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"Memorial Sloan Kettering radiologist, nationally recognized patient advocate, and Fox News contributor Nicole Saphier argues that we can't fix the American healthcare system until we fix ourselves"--

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This book offers a review of cases, data, and literature addressing the impact of national service programs and volunteerism in and across communities. The chapters, written by diverse authors, are structured to appeal to students and practitioners of policy, government, and nonprofit studies.

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This collection explores policing and race in relationship to political challenges, economic realities, and social ramifications. This is done through the use of evidence-based research and established best practices as presented in fourteen chapters written by accomplished scholars across various academic disciplines.

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Problems of Administration in Social Work was first published in 1940. Minnesota Archive Editions uses digital technology to make long-unavailable books once again accessible, and are published unaltered from the original University of Minnesota Press editions.

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This book targets sex trafficking within every geographic region and it provides a general profile of the geographic regions in terms of demographic characteristics and political conditions that may support the growth of sex trafficking. It is written on a basic information-supply-level to provide readers with a foundation on human trafficking throughout the world.

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Who is allowed access to a crime scene What happens when a body is discovered Will a blood transfusion alter DNA How can the distribution of gunshot residue inform your plot The Real CSI - A Forensic Handbook for Crime Writers answers these questions and more in a unique and exclusive insight into crime scene investigation.

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This book analyzes the transnational, illicit traffic in conflict commodities, including the smuggling of precious gems, wildlife products, oil, and other high-value goods. It also elucidates the structure and operation of transnational criminal networks and details how illicit profits finance war, terrorism, and human rights abuses.

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This book provides an overview of transnational organized crime in Latin America. It explores the geography of illicit activities, analyzes the relationships of specific groups, assesses the approaches of regional governments to combatting transnational organized crime, and recommends future action for regional governments and US policymakers.

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Shuttling between cultural comedies and political tragedies, Weschler's articles have throughout his long career intrigued readers with his unique insight into everything he examines, from the ordinary to the extraordinary. "Uncanny Valley" continues the page-turning conversation as Weschler collects the best of his narrative nonfiction from the past 15 years.

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A Practical Guide to a broad and extremely vital psychological speciality

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Twelve families share stories of the triumph and heartache that accompanies adopting children from the US foster care system.

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What does a real life Mafia enforcer actually do on a day-to-day basis Born in the Life illustrates the profound treachery which Gene Borrello lived with in the Bonanno crime family and the penalties that he was forced to live with for a third of his life.

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Packed full of images, case studies, reflection points, this accessibly written textbook is designed to introduce undergraduate students on social science courses to the science behind the brain.

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This reader provides a critical perspective on work with children and young people at a time of change. It examines the ways that ideas inform practice, explores recent changes in the organisation of services and addresses what it means to be a critical, reflective practitioner.

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A practical guide offering best practices, checklists, and profiles of inspiring leaders for women who want to do philanthropy right, For a Good Cause is the go-to resource for how to give joyfullyand effectively.

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A topical textbook for students of probation studies and criminal justice which is the first to cover key areas in multi-agency work for criminal justice practice.

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From the bestselling author who inspired Bryan Cranston's The Infiltrator.

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This book provides an accessible overview of human needs,exploring how they may be translated into rights. It also looks at how social policy can be informed by a politics of human need.

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Although state provision may have dominated in Britain since 1945, there is a growing movement towards welfare pluralism - a mixed economy of welfare - involving private, voluntary and informal sectors. This book, written by social policy and welfare experts, sheds light on this neglected area of social policy.

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Drawing on case studies from voluntary and community activities in England, this book challenges existing academic, policy and practice conceptions about voluntary action and develops a realistic understanding of how voluntary action works in practice.

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Patricia Williams never expected her parents to survive into old age, let alone to become their caregiver. But when she finds herself in this role, she realizes the only way to survive it is to stop ignoring and start healing from the alcoholism, infidelity, and political fissures that have divided her family for decades.