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UNINA9910784872903321 |
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Titolo |
Transnational and comparative criminology [[electronic resource] /] / edited by James Sheptycki and Ali Wardak |
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London ; ; Portland, Or., : GlassHouse, 2005 |
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1-282-37642-X |
1-283-60500-7 |
9786612376429 |
9786613917454 |
1-135-31145-5 |
1-84314-604-5 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (375 p.) |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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SheptyckiJ. W. E. <1960-> |
WardakAli |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Transnational crime |
Criminology |
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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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Nota di contenuto |
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Front Cover; Transnational and Comparative Criminology; Copyright Page; List of Contributors; Contents; Introduction: Transnational and Comparative Criminology in a Global Perspective: James Hardie-Bick, James Sheptycki and Ali Wardak; Part 1:Comparative Criminology; 1. International Crime Trends: Sources of Comparative Crime Data and Post-War Trends in Western Europe: Lars Westfelt and Felipe Estrada; 2. The Use of National Crime Statistics in Comparative Research; Ireland and Scotland Compared: Peter Young; 3. Relativism,Transnationalisation and Comparative Criminology: James Sheptycki |
Part 2:Area Studies4. Crime and Social Control in Saudi Arabia: Ali Wardak; 5. Crime, Criminology and Post-Colonial Theory: Criminological Reflections on West Africa: Biko Agozino; 6. Some Critical Reflections on the Governance of Crime in Post-Apartheid South Africa: Anne-Marie Singh; 7. Critical Realist Reflections on Crime and Social Control in Singapore: Narayanan Ganapathy; 8. Crime and Criminal Justice in China 1949-99: Carol Jones; Part 3:Transnational |
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Crime Issues; 9. Tansnational Organised Crime: Adam Edwards; 10. Transnational White Collar Crime: Hazel Croall |
11. Transnationalisation and Corruption Some Theoretical and Practical Implications: Bill Tupman; 12. Sex Trafficking in the European Union: Jo Goodey; Part 4:Transnational Control Responses; 13. Understanding Global Trends in Policing: Explanatory and Normative Dimensions: Jennifer Wood and Michael Kempa; 14. The Evolution of European Policing Strategies in Response to Transnational Crime: Paul Norman; Conclusion; 15. Globalisation, Reflexivity and the Practice of Criminology: Janet Chan; Index |
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This book examines the issues of crime and its control in the twenty-first century - an era of human history where people live in an increasingly interconnected and interdependent world - providing invaluable and first-hand readings for undergraduate and postgradate students. |
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UNINA9910791470303321 |
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Holyfield Lori <1960-> |
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Moving up and out [[electronic resource] ] : poverty, education, and the single parent family / / Lori Holyfield ; foreword by Hillary Rodham Clinton |
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Pubbl/distr/stampa |
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Philadelphia, : Temple University Press, 2002 |
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9786612658488 |
1-4399-0550-9 |
1-282-65848-4 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (183 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Poor women - Arkansas |
Single mothers - Arkansas |
Women heads of households - Arkansas |
Single mothers - Education - Social aspects - Arkansas |
Women heads of households - Education - Social aspects - Arkansas |
Single mothers - Scholarships, fellowships, etc - Arkansas |
Women heads of households - Scholarships, fellowships, etc - Arkansas |
Social mobility - Arkansas |
Poverty - Arkansas |
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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 (p. 145-155) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Contents; Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1. It Ain't That Simple; 2. Barriers to Success; 3. Myths and Images: The Morality Trap; 4. Education and Mobility; 5. Chance and Choice; 6. Starting a Single Parent Scholarship Program: Ingredients for Success; 7. Where Do We Go from Here?; Appendixes; Notes; References; Index |
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Single parent families in the United States have almost tripled in the past few decades. A huge majority of these families are female headed. In American culture it is not so important that we all be equal so much as it is that we all have equal opportunities. Yet sometimes we turn a blind eye to those who need us most. In fact, when it comes to single parent families, it is as if the barriers are too great, the issues too complex. We wind up reducing the debate to its lowest common denominator. Ironically, it is the families who are most affected that get tangled in the political barbed |
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