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Title: Implementing zero tolerance policies: balancing strict enforcement with fair treatment.
Author: Margaret A. Lucero
Publication: SAM Advanced Management Journal (Magazine/Journal)
Date: January 1, 2006
Publisher: Thomson Gale
Volume: 71Issue: 1Page: 35(7)

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This digital document is an article from University of Pennsylvania Law Review, published by University of Pennsylvania, Law School on May 1, 2010. The length of the article is 22579 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Tensions and trade-offs: protecting trafficking victims in the era of immigration enforcement.
Author: Jennifer M. Chacon
Publication: University of Pennsylvania Law Review (Magazine/Journal)
Date: May 1, 2010
Publisher: University of Pennsylvania, Law School
Volume: 158Issue: 6Page: 1609(45)

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This digital document is an article from The FBI Law Enforcement Bulletin, published by Federal Bureau of Investigation on June 1, 2009. The length of the article is 857 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: NICS 10-year anniversary: milestone for FBI's gun-buyer background check system.(Technology Update)(National Instant Criminal Background Check System)
Author: Unavailable
Publication: The FBI Law Enforcement Bulletin (Magazine/Journal)
Date: June 1, 2009
Publisher: Federal Bureau of Investigation
Volume: 78Issue: 6Page: 29(3)

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Jonesboro, Arkansas; West Paducah, Kentucky; Springfield, Oregon and Littleton, Colorado are just a few of the increasing number of American towns and cities that have experienced the horror of school violence inflicted by students. The state of violence in American schools today and methods for making and keeping schools safer places are the topics of this book. Chapter One presents statistics and information on court cases, general statutes, and due process as they relate to school violence. Chapter Two discusses characteristics of children with violent tendencies and includes profiles of potentially dangerous children. Chapter Three concentrates on school prevention and intervention, highlighting effective programs used around the country. Chapter Four addresses parents' roles in curbing youth violence. Chapter Five provides suggestions on how communities can work together to reduce the crime rate and keep schools safe. ... Read more

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The first book from the former Police Chief whose leadership caused a dramatic improvement in the level of safety in a troubled school system. The effect his department had was so profound it came to be known as "The Macon Miracle." Read this how-to guide based on the program that became a model for school systems around the country based on its 90% reduction of weapons violations in less than ten years.

Some of the topics discussed in this book include:

-How to incorporate police officers into your schools without offending students
-How to screen and hire school police officers
-Informational and educational programs that can be taught to increase the level of safety of your students
-Dealing with weapons and keeping them off campus
-Campus patrol methods
-Emergency Operations Planning for schools
-School search and seizure
-Gangs

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-A 15 page reference guide to more information on school safety and police in schools
-40 pages of forms and materials developed and used by the Bibb Campus Police and discussed in the book
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School/Law Enforcement partnerships:
School/Law Enforcement Partnerships: A Guide to Police Work in Schools Great book to have. ... Read more

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This timely and comprehensive guide is designed to meet the security response needs of both educators and law enforcement personnel by detailing how an effective response plan can be developed to deal with the issue of school violence. By implementing the guidelines detailed in this book, those in responsible positions can help prevent the incalculable costs of death, facility destruction, disruption of operations, negative public perception, and the resulting embarrassment that these acts cause. The information presented will help reduce the amount of collateral damage to the threat area and adjacent areas. It is designed to expand the effectiveness and performance of special response police forces, fire department personnel, medical aid personnel and ancillary support personnel, as well as provide a comprehensive guide to school administrators and other educators who are concerned with school safety issues. The main idea behind this book is the principle of "saving lives when all other proactive means have failed." It focuses on the elements of rapid containment, area control, and the re-securing of the affected area. The author emphasizes that time is an essential factor: the longer the perpetrators remain active, the higher the likelihood that additional people will be killed. In addition, the book is designed to generate a detailed analysis of possible contingency plans for respective emergency responders. An analysis is also included that is site specific and which will help to streamline the planning efforts of all emergency responders, thus heightening personnel survivability and mission success. It is a must-read for those who are responsible for school safety and security. ... Read more

