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Doing Justice, Doing Gender

Women in Legal and Criminal Justice Occupations

By: Susan Ehrlich Martin,Nancy C. Jurik

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Doing Justice, Doing Gender

Women in Legal and Criminal Justice Occupations

By: Susan Ehrlich Martin,Nancy C. Jurik

Martin and Jurik provide a clear body of evidence illuminating the gendered nature of criminal justice occupations. Of the multitude of feminist works on this topic, this is one of the best analyses available." —CRIMINAL JUSTICE REVIEW Doing Justice, Doing Gender: Women in Legal and Criminal Justice Occupations is a highly readable, sociologically grounded analysis of women working in traditionally male dominant justice occupations of law, policing, and corrections. This Second Edition represents not only a thorough update of research on women in these fields, but a careful reconsideration of changes in justice organizations and occupations and their impact on women′s justice work roles over the past 40 years. New to the Second Edition: Introduces a wider range of workplace diversity and experiences: An expanded sociological theoretical framework grasps the interplay of gender, race, ethnicity, and sexual orientation in understanding workplace identities and inequities. Provides a better understanding of the centrality of gender issues to understanding the legal and criminal justice system in general: This edition further connects women′s work experiences to social trends and consequent changes in legal system and in criminal justice agencies. Offers a more international perspective: More material is included on women lawyers, police, and correctional officers in countries outside the U.S. Intended Audience: This is an excellent supplemental text for advanced undergraduate and graduate courses such as Gender & Work; Women and Work; Sociology of Work and Occupations; Women and the Criminal Justice System; and Gender Justice in the departments of Sociology, Criminal Justice, Women′s Studies, and Social Work.

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Doing Justice, Doing Gender

Women in Legal and Criminal Justice Occupations

By: Susan Ehrlich Martin,Nancy C. Jurik

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Women in Legal and Criminal Justice Occupations

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Justice Provocateur

Jane Tennison and Policing in Prime Suspect

By: Gray Cavender,Nancy C. Jurik

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Justice Provocateur

Jane Tennison and Policing in Prime Suspect

By: Gray Cavender,Nancy C. Jurik

Justice Provocateur focuses on Prime Suspect, a popular British television film series starring Oscar and Emmy award-winning actress Helen Mirren as fictional London policewoman Jane Tennison. Gray Cavender and Nancy C. Jurik examine the media constructions of justice, gender, and police work in the show, exploring its progressive treatment of contemporary social problems in which women are central protagonists. They argue that the show acts as a vehicle for progressive moral fiction--fiction that gives voice to victim experiences, locates those experiences within a larger social context, transcends traditional legal definitions of justice for victims, and offers insights into ways that individuals might challenge oppressive social and organizational arrangements. Although Prime Suspect is often seen as a uniquely progressive, feminist-inspired example within the typically more conservative, male-dominated crime genre, Cavender and Jurik also address the complexity of the films' gender politics. Consistent with some significant criticisms of the films, they identify key moments in the series when Tennison's character appears to move from a successful woman who has it all to a post-feminist stereotype of a lonely, aging career woman with no strong family or friendship ties. Shrewdly interpreting the show as an illustration of the tensions and contradictions of women's experiences and their various relations to power, Justice Provocateur provides a framework for interrogating the meanings and implications of justice, gender, and social transformation both on and off the screen.

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University of Illinois Press

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025209431X

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Bootstrap Dreams

U.S. Microenterprise Development in an Era of Welfare Reform

By: Nancy Jurik

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Bootstrap Dreams

U.S. Microenterprise Development in an Era of Welfare Reform

By: Nancy Jurik

Declines in real wages, increases in the number of poor families, and cutbacks to welfare and other safety-net programs have stimulated the popularity of microenterprise development programs (MDPs). These programs typically offer training and loans to individuals seeking to operate very small businesses. MDPs are often presented as a path to the self-sufficiency that comes with entrepreneurship and as an example of the success of market-based alternatives to government programs. In Bootstrap Dreams, Nancy C. Jurik analyzes the origins and maturation of these programs in the United States. Based on a national sample of fifty programs and an eight-year case study of one in particular, this is a rare book about microenterprise development. Jurik understands the positive social mission of MDPs, but she is not blind to the problems that they encounter. Jurik's clear perception of potential difficulties and her keen ability to place the microenterprise movement in the larger context of welfare reform and globalization make Bootstrap Dreams a valuable book.

