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For 40 years, this classic text has taken the issue of economic
inequality seriously and asked: Why are our prisons filled with the
poor? Why aren’t the tools of the criminal justice system being
used to protect Americans from predatory business practices and to
punish well-off people who cause widespread harm? This new edition
continues to engage readers in important exercises of critical
thinking: Why has the U.S. relied so heavily on tough crime
policies despite evidence of their limited effectiveness, and how
much of the decline in crime rates can be attributed to them? Why
does the U.S. have such a high crime rate compared to other
developed nations, and what could we do about it? Are the morally
blameworthy harms of the rich and poor equally translated into
criminal laws that protect the public from harms on the streets and
harms from the suites? How much class bias is present in the
criminal justice system—both when the rich and poor engage in the
same act, and when the rich use their leadership of corporations to
perpetrate mass victimization? The Rich Get Richer, the Poor Get
Prison shows readers that much of what goes on in the criminal
justice system violates citizens’ sense of basic fairness. It
presents extensive evidence from mainstream data that the criminal
justice system does not function in the way it says it does nor in
the way that readers believe it should. The authors develop a
theoretical perspective from which readers might understand these
failures and evaluate them morally—and they do it in a short text
written in plain language. Readers who are not convinced about the
larger theoretical perspective will still have engaged in extensive
critical thinking to identify their own taken-for-granted
assumptions about crime and criminal justice, as well as uncover
the effects of power on social practices. This engagement helps
readers develop their own worldview. New to this edition: •
Presents recent data comparing the harms due to criminal activity
with the harms of dangerous—but not criminal—corporate actions
• Updates research on class discrimination at every stage of the
criminal justice system • Updates statistics on crime,
victimization, incarceration, and wealth • Increased material for
thinking critically about criminal justice and criminology • New
material on global warming and why Black Lives Matter protests did
not cause increases in crime in 2020 • Expanded discussion of
marijuana and drug legalization • Stronger chapter overviews,
clearer chapter structure and expanded review questions •
Streamlined and condensed prose for greater clarity.
'An indispensable guide to the law and your rights, giving you a
lawyer in your pocket for a multitude of legal questions and
problems that crop up in everyday life. ... Exceptional' - The
Secret Barrister 'Brilliant and generous and very necessary' -
Sarah Langford, author of In Your Defense 'A triumph of a book. It
should form the basis for a national curriculum in law.' - Joanna
Hardy-Susskind From junior barrister Christian Weaver comes an
indispensable guide to your basic legal rights. We engage with the
law every day: when we leave the house, and even when we don't,
we're bound by rules we don't even notice. Until they're used
against us. Knowing our rights means taking control of our lives.
In this handbook, lawyer Christian Weaver brings together
everything you need to know to claim your space in the world.
Whether you are arguing with your landlord, looking for a refund,
going to a protest or being harassed, this essential guide
illuminates the full power of the law, and arms you with your
rights, including: - in a relationship - at home - out on the
street - when you've spent money, owe it or are owed it From
housing to relationships, police conduct to travel, this guide will
give you the confidence and clarity to take control in any
situation.
- ethics is developing as an increasingly useful framework for
designing coaching practice - contributing authors are all well
respected and well known in the field
Stars of Africa is an exciting reading series for learners from
Grade R to Grade 7. The series contains a wonderful selection for
Foundation Phase learners to build their confidence as readers,
widen their knowledge as learners and increase their reading
pleasure.There are two types of books in the series:* Stories: The
stories are beautifully illustrated in full colour, set in urban
and rural envrionments in countries all over Africa, and include
titles to appeal to every child.* Info (Information) Books. The
info books introduce concepts and content from all learning areas
and are illustrated in full colour to stimulate reading and
learning.The books are divided into four levels:* Starting - for
Grades R and 1* Practising - for Grades 2 and 3* Improving - for
Grades 4 and 5* Independence - for Grades 6 and 7 Within each
level, the books have been graded further for difficulty into three
sub-levels: A, B and C. For learners in Grades R-3, Stars of Africa
has:* books with no text, and beautiful illustrations* books with
very simple, repeated text* Big Books, for teachers to use with a
whole class* stories and information books* books with simple
captions* books with photographs* counting books and alphabet
books* a book with rhymes, poems and song* books about life and
growing up in Africa* books that provide knowledge of and encourage
a love for the environment* a dictionary activity book* a book that
deals with the experience of AIDS* a book that celebrates
children's rights* a personal dictionary Activity Book that
learners can use to compile their own word list for each letter of
the alphabet.
