The Ethics of Survival in Contemporary Literature and Culture delves into the complex problems involved in all attempts to survive. The essays analyze survival in contemporary prose narratives, short stories, poems, dramas, and theoretical texts, but also in films and other modes of cultural practices. Addressing diverse topics such as memory and forgetting in Holocaust narratives, stories of refugees and asylum seekers, and representations of war, the ethical implications involved in survival in texts and media are brought into a transnational critical discussion. The volume will be of potential interest to a wide range of critics working on ethical issues, the body, and the politics of art and literature.

Women in the Criminal Justice System: Tracking the Journey of Females and Crime provides a rare up-to-date examination of women both as offenders and employees in the criminal justice system. While the crime rate in the United States is currently decreasing, the rate of female incarceration is rising. Female participation in the criminal justice workforce is also rising. However, women on both sides of the system experience special issues. This book presents the current state of females in the system through contributions by expert authors. The book discusses the criminal justice system's reaction to women, as well as the successes and failures of its responses and current and future consequences. The surge of incarcerated women comes with accusations of sexism, racism, and differential treatment, and female employees face sexual harassment, corruption, and differential pay. It examines the victimization of women through sexual and physical assault, victimization during incarceration, and the need for services such as financial assistance, addiction treatment, and psychological care for issues unique to women. The early chapters outline the history of women in the context of the criminal justice system, and lead into chapters that address specific women's issues. Each chapter contains discussion questions to broaden understanding of the history and issues relating to women in the system. The chapters also highlight key concepts, significant statistics, and legislative landmarks in criminal justice for women. As a historical analysis and currently informed resource, Women in the Criminal Justice System is a landmark work in its own right. It gives you a firm understanding of past problems that women faced in criminal justice, the present problems concerning women, how progress was made from past to present, and what progress is still needed.

Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made available for future generations to enjoy.

Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made available for future generations to enjoy.

Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made available for future generations to enjoy.

Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made available for future generations to enjoy.

Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made available for future generations to enjoy.

Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made available for future generations to enjoy.

Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made available for future generations to enjoy.

Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made available for future generations to enjoy.

Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made available for future generations to enjoy.

Women in the Criminal Justice System: Tracking the Journey of Females and Crime provides a rare up-to-date examination of women both as offenders and employees in the criminal justice system. While the crime rate in the United States is currently decreasing, the rate of female incarceration is rising. Female participation in the criminal justice workforce is also rising. However, women on both sides of the system experience special issues. This book presents the current state of females in the system through contributions by expert authors. The book discusses the criminal justice system's reaction to women, as well as the successes and failures of its responses and current and future consequences. The surge of incarcerated women comes with accusations of sexism, racism, and differential treatment, and female employees face sexual harassment, corruption, and differential pay. It examines the victimization of women through sexual and physical assault, victimization during incarceration, and the need for services such as financial assistance, addiction treatment, and psychological care for issues unique to women. The early chapters outline the history of women in the context of the criminal justice system, and lead into chapters that address specific women's issues. Each chapter contains discussion questions to broaden understanding of the history and issues relating to women in the system. The chapters also highlight key concepts, significant statistics, and legislative landmarks in criminal justice for women. As a historical analysis and currently informed resource, Women in the Criminal Justice System is a landmark work in its own right. It gives you a firm understanding of past problems that women faced in criminal justice, the present problems concerning women, how progress was made from past to present, and what progress is still needed.

The Ethics of Survival in Contemporary Literature and Culture delves into the complex problems involved in all attempts to survive. The essays analyze survival in contemporary prose narratives, short stories, poems, dramas, and theoretical texts, but also in films and other modes of cultural practices. Addressing diverse topics such as memory and forgetting in Holocaust narratives, stories of refugees and asylum seekers, and representations of war, the ethical implications involved in survival in texts and media are brought into a transnational critical discussion. The volume will be of potential interest to a wide range of critics working on ethical issues, the body, and the politics of art and literature.

Mit dieser Veroffentlichung uber die FDJ wird eine Arbeit aus der Forschungs stelle fur Jugendfragen/Hannover vorgelegt, die sich speziell mit der Situation und Organisation der jungen Menschen in der DDR beschaftigt. Die FDJ, die heute ca. drei Viertel der gesamten Jugendbevolkerung erfasst und den Jugendlichen spezielle Aufgaben, Rollen und Positionen zuweist, wird als ein typisches, perfekt funktio nierendes Subsystem der DDR vorgestellt und vielseitig und kritisch analysiert. Die darin organisierten Jugendlichen sind allerdings nicht herauszulosen aus den gegen wartigen Besonderheiten und Problemen Jugendlicher in modernen Industrie staaten, die zudem auf deutschem Boden eine gemeinsame Vorgeschichte haben. Dies gilt auch, obwohl die Jugendlichen in der DDR nur uber begrenzte Moglich keiten verfugen, ihre bzw. universelle Problemlagen zu manifestieren. Seit Beginn dieses Jahrhunderts - nicht zum ersten Mal in der Geschicht- ist Jugend wichtig und auffallig und problematisch geworden. Neuartige, ausge weitete Bildungs- und Organisationsformen haben sich entwickelt. Aber trotz mannigfacher, langher im Gang befindlicher Reformen oder zumindest Korrekturen in den Bildungs-, Wirtschafts- und Gesellschaftssystemen gelingt eine produktive Bewaltigung von Generationsspannungen nur teilweise. Dynamik und Freisetzung jugendlicher Krafte lassen sich nur schwer mit ihrer Einbindung und Inanspruch nahme verbinden. Die Angebote ideologischer und technologischer Losungen aus dem Fundus der Systeme in West und Ost scheinen nicht mehr so recht zu greifen."

1m folgenden legt Herr Dr. Arnold Freiburg, langjahriger Mitarbeiter der Forschungs- stelle fiir Jugendfragen Hannover, seine iiberarbeitete Dissertation vor. Sie ist in vie- ler Hinsicht aus der Arbeit der Forschungsstelle hervorgegangen. Seit 1970 hat der Verfasser eine Reihe von Aufsatzen zum Thema veroffentlicht, um schlielUich in dieser Arbeit eine empirische Bestandsaufnahme des Gesamtthemas vorzulegen, wie sie bisher nirgendwo sonst in der westdeutschen Sozialismusforschung existiert. Die wissenschaftliche DDR-Analyse ist hiermit um eine bedeutende, langst fallige For- schungsarbeit bereichert worden. Diese Arbeit ist ausdriicklich und guten Gewissens erfahrungswissenschaftlich an den aufweisbaren Fakten orientiert. Diese entnimmt sie nicht bereits vorliegenden westlichen Quellen und Aufarbei ngen, sondern gewinnt sie aufwendig und pro- blembewuBt aus den Primarquellen, das heiBt aus Statistiken, Lehrbiichern, Zeit- schriften-und Zeitungsartikeln der DDR. Dabei geht der Verfasser auBergewohnlich quellenkritisch vor, indem er die erreichbaren Quellen jeweils auf deren Seriositat und Ergiebigkeit sowie ihre quer- und langsschnittliche Konsistenz iiberpriift und dazu zum Teil miihselige Rekonstruktionen vornimmt - zumal an einem "Daten- material", das sich vielfach - absichtsvoll oder fahrlassig - schon aIle in der deskrip- tiven Bestandsaufnahme widersetzt.