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The Oxford Handbook of Developmental and Life-course Criminology
The Oxford Handbook on Developmental and Life-Course Criminology offers the first comprehensive look at these two approaches. Edited by noted authorities in the field, the Handbook aims to be the most authoritative resource on all issues germane to developmental and life-course criminologists from the world's leading scholars.
The Nurture Versus Biosocial Debate in Criminology
The Nurture Versus Biosocial Debate in Criminology: On the Origins of Criminal Behavior and Criminality takes a contemporary approach to address the sociological and the biological positions of human behavior by allowing preeminent scholars in criminology to speak to the effects of each on a range of topics. Kevin M. Beaver, J.C. Barnes, and Brian B. Boutwell aim to facilitate an open and honest debate between the more traditional criminologists who focus primarily on environmental factors and contemporary biosocial criminologists who examine the interplay between biology/genetics and environmental factors.
The Gift
Police officers are our local Heroes. Our Keepers of Order. The Ones Who Keep Us Safe. In "The Gift," we see the courageous faith-filled life of one police officer inspired by God to tell his story. Read the captivating story of police officer, Kevin Barnes, and challenge your own personal faith. With real life stories of disappointment, hurt, and death redeemed by love, hope, and faith, you will be moved to pursue life beyond where you are. Kevin's story challenges each person to stop living just a 'normal' life, but seek a life of faith in God. "The Gift" will invite you to seek how to obtain the gift that will change your whole life forever. You will be encouraged to receive an immeasurab...
What's Weird?
David Barnes is an American-born artist and performer who is best known for his work as the cover artist/art director for the band of Montreal. Over the past decade, Barnes has developed a cult following. Barnes' visual interpretations of the group's music has been manifested in the form of iconic album covers and theatrical live performances that feature skits along with elaborate stage sets and props. What's Weird? is the first collection of his work to appear in book format. After 20 years and countless paintings, the idea manifested itself for Barnes to curate his first book. In his true DIY style, David personally poured over hundreds of drawings and paintings spanning his career. He pi...
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Mobilizing Mutations
With every passing year, more and more people learn that they or their young or unborn child carries a genetic mutation. But what does this mean for the way we understand a person? Today, genetic mutations are being used to diagnose novel conditions like the XYY, Fragile X, NGLY1 mutation, and 22q11.2 Deletion syndromes, carving out rich new categories of human disease and difference. Daniel Navon calls this form of categorization “genomic designation,” and in Mobilizing Mutations he shows how mutations, and the social factors that surround them, are reshaping human classification. Drawing on a wealth of fieldwork and historical material, Navon presents a sociological account of the ways genetic mutations have been mobilized and transformed in the sixty years since it became possible to see abnormal human genomes, providing a new vista onto the myriad ways contemporary genetic testing can transform people’s lives. Taking us inside these shifting worlds of research and advocacy over the last half century, Navon reveals the ways in which knowledge about genetic mutations can redefine what it means to be ill, different, and ultimately, human.
Mechanistic Criminology
The science of criminology is at a crossroads. Despite accumulating a dizzying array of facts about crime, the field has yet to identify a body of theories that allows for the adequate prediction, explanation, and control of phenomena of central interest to criminologists. Mechanistic Criminology locates this problem within the field’s failure to conform to the expectations of scientific fields and reliance on antiquated methods of theory construction. The authors contend that this failure has resulted in an inability of criminologists to engage in theory falsification and competition—two central activities of science—that produce the forms of reliable knowledge that are unique to scie...
Kevin Smith's Secret Stash
“Being Kevin Smith is my favorite thing in the world. . . . I don’t have a job. I don’t even have a career anymore. I’m just me for a living.” Making the leap from convenience store worker to international film icon, Kevin Smith has spent over twenty-five years at the forefront of pop culture. In this hilariously candid treasure trove of artifacts and anecdotes, Kevin tells the full story of his incredible life for the first time, from his early days in Highlands, New Jersey, through to the breakout success of low-budget indie smash Clerks in 1994, and the series of hit films that allowed him to build his own cinematic “View Askewniverse.” • THE STORY OF KEVIN SMITH, TOLD BY ...
Essential Songwriter's Rhyming Dictionary
Acclaimed by the New York Times as "part muse, part quick reference," this dictionary is an easy-to-use tool geared specifically toward the contemporary songwriter. A concise collection of the most-often used words in popular music, this enhanced format allows for fast reference with ease, while the 15,000 entries provide more than ample rhyming options.
