1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910449899703321

Autore

Cook Philip J. <1946->

Titolo

Gun violence [[electronic resource] ] : the real costs / / Philip J. Cook, Jens Ludwig

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, c2000

ISBN

1-280-48090-4

0-19-530337-7

0-19-535018-9

1-60256-425-6

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (257 p.)

Collana

Studies in crime and public policy

Altri autori (Persone)

LudwigJens

Disciplina

364.15/0973

Soggetti

Gun control - United States - Costs

Violent crimes - United States - Prevention

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 219-213) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; 1 Gun Violence and Life in America; 2 Victimization Risks; 3 How Guns Matter; 4 What Counts?; 5 Medical Costs: Gross versus Net; 6 The Mythical Importance of Productivity Losses; 7 Avoidance and Prevention; 8 Willingness-to-Pay to Reduce Gun Violence; 9 Remedies; Appendix A: Data Sources for Injury and Mortality Rates; Appendix B: Computation of Net Medical Cost Estimates; Appendix C: Computation of Productivity Losses; Appendix D: Computations of Contingent-Valuation and Quality-of-Life Estimates; Notes; References; Index;

Sommario/riassunto

In the generation that followed Frederick Douglass, no African American was more prominent, or more outspoken, than Ida B. Wells. Seriously considered as a rival to W.E.B. Du Bois and Booker T. Washington for race leadership, Wells' career began amidst controversy when she sued a Tennessee railroad company for ousting her from a first class car, a legal battle which launched her lifelong commitment to journalism and activism. In the 1890's, Wells focused her eloquence on the horrors of lynching, exposing it as a widespread form of racial terrorism. Backing strong words with strong actions, she



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910450040303321

Titolo

AIDS epidemic update [[electronic resource]]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Geneva, Switzerland, : UNAIDS, : World Health Organization, c2003

ISBN

9781417531118

92-9173-651-1

1-4175-3111-8

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (46 p.)

Disciplina

614.5/99392

Soggetti

AIDS (Disease)

AIDS (Disease) in children

AIDS (Disease) in adolescence

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

"December 2003."

Nota di contenuto

CONTENTS; PREFACE; GLOBAL SUMMARY OF THE HIV/AIDS EPIDEMIC, DECEMBER 2003; INTRODUCTION; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; EASTERN EUROPE AND CENTRAL ASIA; ASIA AND THE PACIFIC; LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN; THE MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA; HIGH-INCOME COUNTRIES; DEFUSING STIGMA AND DISCRIMINATION; MAPS

Sommario/riassunto

This annual update provides global and regional estimates of HIV/AIDS and its impact. It also reviews the most recent data available from countries and discusses the trends in HIV in countries around the world. UNAIDS and WHO, together with experts from national AIDS programmes and research institutions, regularly review and update the estimates as improved knowledge about the epidemic becomes available, while also drawing on advances made in the methods for deriving estimates.



3.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910593501203321

Autore

Ascarelli, Tullio <1909-1959>

Titolo

Letture corsare di Tullio Ascarelli : penalisti e criminologi da Weimar al Terzo Reich / [a cura di] Francesco Migliorino

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Milano, : Giuffrè, c2021

ISBN

978-88-288-3150-1

Descrizione fisica

VIII, 194 p. ; 23 cm

Collana

Per la storia del pensiero giuridico moderno ; 125

Disciplina

345.4302

Locazione

FGBC

Collocazione

COLLEZ. 354 bis (125)

Lingua di pubblicazione

Italiano

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia