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This book conceptualizes family reentry in terms of the untapped potential evident in the lived experiences of incarcerated fathers. It draws on postphenomenological concepts and real-life examples from Europe and the United States to frame a method for keeping fathers intimately engaged in the day-to-day lives of their children, even from afar.

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This book explores the topic of food and foodways within American jails and prisons. It focuses on food as a political item in the service of control when executed by jail and prison personnel, as well as a mechanism of resistance on the part of the prisoners themselves.

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Notorious criminals have captured our imaginations for years but we don't forget, either, the many people and organizations who fight back. This title profiles the crime fighters in American history.

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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.

This fascinating work is a two-volume guide to the shadow world, the critical issues, and the global reach of organized crime.

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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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From Braille Without Borders and Unite for Sight, to Geekcorps and PeaceWorks, humanitarian groups are working worldwide largely in undeveloped countries to better the lives of the residents. This work shows how and why they began their organizations, what their greatest victories and challenges have been, and how they run the organizations.

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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.

A team of educators, counselors, and scholars examine the widespread problem of sexual assault and abuse in the United States from a legal, criminal justice, psychological, clinical, and legislative perspective.

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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.