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Dealing Crack

The Social World of Streetcorner Selling

By: Bruce A. Jacobs

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Dealing Crack

The Social World of Streetcorner Selling

By: Bruce A. Jacobs

This starkly revealing book explores the crack cocaine trade from the candid perspectives of sellers themselves.

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UPNE

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1555533876

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9781555533878

Street Justice

Retaliation in the Criminal Underworld

By: Bruce A. Jacobs,Richard Wright

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Street Justice

Retaliation in the Criminal Underworld

By: Bruce A. Jacobs,Richard Wright

This study examines the structure, process and forms of retaliation in contemporary urban America where street criminals employ it instead of recourse to the criminal justice system. It explores retaliation from a first hand perspective, based on interviews with currently active street criminals rather than prisoners.

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172

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Cambridge University Press

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0521617987

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9780521617987

A History of Psychology in Western Civilization

By: Bruce K. Alexander,Curtis P. Shelton

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A History of Psychology in Western Civilization

By: Bruce K. Alexander,Curtis P. Shelton

This book is a re-introduction to psychology. It focuses on great scholarly thinkers, beginning with Plato, Marcus Aurelius and St Augustine, who gave the field its foundational ideas long before better known 'founders', such as Galton, Fechner, Wundt and Watson, appeared on the scene. Psychology can only achieve its full breadth and potential when we fully appreciate its scholarly legacy. Bruce Alexander and Curtis Shelton also argue that the fundamental contradictions built into psychology's history have never been resolved, and that a truly pragmatic approach, as defined by William James, can produce a 'layered' psychology that will enable psychologists to face the fearsome challenges of the twenty-first century. A History of Psychology in Western Civilization claims that contemporary psychology has overemphasized the methods of physical science and that psychology will need a broader scientific orientation alongside a scholarly focus in order to fully engage the future.

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Cambridge University Press

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1139991833

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9781139991834

Race Manners for the 21st Century

Navigating the Minefield Between Black and White Americans in an Age of Fear

By: Bruce A. Jacobs

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Race Manners for the 21st Century

Navigating the Minefield Between Black and White Americans in an Age of Fear

By: Bruce A. Jacobs

In the wake of 9/11, confronting race relations in American is as daunting as it is necessary. Race Manners shows us how we can begin a civilized, meaningful dialogue-not with evasive abstractions, but with practicality and candor. The second edition, completely revised and updated, is a guide to improving race relations."--From source other than the Library of Congress.

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288

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Arcade Publishing

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1559708042

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9781559708043

Robbing Drug Dealers

Violence beyond the Law

By: Bruce Jacobs

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Robbing Drug Dealers

Violence beyond the Law

By: Bruce Jacobs

This volume fills a research gap of striking proportions by exploring the contingencies that mediate the crimes perpetrated on those who are themselves perpetrators. The notion that violence is something that happens only to law-abiding citizens is both widely held and inaccurate. The disproportionate share of victims of crime are, in reality, themselves involved in crime. Yet existing scholarship has failed to explore the contingencies that mediate offenses like drug robbery - from the forces that inspire it, to the methods used to select targets, to the means employed to generate compliance, down to the tactics used to thwart retaliatory attempts after the crime has ended.Given that predatory behavior between and among offenders ultimately spreads to society at large (the ""contagion effect""), a research gap of striking proportions has emerged. The imprudence of robbing other criminals is widely assumed. Yet criminologists paradoxically observe that a major benefit of robbing fellow criminals is that they cannot report the offense to the authorities. Why, then, should offenders elect to reduce their odds of getting arrested at the cost of enhancing their chances of getting killed?Drawing on candid interviews with the perpetrators, Jacobs attempts to answer such questions and fill this gap in the research agenda of criminology. The result is a narrative that explores the world of street-corner drugs from the vantage point of those who actually commit these high-risk crimes. It also introduces serious ethical issues that criminology and law enforcement tend to gloss over or ignore entirely. This work is innovative and troubling at the same time. It takes a theme that Hollywood films have explored in greater depth than social science, and restores it as a crucial part of the ethnography of crime.