African customary law, the personal law of the majority of South
Africans, gained equal status with common law for the first time
with the introduction of the 1993 Constitution. This book explores
the many conflicts between the African legal tradition and human
rights.
This book examines the rapidly expanding EU agency's distinct role
in EU border control, showing that Frontex is a prominent border
control actor that reshapes the EU borders by promoting a new
border control culture. Bringing culture into the analysis of
Frontex, this book offers an alternative in-depth understanding of
the agency's function, focusing on the production and diffusion of
border control assumptions and practices within a border control
community. Based on data drawn from primary research at Frontex and
two EU external borders, namely Lampedusa and Evros, this book
examines Frontex's contribution to the emergence of a new border
control culture in Europe, replacing the pre-existing Schengen
culture. Compared with the existing literature on Frontex, this
novel account takes into consideration the evolving nature of
borders and border control, discussing three contemporary
challenges for the established border control regime: Brexit, the
COVID-19 pandemic, and hard security preoccupations, such as the
fall-out from the Russian invasion in Ukraine and the weaponisation
of migration at the Greek-Turkish land border. Frontex and the
Rising of a New Border Control Culture in Europe will appeal to
scholars and students of border management, EU studies, migration,
geography, international relations, and security, along with
policymakers and practitioners with an interest in EU border
control and Frontex.
This novel is set in the Free State town of Excelsior from the
1970s to the time of political liberation in the 1990s. In the
1970s Excelsior was notorious for a series of across-the-colour-bar
sex scandals involving white men - many of them pillars of the
conservative Afrikaner establishment - and black women, some of
whom bore mixed-race children as a result. Mda roots his story in
this period and carries it through to the social and political
revolution of the 1990s. Often lyrical and sensual, and sometimes
bleak and shocking, the novel is always an acute and authentic
reflector of small-town South Africa and its extraordinary mix of
people in the years of high apartheid and in its untidy aftermath.
There are few figures and leaders of recent American history of
greater social and political consequence than Jesse Jackson, and
few more relevant for America’s current political climate. In the
1960s, Jackson served as a close aide to Dr. Martin Luther King,
meeting him on the notorious march to legitimate the American
democratic system in Selma. He was there on the day of King’s
assassination, and continued his political legacy, inspiring a
generation of Black and Latino politicians and activists, founding
the Rainbow/PUSH Coalition, and helping to make the Democratic
Party more multicultural and progressive with his historic runs for
the presidency in the 1980s. In I Am Somebody, David Masciotra
argues that Jackson’s legacy must be rehabilitated in the history
of American politics. Masciotra has had personal access to Jackson
for several years, conducting over one hundred interviews with the
man himself, as well as interviews with a wide variety of elected
officials and activists who Jackson has inspired and influenced. It
also takes readers inside Jackson's negotiations for the release of
hostages and political prisoners in Cuba, Iraq, and several other
countries. As Democratic politics sees a return to radicalism and
the rise of a new generation committed to racial and economic
justice, this is a critical book for understanding where America in
the 21st Century has come from and where it is going. Featuring a
foreword by Michael Eric Dyson.
This riveting debut collection of short fiction about women cops
comes from the author's real-life experience as a Baton Rouge
police officer. In an entirely fresh and unique voice, these
stories reveal the humanity, compassion, humour, tragedy and
redemption hidden behind the "blue wall."
