Crime and Justice in Contemporary Japan (Liu Jianhong)(Pevná vazba)

Crime and Justice in Contemporary Japan (Liu Jianhong)(Pevná vazba)

1. Asian Criminology and Crime and Justice in Japan - an IntroductionPart 1: Changing Crimes in Japan2. Changes in Crime and Reactions to Crime in Japan Becoming Stagnant with Aging3. Kin, Crime and Criminal Justice in Contemporary Japan4. Incidents of Homicides or Murder-suicides by Family

Sex and Crime (Fanghanel Alexandra)(Pevná vazba)

A comprehensive account of the myriad ways that sex and crime interact in contemporary social life, this book sensitively confronts the surrounding issues of nationhood, abortion, child sexual exploitation, war, disability, pornography, and digital cultures. To expose and explain how sex and

The Emerald Handbook of Crime, Justice and Sustainable Development (Blaustein Jarrett)(Pevná vazba)

The Emerald Handbook of Crime, Justice and Sustainable Development brings together a diverse and international collection of essays to critically examine issues relating to crime and justice in the United Nations 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. The United Nations 2030 Agenda for

Justice on Demand: True Crime in the Digital Streaming Era (Horeck Tanya)(Pevná vazba)

Justice on Demand: True Crime in the Digital Streaming Era offers a theoretical rumination on the question asked in countless blogs and opinion pieces of the last decade: Why are we so obsessed with true crime? Author Tanya Horeck takes this question further: Why is true crime thought to be such a

Justice, Crime, and Ethics (Braswell Michael C.)(Paperback)

Justice, Crime, and Ethics, a leading textbook in criminal justice programs, examines ethical dilemmas pertaining to the administration of criminal justice and professional activities in the field. This tenth edition continues to deliver a broad scope of topics, focusing on law enforcement, legal

Research Methods in Crime and Justice (Withrow Brian)(Paperback)

Research Methods in Crime and Justice, 2nd Edition, is an innovative text/online hybrid for undergraduate Criminal Justice Research Methods courses. This material uniquely addresses the fundamental teaching issue for this course: how to show students that success as criminal justice practitioners

Hung Liu: Portraits of Promised Lands (Moss Dorothy)(Pevná vazba)

A major survey of contemporary artist Hung Liu, whose layered portraits explore history and memory through the stories of marginalized figures Hung Liu: Portraits of Promised Lands presents the stunning work of this contemporary Chinese American artist. Liu (1948-2021) blends painting and

Contemporary Japanese Architecture (Jodidio Philip)(Pevná vazba)

The contemporary architecture of Japan has long been among the most inventive in the world, recognized for sustainability and infinite creativity. No fewer than eight Japanese architects have won the Pritzker Prize.Since Osaka World Expo '70 brought contemporary forms center stage, Japan has been a

Whores and Highwaymen: Crime and Justice in the Eighteenth-Century Metropolis (Dunston Gregory J.)(Pevná vazba)

A huge work of reference. A fresh perspective on a crucial time for courts, policing and punishment. Shows how individuals, concerned parties and vested interests drove many of the era's developments. A colourful account, which captures the essence of the period. Running to nearly 700 pages, this

Forensic Science: Fundamentals & Investigations (Bertino Anthony J.)(Pevná vazba)

With popular television programs, movies, and books about criminal justice and crime scene investigation, students often have a passion for exploring forensic science. Now that excitement can be guided into valuable learning experiences with the help of Forensic Science: Fundamentals &

Eco Living Japan: Sustainable Ideas for Living Green (MacDonald Deanna)(Pevná vazba)

Eco Living Japan presents the contemporary Japanese homes which best exemplify the recent trends in sustainable design and green architecture in Japan. Japan is equally as well known for its ecologically-sensitive traditional homes as it is for cutting-edge technology. This book brings you 19

The Low Desert: Gangster Stories (Goldberg Tod)(Pevná vazba)

Raymond Carver meets Elmore Leonard in this extraordinary collection of contemporary crime writing set in the critically acclaimed Gangsterland universe, a series called 'gloriously original' by The New York Times Book Review. With gimlet-eyed cool and razor-sharp wit, these spare, stylish stories

Contemporary Issues in Business, Economics and Finance (Grima Simon)(Pevná vazba)

This special edition of Contemporary Studies in Economics and Financial Analysis offers a selection of carefully curated chapters from invited participants in the International Applied Social Science Congress 4-6 April 2019. In these chapters, expert authors tackle issues across a variety of

Urban Politics, Crime Rates, and Police Strength (Stucky Thomas D.)(Pevná vazba)

Stucky (criminal justice, Indiana-Purdue U. at Indianapolis) analyzes the relationship between politics, crime, and police employment, expenditures, and arrests. Using political resource theory, he examines how resources are managed and provides an institutional resource perspective about crime and

Victim F: From Crime Victims to Suspects to Survivors (Huskins Denise)(Pevná vazba)

The shocking true story of a bizarre kidnapping and the victims' re-victimization by the justice system. In March 2015, Denise Huskins and her boyfriend Aaron Quinn awoke from a sound sleep into a nightmare. Armed men bound and drugged them, then abducted Denise. Warned not to call the police or

Contemporary Calligraphy (Hazeldine Gillian)(Pevná vazba)

'Contemporary Calligraphy' describes in detail, and demonstrates clearly through the many accompanying diagrams, how to write formal scripts well and then adapt and vary them to enhance and interpret

Justice and Leadership in Early Islamic Courts (Rabb Intisar A.)(Pevná vazba)

This book presents an in-depth exploration of the administration of justice during Islam's founding period, 632-1250 CE. Inspired by the scholarship of Roy Parviz Mottahedeh and composed in his honor, this volume brings together ten leading scholars of Islamic law to examine the history of early

Detail in Contemporary Concrete Architecture (Phillips David)(Pevná vazba)

Detail in Contemporary Concrete Architecture provides analysis of both the technical and the aesthetic importance of details in modern concrete architecture. Featuring the work of renowned architects from around the world, this book presents 49 of the most recently completed and influential

Performance Measurement and Management Control: Contemporary Issues (Epstein Marc J.)(Pevná vazba)

Volume 31 of Studies in Managerial and Financial Accounting (SMFA) covers contemporary issues in performance measurement and management control.These papers are taken from 8th Conference On Performance Measurement And Management Control 2015. The topic of this edition is contemporary issues in

Politics and Society in Contemporary Spain: From Zapatero to Rajoy (Field B.)(Pevná vazba)

This edited volume examines the political, social, and economic developments in contemporary Spain, with a particular focus on the period of the Socialist government (2008-11), the 2011 elections, and the challenges facing Spain and the new Popular Party

Sex and Crime (Fanghanel Alexandra)(Paperback)

A comprehensive account of the myriad ways that sex and crime interact in contemporary social life, this book sensitively confronts the surrounding issues of nationhood, abortion, child sexual exploitation, war, disability, pornography, and digital cultures. To expose and explain how sex and

Discourse and Diversionary Justice: An Analysis of Youth Justice Conferencing (Zappavigna Michele)(Pevná vazba)

This book analyses the Youth Justice Conferencing Program in New South Wales, Australia. Exploring this form of diversionary justice from the perspectives of functional linguistics and performance studies, the authors combine close textual analysis with ethnographic research methodologies. They

Eavesdropping on the Emperor - Interrogators and Codebreakers in Britain's War With Japan (Kornicki Peter)(Pevná vazba)

Parallel Modernism: Koga Harue and Avant-Garde Art in Modern Japan (Wu Chinghsin)(Pevná vazba)