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Empowerment is vital to older people's quality of life and to the health of any society, and an international perspective on the issue will inform all who work with older people.

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There are today no more compelling sets of crime and security threats facing nations, communities, organizations, groups, families and individuals than those encompassed by cybercrime. social and economic impacts of crime enabled with information technology (IT) inclusive of harms experienced by victims of cybercrimes and computer abuse;

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There are today no more compelling sets of crime and security threats facing nations, communities, organizations, groups, families and individuals than those encompassed by cybercrime. social and economic impacts of crime enabled with information technology (IT) inclusive of harms experienced by victims of cybercrimes and computer abuse;

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A coverage of all aspects of forensic science past and present, from types of crime and evidence, to forensic scientists and officials, to the criminals they seek. It examines historical cases in which new techniques were first applied, entries are arranged both topically and alphabetically.

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This encyclopaedia covers all the major aspects of home health care for the elderly in the USA today. The articles discuss common problems, home care measures, trends, key issues, groups and agencies. An appendix links related topics and gives the addresses of 37 key organizations.

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From concerns about juveniles' incorrigibility at the turn of the century to school violence in the 1990s, adults have attempted to understand, control, and prevent juvenile violence. Yet, juvenile violence takes many forms, including both violence by juveniles and violence against juveniles, and has various causes and consequences.

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This reference provides systematic and detailed coverage of the traditional crime families of America, the important individuals, significant events and explanatory terms. Figures such as Al Capone, John Gotti and Sammy the "Bull" Gravano are listed.

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"With over 1000 entries and 400 illustrations, this volume is the most fact-packed history of the West ever assembled. Crime historian extraordinaire Jay Robert Nash has left no stone unturned in his s"

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For the last 50 years, drug prohibition laws have put the market for illegal drugs into the hands of organised criminals.

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Bill Clinton's first presidential term was a period of extraordinary change in policy toward low-income families. In 1993 Congress enacted a major expansion of the Earned Income Tax Credit for low-income working families.

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A practical guide that helps Early Years practitioners to engage fathers in their child's wellbeing. It provides practitioners with: strategies for recruiting, engaging and retaining fathers; evaluation techniques to develop work with fathers over time; evidence on father involvement; and, policy frameworks and their impact on practice.

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Noted scholars of environment-aging relations and environmental psychology examine the value of selected classic, contemporary, and in one instance, completely new theories for enhancing both research and service provision on housing for elderly populations.

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This volume addresses the ethics of situational crime prevention and also examines the place of situational crime prevention within criminology.

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As the American population ages, health care for the elderly grows in importance. Each citation is accompanied by an annotation that concisely summarizes and assesses the contents of the work.

The volume begins with an informative introductory essay on the ethical issues pertinent to health care for older adults.

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Today in the United States there is a lack of consensus about what constitutes ethical practice in adoption. Adoption specialists and professionals are unsure about how to serve the best interests of children who need to be adopted, and how birth parents, adoptive parents, and adult adoptees ought to be served.

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Is there something distinctive about penology in Europe Do Europeans think about punishment and penal policy in a different way to people in other parts of the globe If so, why is this the case and how does it work in practice This book addresses the issues that have been emerging recently in the interdisciplinary field of 'European penology'.

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Using citation analysis, this study examines the influence and prestige of scholars, journals, and university departments in the fields of criminology and criminal justice.

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Nearly two-thirds of American women with children under age six are in the labor force. It should be no surprise that child care is one of the most serious and widespread concerns of parents today.

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Volunteerism is the most effective, democratic, and humane anticrime strategy currently available to address issues of street crime and overall injustice. Ordinary citizens have taken on roles involving crime control and prevention. They have successfully done this within a rule of law framework, helping to create stronger social networks.

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Exploring case studies that cover various levels and instances of genocide, this book offers new insights to this highly researched field for scholars and students alike