Anything You Say Can and Will Be Used Against You centres on
the lives of five female police officers. Each woman's story-like
each call in a police officer's day-varies in its unique drama, but
all the tales illuminate the tenuous line between life and death,
violence and control, despair and salvation. Because the stories
come from the author's own experience, they open a curtain on the
truth behind the job-how officers are trained to deal with the
smell of death, how violence clings to a crime scene long after the
crime is committed, how the police determine when to engage in or
diffuse violence, why some people make it from the academy to the
force and some don't, and all the friendships, romances, and dramas
that happen along the way. It illuminates not only how officers
feel while they are in uniform, holding their guns, but also what
they feel after they go home and put those guns aside.
WHEN YOU THINK YOU'RE SAFE, WHEN YOU THINK YOU'RE ALL ALONE, THAT'S
WHEN HE'LL COME FOR YOU... A silent killer stalks the city,
targeting those home alone at night, playing a deadly game of cat
and mouse with the victims. As panic spreads, Detective Inspector
Helen Grace leads the investigation, but is herself a hunted woman,
her every step shadowed by a ruthless psychopath bent on revenge.
As she tracks the murderer, Grace begins to suspect there is a
truly shocking home truth that connects these brutal crimes. But
what she will find is something more twisted than she could ever
suspect... Check the windows, lock the doors - this is a twisted
page-turner that will prey on your darkest fears, in the way only
M.J. Arlidge can. _____________________ PRAISE FOR MILLION-COPY
BESTSELLER M.J. ARLIDGE 'Helen Grace is one of the greatest heroes
to come along in years' JEFFERY DEAVER 'The new Jo Nesbo' JUDY
FINNIGAN 'A genuinely fresh heroine ... M.J. Arlidge weaves
together a tapestry that chills to the bone' DAILY MAIL
From refugees fleeing wars or natural disasters to economic
migrants pursuing better paid jobs abroad, international migration
is an inescapable part of the modern world. Migration Between
Nations: A Global Introduction provides a succinct and accessible
overview of the varied types of migrants who cross national
boundaries. Drawing upon a wide-ranging selection of case studies
and the latest research findings, migration patterns and recent
trends throughout the world are surveyed and summarized, with
particular attention to movement from the global south to the
global north. In a highly inter-disciplinary analysis, the social,
cultural and economic integration of migrants and of their
offspring in their new homelands are also explored. Employing
approaches from a number of disciplines, the methods and techniques
that researchers use to study various aspects of migration and
integration are also explained. Migration Between Nations: A Global
Introduction will be essential reading for students in a wide range
of disciplines in the humanities and social sciences, including
sociology, anthropology, ethnic studies, geography, global studies,
history, and political science.
This book is a reference guide to the major trends in Asian IP law.
The book is a collection of 30 case reports by 26 eminent scholars
and practitioners from Asia, Germany and the US. It covers leading
patent cases from nine major Asian economies. Each case report is
structured in the following way: summary, legal context, facts,
reasoning behind the decision, legal analysis, and commercial or
industrial significance. The purpose of this structure is to give
readers both an overview of the legal context under which the
individual cases were adjudicated and how those cases are to be
deciphered legally and commercially.
A lot has happened to the UK Constitution in the last seven years.
We've witnessed the UK's exit from the EU, further devolution to
Scotland and Wales, a number of prominent cases by the Supreme
Court, two early parliamentary general elections, major
governmental defeats and two Prime Ministerial resignations. Alison
Young has built on the text of Colin Turpin and Adam Tomkins'
earlier edition, keeping their unique historical and contextual
approach, whilst bringing the material up to date with more
contemporary examples, including references to Brexit, the recent
prorogation and Brexit case law, and the Covid-19 pandemic. The
book continues to include substantial extracts from parliamentary
and other political sources as well as from legislation and case
law. It also provides a full yet accessible account of the British
constitution at the culmination of a series of dramatic events, on
the threshold of possible further constitutional reform.
What do South African children think about their country? What are
their hopes and dreams? What do they want to say to Nelson Mandela
the first president of a democratic South Africa? Over 800 000
children took the opportunity to put their thoughts down on paper.
This book contains a selection of the best letters that were
written. It reveals a hopeful, inspiring story of pride, optimism
and honesty from primary school children throughout South Africa.
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