This book provides a novel and holistic perspective on the deployment of prepaid electricity meter technology among energy impoverished (vulnerable) households based in developing or under-developed communities of Sub-Saharan Africa. It explores and reviews the nexus between the technology and socio-economic development, technology acceptance and rejection in low-income households, and ultimately proposes a contextual model to avert or assuage energy poverty in the region using the technology. Science is applied as a convenient, valid, and reliable model to generate bespoke, contextual, and relevant knowledge for policy makers on the development of prepaid meter market in the region. The knowledge shared contributes to extant discourse and debates around the effectiveness of the technology within indigent household settings. The book is intended for energy/electricity utilities, prepaid electricity businesses, policy developers, and other interested parties whose work is related to prepaid electricity meters.

This book provides a novel and holistic perspective on the deployment of prepaid electricity meter technology among energy impoverished (vulnerable) households based in developing or under-developed communities of Sub-Saharan Africa. It explores and reviews the nexus between the technology and socio-economic development, technology acceptance and rejection in low-income households, and ultimately proposes a contextual model to avert or assuage energy poverty in the region using the technology. Science is applied as a convenient, valid, and reliable model to generate bespoke, contextual, and relevant knowledge for policy makers on the development of prepaid meter market in the region. The knowledge shared contributes to extant discourse and debates around the effectiveness of the technology within indigent household settings. The book is intended for energy/electricity utilities, prepaid electricity businesses, policy developers, and other interested parties whose work is related to prepaid electricity meters.

The directory contains a wide range of information on local, state and federal courts, correctional institutions, sheriffs' departments, parole offices, United States attorneys, Department of Justice, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, etc. The directory is limited to four states, namely, Maryland, Delaware, District of Columbia and West Virginia. Emphasis is on the State of Maryland. Information on the court structure of each state was adapted from National Center for State Courts The directory is arranged by state. Each entry includes the names, mailing and/or physical addresses, e-mail address, telephone and fax numbers, the names of administrators and officials and Internet addresses. The purpose of the directory is to provide easy access to frequently requested directory information on local, state, and federal criminal justice offices. This book is suitable for all types of libraries and schools with law and criminal justice programs.