1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910465730003321

Titolo

African American females [[electronic resource] ] : addressing challenges and nurturing the future / / edited by Eboni M. Zamani-Gallaher and Vernon C. Polite

Pubbl/distr/stampa

East Lansing, : Michigan State University Press, 2013

ISBN

1-60917-389-9

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (406 p.)

Collana

Courageous conversations series

Altri autori (Persone)

Zamani-GallaherEboni M. <1971->

PoliteVernon C

Disciplina

305.48/896073

Soggetti

African American women - Social conditions

African American women - Education

African American women - Employment

African American women - Health and hygiene

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.

Nota di contenuto

Part 1. K-12 Educational Experiences of African American Females -- Part 2. Pathway to the Professions : African American Females on Both Sides of the Desk -- Part 3. Social and Cultural Issues Affecting African American Females -- Part 4. Psychosocial and Health Matters.

Sommario/riassunto

African American Females: Addressing Challenges and Nurturing the Future illustrates that across education, health, and other areas of social life, opportunities are stratified along gender as well as race lines. The unequal distribution of wealth, power, and privilege between men and women intersects with race and class to create multiple levels of disadvantage. This book is one result of a unique forum intended to bring into focus the K-12 and postsecondary schooling issues and challenges affecting African American girls and women. Focusing on the historical antecedents of



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910790286003321

Autore

Sabet Daniel M. <1976->

Titolo

Police reform in Mexico [[electronic resource] ] : informal politics and the challenge of institutional change / / Daniel M. Sabet

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Stanford, California, : Stanford Politics and Policy, an imprint of Stanford University Press, c2012

ISBN

0-8047-8206-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (298 p.)

Disciplina

363.2068/4

363.20684

Soggetti

Police administration - Mexico

Police - Mexico

Police professionalization - Mexico

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 and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; List of Illustrations; List of Acronyms; Acknowledgments; 1. Two Realities; 2. Troubled Reforms; 3. A Problem of Municipal Governance; 4. Organized Crime, the Police, and Accountability; 5. Citizens and Their Police: Vicious Cycles; 6. Civil Society and the Police: Stopping the Vicious Cycle; 7. The Federal Government and Local Reform; 8. Looking Forward; Appendix A; Appendix B; Appendix C; Notes; References; Index

Sommario/riassunto

The urgent need to professionalize Mexican police has been recognized since the early 1990's, but despite even the most well-intentioned promises from elected officials and police chiefs, few gains have been made in improving police integrity. Why have reform efforts in Mexico been largely unsuccessful? This book seeks to answer the question by focusing on Mexico's municipal police, which make up the largest percentage of the country's police forces. Indeed, organized crime presents a major obstacle to institutional change, with criminal groups killing hundreds of local police...