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Focusing on the intensely private Genava banker Bruce Rappaport and the Bank of New York, the authors show how the two worked together with dodgy Russian banks to move and launder billions through channels that include off-shore banks, shady joint-ventures, and outright criminal organizations.

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These essays treat the legal, financial, ethical, political, institutional, and social dimensions of the most important element of America's correctional crisis: prison overcrowding.

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This book sets the record straight about the nation's welfare programs, showing that the gloom and doom surrounding public discussion stem from false ideas about what these programs are and how they work.

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A detailed compendium of American gangsters and gangs from the end of the Civil War to the present day.

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An analysis of organised hate crime violence, where the author presents historical specificity for a modern theory of hate crime, and then tests it with interview data derived from those who have committed an array of violent acts against members of the classic "outgroups" of American society.

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An analysis of organised hate crime violence, where the author presents historical specificity for a modern theory of hate crime, and then tests it with interview data derived from those who have committed an array of violent acts against members of the classic "outgroups" of American society.

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American Sociology has changed radically since 1945. This volume traces these changes to the present, with special emphasis on the feminization of sociology and the decline of the science ideal as well as the challenges sociology faces in the new environment for universities.

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Richard Wright analyzes the current state of the criminal justice system in tandem with the experiences of survivors in the aftermath of a violent crime, addressing the lack of cohesion between the current policies and the needs of victims, despite race, age, gender, economic status, occupation, or sexual orientation.

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Evaluating arguments for and against the death penalty, Stephen Nathanson ultimately defends an abolitionist position. In addition to the original text, this new edition includes arguments showing how and why the death penalty is inconsistent with respect for life and a commitment to justice.

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Constructivism is based on the principle that our personalities, behaviour and society are organized by the ways in which we attribute meanings to events and act upon these meanings. This work explains constructivism as an epistemology and demonstrates its practical relevance for social work.

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' ... everyone should read this book and experience the reality of how some of our children are raised. Our children are our future - give them one, as this author has.

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A practicing analyst combines broad training and research and hands-on experience in this first comprehensive reference/text assessing criminal, investigative, and strategic analysis techniques and reports, while showing how they support every facet of law enforcement today.

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A practicing analyst combines broad training and research and hands-on experience in this first comprehensive reference/text assessing criminal, investigative, and strategic analysis techniques and reports, while showing how they support every facet of law enforcement today.

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Isabel Somerset's reform efforts were acclaimed by humanitarian, political and social-reform organizations and the labour movement. She was internationally recognized for her contributions to the temperance cause, social reform and women's rights. This biography reveals her role as a reformer and women's advocate.

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Focuses on one of the most innovative aspects of Irish social partnership, the Community and Voluntary Pillar. It is the most thorough account of the dynamics of the Pillar to date and tackles the weaknesses in existing perspectives -- .

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Blending current trends with history, Atlas of Crime stands out for its coverage of critical topics such as school violence, hate crimes, domestic terrorism, rape, capital punishment, and more.

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Martin Alan Greenberg explores the origins of the two major types of citizen volunteer police--auxiliary and reserve--and examines the history and current practices of volunteer policing.

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He then examines stereotypes about the participants in a crime, which are illustrated by references to popular fiction as well as scholarly analysis, to the media, to public opinion surveys, and to statements of public officials.