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TESTIMONY

Why Justice Alone Fails

by Harry Klintebring, CATHERINE VANCE ...

You've watched the perpetrator be convicted and felt satisfied. You've read survivor memoirs and felt inspired. And somewhere underneath, you know nothing actually changed. Trafficking continues. Justice doesn't prevent it. Helping survivors survive doesn't stop new survivors from being created. What you don't know is what actually works.TESTIMONY documents twenty years of learning that justice ... Read more

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You've watched the perpetrator be convicted and felt satisfied. You've read survivor memoirs and felt inspired. And somewhere underneath, you know nothing actually changed. Trafficking continues. Justice doesn't prevent it. Helping survivors survive doesn't stop new survivors from being created. What you don't know is what actually works.TESTIMONY documents twenty years of learning that justice
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The Rise of Big Data Policing

Surveillance, Race, and the Future of Law Enforcement

by Andrew Guthrie Ferguson ...

PROSE Award Winner in Law & Legal Studies: "Essential reading for anyone who wants to understand how technology is changing American policing." — Kirkus Reviews (starred review)In a command center in downtown Los Angeles, a digital map lights up with 911 calls, TV monitors track breaking news, surveillance cameras sweep the streets, and rows of computers link analysts and police officers to a ... Read more

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PROSE Award Winner in Law & Legal Studies: "Essential reading for anyone who wants to understand how technology is changing American policing." — Kirkus Reviews (starred review)In a command center in downtown Los Angeles, a digital map lights up with 911 calls, TV monitors track breaking news, surveillance cameras sweep the streets, and rows of computers link analysts and police officers to a
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Race to Incarcerate

A Graphic Retelling

by Marc Mauer, Sabrina Jones ...

"Do not underestimate the power of the book you are holding in your hands."—Michelle AlexanderMore than 2 million people are now imprisoned in the United States, producing the highest rate of incarceration in the world. How did this happen? As the director of The Sentencing Project, Marc Mauer has long been one of the country's foremost experts on sentencing policy, race, and the criminal justice ... Read more

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"Do not underestimate the power of the book you are holding in your hands."—Michelle AlexanderMore than 2 million people are now imprisoned in the United States, producing the highest rate of incarceration in the world. How did this happen? As the director of The Sentencing Project, Marc Mauer has long been one of the country's foremost experts on sentencing policy, race, and the criminal justice
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Breaking Free

True Stories of Girls Who Escaped Modern Slavery

by Abby Sher ...

Breaking Free: True Stories of Girls Who Escaped Modern Slavery, by award-winning author Abby Sher, explores the global issue of human sex trafficking from a survivor's point of view. It recounts the harrowing stories of three courageous women—Somaly Mam, Minh Dang, and Maria Suarez—who were all forced into sexual slavery as children. After escaping their captors, these three women could easily ... Read more

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Breaking Free: True Stories of Girls Who Escaped Modern Slavery, by award-winning author Abby Sher, explores the global issue of human sex trafficking from a survivor's point of view. It recounts the harrowing stories of three courageous women—Somaly Mam, Minh Dang, and Maria Suarez—who were all forced into sexual slavery as children. After escaping their captors, these three women could easily
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Angels with Dirty Faces

Three Stories of Crime, Prison, and Redemption

by Walidah Imarisha ...

"There was a time I believed prisons existed to rehabilitate people, to make our communities safer. . . . When I saw for the first time (but not the last) a mother sobbing and clutching her son when visiting hours were up, only to be physically pried off and escorted out by guards, I knew nothing about that made me safer. This is the heart of this country's prison system. And the prison system has ... Read more

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"There was a time I believed prisons existed to rehabilitate people, to make our communities safer. . . . When I saw for the first time (but not the last) a mother sobbing and clutching her son when visiting hours were up, only to be physically pried off and escorted out by guards, I knew nothing about that made me safer. This is the heart of this country's prison system. And the prison system has
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Wounded City

Violent Turf Wars in a Chicago Barrio

by Robert Vargas ...

In 2009, Chicago spent millions of dollars to create programs to prevent gang violence in some of its most disadvantaged neighborhoods. Yet in spite of the programs, violence has grown worse in some of the very neighborhoods that the violence prevention programs were intented to help. While public officials and social scientists often attribute the violence - and the failure of the programs - to a ... Read more

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In 2009, Chicago spent millions of dollars to create programs to prevent gang violence in some of its most disadvantaged neighborhoods. Yet in spite of the programs, violence has grown worse in some of the very neighborhoods that the violence prevention programs were intented to help. While public officials and social scientists often attribute the violence - and the failure of the programs - to a
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SuperVision

An Introduction to the Surveillance Society

by John Gilliom, Torin Monahan ...

