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  • Crime, Corrections, and the COVID-19 Pandemic

    Responses and Adaptations in the U.S. Criminal Justice System

    by Rasheed Babatunde Ibrahim, Ismail Ayatullah Nasirudeen, Ben Stickle, James A. Plank, Shannon Christensen, Taylor Gerry, McKenna Bennett, Erin C. Heil, Andrea J. Nichols, David R. White, Andrew Hartung, Janne E. Gaub, Marthinus C. Koen, Jacob W. Forston, Shi Yan, Miko M. Wilford, Rachele J. DiFava, Matthew Vanden Bosch, Angela S. Murolo, Lucas Alward, Ashley Lockwood, Holly Macleod, Sarah Ackerman, Jill Viglione, Jin R. Lee, Jennifer M. Ayerza, Wei-Gin Lee, Vahid Jadidi, Thomas J. Holt ...
    Series series Perspectives on Crime and Justice
    Analyses of crime and justice in an unprecedented timeWhile COVID-19 lockdowns affected nearly everyone worldwide, feelings of anxiety and fear were exacerbated for those already entangled in the criminal justice system. Scholars recognized the unique opportunity to study crime and the justice system’s response during this period, though they soon realized that determining the pandemic’s effects ... Read more

    $20.99 CAD

  • Redesigning American Education

    by James Coleman, Barbara Schneider, Stephen Plank, Kathryn Schiller ...
    Drawing on several principles of sociological theory, James S. Coleman and his colleagues construct a new design for American schooling. The authors present compelling evidence on the deficits of our educational system compared to other countries, arguing that the problems are the result of inappropriate incentives for teachers, students, and parents. ... Read more

    $79.69 CAD

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    Trial by Conscience

    by Stephen James ...
    Narrated by Robert Plank ...

    Unabridged

    4 hours 45 min

    The tribulation of a young man on the run from a murder. It tells of ten years of retribution in his life taking him from his home in Birmingham to Northern Ireland, London and finally back to his hometown roots involving him in the "Troubles" of the time in Ireland and the UK. Relationships are explored and developed in his turbulent life until justice prevailed to the shock of all concerned. ... Read more

    $12.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

    Also available as: eBook

    Also available as: eBook

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    The Hidden Ways the Law Makes Us Better . or Worse

    by Benjamin van Rooij, Adam Fine ...
    An American Psychology-Law Society’s Lawrence S. Wrightsman Book Award WinnerA 2022 PROSE Award finalist in Legal Studies and CriminologyA 2022 American Bar Association Silver Gavel Award FinalistA Behavioral Scientist’s Notable Book of 2021Freakonomics for the law—how applying behavioral science to the law can fundamentally change and explain misbehavior</... ... Read more

    $29.59 CAD

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  • The Teaching Gap

    Best Ideas from the World's Teachers for Improving Education in the Classroom

    by James W. Stigler, James Hiebert ...
    Comparing math teaching practices in Japan and Germany with those in the United States, two leading researchers offer a surprising new view of teaching and a bold action plan for improving education inside the American classroom.For years our schools and children have lagged behind international standards in reading, arithmetic, and most other areas of academic achievement. It is no secret that ... Read more

    $18.99 CAD

  • Crime in Canada

    by Diane Crocker ...
    In her latest book, sociologist Diane Crocker challenges the popular perception that crime in Canada is on the rise and argues that public opinion is becoming a bigger barrier to achieving justice than the actual extent of crime. Using the most current data available, her research reveals how we can better assess the effectiveness of crime control policies, as well as our own responses to crime, ... Read more

    $8.99 CAD

  • Real Education

    Four Simple Truths for Bringing America's Schools Back to Reality

    by Charles Murray ...
    With four simple truths as his framework, Charles Murray, the bestselling coauthor of The Bell Curve, sweeps away the hypocrisy, wishful thinking, and upside-down priorities that grip America’s educational establishment.Ability varies. Children differ in their ability to learn academic material. Doing our best for every child requires, above all else, that we embrace that simplest of truths. ... Read more

    $14.99 CAD

  • Management and Organization Theory

    A Jossey-Bass Reader

    by Jeffrey A. Miles ...
    Series Book 9 - The Jossey-Bass Business and Management Reader Series
    MANAGEMENT AND ORGANIZATION THEORYManagement and Organization Theory offers a summary and analysis of the 40 most popular, researched, and applied management and organization theories. This important resource includes key instruments used to measure variables in each theory and examines pertinent questions about the theory: strengths and weaknesses, practical applications, and the seminal articles ... Read more

    $56.99 CAD

  • Reason & Rigor

    How Conceptual Frameworks Guide Research

    by Sharon M. Ravitch, J. Matthew Riggan ...
    Designed for novice as well as more experienced researchers, Reason & Rigor presents conceptual frameworks as a mechanism for aligning literature review, research design, and methodology. The book explores the conceptual framework—defined as both a process and a product—that helps to direct and ground researchers as they work through common research challenges. Focusing on published studies on a ... Read more

    $87.19 CAD

  • Prison by Any Other Name

    The Harmful Consequences of Popular Reforms

    by Maya Schenwar ...
    With a new afterword from the authors, the critically praised indictment of widely embraced “alternatives to incarceration”Electronic monitoring. Locked-down drug treatment centers. House arrest. Mandated psychiatric treatment. Data driven surveillance. Extended probation. These are some of the key alternatives held up as cost effective substitutes for jails and prisons. But in a searing, “cogent ... Read more

    $19.99 CAD

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  • The Science of Second Chances

    A Revolution in Criminal Justice

    by Jennifer Doleac ...
    Freakonomics for criminal justice, The Science of Second Chances presents a groundbreaking approach to criminal justice reform, revealing how small-scale interventions can reduce people’s chances of reoffending and break the incarceration cycle.**When criminal justice expert Jennifer Doleac thinks about reform, she’s not just hopeful, she’s optimistic that second chances are possible—for the ... Read more

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    Striking the Right Balance

    by Robert J. Marzano, Timothy Waters ...
    Bridge the great divide between distanced administrative duties and daily classroom impact. This book introduces a top-down power mechanism called defined autonomy, a concept that focuses on district-defined, nonnegotiable, common goals and a system of accountability supported by assessment tools. Defined autonomy creates an effective balance of centralized direction and individualized empowerment ... Read more

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