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As hate crimes and violence continue to hurt the innocent, our society has looked little beyond retribution and punishment for the perpetrators. This book breaks new ground by looking at the ways in which educators and school boards can work to develop transfor-mational agency for those students most at risk. By developing alternative schools that foster strong relationships through supportive communities, disaffected youth can find hope and trust within themselves as they continue their educational and social develop-ment. Undergirded with critical and border pedagogy, alternative schools effectively build transformative agency within their students by genuinely caring about their success. ... Read more

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Teaching & Learning, Summer 2002, Volume 16, Number 3 , pp. 107-108
Volume 16, Number 3 (Summer 2002)
Review: Greg Goodman's Reducing Hate Crimes and Violence Among American Youth
by Sherryl Houdek
Greg Goodman
Reducing Hate Crimes and Violence Among American Youth
New York: Peter Lang Publishing, © 2002
156 pgs.
ISBN 0-8204-5280-7 (paperback)
"Listen, listen to my story" was the beginning of
a long journey that I walked with a former student of
mine many years ago. Those words echoed in my
mind as I began reading Greg Goodman's Reducing
Hate Crimes and Violence Among American Youth.
His book captures the essence of the horrible reality
of the abusive, tragic, and often-unbelievable
"unknown" home life in which many of our
"troubled youth" grow up and mature today.
Having spent eight years as a public school
secondary teacher, six years as a junior/senior high
principal, and six years as a superintendent in both a
public and private school, I have shared many of the
same concerns that Goodman writes about in this
reality-based document.
The book contains stories from several youths--
their words, heart and soul, of their troubled lives.
The youth speak with little emotion, strong
articulation, and a blasé attitude about the life they
live, not only at home but also on the streets and in
schools. Their stories are similar: abusive family
members, single parent families, drugs, alcohol,
poverty, and most often a fight for survival. The
stories told shed a glimmer of hope and light for
educators who need to recognize and deal with the
underlying causes of the problems surrounding our
violent, at-risk youth. The author concludes by
documenting the purpose and need for alternative
education and by seeks our commitment to at-risk
youth. ... Read more

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Edited by World Peace Foundation president Robert I. Rotberg, the chapters in this volume focus on preventing outbreaks of civil war and other vicious internal conflicts in Africa. The contributors review the sorry state of African conflict prevention and weigh the merits of new methods of peace enforcement, including militant early intervention by African crisis response forces to avoid or reduce intrastate mayhem. Peacekeeping and Peace Enforcement in Africa assesses the realities and challenges of reducing the frequency of civil warfare in Africa. It features a detailed report of extensive candid discussions of these issues by leading African ministers of defense and chiefs of staff.

Contributors, in addition to Rotberg, include Zimbabwe's Brigadier Happyton Bonyongwe, Lancaster University's Christopher Clapham, France's General Alain Faupin, Princeton University's Jeffrey Herbst, and the Army War College's Steven Metz.

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This is an honest and insightful discussion of domestic violence from the perspective of a police officer who has experienced it in his home and encountered it professionally. Davis, a sociologist as well, uses his dual background to demonstrate that current treatment of domestic violence abuses is ineffective. A must read for all police officers, criminologists, and citizens who care about finding a successful solution to this issue. ... Read more

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Good overview
A good overview of the issues around domestic violence from the view point of a police officer.

Agree that criminal justice system is no panacea
As the former Executive Director of an agency that provides batterer intervention services to men arrested for domestic violence, this book comes as a refreshing statement.I wholly subscribe to his thesis that thecriminal justice system, especially in Massachustts where Richard Davis andI both have worked, does not provide the panacea in solving domesticviolence.The criminal justice system, as Richard Davis asserts, does haveits place, but there is the need for greater attention and resources to gointo prevention.His call for women to bcome more assertive in taking overthe leadership of the society, certainly in the Legislature, is important. But the society also needs to cultivate more good men like Richard Davis sothat the commitment to the reduction of violence can continue.

