence of changes in economic fundamentals (such as changes in technological or demographic parameters), and to what extent they are the contingent consequences of country-specific and time-specific changes in institutions. Both the 'fundamentalist' view and the 'institutionalist' view have some relevance. For instance, the decline of ...

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Luis Frois SJ

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Robin Gill

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Japan Anthropology Workshop Series

In 1585, at the height of Jesuit missionary activity in Japan, which was begun by Francis Xavier in 1549, Luis Frois, a long-time missionary in Japan, drafted the earliest systematic comparison of Western and Japanese cultures. This book constitutes the first critical English-language edition of the 1585 work, the original of which was discovered in the Royal Academy of History in Madrid after the Second World War. The book provides a translation of the text, which is not a continuous narr...

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Corrie ten Boom

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Visual Journey Series

The Hiding Place is Corrie ten Boom's personal story of faith, courage, forgiveness, and love for the persecuted Jewish community during the World War II Nazi invasion and occupation of Holland.Part of an underground resistance movement, Corrie and her family risked their lives to hide Jewish friends within a secret wall space of the Beje, their beloved clock shop and home in Haarlem, Netherlands. Led by the convictions of her Christian f...

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Joseph Zornado, Jill Harrison, Daniel Weisman

Critical Thinking presents, defines and explains the intellectual skills and habits of mind that comprise critical thinking and its relationship to social justice. Each of the sequential chapters includes detailed examples and learning exercises that guide the reader step by step from intellectual competency, to critical thinking, to cultural cognition, and to critical awareness necessary for social justice.The book documents and explains the scope of multiple crises facin...

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Critical Perspectives on Education

Knowledge, Values and Educational Policy focuses on what schools are for and what should be taught in them, how learning is possible across boundaries, and issues of diversity and equity. Policies and practices relating to schools are also considered.Within this volume, internationally renowned contributors address a number of fundamental questions designed to take the reader to the heart of current debates around curriculum, knowledge transfer, equity and social justice, ...

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Critical Perspectives on Education

Educational Theories, Cultures and Learning focuses on how education is understood in different cultures, the theories and related assumptions we make about learners and students and how we think about them, and how we can understand the principle actors in education - learners and teachers.Within this volume, internationally renowned contributors address a number of fundamental questions designed to take the reader to the heart of current debates around pedagogy, globalis...

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Gisella Hanley Santos, Daniel Gilling, Tim Auburn, J. Patrick Williams, Gemma Morgan, Pamela Ugwudike, Jake Phillips, Joanna Shapland, Ioan Durnescu, Ester Blay Gil, Gwen Robinson, Matthew Millings, Lol Burke, Maurice Vanstone

How can evidence-based skills and practices reduce re-offending, support desistance, and encourage service user engagement during supervision in criminal justice settings? How can those who work with service users in these settings apply these skills and practices?This book is the first to bring together international research on skills and practices in probation and youth justice, while exploring the wider contexts that affect their implementation in the public, private and volunt...

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Lonnee Rey, Chris Monestere, Kendra Murphy, Dr. Marilyn A. Scott, Lafaya Mitchell, Rachel Beck, Lisa Zarcone, Jill Sullivan, Sunny Franson, Chiyedza Nyahuye, Daniel Hall

If you're seeking courage, transformation, and a deeper connection to purpose—this book is for you. A powerful collection of advocate voices that uplift, heal, and inspire, each short story is a testament to reclaiming self-worth, overcoming trauma, advocating for safety or being of service. Their advocacy will inspire you to see more, be more and do more for both yourself and your community.Lonnee Rey's "Encouragement for the Late Bloomer" is advocacy for all who feel lost i...

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Dan Avnon, Julien Bauer, Corinne Blackmer, Gabriel Brahm, Shlomo Dubnov, Ronnie Fraser, Janet Freedman, Larissa Benita Klazinga, Jeffrey Kopstein, Martin Kramer, Philip Mendes, Richard Millett, Cary Nelson, Denise Nussbaum, Judea Pearl, Ami Pedahzur, Andrew Pessin, Peter Keeda, Clive Kesswer, Jan Poddebsky, Yaron Raviv, David Rosen, Tammi Rossman-Benjamin, Jill Schneiderman, Ernest Sternberg, Elhanan Yakira, Jesse Arm, Milan Chatterjee, Molly Horwitz, Eliana Kohn, Tomer Kornfeld, Jared Samilow, Daniel Swindell

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Studies in Antisemitism

Many scholars have endured the struggle against rising anti-Israel sentiments on college and university campuses worldwide. This volume of personal essays documents and analyzes the deleterious impact of the Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions (BDS) movement on the most cherished Western institutions. These essays illustrate how anti-Israelism corrodes the academy and its treasured ideals of free speech, civility, respectful discourse, and open research. Nearly every chapter attests to the ...

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Lindsay Little, Seth Little

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iPlaySoccer

Alex and his teammates love to play soccer. But why are there more referees at their games this season waving silly flags and stopping them right before they go in to score a goal? This fully illustrated storybook is intended to help youth soccer players understand what it means to be in an offside position. iPlaySoccer! Books are instructional stories focused on advancing youth player development. The illustrated children's books teach foundational concepts and vocabulary in a fun way tha...