A Deadly Rejection


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How far would you go to get what you want? Beneath the bustling, respectable exterior of the Kent town of Allensbury lies a world of corruption and greed. When local news reporter Dan Sullivan scents a story in the local council, he begins to ask questions. But when his source dies in mysterious circumstances, Dan is implicated. He is quickly drawn into a world of lies, ambition and avarice as he fights to clear his name. The more he digs, the more someone tries to stop the story from ever seeing the light of day. Dan must decide what’s more important to him…the story, or his life. A Deadly Rejection is the first book in LM Milford’s exciting Allensbury Mysteries series.




Employee Dismissal Law and Practice, 7th Edition


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Whether your case involves a public or private sector job, a downsizing, or termination for cause, violation of employer policies, failure to keep a specific promise, adverse action for claiming employee rights, or whistle-blowing, Employee Dismissal: Law and Practice provides the guidance you need in this rapidly evolving area of employment law. Providing in depth analysis of the common law and statutory wrongful dismissal doctrines, as well as practical guidance on all aspects of employee dismissal litigation from complaints through jury instructions, Employee Dismissal: Law and Practice Online is an invaluable resource for evaluating and litigating a wrongful discharge case. Employee Dismissal: Law and Practice brings you up to date on the latest cases, statutes, and developments including: New case law for Illinois, Iowa, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Washington, and West Virginia New section on discrimination based on immigration status New reference for state qui tam suits New case law on specific enumeration of disciplinary causes or steps giving rise to inference of employment security New case law on disclaimers New case law on identifying sources of public policy clearly New case law on constitutional provisions satisfying the clarity element of a public policy tort New case law on jeopardy to public policy when statutory remedies exist New case law on jeopardy to public policy when the contract protects employees Extensive analysis of the Supreme Court's Epic Systems decision and its implications for employee class actions New analysis of notice pleading requirements in employment cases New case law on whistleblower protection of shareholder employees New case law on the scope of public-sector whistleblower protections New case law on the availability of non-economic damages in statutory whistleblower cases New chapter on settlement negotiations with a computer program to estimate the best alternative to a negotiated agreement or reservation price













The Nation


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Class Dismissed


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This gripping story -a year in the lives of three high school seniors and their school-takes us deep into the hearts and minds of American teenagers, and American society, today. The seniors of Berkeley High are the white, black, Latino, Asian, and multiracial children of judges and carpenters, software consultants and garbage collectors, housewives and housekeepers. Some are Harvard bound; others are illiterate. They are the Class of 2000, and through the lives of three of them Class Dismissed brings us inside the nation's most diverse high school-where we glimpse the future of the nation. Autumn was ten when her father abandoned her family; since then she's been helping her mother raise her two little brothers and keep food on the table-while keeping her grades up so she can go to college. Her faith in God gives Autumn strength, but who will give her the money she needs when she's offered the opportunity of a lifetime? From the outside, Jordan's life looks perfect. He hangs out with the "rich white kids"; rows on the crew team, has a cool mom, applied early to an East Coast college. But Jordan's drug-addicted father died last year, leaving Jordan reeling with grief and anger that makes his life feel anything but perfect-and his future suddenly seem uncertain. A third-generation Berkeley High student, Keith is bright and popular, a talented football player who hopes to play college ball and one day, go pro. But Keith has a reading problem that threatens his NFL dream. And the Berkeley police have a problem with Keith that threatens his very freedom. Looking into the lives of these young people, in this American town, at this time in history, we see more than what's true---and what's possible--for Berkeley High. We see what's true and what's possible for America.




Measuring Police Integrity Across the World


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This book brings together research on police integrity on regions worldwide. The results for each country indicate whether police officers know the official rules, how seriously they view police misconduct, what they think the appropriate and expected discipline for misconduct should be, and how willing they are to report it. Police misconduct refers to everything from corruption and use excessive force, to perjury, falsification of evidence, and failure to react. Police Integrity and police misconduct are topics of great concern worldwide. Police integrity is envisioned as the inclination to resist temptations to abuse the rights and privileges of police occupation. Using their extensive experience studying police integrity in the United States, the editors have created an applicable framework for measuring police integrity in other countries. The results of their research are brought together in this timely volume, including contributions from both established democracies and countries in transition, which each present unique challenges for improving police integrity. Each chapter follows the same format and contains a theoretical analysis of the relevant legal, historical, political, social, and economic conditions in the country, followed by the analyses of empirical results and policy recommendations. In the last chapter, editors Kutnjak Ivković and Haberfeld take a comparative look across the countries by engaging in the in-depth comparative analysis. This work will be of interest to researchers and policy-makers studying policing both in the United States and internationally, presenting a theoretical framework that can be applied to other regions for further research.