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This book is a thorough, balanced, and insightful study of the present status and future direction of health care economics and its far-reaching ramifications.

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This book is a thorough, balanced, and insightful study of the present status and future direction of health care economics and its far-reaching ramifications.

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Viewing policing from an international perspective, this volume covers the history of law enforcement from early accounts of policing under Caesar Augustus to such present-day events as Rodney King and the LAPD.

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Uses both quantitative and qualitative methods to understand how and under what conditions excessive police violence leads to public outcry and subsequent police responses to demands for change.

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Chosen by the American College of Healthcare Executives as the James A. Hamilton book of the year, Market-Driven Health Care is a must read for everyone concerned about the U.S. health care system.

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Daniels and his contributors examine the efforts of sixteen states to reform their Medicaid programs through a system of managed care.

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A collection of the professional literature from numerous disciplines, including psychology, psychiatry, nursing, education, social work, that addresses the theoretical, empirical, and practice-related issues that mental health services to mentally ill and substance abuse offenders in criminal justice settings.

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Since the publication of the first edition of Police and Policing in 1989, the amount of research being conducted on the police as well as public interest in the issues concerning the role of law enforcement has grown considerably.

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Since the publication of the first edition of Police and Policing in 1989, the amount of research being conducted on the police as well as public interest in the issues concerning the role of law enforcement has grown considerably.

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This book formulates a theory of the origin and evolution of the police function, using both historical and cross-cultural analysis. It suggests that the police institution has a double and contradictory function: at the same time, and in the same society, it seeks to be the agent of the people it polices and of the dominant class.

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Every once in awhile a book of readings comes along which accomplishes its mission to serve as a forum for argumentation and debate, and present the diversity of views on a particular subject. For the police professional the book is mandatory, and any one interested in the world if policing shouldn't be without it.

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With just the right dose of academic pragmatism, Police Misconduct in America assesses the history of police excesses from 1900 to the present.

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This text deals with these questions, defines the role of the arbitrator, and discusses the ways in which awards are made and grievances settled.

Coulson shows how complicated the bargaining process can be and the types of problems that can arise between police unions and local governments.

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A team of expert contributors provides an in-depth exploration of police use of force, firearms, and less-than-lethal weapons from a dozen countries across five continents.

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A bibliography consisting of more than 700 references related to stress management, covering the time period 1945-1989, aimed specifically at paramedics, police officers and firefighters. Areas covered include psychological and physiological factors, suicide, accidents and substance abuse.

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A strong challenge against the present American system of law enforcement, this book contends that politics have prevented police from achieving their sworn mission.

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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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This book illustrates the process by which social media and related changes in communication formats have affected the public face of policing and police work in Canada. Schneider argues that police use of social media has altered institutional public police practices in a manner that is consistent with the logic of social media platforms.

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This book illustrates how social media and related changes in communication formats have affected the public face of policing and police work using Canada as a case study. Schneider argues that police use of social media has altered institutional public police practices in a manner that is consistent with the logic of social media platforms.