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Criminology has developed strong methodological tools over the
past decades, establishing itself as a competitive, sophisticated,
and independent social science. Perhaps because of its emphasis on
matters of design, methodology, and quantitative analysis,
criminology has had few significant advances in theory. Advances in
Criminological Theory is the first series exclusively dedicated to
the dissemination of original work on criminological theory.
The Process and Structure of Crime, the ninth volume in this
landmark series, is a thorough overview of the conceptual and
empirical issues raised by the adoption of a criminal event
perspective, which takes into account the multifaceted character of
human behavior. This book is divided into three sections:
conceptual bases of criminal events, the criminal event perspective
itself, and responses to criminal events. Contributors analyze and
explore a wide range of topics, including: how interpersonal
routines are structured through past experience; the influence of
social context on interpersonal routines; criminal opportunity and
its impact on criminal events; the significance of neighborhood
context; the effect of victimization and fear; how problem-oriented
policing efforts need to be informed by and reflect the problems of
repeat offenders, repeat victims, and hot spots of crime; and
finally, how changes in the physical environment constrain or limit
criminal opportunities. This fascinating work will be beneficial to
criminologists, sociologists, and scholars of legal studies.
Contributors to this volume include: Leslie W. Kennedy, Erin
Gibbs Van Brunschot, Robert F. Meier, Mark Warr, Christopher
Birkbeck, Luis Gerardo Gabaldon, Kriss A. Drass, Terance D. Miethe,
Julie Horney, Jeffrey Fagan, Deanna L. Wilkinson, Robert J.
Buskirk, Jr., Vincent F. Sacco, Ross Macmillan, John E. Eck, Paul
J. Brantingham, and Pat Brantingham.
Criminology has developed strong methodological tools over the past
decades, establishing itself as a competitive, sophisticated, and
independent social science. Perhaps because of its emphasis on
matters of design, methodology, and quantitative analysis,
criminology has had few significant advances in theory. Advances in
Criminological Theory is the first series exclusively dedicated to
the dissemination of original work on criminological theory.The
Process and Structure of Crime, the ninth volume in this landmark
series, is a thorough overview of the conceptual and empirical
issues raised by the adoption of a criminal event perspective,
which takes into account the multifaceted character of human
behavior. This book is divided into three sections: conceptual
bases of criminal events, the criminal event perspective itself,
and responses to criminal events. Contributors analyze and explore
a wide range of topics, including: how interpersonal routines are
structured through past experience; the influence of social context
on interpersonal routines; criminal opportunity and its impact on
criminal events; the significance of neighborhood context; the
effect of victimization and fear; how problem-oriented policing
efforts need to be informed by and reflect the problems of repeat
offenders, repeat victims, and hot spots of crime; and finally, how
changes in the physical environment constrain or limit criminal
opportunities. This fascinating work will be beneficial to
criminologists, sociologists, and scholars of legal
studies.Contributors to this volume include: Leslie W. Kennedy,
Erin Gibbs Van Brunschot, Robert F. Meier, Mark Warr, Christopher
Birkbeck, Luis Gerardo Gabaldon, Kriss A. Drass, Terance D. Miethe,
Julie Horney, Jeffrey Fagan, Deanna L. Wilkinson, Robert J.
Buskirk, Jr., Vincent F. Sacco, Ross Macmillan, John E. Eck, Paul
J. Brantingham, and Pat Brantingham.
SOCIOLOGY OF DEVIANT BEHAVIOR hits the hot topics from terrorism to
white-collar crime and shows you how sociological theory explains
them. You'll read about justified deviance (e.g., terrorism);
corporate crime and mistakes, such as the General Motors ignition
problem; the changing moral landscape regarding gay marriage and
marijuana use; the importance of social media in facilitating
deviant acts; political crime, and more. Now in its fifteenth
edition, this book continues to be the leader in its market. When
you read it, you'll see why.
