Refugee Roulette: Disparities in Asylum Adjudication and Proposals for Reform
ISBN: 9780814741061 / Angielski / Miękka / 354 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Through the Refugee Act of 1980, the United States offers the prospect of safety to people who flee to America to escape rape, torture, and even death in their native countries. In order to be granted asylum, however, an applicant must prove to an asylum officer or immigration judge that she has a well-founded fear of persecution in her homeland. The chance of winning asylum should have little if anything to do with the personality of the official to whom a case is randomly assigned, but in a ground-breaking and shocking study, Jaya Ramji-Nogales, Andrew I. Schoenholtz, and Philip G.... Through the Refugee Act of 1980, the United States offers the prospect of safety to people who flee to America to escape rape, torture, and even de... |
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131,70 zł |
Lawyer Barons
ISBN: 9781107001220 / Angielski / Twarda / 574 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This book is a broad and deep inquiry into how contingency fees distort our civil justice system, influence our political system, and endanger democratic governance. Contingency fees are the way personal injury lawyers finance access to the courts for those wrongfully injured. Although the public senses that lawyers manipulate the justice system to serve their own ends, few are aware of the high costs that come with contingency fees. This book sets out to change that, providing a window into the seamy underworld of contingency fees that the bar and the courts not only tolerate but even...
This book is a broad and deep inquiry into how contingency fees distort our civil justice system, influence our political system, and endanger democra...
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344,58 zł |
Cyber Forensics
ISBN: 9781118273661 / Angielski / Twarda / 368 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. An explanation of the basic principles of data
This book explains the basic principles of data as building blocks of electronic evidential matter, which are used in a cyber forensics investigations. The entire text is written with no reference to a particular operation system or environment, thus it is applicable to all work environments, cyber investigation scenarios, and technologies. The text is written in a step-by-step manner, beginning with the elementary building blocks of data progressing upwards to the representation and storage of information. It inlcudes... An explanation of the basic principles of data
This book explains the basic principles of data as building blocks of electronic... |
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343,56 zł |
Responding to Catastrophic Events: Consequence Management and Policies
ISBN: 9781137336415 / Angielski / Miękka / 292 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. An introduction to the range of potential disaster scenarios, covering the issues and organizational relationships of importance to the student of consequence management. These include the roles, responsibilities, and coordination requirements of first responders, the Department of Homeland Security, the Department of Defense, and the military.
An introduction to the range of potential disaster scenarios, covering the issues and organizational relationships of importance to the student of con...
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194,97 zł |
Constitutionalizing the European Union
ISBN: 9781403932501 / Angielski / Miękka / 288 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Enlargement and treaty reform have moved Europe's constitutional debate into the political spotlight. This important new text outlines the main themes of constitutional debate in the EU, analyzes formal and informal constitution-building since the early days of European integration, and introduces the actors and structures behind treaty change.
Enlargement and treaty reform have moved Europe's constitutional debate into the political spotlight. This important new text outlines the main themes...
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202,64 zł |
Future Jihad: Terrorist Strategies Against the West
ISBN: 9781403975119 / Angielski / Miękka / 288 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This Foreign Affairs bestseller from MSNBC terrorism expert Walid Phares allows a frightening look into the future of jihad. Phares--who has served as an expert with the Justice Department, briefed the Defense and State Departments, and testified to Congress--shows that ther has been a fundamental misunderstanding about al Qaeda's ultimate goal in the West and what victory means to jihadists. Future Jihad shows how our defenses have been infiltrated; identifies the future generation of home-grown terrorists; and points the way for America to win the ideological war at the... This Foreign Affairs bestseller from MSNBC terrorism expert Walid Phares allows a frightening look into the future of jihad. Phares--who has... |
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103,03 zł |
Black Reconstruction in America: Toward a History of the Part Which Black Folk Played in the Attempt to Reconstruct Democracy in America, 1860-1880
ISBN: 9781412846202 / Angielski / Miękka / 686 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. After four centuries of bondage, the nineteenth century marked the long-awaited release of millions of black slaves. Subsequently, these former slaves attempted to reconstruct the basis of American democracy. W. E. B. Du Bois, one of the greatest intellectual leaders in United States history, evaluates the twenty years of fateful history that followed the Civil War, with special reference to the efforts and experiences of African Americans. Du Bois's words best indicate the broader parameters of his work: "the attitude of any person toward this book will be distinctly... After four centuries of bondage, the nineteenth century marked the long-awaited release of millions of black slaves. Subsequently, these former sla... |
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Paths to Making a Difference: Leading in Government
ISBN: 9781442213081 / Angielski / Miękka / 270 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. To understand the challenges of political leadership and how top executives succeed in accomplishing an administration's objectives, business in government experts Paul R. Lawrence and Mark A. Abramson present the findings of a two year's study of top political appointees in the Obama administration. The participants--deputy secretaries and agency heads--provide case studies of how each approaches the management challenges and achieves the mission of their organization. Full of behind-the-scenes insights and practical advice from government political executives on how they face management...
