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Since 9/11, the threat of terrorism has become a key issue in police agencies throughout the world. How should the police change to counter terrorism threats? What implications do such changes have for traditional responsibilities of the police like combating crime, or...
Editeur :
Springer
Parution :
2009-06-06
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Editeur :
Springer
Parution :
2009-06-05
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Nuclear energy, stem cell technology, GMOs: the more science advances, the more society seems to resist. But are we really watching a death struggle between opposing forces, as so many would have it? Can today’s complex technical policy decisions coincide with the needs...
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Springer
Parution :
2009-06-02
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The Baby Boom generation has always been known as a demographic anomaly and these 77 million Americans have dominated our society for the past 60 years, setting trends and revolutionizing entire industries. They didn't just date, they transformed sex roles and...
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Grand Central Publishing
Parution :
2009-05-30
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Reforming Juvenile Justice deals with fundamental, and at times, controversial issues in juvenile justice that are universal and go beyond the individual juvenile justice systems of various countries. For example: What age groups can be transferred to the adult criminal...
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Springer
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2009-05-29
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Leadership and management appointments are often made on the basis of an exemplary performance record in a non-managerial role with the implicit assumption that this standard will be transferred into the new role. However, the role of manager and leader in social care...
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Learning Matters
Parution :
2009-05-27
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There are some issues in human paleontology that seem to be timeless. Most deal with the origin and early evolution of our own genus – something about which we should care. Some of these issues pertain to taxonomy and systematics. How many species of Homo were there in...
Editeur :
Springer
Parution :
2009-05-24
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Vertebrate Paleobiology and Paleoanthropology
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"Representing the fruit of in-depth dynamics it invites us to give all necessary attention to the concepts of conflict, cooperation and competition. By reflecting on the possible articulations of these concepts and attempting to apply them in diverse fields of social...
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SAGE Publications Ltd
Parution :
2009-05-22
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Many health professionals want to investigate their health care practice and how it could be improved to benefit their patients. This book introduces the range of research approaches available, and explains what can be achieved with different methods and how they can...
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SAGE Publications Ltd
Parution :
2009-05-21
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In 2004, Erin Solaro went to Iraq to study American servicewomen—what they were doing, how well they were doing it, how they were faring in combat.In 2005, she went to Afghanistan on the same mission. Having spent time embedded with combat troops and conducting...
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Seal Press
Parution :
2009-05-20
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Working with Qualitative Data provides a practical and accessible introduction to how to develop and apply strategies for the analysis of qualitative data by exploring the ways in which analysis is related to all aspects of research.
By situating analysis in the...
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SAGE Publications Ltd
Parution :
2009-05-18
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This book represents a major contribution to the development and increasingly accepted importance of involving service users in research. It argues that this development is neither a fad nor a cure-all, and highlights the strengths, weaknesses, benefits and costs of the...
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SAGE Publications Ltd
Parution :
2009-05-18
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Using Biographical Methods in Social Research provides an informative, comprehensive, accessible and practical guide to the nature and use of biographical methods, combining a consideration of theoretical issues with practical guidance as well as reflections on the...
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SAGE Publications Ltd
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2009-05-18
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'The book makes it easy to dip into a topic and also gives good overviews of theories and applications. This will definitely help students'
Lesley Groom, University of Bolton
Carefully-researched and highly readable this textbook looks at the experiences and health...
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SAGE Publications Ltd
Parution :
2009-05-18
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Does what's on your desk reveal what's on your mind? Do those pictures on your walls tell true tales about you? And is your favorite outfit about to give you away? For the last ten years psychologist Sam Gosling has been studying how people project (and protect) their...
Editeur :
Basic Books
Parution :
2009-05-12
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There's no denying that men's involvement and interest in feminism is key to its continuing relevance and importance. Addressing the question of why men should care about feminism in the first place, Men and Feminism lays the foundation for a larger discussion...
Editeur :
Seal Press
Parution :
2009-05-12
Collection :
Seal Studies
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"Before I wanted to write the world, I sought to right it," declares Michael Eric Dyson. As one of America's most visible, inspirational, and quotable public intellectuals, Dyson has weighed in on a vast array of issues. In his books and newspaper articles, over...
Editeur :
Basic Books
Parution :
2009-05-12
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THE DICTIONARY OF HUMAN GEOGRAPHY ‘Even better than before, the Dictionary is an essential tool for all human geographers and over the years has provided an invaluable guide to the changing boundaries and content of the discipline. No-one can afford to be without this...
Editeur :
Wiley-Blackwell
Parution :
2009-05-06
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Government drivers promote integrated health and social care services for children and adults yet the field is immensely complex, with the involvement of multiple agencies, professionals and other stakeholders. This book will help students and new practitioners make...
Editeur :
Learning Matters
Parution :
2009-05-05
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Story Circle is the first collection ever devoted to a comprehensive international study of the digital storytelling movement, exploring subjects of central importance on the emergent and ever-shifting digital landscape. Covers consumer-generated content, memory grids,...
Editeur :
Wiley-Blackwell
Parution :
2009-04-29
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