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UNINA9910462268403321 |
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Wu Jawjeong |
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Titolo |
Citizenship status, race, ethnicity, and their effects on sentencing [[electronic resource] /] / Jawjeong Wu |
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El Paso, : LFB Scholarly Pub., 2011 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (216 p.) |
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Sentences (Criminal procedure) - United States |
Citizenship - United States |
Minorities - Legal status, laws, etc - United States |
Critical legal studies - United States |
Electronic books. |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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CONTENTS; Acknowledgements; CHAPTER 1; Citizenship Status and Sentencing; CHAPTER 2; Federal Sentencing Guidelines; CHAPTER 3; Theoretical Perspectives and Review of Research; CHAPTER 4; Data and Research Methodology; CHAPTER 5; Statistical Analysis and Findings; CHAPTER 6; Linking Empirical Findings to Theories; CHAPTER 7; Conclusions and Implications; Appendices; Bibliography; Index |
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Wu examines the independent effect of citizenship status and its joint effect with race/ethnicity, national origin, and geographic locations on sentencing outcomes. He studies the between-group relationship in terms of citizenship status and conflict theory as well as the within-group relationship in terms of race/ethnicity and typification theory. Findings reveal mixed support for theoretical propositions and research hypotheses, with stronger support for conflict theory than for typification theory. The double-disadvantage hypothesis is not supported. The findings regarding federal judges' h |
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UNINA9910463100403321 |
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Advance care planning [[electronic resource] ] : communicating about matters of life and death / / Leah Rogne, Susana Lauraine McCune, editors |
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New York, N.Y., : Springer Pub. Co., LLC, 2014 |
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1 online resource (401 p.) |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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RogneLeah |
McCuneSusana Lauraine |
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Disciplina |
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Communication in medicine |
Life care planning |
Terminal care |
Medical personnel and patient |
Chronically ill - Family relationships |
Electronic books. |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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pt. I. Advance care planning : promise and challenge -- pt. II. Best practices for communicating about end-of-life care -- pt. III. Implementing advance care planning : model programs -- pt. IV. Systems level change : charting a new path for dying, death, and end-of-life care -- pt. V. Resources. |
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While advance directives hold a great deal of promise for ensuring self-determination and quality of life near its end, the majority of Americans face life-threatening illness without having completed effective advance care planning.. This volume recounts the history of advance directives, chronicling the evolution of an approach that initially focused on completing forms, to one that now emphasizes more comprehensive strategies for facilitating conversations about end-of-life care and planning for dying and death. It provides helpful strategies for initiating and guiding discussions among pro |
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