We live in a surveillance society. Anyone who uses a credit card, cell phone, or even search engines to navigate the Web is being monitored and assessed—and often in ways that are imperceptible to us. The first general introduction to the growing field of surveillance studies, SuperVision uses examples drawn from everyday technologies to show how surveillance is used, who is using it, and how it ... Read more

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We live in a surveillance society. Anyone who uses a credit card, cell phone, or even search engines to navigate the Web is being monitored and assessed—and often in ways that are imperceptible to us. The first general introduction to the growing field of surveillance studies, SuperVision uses examples drawn from everyday technologies to show how surveillance is used, who is using it, and how it
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The Housemaid’s Secret Diary

by J Jones ...

Step through the iron gates of Blackwood Manor into a chilling labyrinth of secrets, deception, and justice in The Housemaid's Secret Diary, a riveting psychological thriller that redefines the meaning of an unreliable narrator.Elena Vasquez arrives at the isolated, looming Blackwood estate desperate for a new beginning. Haunted by the mysterious "incident" that cost her her last job and fueled by ... Read more

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Step through the iron gates of Blackwood Manor into a chilling labyrinth of secrets, deception, and justice in The Housemaid's Secret Diary, a riveting psychological thriller that redefines the meaning of an unreliable narrator.Elena Vasquez arrives at the isolated, looming Blackwood estate desperate for a new beginning. Haunted by the mysterious "incident" that cost her her last job and fueled by
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Single Mothers Under Welfare Surveillance

by Krys Maki ...

While the poor have always been monitored and surveilled by the state when seeking financial support, the methods, techniques, and capacity for surveillance within and across government jurisdictions has profoundly altered how recipients navigate social assistance. Welfare surveillance has exacerbated social inequality, especially among low income, Indigenous, and racialized single mothers. Krys ... Read more

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While the poor have always been monitored and surveilled by the state when seeking financial support, the methods, techniques, and capacity for surveillance within and across government jurisdictions has profoundly altered how recipients navigate social assistance. Welfare surveillance has exacerbated social inequality, especially among low income, Indigenous, and racialized single mothers. Krys
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King of Chaos

A Dark Billionaire Mafia Romance

by VALENTINA CROSS ...

Series Book 1 - Kings of mafia
When hiding from the mafia leads you straight into a billionaire's arms, survival becomes the most dangerous game of all.Alessandra Vitale made a choice: escape her abusive mafia underboss husband or watch her daughter grow up in the same hell that broke her. Three years later, living under a new name as Celeste Rivera, she's rebuilt her life from nothing—working as an executive assistant to ... Read more

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When hiding from the mafia leads you straight into a billionaire's arms, survival becomes the most dangerous game of all.Alessandra Vitale made a choice: escape her abusive mafia underboss husband or watch her daughter grow up in the same hell that broke her. Three years later, living under a new name as Celeste Rivera, she's rebuilt her life from nothing—working as an executive assistant to
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Gangs

by Lori Hile ...

Series series Teen Issues
Is it ever worth joining a gang? Do they provide protection or bring trouble to a neighborhood? This book looks at gang culture, asks what the gangs are trying to achieve, and shows how they treat their members and the wider community - exploding some myths along the way. ... Read more

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Is it ever worth joining a gang? Do they provide protection or bring trouble to a neighborhood? This book looks at gang culture, asks what the gangs are trying to achieve, and shows how they treat their members and the wider community - exploding some myths along the way.
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Human Trafficking

Applying Research, Theory, and Case Studies

by Noel B. Busch-Armendariz, Maura B. Nsonwu, Laurie C. Heffron ...

This practical, interdisciplinary text draws from empirically grounded scholarship, survivor-centered practices, and an ecological perspective to help readers develop an understanding of the meaning and scope of human trafficking. Throughout the book, the authors address the specific vulnerabilities of human trafficking victims, their medical-psycho-social needs, and issues related to direct ... Read more

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This practical, interdisciplinary text draws from empirically grounded scholarship, survivor-centered practices, and an ecological perspective to help readers develop an understanding of the meaning and scope of human trafficking. Throughout the book, the authors address the specific vulnerabilities of human trafficking victims, their medical-psycho-social needs, and issues related to direct
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