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177

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Routledge

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1351492829

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9781351492829

Enhancing Sustainability Campuswide

New Directions for Student Services, Number 137

By: Bruce A. Jacobs

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Enhancing Sustainability Campuswide

New Directions for Student Services, Number 137

By: Bruce A. Jacobs

“Do what you can, with what you have, where you are.” Many student affairs divisions are doing just that, leading the way in sustainability education by providing students with the knowledge they need to make a positive impact in their personal, civic, and professional lives. This sourcebook provides a primer on how to best organize specific programs and services as well as overall campus operations to address the critical challenge of sustainability. Presenting research, operational approaches, and personal insights, the authors enable readers to develop successful programs and services. Practical in nature, the content can be adapted into existing or developing programs for a seamless integration of sustainability into everyday campus life. This is the 137th volume of this Jossey-Bass higher education quarterly series. An indispensable resource for vice presidents of student affairs, deans of students, student counselors, and other student services professionals, New Directions for Student Services offers guidelines and programs for aiding students in their total development: emotional, social, physical, and intellectual.

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John Wiley & Sons

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1118345800

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9781118345801

Race Manners

Navigating the Minefield Between Black and White Americans

By: Bruce A. Jacobs

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Race Manners

Navigating the Minefield Between Black and White Americans

By: Bruce A. Jacobs

An enlightening and balanced view of racial conflict. The Los Angeles...

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Skyhorse Publishing Inc.

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1611450314

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9781611450316

On Behalf of God

A Christian Ethic for Biology

By: Bruce R. Reichenbach,Victor Elving Anderson

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On Behalf of God

A Christian Ethic for Biology

By: Bruce R. Reichenbach,Victor Elving Anderson

A comprehensive and useful discussion of Christian ethics applied to a variety of difficult and timely issues is no simple task, but Reichenbach and Anderson have risen to it. They have provided a book that is a great starting place for further consideration of topics such as the environment, assisted reproduction, abortion, surrogacy, the human genome, the pursuit of knowledge, the brain-mind issue, and human sexuality. Their treatment of these issues is integrated by the adoption of a biblically based paradigm from Genesis: 'filling, ' 'ruling over, ' and 'caring for.' This is a book packed with information, suggestions, and challenges." -Richard Bube, Stanford University "An important book for the Christian community. The authors have rescued creation from the polemical battlefield it has become for too many Christians and have applied God's creation ordinances to some of the pressing practical issues of our time. Their approach is wide-ranging and novel, getting us away from the tired debates about conservatives and liberals. On Behalf of God may provide the fresh look at ethics that is badly missing in entrenched Christian circles. I believe we may look back ten years from now and see this book as a watershed for Christian witness in the real world." -R.J. Berry, University College London

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Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing

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0802807275

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9780802807274

Non-Photorealistic Rendering

By: Bruce Gooch,Amy Gooch

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Non-Photorealistic Rendering

By: Bruce Gooch,Amy Gooch

The ubiquity of computer-generated imagery around us, in movies, advertising or on the Internet is already being taken for granted and what impresses most people is the photorealistic quality of the images. Pictures, as we have often been told, are worth a thousand words and the information transported by an image can take many different forms. Many computer graphics researchers are exploring non-photorealistic rendering techniques as an alternative to realistic rendering. Defined by what it is not, non-photorealistic rendering brings art and science together, concentrating less on the process and more on the communication content of an image. Techniques that have long been used by artists can be applied to computer graphics to emphasize subtle attributes and to omit extraneous information. This book provides an overview of the published research on non-photorealistic rendering in order to categorize and distill the current research into a body of usable techniques. A summary of some of the algorithms as well as pseudo-code for producing some of the images is included.

