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An unaltered reprint of the 1987 original. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.

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Recognizing that the quality of governance is a crucial factor in the overall development of a country, experts on government ethics and law enforcement examine the principles that need to be applied to create more effective and efficient governments.

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Shows what the Badger State did and how it was done. Wisconsin's welfare reform was the most radical in the country, and it began far earlier than that in most other states. It was the achievement of legislators and administrators who were unusually high-minded and effective by national standards.

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Offers support and guidance for caregivers, clearly defined options for care, and the ways and means for readers to craft their own successful journey through caregiving challenges and heartbreak.

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Written especially for professionals in nonprofit organizations, this is a comprehensive, step-by-step guide to finding funds for programs and writing effective grant proposals.

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This comparative study discusses the impact of major events, such as assassinations and shootings, on the gun policymaking in the U.S. and Canada.

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This is a comprehensive and well elaborated review of conceptual frameworks for counseling and therapy in cross-cultural problems.

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In our present planetary crisis, communication across cultural lines has become vitally important. Carl Rogers, Ph.D., Resident Fellow, Center for Studies of the Person

This is a comprehensive and well-elaborated review of conceptual frameworks for counseling and therapy in cross-cultural problems.

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Because housing is a multidisciplinary, fragmented field of research, investigators are faced with the difficult task of pulling together information scattered in a wide variety of narrowly focused sources.

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Internationally known authorities in criminal justice provide one of the most comprehensive and detailed surveys today of the diverse ethnic and racial groups in the criminal underworld and their grave threats to the very fabric of American society.

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Torres has followed his Handbook of Federal Police and Investigtive Agencies with this similarly focused book on state police organizations.

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As the complexities and problems that plague law enforcement agencies continue to proliferate, the need to utilize every available tool has led to the application of expert systems to law enforcement activities.

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The Handbook clearly points out that although the literature on crime prevention is voluminous, the social conditions that invoke criminality are resistant to social change. Advocates of crime prevention frequently see its proactive nature to be superior to the reactive stance of typical law enforcement.

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This is a wide-ranging sourcebook filling a gap in the literature about employment policies and programs for older persons. A lengthy bibliography enhances the use of this major new reference tool for students, scholars, and practitioners in gerontology, social work, and business.

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This reference assesses the empirical research and conceptual frameworks for understanding the mental health needs and service use of ethnic elderly in America. It appraises the varying approaches, the demographic characteristics, the needs, help-seeking and mental health services and their use.

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A powerful, uncompromising explanation of how subtle sources of hatred contained throughout our media and culture have resulted in a tolerance for hate crimes in America.

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Hate crime is a disturbing phenomenon that is the subject of constant debate, discussion, and legislation. This book helps readers understand the complex issue and see how the government and activists are proactively combating hate crime.

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The editors include writings not usually part of the mainstream and focus on relevant yet often unnoticed issues.

This book gives its reader a good sense of how a discipline has struggled and evolved in its efforts to understand the impact of an historical event on its victims.

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This book is a thorough, balanced, and insightful study of what is happening and what should be happening in health care financing. The range of coverage in Health Care Finance is extremely wide and detailed--making it essential and useful reading for health care professionals and students alike.

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Reveals attempted changes in Swedish medical care financing and organization away from a democratic and professional model toward a market model.