A refreshing point of view on a difficult subject.
Domestic Violence Facts and Fallacies by R.L. Davis is a refreshing much needed look at a serious societal problem. Through the eyes of a police officer we come to see and understand the magnitude of this epidemic.Whobetter to speak to the subject than a police officer, someone whoexperiences and witnesses it daily in the course of their duties.I foundthe author gets right to the heart of the problem as no other has. As a 20year police veteran I found the book compelling. reading.

It will no doubt bein demand by academics
Davis is well equipped to write such a book. He has had 10 years of street experience responding to domestic violence calls as a cruiser officer; eight years as a police detective then sergeant; and three years as alieutenant, training and lecturing on the subject. In addition, he writesin a lucid style, that can be easily understood by students, professionalsand the general public. This book should be a major resource inunderstanding of the domestic violence problem and will no doubt be a textbook in demand by academics.

A multi-faceted exploration of topic.
"...domestic violence... is still not treated as a serious crime by the criminal justice system because it is not by legal definition a serious crime." In his text 'Domestic Violence, Facts and Fallacies,' RichardL. Davis shares anecdotes and insights from his twenty-one years on theBrockton, Massachusetts police force and single-handedly shatters thestereotype of the macho, donut munching man in blue.It is very difficultto fully get one's mind around the concept of domestic violence.Relationships in the 90's are very fluid and unconventional: this alone canstretch the definition of "domestic." Davis spends the first fewchapters trying to elucidate a broad definition of domestic violence, andfrankly, gets bogged down in doing so. He also investigates the history ofgender relationships in our society. However, these steps are necessary inorder to lay the groundwork for his premise that "...for every complexproblem there is a simple and elegant solution that is wrong." Thequagmire of mandatory arrests and civil (as opposed to criminal)restraining orders are some of the solutions we have relied upon that arenot only dysfunctional, but may be fanning the flames of domestic violence.His data is well researched and reflects many recent news events such asthe O. J. Simpson trial and the court frolics of Red Sox player WilfredoCordero. What I found riveting in this book are the timely anecdotes thatDavis shares from his career. He relates that fellow officers feel (andexpress!) their perceived helplessness in making a difference againstviolent acts in the home. Particularly irksome for them is the widespreadbelief that police "let their suspects go" without even spending a night injail. In fact, anyone who posts bail must, by law, be set free.Alsoironic is the fact that police can do nothing until an act of violence hasvery nearly or actually come to pass. It is this "reactive" response thatDavis rails against. He raises difficult questions, especially in regard tohow we permit children to live in violent homes and then, unrealistically,expect them to grow up into outstanding citizens.Law enforcementprocesses are a reflection of the society that spawns them. Davis outlinessteps that society must take in order to hold a proactive stance againstthe crime of domestic violence. He ends his text with a call to action forall women who must become informed and take back their power in thepolitical arena. ... Read more

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In this controversial and compassionate book, the distinguished psychiatrist James Gilligan proposes a radically new way of thinking about violence and how to prevent it. Violence is most often addressed in moral and legal terms: "How evil is this action, and how much punishment does it deserve?" Unfortunately, this way of thinking, the basis for our legal and political institutions, does nothing to shed light on the causes of violence. Violent criminals have been Gilligan's teachers, and he has been their student. Prisons are microcosms of the societies in which they exist, and by examining them in detail, we can learn about society as a whole. Gilligan suggests treating violence as a public health problem. He advocates initiating radical social and economic change to attack the root causes of violence, focusing on those at increased risk of becoming violent, and dealing with those who are already violent as if they were in quarantine rather than in constraint for their punishment and for society's revenge. The twentieth century was steeped in violence. If we attempt to understand the violence of individuals, we may come to prevent the collective violence that threatens our future far more than all the individual crimes put together. ... Read more

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There's simply no other book like this. And I've read a lot of the topic. It should be a require reading for social psychologist and clinicians, psychiatrists, and other mental health workers that really want to understand the context of violence.Even policy makers. Probably would be no other jewel statistically, in theory and practice like this.