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A K Peters/CRC Press

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1568811330

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9781568811338

Clinical Manual of Urology

By: Philip M. Hanno,Alan J. Wein,S. Bruce Malkowicz

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Clinical Manual of Urology

By: Philip M. Hanno,Alan J. Wein,S. Bruce Malkowicz

A thorough clinical handbook in urology written by leading clinicians. In addition to presenting the major categories of urologic disease, the book also covers important topics such as radiology, radiation therapy, nephrology, pediatric urolog, transplantation surgery and vascular surgery.

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McGraw Hill Professional

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0071382763

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9780071382762

Race Manners

Navigating the Minefield Between Black and White Americans

By: Bruce A. Jacobs

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Race Manners

Navigating the Minefield Between Black and White Americans

By: Bruce A. Jacobs

On a plane, a black passenger nervously scrutinizes an Arab–American passenger. In front of a store, a white woman clutches her purse as a black man walks by. In conversation, the topic of race comes up and both people wonder what they are willing to say—and what they are not. Each scenario reveals that how we act and react to each other on a daily basis stems from racial assumptions, biases, and misunderstandings. Some we acknowledge, others we overlook. In the wake of 9/11, confronting race relations in America is as daunting as it is necessary. Race Manners shows us how we can begin a civilized, meaningful dialogue—not with evasive abstractions, but with practicality and candor. Bruce A. Jacobs, a tireless speaker, has traveled the country over the past six years, learning and listening as people reacted to the first edition of this book and told him their own stories. In this newest edition, here is a candid assessment of and guide to improving race relations that offers honest clarity on fear of crime and terrorism, the role of “rage talk media,” the problem with tolerance, race in pop music from Elvis to Eminem and beyond, the “N-word,” and much more.

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Simon and Schuster

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162872143X

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9781628721430

Investigating Deviance

An Anthology

By: Bruce Abel Jacobs,Barry Glassner

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Investigating Deviance

An Anthology

By: Bruce Abel Jacobs,Barry Glassner

The highly readable articles in this comprehensive anthology explore the essence of deviant behavior--its construction, explanation, commission, and control. Substantive introductions to each section and to each article allow the book's component parts to stand on their own depending on instructional needs. Topic-specific Internet websites are also provided. Bruce Jacobs has selected an eclectic cross-section of compelling readings. The book's theoretical coverage draws from classic as well as contemporary approaches (e.g., lifecourse, general strain, institutional anomie, feminist), with an emphasis on the latter. The empirical selections on forms of deviant behavior are engaging, ethnographic, and timely. Coverage includes: * Child Prostitution * Robbery of Drug Dealers * Impersonal Homosexual Sex * Internet Pornography * Petty Shoplifting * Eating Disorders * Life on Death Row * Racial Profiling * Ritalin and the Drugging of Children * Sex Tourism * Athletes with Physical Disabilities * Violence Beyond the Law * Cyberspace Crime * Use of Cameras, Drug Tests, and DNA Analysis to Monitor Deviants Additional Features: * The section on deviant identity management emphasizes the acquisition and management of stigma. * The researching deviance section features the process by which scholars conduct deviance research (both ethnographic and survey)--as well as how they identify and infiltrate settings, negotiate dilemmas and contradictions, and secure valid data. * The section on deviance and social control covers profiling, life sentences, judicial discretion, and surveillance. * Gender is incorporated throughout the book as a crucial mediating variable. Feminist perspectives are included, as well as approaches that focus on masculinity and deviance.

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Oxford University Press on Demand

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019533003X

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9780195330038

Book's by Bruce A. Jacobs

Dealing Crack

Dealing Crack

Street Justice

Street Justice

A History of Psychology in Western Civilization

A History of Psychology in Western Civilization

Race Manners for the 21st Century

Race Manners for the 21st Century

Robbing Drug Dealers

Robbing Drug Dealers

Enhancing Sustainability Campuswide

Enhancing Sustainability Campuswide

Race Manners

Race Manners

On Behalf of God

On Behalf of God

Non-Photorealistic Rendering

Non-Photorealistic Rendering

Clinical Manual of Urology

Clinical Manual of Urology

Race Manners

Race Manners

Investigating Deviance

Investigating Deviance

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