This issue of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Clinics of North
America is devoted to "Amputee Rehabilitation." Editor Robert
Meier, III, MD is the Medical Director of the Amputee Services of
America and has assembled the top experts to review this important
topic. Articles in this issue include: Principles of Contemporary
Amputee Rehabilitation; Etiology and Demographics of Amputation;
Surgical Techniques for Ideal Outcomes; Pre-prosthetic Care;
Prosthetic Choices for Leg and Arm Amputees; Devising the
Prosthetic Prescription and Typical Examples; Prosthetic Training;
Complications Following an Amputation; Outcomes Measurement; Gait
Evaluation for the Leg Amputee; Innovative Techniques and Future
Options; Emotional Adaptation to Limb Loss; Pain Management for the
Amputee; and Amputation Classification and Functional Outcomes.
Writing wonderfully unique cover letters is one of the keys to a
successful career search and is critical to winning the job of your
dreams. The dozens and dozens of examples included in the book are
easy to use templates that can be quickly personalized for any job
target you desire to pursue. Bulls-Eye Cover Letters shows the
secrets to writing effectively and compellingly. This book teaches
you how to appeal to all types of hiring managers and stand out
from the crowded pool of competitors on the job market. It gives
you a "secret tactic" to winning more offers, hitting the
"bulls-eye" of employer hiring needs and shows you step-by-step how
to write these cover letters (includes 85 powerful examples as well
as networking, school application letters and thank you letters).
It breaks the mold of staid and boring cover letters that make you
look like a run of the mill job candidate. Robert Meier is a
seasoned job market expert and gives you the same secrets that have
helped thousands of his clients win the jobs of their dreams.
Is local economic development a "zero-sum game"? How do we know
that "but for the incentives" the development would not have
occurred? How important is "quality of life" in location decisions
and local economic development? Is industry targeting a viable
economic development strategy? This book tackles these and many
other significant questionsufrom more than one perspective.
Dilemmas of Urban Economic Development assesses the "state of the
art" of the field of urban economic development. Each chapter
addresses a particularly pertinent issue in economic development.
Following each chapter are commentariesuone written by an academic
addressing research methodology and the other by a practitioner
addressing both the question and the evidence. The chapters are
concluded with the author of each chapter responding directly to
the issues raised by the commentators. The result is a productive
dialogue between academics, practitioners, and citizens concerned
with economic development.
Is local economic development a "zero-sum game"? How do we know
that "but for the incentives" the development would not have
occurred? How important is "quality of life" in location decisions
and local economic development? Is industry targeting a viable
economic development strategy? This book tackles these and many
other significant questionsufrom more than one perspective.
Dilemmas of Urban Economic Development assesses the "state of the
art" of the field of urban economic development. Each chapter
addresses a particularly pertinent issue in economic development.
Following each chapter are commentariesuone written by an academic
addressing research methodology and the other by a practitioner
addressing both the question and the evidence. The chapters are
concluded with the author of each chapter responding directly to
the issues raised by the commentators. The result is a productive
dialogue between academics, practitioners, and citizens concerned
with economic development.
Assembling the leading thinkers and practitioners in the field of economic development, Theories of Local Economic Development places state-of-the-art theoretical positions on such important issues as inner-city development, rural development, technological innovation, and rebuilding economic infrastructure. To accomplish this task, the contributors skillfully incorporate illustrative case material. Chapters draw on the disciplines of economics, geography, regional science, urban planning, sociology, political science, and public administration. The pivotal assumption behind this book is that research should and can lead to general statements about economic development. As a result, scholars of economics and public finance, public administration, political science, urban studies, policy studies, and development studies will appreciate this invaluable resource. "Bingham and Mier have compiled an interesting study of local economic development in the United States by bringing together a series of papers that review aspects of economic growth from across a range of methodological perspectives. . . . The study is to be recommended to anyone wishing to gain a general understanding of current theoretical debate in the United States to economic development and may provide readers with some useful ideas on possible methodological approaches to understanding economic development in Britain." --Local Government Studies "The individual contributions are generally sound, well-written reviews of the various theories relating to their particular subject areas . . . The study is designed to have a common theme of reviewing problems and succeeds in its aim by providing a far more consistent study than many other collections of papers. The study is, therefore, to be recommended to anyone wishing to gain a general understanding of current theoretical debate in the United States and may provide readers with some useful ideas on possible methodological approaches to understanding economic development in Britain." --Local Government Studies
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