Excellent!
Having read Dr. Gilligan's first book, I was very excited to see he had a sequel dealing with the prevention of violence. The first one changed my perspective on a number of things and this book expanded on that. I strongly recommend it to anyone wanting to understand the necessary factors for preventing violence.
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Street gangs, prison gangs and biker gangs -- made up of every kind of criminal, from vandals and drug dealers to the most violent predators -- present an especially difficult problem for law enforcement. Gang Investigator's Handbook is a comprehensive guide to combating these dangerous groups, based on the successes of many of the best gang detectives in the field.

Written by an experienced gang investigator from a major metropolitan prosecutor's office, Gang Investigator's Handbook contains dozens of strategies and tips for identifying and suppressing gangs in any community.
The text is supported by more than 400 photos with detailed analysis of the gang activity they document, making Gang Investigator's Handbook invaluable not only to street cops, specialized gang units and prosecutors but also to criminal justice students, probation and parole agents, corrections officers, judges, counselors, civic leaders, journalists and ordinary citizens who want to learn how to reduce gang activity in their communities. ... Read more

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This accessible new book looks at how and why individuals leave terrorist movements, and considers the lessons and implications that emerge from this process.

Focusing on the tipping points for disengagement from groups such as Al Qaeda, the IRA and the UVF, this volume is informed by the dramatic and sometimes extraordinary accounts that the terrorists themselves offered to the author about why they left terrorism behind. 

The book examines three major issues:

• what we currently know about de-radicalisation and disengagement
• how discussions with terrorists about their experiences of disengagement can show how exit routes come about, and how they then fare as ‘ex-terrorists’ away from the structures that protected them
• what the implications of these findings are for law-enforcement officers, policy-makers and civil society on a global scale.

Concluding with a series of thought-provoking yet controversial suggestions for future efforts at controlling terrorist behaviour, Walking Away From Terrorism provides an comprehensive introduction to disengagement and de-radicalisation and offers policymakers a series of considerations for the development of counter-radicalization and de-radicalisation processes.

This book will be essential reading for students of terrorism and political violence, war and conflict studies, security studies and political psychology.

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This edited book addresses the appropriateness of US and other counter-terrorist (CT) strategies in Europe and Eurasia, the Middle East, the Asia Pacific region and in Latin America, with a view to improving their effectiveness.

The book has three main objectives:

• to re-examine terrorists' strategic goals and sources of legitimacy and the nature of their ideological support
• to analyze current US and regional CT strategies and assess their success in de-legitimizing terrorists and undermining their support
• to provide a strategic synthesis and policy recommendations in light of the research findings.

This book will be of interest to students of political violence and terrorism, security studies and international relations in general.

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This manual teaches cops and other law enforcement personnel all they need to know to recognize a booby trap and respond properly. Find out where booby traps are most commonly employed; the 11 physical signs that most often signal a trap; what to do (andnot do) if a trap is suspected or found; how to safely search a building, outdoor site or vehicle; and the one indicator that practically guarantees that a building has been booby-trapped. Shows more than 90 different booby traps in place. For academic study only. ... Read more

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insufficient reference
An adequate text for the untrained law enforcement officer (LEO), but an insufficient reference for the experienced LEO.Dark andshaded black and white photographs poorly highlight the details of some mechanisms discussed.There is little insight and discussion about the substances used tocreate explosive mixtures, as well, as their toxicity and volatility. Thebook mainly focuses on military munitions and field tactics, and itprovides a minimal reference to civilian-urban applications.I wasdisappointed when I paid $18.00; I expected a more in-depth presentation ofthe art and science of booby traps. ... Read more