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The facts of the case and the fragmentary glimpses of the Zodiac's psychodynamics that came through his letters forced the authors, reluctantly, to draw a conclusion that is sure to be controversial-namely, that the Zodiac suffered from multiple personality disorder.

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"Originally published digitally in the United States by Byliner, Inc., in 2011"--T.p. verso.

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Examines the role of race and immigration in the development of the American social welfare system by comparing how blacks, Mexicans, and European immigrants were treated by welfare policies during the Progressive Era and the New Deal.

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In this serious yet entertaining book, historian Richard Carl Lindberg probes unexplored avenues of Chicago history and presents the first in-depth history of the Chicago Police Department in over a century.

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He posits a synthesis of situational factors and social and life-sciences concepts to explain stress-induced crime, and illustrates how the resulting model can explain theft, burglary, vandalism, homicide, assault, and rape.

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This collection of essays demonstrates how the security of Americans is potentially threatened by individuals and governments who are engaged in the illicit trade in arms, drugs, and human beings in distant parts of the globe.

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This collection of essays seeks a constructive comparative view of the tendencies of crime and punishment to converge and diverge.

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This collection of essays seeks a constructive comparative view of the tendencies of crime and punishment to converge and diverge.

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How do 100 major criminal justice groups in the United States work to affect public policies dealing with criminal justice in all its aspects A brief bibliography points to a few significant sources on criminal justice groups as a whole.

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An exploration of complex humanitarian emergencies and the evolving policies of the United States in responding to these emergencies. In addition, it examines the relationship of disaster response to U.S. foreign policy and national interest, and makes suggestions for improving relief strategies and systems for designing such strategies.

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In addition, Andrew Natsios examines the relationship of disaster response to U.S. foreign policy and national interest, and makes suggestions for improving both relief strategies and systems for designing those strategies.

To these issues Natsios brings his first-hand experience in numerous key positions.

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Exposes the broken Veterans Administration (VA) system that goes from the Washington boardroom to local treatment rooms to detail how all concerned - from the VA doctors to the vets themselves - compromise the VA system of medical care delivery and what needs to be done to make the necessary repairs.

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Throwing light on a timely and controversial subject, this volume considers the privacy rights of alleged criminals, convicted criminals, crime victims, and justice personneland the violation of those rightsin light of post-9/11 privacy policy changes.

This revealing book answers many crucial questions.

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This book crosses international boundaries to explore contemporary child and family welfare practices. It traces the major changes and challenges in Western practice over the past decade, looks at evidence-informed practice, and focuses on the generic phases of the statutory process, including assessing risk and finding safe solutions.

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This book provides a comprehensive, cutting-edge look at the problems that impact the way we conduct intervention and treatment for youth in crisis today-an indispensable resource for practitioners, students, researchers, policymakers, and faculty working in the area of juvenile justice.

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An anthology of writings in Italian which examine the origins, nature and culture of the Sicilian mafia. The individual pieces come from a diverse range of sources, including newspapers, historical and sociological works. There is an introduction in English, as well as a full vocabulary.

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Late on a chilly July night, residents of a quiet Sydney suburb were roused by Sef Gonzales, the son of their new neighbours, yelling that someone had murdered his family. The twenty-year-old orphaned son Sef quickly became the prime suspect, and after an 11-month investigation he was arrested and sentenced to three terms of life imprisonment.

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