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Biography of Joan Swart, currently Forensic Psychologist at Private Practice, previously Consultant at The Apsche Center and Consultant at The Apsche Center.
A psychological examination of the blurred line between victim and accomplice—and how a killer can be created Elmer Wayne Henley, Jr. was only fourteen when he first became entangled with serial rapist and murderer Dean Corll in 1971. Fellow Houston, Texas, teenager David Brooks had already been ensnared by the charming older man, bribed with cash to help lure boys to Corll’s home. When Henley unwittingly entered the trap, Corll evidently sensed he’d be of more use as a second accomplice than another victim. He baited Henley with the same deal he’d given Brooks: $200 for each boy they could bring him. Henley didn’t understand the full extent of what he had signed up for at first. B...
This book delves into critical factors for women’s success in academia, offering strategies, and counsel anchored in a robust theoretical framework. Hozien’s thoughtful, interdisciplinary approach to women leadership culminates in a comprehensive understanding of the critical factors that can influence career success in higher education. Grounded by an intersectional lens and data-driven analysis, the book’s focus on minority female populations informs the inherent challenges and shifting representation in educational leadership. Each chapter integrates real-world examples, case studies, and immediately actionable advice to advocate for and support current and aspiring female leaders, administrators, and policymakers. A masterful blend of theory and practice, this book’s timely insights empower women to take charge of their leadership journeys with the intention of fostering a generation of confident and capable academic leaders who can drive positive transformation.
Eileen and Roelien are not only known as the Blood sisters because they are biological sisters, but also due to the fact that cleaning bloody crime scenes is their day job. Sometimes the sisters clean up hoarders’ homes, at other times they help to restore damage caused by fire or floods.
Juvenile Delinquency: A Sociological Approach, Twelfth Edition, discusses delinquency as it relates to and emerges from youths’ families, neighborhoods, schools, peer groups, social classes, and overall cultural and social environments. With a student-friendly approach, the authors explore the different causes of juvenile delinquency, examine its behaviors and consequences in social contexts, explain the role of the police and court system, and propose strategies for treatment and prevention. Learning outcomes offer students a roadmap for major concepts and key ideas while end-of-chapter outcomes assessments stimulate critical thinking and discussion. In each chapter, “Global Focus on De...
When Anton Kannemeyer and Conrad Botes founded their underground satirical comic magazine Bitterkomix in 1992, they put themselves at the forefront of the international expressionist comix movement. Their assault on mainstream Afrikaner culture has continued to be challenging, outrageous and controversial. This book is an essential chronicle, catalogue and visual cornucopia of the work of the Bitterkomix artists -- from Pub. info.
Mindfulness is the elementary human aptitude to feel own presence, i.e., being conscious of the point of the existence of self and the corresponding boundary of performance, posing complete rejection to the undue recognition or excessive activities, revolving around alarmingly. Awakening to the 3-pronged internal functional structure of the physical, mental and spiritual processes, lying dormant in an individual is the prime objective of mindfulness. Mindfulness is naturally present in a person's mind and soul, but it warrants a steadfast practice and exertion that should be included in daily chores. Then only, this abstract element can be viewed as a tangible object and mindfulness will complete its full circle. Sometimes, knowledge is taken as lessons of what a person observes straight through senses or thoughts and perceptions. This indicates that a particular person is mindful. Experiments are always on the path of an impulsive run in displaying that an individual is reshaping the brain’s physical framework when the brain is educated to be mindful.