Social services & welfare, criminology
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Social services & welfare, criminology
Paperback. Uncovers the ways that race influences capital punishment, and attempts to situate the linkage between race and the death penalty in the history of America, in particular the history of lynching. This book looks at how the death penalty gives meaning to race, as well as why the racialization of the death penalty is uniquely American. Editor(s): Ogletree, Charles J., Jr. Series: From Lynch Mobs to the Killing State. Num Pages: 320 pages, 10 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSL; JKVP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 226 x 151 x 20. Weight in Grams: 438.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- New York University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814740224
- ISBN
- 9780814740224
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Paperback. Millions of people are incarcerated in America's prisons and jails. This book argues that mass incarceration will not, as many have claimed, reduce crime nor create more public safety. Num Pages: 292 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JKVP1. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 153 x 20. Weight in Grams: 431.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 292
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814742914
- ISBN
- 9780814742914
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Paperback. By comparing how adolescents are prosecuted and punished in juvenile and criminal courts, this work finds that prosecuting adolescents in criminal court does not fit with out cultural understandings of youthfulness. It suggests that justice would be better served if adolescents were handled by the system designed to address their special needs. Series: New Perspectives in Crime, Deviance, and Law. Num Pages: 211 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JKVQ2; LNAA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 154 x 13. Weight in Grams: 313.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- New York University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814747742
- ISBN
- 9780814747742
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Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814749036
- ISBN
- 9780814749036
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Paperback. Investigates whether tough punishments for sex offenders in America are undermining public safety Num Pages: 263 pages, black & white illustrations, figures. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JKV; JPQB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 220 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 370.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 263
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814753262
- ISBN
- 9780814753262
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Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 316
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814756324
- ISBN
- 9780814756324
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Paperback. This work draws on extensive research to identify clear patterns among the cases of women who kill their children, shedding light on why some women commit these acts. Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JKV; JMK; JMP; MMH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 226 x 149 x 13. Weight in Grams: 302.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- New York University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814756447
- ISBN
- 9780814756447
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Paperback. Shows how African American young women are victimized and how they struggle to navigate a dangerous terrain Series: New Perspectives in Crime, Deviance, and Law. Num Pages: 312 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSJ1; JKVQ2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 225 x 154 x 19. Weight in Grams: 430.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- New York University Press
- Edition
- 1St Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814756980
- ISBN
- 9780814756980
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Paperback. Challenges assumptions about welfare policies, welfare recipients, and crime control Num Pages: 238 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JKSB; JKV; JPQB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 15. Weight in Grams: 332.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 238
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814760796
- ISBN
- 9780814760796
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Paperback. Discusses the gendered and racialized assumptions behind tough-on-crime policies while offering a vivid account of how the contemporary penal system impacts individual lives Num Pages: 283 pages, 2 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSJ1; JKVG; JKVP1; JKVQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 154 x 18. Weight in Grams: 464.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 283
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814761496
- ISBN
- 9780814761496
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Paperback. Considers race and ethnicity as central organizing principles in why, how, where and by whom crimes are committed and enforced. This volume argues that dimensions of race and ethnicity condition the very laws that make certain behaviours criminal, and the determination of who becomes a victim of crime under which circumstances. Editor(s): Peterson, Ruth D.; Krivo, Lauren J.; Hagan, John. Series: New Perspectives in Crime, Deviance, and Law. Num Pages: 430 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSL; JKVC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 21. Weight in Grams: 596.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 448
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814767207
- ISBN
- 9780814767207
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Paperback. An eye-opening examination of African American women's experiences with intimate partner abuse Num Pages: 295 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFE3; JFSJ1; JKV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 226 x 150 x 19. Weight in Grams: 404.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- New York University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814767306
- ISBN
- 9780814767306
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Paperback. Investigates how the politics of immigration, health care, and welfare are intertwined Series: Nation of Nations. Num Pages: 213 pages, 4 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFN; JKSB; MBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 13. Weight in Grams: 308.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- New York University Press
- Number of pages
- 213
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814768020
- ISBN
- 9780814768020
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- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814772584
- ISBN
- 9780814772584
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€ 33.99€ 30.93
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Paperback. Race, Crime and Related Fires. 208 pages, illustrations. This work tackles a range of race and crime issues. From outdated research methods that perpetuate stereotypes about African Americans, women, and crime to the over hyped discourse about gangsta rap and law breaking. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSL1; JKV. Dimension: 226 x 153 x 13. Weight: 264.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- New York University Press
- Number of pages
- 175
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814775417
- ISBN
- 9780814775417
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Paperback. Includes essays that provide the reader with a comprehensive, even-handed sense of the theoretical underpinnings, methodological challenges, and research necessary to understand the problems associated with racial and ethnic profiling and police bias. Editor(s): Rice, Stephen K.; White, Michael D. Num Pages: 542 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: JFSL1; JKSW1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 252 x 177 x 25. Weight in Grams: 922.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 576
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814776162
- ISBN
- 9780814776162
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€ 38.99€ 35.00
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- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814787014
- ISBN
- 9780814787014
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Condition: New
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Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- NYU Press
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814791028
- ISBN
- 9780814791028
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Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- New York University Press New York
- Number of pages
- 275
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814792872
- ISBN
- 9780814792872
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Paperback. Editor(s): Waldrep, Christopher. Num Pages: 281 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTB; JKVP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 250 x 176 x 20. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- NYU Press
- Edition
- 1st Ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814793992
- ISBN
- 9780814793992
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Condition: New
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