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Chronicles of Newgate: From The Twelfth To The Eighteenth Century Volume 2 by Major Arthur Griffiths continues the detailed exploration of Newgate Prison’s history, focusing on the later periods of …

Prisons Over Seas: Deportation and Colonization, British and American Prisons of To-Day by Major Arthur Griffiths is a comprehensive examination of the penal systems in the 19th century, focusing on …

Chronicles of Newgate: From The Twelfth To The Eighteenth Century Volume 1 by Major Arthur Griffiths offers a detailed historical analysis of Newgate Prison, one of London’s most infamous …

Partnering with families just got easier In his bestselling book,  Engage Every Family, Dr. Steve Constantino introduced school leaders to the five simple principles of family engagement: a pa …

Gangs have long been a social and criminal threat to society. Introduction to Gangs in America explains how gangs are addressed as a criminal justice and public policy problem, providing a …

In our global, multicultural world, how we understand and relate to those who are different from us has become central to the politics of immigration in western societies. Who we are and how we perce …

Data from the United States Census of Population indicate that there has been a dramatic increase in the labor force participation of married women over the twentieth century. This book, first publis …

While the visibility of disability studies has increased in recent years, few have thoroughly examined the marginalization of people with disabilities through the lens of political economy. This was …

Originally published in 1960, this book is a study of religion among the Tlhaping, a rural Bantu society who were the first among the Tswana tribes to come into contact with Europeans. The religious …

The new ‘mobilities turn’ has become a powerful perspective in social theory. John Urry’s oeuvre has been very influential in the emergence of this new field and has had lasting impacts on many schol …