To understand the challenges of political leadership and how top executives succeed in accomplishing an administration's objectives, business in gover...
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160,02 zł |
The Rehnquist Court: Justices, Rulings, and Legacy
ISBN: 9781576072004 / Angielski / Twarda / 443 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. A detailed look at the Rehnquist Court's key figures, rulings, and major changes to U.S. constitutional law.
A detailed look at the Rehnquist Court's key figures, rulings, and major changes to U.S. constitutional law.
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481,27 zł |
Encyclopedia of the Fourth Amendment
ISBN: 9781604265897 / Angielski / Twarda / 928 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Covering the key concepts, events, laws and legal doctrines, court decisions, and litigators and litigants, this reference on the law of search and seizure-in the physical as well as the online world-provides a unique overview for individuals seeking to understand the Fourth Amendment to the US Constitution.
Covering the key concepts, events, laws and legal doctrines, court decisions, and litigators and litigants, this reference on the law of search and se...
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The Prison Officer
ISBN: 9781843922698 / Angielski / Miękka / 256 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. A guide to the world and work of the Prison Officer, showing the centrality of staff-prisoner relationships to different operations carried out by officers. It is suitable for those with an interest in the work of a prison officer and established and aspiring officers.
A guide to the world and work of the Prison Officer, showing the centrality of staff-prisoner relationships to different operations carried out by off...
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217,84 zł |
The Prison Officer
ISBN: 9781843922704 / Angielski / Twarda / 256 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This book is a thoroughly updated version of the popular first edition of The Prison Officer. It incorporates the significant increase in knowledge about the work of prison officer since the first edition was published and provides a live account of prison work and ways of understanding the role of the prison officer in the late-modern context. Few detailed narratives exist of prison work and the sort of role the prison officer occupies; this book addresses the gap. Using a range of quantitative and qualitative data and drawing on available theoretical literature it... This book is a thoroughly updated version of the popular first edition of The Prison Officer. It incorporates the significant increase in ... |
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658,75 zł |
Under and Alone: Infiltrating the World's Most Violent Motorcycle Gang
ISBN: 9781845962500 / Angielski / Miękka / 272 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Veteran law-enforcement officer and lifelong motorcycle lover William Queen penetrated the San Fernando chapter of the notorious Mongols, he kick-started the most extensive undercover operation inside a criminal motorcycle gang in American history.
Veteran law-enforcement officer and lifelong motorcycle lover William Queen penetrated the San Fernando chapter of the notorious Mongols, he kick-star...
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58,62 zł |
The Anatomy of Prison Life: Behind the Walls of the Illinois Department of Corrections
ISBN: 9780989587303 / Angielski / Miękka / 332 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Control an Order, Gang Violence, Death Penalty, Spirituality, Rehabilitation, Survival, Redemption, Suicide, Hopelessness, Politics... The Anatomy of Prison Life shares the true story of the Illinois Department of Corrections and the personal experience of retired warden and author Charles Hinsley. You will be shocked. You will be infuriated. And you will be surprised at the power of the truth.
Control an Order, Gang Violence, Death Penalty, Spirituality, Rehabilitation, Survival, Redemption, Suicide, Hopelessness, Politics... The Anatomy of ...
