Author : Jennifer Furio
Publisher : Algora Publishing
Page : 248 pages
File Size : 21,36 MB
Release : 2007
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 1892941325
Written by incarcerated women, these incredibly personal, surprisingly honest letters shed light on their lives, their crimes - and the mitigating circumstances. Author Jennifer Furio, a prison reform activist, subtly reveals the biases if the criminal ju
Author : Cyndi Banks
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 47,18 MB
Release : 2003-03-24
Category : Family & Relationships
ISBN : 1576079309
A concise survey of the treatment of jailed women in America since the early 1800s, their unique problems, the effect on their families, and the state of prisons today. Focusing on an often overlooked subject, this volume explores women's incarceration, from the first women-only prison to modern state-of-the-art facilities. It explores controversies, problems, and solutions, such as excessive discipline, the lack of training programs, sexual abuse, medical services, and visitation policies. The book also investigates key issues such as the background of inmates, the disproportionate number of African American and Hispanic prisoners because of the "war on drugs," and how women cope with the separation from their children and families. A full chapter is devoted to important people and events, from the first female jail keeper in 1822 to changing prison goals and the impact of feminism.
Author : Vickie Jensen
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 769 pages
File Size : 28,99 MB
Release : 2011-11-10
Category : Law
ISBN : 0313068267
A unique, two-volume study that examines female crime and the women who commit it. The two-volume Women Criminals: An Encyclopedia of People and Issues addresses both key topics and key figures in women's crime. The first volume provides topical essays about areas critical to the understanding of female criminals, such as the definition of women's crime, explanations of women's criminality, ethnic and age diversity in female criminals, and responses of the criminal justice system. The second volume comprises biographical entries profiling women who are obviously criminals, such as Aileen Wuornos and Myra Hindley, and also women who were victims of circumstance, unjust laws, or narrowly applied definitions of crime, such as Rosa Parks, Harriet Tubman, and Sophie Scholl. In addition to highlighting the breadth of women's criminality, these portraits provide a holistic, multifaceted understanding of the dynamics of women's crime and why it occurs, connecting the individual stories to the larger social-scientific perspectives. Care has been taken to include the women's own voices and perspectives where possible and to address the intentions and reasoning of the system that responded to their criminality.
Author : Rémi Kauffer
Publisher : Algora Publishing
Page : 248 pages
File Size : 11,96 MB
Release : 2001
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 1892941503
Manipulating scientific and professional opinions, destabilizing commercial enterprises, misleading the media, and confusing the public -- disinformation is back! The techniques honed during the Cold War are now weapons in a merciless industrial and commercial struggle between the U.S. and Europe. Boeing and Airbus, the oil companies, and the medical industries are just three of the major theaters of operation... Welcome to Manipulation.com -- Kauffer sees the Internet as the ideal tool for anyone with an axe to grind, where information (true or false) can circulate without any control.
Author : Alison Flowers
Publisher : Haymarket Books
Page : 290 pages
File Size : 45,67 MB
Release : 2016-06-07
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 1608466752
An in depth and personal look into the lives of four people wrongfully imprisoned for crimes they didn't commit.
Author : Michael P. Marks
Publisher : Peter Lang
Page : 252 pages
File Size : 35,38 MB
Release : 2004
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9780820468396
Whether wittingly or unwittingly, scholars of international relations have peppered the field with a wide range of metaphors that serve as vehicles for theorizing about world affairs. Yet as pervasive as metaphors are in international relations theory, theorists' efforts to employ metaphorical imagery to suggest new ways of thinking have been haphazard and sporadic. In this book, Michael P. Marks suggests a new metaphor with which to conceptualize international relations: the modern prison. Many of the same questions that are asked about the so-called «anarchy» of the international system are also frequently asked of life among prison inmates. Marks finds that lessons from inmate relations can be applied to the study of international affairs. This comparison between the prison and international relations reveals how the construction of human interaction in both realms is infinitely complex.
Author : Doran Larson
Publisher : MSU Press
Page : 482 pages
File Size : 50,54 MB
Release : 2014-02-01
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 1628950196
At 2.26 million, incarcerated Americans not only outnumber the nation’s fourth-largest city, they make up a national constituency bound by a shared condition. Fourth City: Essays from the Prison in America presents more than seventy essays from twenty-seven states, written by incarcerated Americans chronicling their experience inside. In essays as moving as they are eloquent, the authors speak out against a national prison complex that fails so badly at the task of rehabilitation that 60% of the 650,000 Americans released each year return to prison. These essays document the authors’ efforts at self-help, the institutional resistance such efforts meet at nearly every turn, and the impact, in money and lives, that this resistance has on the public. Directly confronting the images of prisons and prisoners manufactured by popular media, so-called reality TV, and for-profit local and national news sources, Fourth City recognizes American prisoners as our primary, frontline witnesses to the dysfunction of the largest prison system on earth. Filled with deeply personal stories of coping, survival, resistance, and transformation, Fourth City should be read by every American who believes that law should achieve order in the cause of justice rather than at its cost.
Author : Carlos Alberto Montaner
Publisher : Algora Publishing
Page : 270 pages
File Size : 34,94 MB
Release : 2001
Category : Castro, Fidel
ISBN : 1892941368
This is the story of the Cuban Revolution and what caused it, the psychology of its protagonists, and a critical assessment of its results, by a. Cuban-born journalist, author and professor residing in Spain. In a disquieting epilogue, the author dares to.
Author : Chantal Thomas
Publisher : Algora Publishing
Page : 168 pages
File Size : 43,69 MB
Release : 2001
Category : Conduct of life
ISBN : 189294135X
40 million American women of marriageable age are single. This approachable essay addresses many of their concerns in a profound and delightful way. Inspired by the authorOCOs own experiences as well as by 18th century philosophers, and literary and histori"
Author : Nils Böckler
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 545 pages
File Size : 45,39 MB
Release : 2012-12-13
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 146145526X
School shootings are a topic of research in a variety of different disciplines—from psychology, to sociology to criminology, pedagogy, and public health—each with their own set of theories. Many of these theories are logically interconnected, while some differ widely and seem incompatible with each other, leading to divergent results about potential means of prevention. In this innovative work, leading researchers on the topic of school shootings introduce their findings and theoretical concepts in one combined systematic volume. The contributions to this work highlight both the complementary findings from different fields, as well as cases where they diverge or contradict each other. The work is divided into four main sections: an overview of current theoretical approaches and empirical models; application of these theories to international cases, including Columbine (USA), Emsdetten (Germany), and Tuusula (Finland); a critique of the influence of the media, both in the portrayals of past events and its effect on future events; and finally an overview of existing models for prevention and intervention, and measures of their success. The result is a comprehensive source for current research on school shootings, and will provide a direction for future research.
