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Knowledge as Power
Societies have long sought security by identifying potentially dangerous individuals in their midst. America is surely no exception. Knowledge as Power traces the evolution of a modern technique that has come to enjoy nationwide popularity—criminal registration laws. Registration, which originated in the 1930s as a means of monitoring gangsters, went largely unused for decades before experiencing a dramatic resurgence in the 1990s. Since then it has been complemented by community notification laws which, like the "Wanted" posters of the Frontier West, publicly disclose registrants' identifying information, involving entire communities in the criminal monitoring process. Knowledge as Power provides the first in-depth history and analysis of criminal registration and community notification laws, examining the potent forces driving their rapid nationwide proliferation in the 1990s through today, as well as exploring how the laws have affected the nation's law, society, and governance. In doing so, the book provides compelling insights into the manifold ways in which registration and notification reflect and influence life in modern America.
American Urban Architecture
Attoe and Logan propose a specifically American theory of urban design. Arguing that theories of urban design, especially theories about the remaking of cities, have been largely European in origin and thus of questionable value in American contexts, the authors see the characteristic features of American cities--the grid, loft buildings, distinctive styling, and so forth--as opportunities for a specifically American urbanism.
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Criminology
Criminology is a broad-ranging and stimulating introduction that is ideal for undergraduates approaching the subject for the first time. Each chapter is written by an expert in their field and includes a range of learning features designed to help students engage with the material covered.
Academic and Professional Writing in an Age of Accountability
What current theoretical frameworks inform academic and professional writing? What does research tell us about the effectiveness of academic and professional writing programs? What do we know about existing best practices? What are the current guidelines and procedures in evaluating a program’s effectiveness? What are the possibilities in regard to future research and changes to best practices in these programs in an age of accountability? Editors Shirley Wilson Logan and Wayne H. Slater bring together leading scholars in rhetoric and composition to consider the history, trends, and future of academic and professional writing in higher education through the lens of these five central quest...
Decision Making in Criminal Justice
The study of decisions in the criminal justice process provides a useful focus for the examination of many fundamental aspects of criminal jus tice. These decisions are not always highly visible. They are made, or dinarily, within wide areas of discretion. The aims of the decisions are not always clear, and, indeed, the principal objectives of these decisions are often the subject of much debate. Usually they are not guided by explicit decision policies. Often the participants are unable to verbalize the basis for the selection of decision alternatives. Adequate information for the decisions is usually unavailable. Rarely can the decisions be demonstrated to be rational. By a rationaldecisio...
Escaping Memories
From USA Today bestseller Amanda Siegrist comes a heart-pounding romantic thriller that will keep you turning the pages late into the night. Her past is a deadly puzzle she must solve…before it’s too late. Stumbling into a stranger’s isolated cabin, she’s terrified—her memories a dangerous blank slate. The only thing her instincts scream is to trust the ruggedly handsome Sheriff Logan Caldwell who found her. With his protective nature and gentle touch, he also makes her feel safer than she has in…well, as long as she can remember. As shadows of her forgotten past close in, Logan becomes her only ally against an unknown enemy. Every recovered memory brings more fear than answers. ...
Sovereigns The New Beginning
In the isolated town of Coven’s Hallow, things have always been simple. The children played all day and the adults worked and took care of them. The teenagers however, were caught in their own world of parties, relationships and everything else that goes with being young adults. Now, for a destined group of teenagers things are going to become even more difficult. As the New Year is brought in an ancient destiny unfolds that is shared between the teens. Four groups of friends who barely know each other are whisked away and told that they are children of a prophecy long ago foretold and they are charged with the task of battling demons and monsters of evil and magnificent power. Some readil...
Fangs Out
Moments before he is executed, the killer of famed Vietnam War hero-pilot Hub Walker's daughter makes a startling allegation: the real murderer is Walker's close friend, a prominent U.S. defense contractor. Walker wants to hire somebody willing to spend a few days hunting up information that will refute the convicted killer's groundless but widely reported claims, and help restore his friend's good name. That somebody, as fate would have it, is sardonic civilian flight instructor, would-be Buddhist and retired military assassin Cordell Logan. Thus begins one of the year's most suspenseful mystery-thrillers. A Medal of Honor recipient married to a former Playmate of the Year, Walker resides i...