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The First English Detectives: The Bow Street Runners and the Policing of London, 1750-1840
ISBN: 9780199675388 / Angielski / Miękka / 320 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This is the first scholarly study of the Bow Street Runners, a group of men established in the middle of the eighteenth century by Henry Fielding, with the financial support of the government, to confront violent offenders on the streets and highways around London. They were developed over the following decades by his half-brother, John Fielding, into what became a well-known and stable group of officers who acquired skill and expertise in investigating crime, tracking and arresting offenders, and in presenting evidence at the Old Bailey, the main criminal court in London. They were, Beattie...
This is the first scholarly study of the Bow Street Runners, a group of men established in the middle of the eighteenth century by Henry Fielding, wit...
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Perspectives on Presidential Leadership: An International View of the White House
ISBN: 9780415857703 / Angielski / Twarda / 256 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. In 2011 Barack Obama invited ten distinguished biographers to the White House to ask them one question: which past American president should I emulate? This was not the first time Obama asked scholars this, but the answer he received would differ as presidential legacies waxed and waned. In 2008 Obama chose Lincoln; in 2009, Reagan; and in 2010, Theodore Roosevelt. Perspectives on Presidential Leadership is an examination of presidential legacy, and in particular an analysis of the first ever UK ranking of American presidents which took place in 2011. In thirteen chapters, thirteen...
In 2011 Barack Obama invited ten distinguished biographers to the White House to ask them one question: which past American president should I emulate...
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Gun Policy in the United States and Canada: The Impact of Mass Murders and Assassinations on Gun Control
ISBN: 9781623567682 / Angielski / Miękka / 176 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The shooting at Virginia Tech in 2007 was one of the worst mass murders in the U.S., but it did not lead to any new federal gun control policy. In contrast, following a similar event in Montreal in 1989, Canada created new comprehensive gun policy. Such different outcomes are the focus of this survey, which sets out to explore the gun policymaking process in the U.S. and Canada in the aftermath of major events. It explores the many factors that lead to the drastically different reactions of the federal governments in each state if the aftermath of a mass shooting or assassination. To... The shooting at Virginia Tech in 2007 was one of the worst mass murders in the U.S., but it did not lead to any new federal gun control policy. In ... |
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Running with the Firm
ISBN: 9780091951528 / Angielski / Miękka / 326 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. "Of course I'm a f**king hooligan, you pr**k. I am a hooligan...there I've said it...I'm a hooligan. And, do you know why? Because that's my f**king job." In 1995, a film called "I.D.," about an ambitious young copper who was sent undercover to track down the "generals" of a football hooligan gang, achieved cult status for its sheer brutality and unsettling insight into the dark and often bloody side of the so-called beautiful game.The film was so shocking it was hard to believe the mindless events that took place could ever happen in the real world. Well, believe it now... Almost twenty...
"Of course I'm a f**king hooligan, you pr**k. I am a hooligan...there I've said it...I'm a hooligan. And, do you know why? Because that's my f**king j...
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Secret Intelligence: A Reader
ISBN: 9780415705677 / Angielski / Twarda / 602 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This Reader in the field of intelligence studies focuses on policy, blending classic works on concepts and approaches with more recent essays dealing with current issues and the ongoing debate about the future of intelligence. Aiming to be more comprehensive than existing books, and to achieve truly international coverage of the field, this expanded and revised new edition of the Secret Intelligence Reader provides key readings and supporting material for students and course convenors. It is divided into four main sections, each of which includes full summaries of each... This Reader in the field of intelligence studies focuses on policy, blending classic works on concepts and approaches with more recent essays deali... |
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War Power, Police Power
ISBN: 9780748692361 / Angielski / Twarda / 312 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Why is liberalism so obsessed with waste?
Is there a drone above you now? Are you living in a no-fly zone? What is the role of masculinity in the 'war on terror'? And why do so many liberals say they love peace while finding new ways to justify slaughter in the name of security? In this, the first book to deal with the concepts of war power and police power together, Mark Neocleous deals with these questions and many more by using critical theory to radically rethink war power. Neocleous generates a provocative set of claims about state power and capital accumulation,... Why is liberalism so obsessed with waste?
Is there a drone above you now? Are you living in a no-fly zone? What is the role of masculinity... |
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380,05 zł |