(Paperback)

(Hardback)

(Hardback)

Although for much of the mid-20th century police departments across the U.S. had been reluctant to embrace new technology, depending instead on traditional police techniques, detectives in Los Angeles finally departed from this practice when they found themselves stymied in their attempts to solve the infamous Night Stalker serial murder case.

(Hardback)

(Paperback)

(Hardback)

The American Settlement Movement was an influential part of the social reforms of the Progressive era. Arranged into six categories, this select bibliography covers titles providing an introduction and overview of the American Settlement Movement.

(Hardback)

This important and timely work provides a comprehensive overview and analysis of the American welfare system from an economic, legal, historical, and policy perspective.

(Paperback)

It may seem ironic to conclude a study of police use of deadly force with surprise that more people are not shot by police. highly recommended to students of human behavior, especially students in police science and criminal justice, sociology, psychology, and the law .

(Paperback)

A practical guide to advise Baby Boomers how to deal with the daunting task of facing a parents' eventual passing as it relates to residential contents, heirlooms, and the often difficult family interactions and feuds that accompany them.

(Paperback)

Describes the workings of the terrorist cell that became al-Qaeda and the efforts of the Joint Terrorist Task Force who investigated the cells and their connections to Osama bin Laden.

(Paperback)

This book explores the role of the federal government in health care policy development from the years of the Founding Fathers to the present.

(Hardback)

This book explores the role of the federal government in health care policy development from the years of the Founding Fathers to the present.

(Hardback)

The Compassionate Memsahibs refutes the traditional view--perpetuated in the works of writers like Rudyard Kipling--of the memsahibs as a homogeneous group of aloof, pampered women who had little interest in India.

(Hardback)

This book analyses the immediate challenges from headlong cuts, root-and-branch restructuring and the longer-term pressures from population ageing. It demonstrates that a more humane and generous welfare state that will build social inclusiveness is possible and shows how it can be achieved.

(Hardback)

(Paperback)

The winner of the 2006 Iremonger Award is a challenging, thought provoking and inspiring exploration of how we should rethink the idea of charity, arguing that to truly address the problems of poverty, inequality and environmental sustainability we need to become social entrepreneurs, establishing social businesses with real values at their centre.

(Paperback)

(Hardback)

A comprehensive reference work on the FBI and its strong impact on American public life. The text focuses on the history, role, powers, influence, organization, people, and cases of the FBI.

(Paperback)

The baby boomer generation is going to participate in the largest transfer of wealth in history when it passes on its assets to its successor generation. This book shows you how, why it matters, and how the future of foundations can provide a vital spur to the engine of the American economy - if they are properly established and run.

(Hardback)

This title provides a "place-oriented" theory of policing to guide strategies for crime control and problem-oriented policing. Sung contends that community policing is a product of power relations among communities. He also explores how services are delivered by police.

(Paperback)

Cox's informative, comprehensive, and sensitive consideration of an especially vulnerable elderly segment--the frail--makes a genuine contribution to the understanding of frailty that must guide support systems and public policy.

Issues addressed in this work include not only the consequences of frailty but also its prevention.

(Hardback)

Why are women so hard hit by disasters This international collection offers a range of answers, moving readers beyond stereotypes of women as hapless victims.

(Paperback)

A popular version of history trumpets the United States as a diverse ""nation of immigrants,"" welcome to all. The truth, however, is that local communities have a long history of ambivalence toward new arrivals and minorities.

(Paperback)