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Cornell University Press

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1501731378

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The Hangman and His Wife

The Life and Death of Reinhard Heydrich

By: Nancy Dougherty

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The Hangman and His Wife

The Life and Death of Reinhard Heydrich

By: Nancy Dougherty

An astonishing journey into the heart of Nazi evil: a portrait of one of the darkest figures of Hitler’s Nazi elite—Reinhard Heydrich, the designer and executor of the Holocaust, chief of the Reich Main Security, including the Gestapo—interwoven with commentary by his wife, Lina, from the author's in-depth interviews. He was called the Hangman of the Gestapo, the "butcher of Prague," with a reputation as a ruthlessly efficient killer. He was the head of the SS, and the Gestapo, second in command to Heinrich Himmler. His orders set in motion the Kristallnacht pogrom of 1938 and, as the lead planner of Hitler's Final Solution, he chaired the Wannsee Conference, at which details of the murder of millions of Jews across Nazi-occupied Europe were toasted with cognac. In The Hangman and His Wife, Nancy Dougherty, and, following her death, Christopher Lehmann-Haupt, masterfully explore who Heydrich was and how he came to be, and how he came to do what he did. We see Heydrich from his rarefied musical family origins and his ugly-duckling childhood and adolescence, to his sudden flameout as a promising Naval officer (he was forced to resign his Naval commission after dishonoring the office corps by having sex with the unmarried daughter of a shipyard director and refusing to marry her). Dougherty writes of his seemingly hopeless job prospects as an untrained civilian during Germany’s hyperinflation and unemployment, and his joining the Nazi party through the attraction to Nazism of his fiancée, Lina von Osten, and her father, along with the rumor shadowing him of a strain of Jewishness inherited from his father’s side. And we follow Heydrich’s meteoric rise through the Nazi high command—from SS major, to colonel to brigadier general, before he was thirty, deputy to Heinrich Himmler, expanding the SS, the Gestapo, and developing the Reich's plans for "the Jewish solution." And throughout, we hear the voice of Lina Heydrich, who was by his side until his death at the age of thirty-eight, living inside the Nazi inner circles as she waltzed with Rudolf Hess, feuded with Hermann Göring, and drank vintage wine with Albert Speer.

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0593534131

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9780593534137

Gender And Work In Today's World

A Reader

By: Nancy Sacks

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Gender And Work In Today's World

A Reader

By: Nancy Sacks

Promoting gender equality through balanced analysis of both sexes, Gender and work in Today's World: A Reader explores the experiences of both men and women in the work force, focussing especially on gender-non-traditional jobs (i.e. men as nursed and women in the police force) and non-traditional work structures (i.e. Part-time,temporary, and odd-hour work), work over the life course, and sexual harassment.

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Routledge

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0429968817

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Galaxies and Stars

By: Nancy Dickmann

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Galaxies and Stars

By: Nancy Dickmann

The tiny specs of light we see in the sky at night, called stars, are actually enormous objects made of gas. A very large system of stars is a galaxy. With the help of this informative book, readers will catch a glimpse of the many stars and galaxies that make up the universe. Colorful images and diagrams paired with accessible text and fact boxes will engage readers of many ages and abilities. Those with curious minds will enjoy learning about this exciting aspect of space with the help of useful facts and numbers.

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The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc

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1508195145

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Math in Space

By: Nancy Dickmann

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Math in Space

By: Nancy Dickmann

From the phases of the moon seen on Earth to the rotation of far-off galaxies, mathematics can be used to explain what's happening in the universe. Full-color photographs and related age-appropriate math questions engage young readers and demonstrate real world applications of mathematics.

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Hungry Tomato (R)

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1541501004

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Cities, Change, and Conflict

A Political Economy of Urban Life

By: Nancy Kleniewski,Alexander R. Thomas,Gregory Fulkerson

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Cities, Change, and Conflict

A Political Economy of Urban Life

By: Nancy Kleniewski,Alexander R. Thomas,Gregory Fulkerson

Cities, Change, and Conflict was one of the first texts to embrace the perspective of political economy as its main explanatory framework, and then complement it with the rich contributions of human ecology as well as perspectives derived from critical approaches to social theory. Although its primary focus is on North American cities, the book contains several chapters on cities in other parts of the world, including the Global North and Global South. It provides both historical and contemporary accounts of the impact of globalization on urban development and urban institutions. This sixth edition features a new, groundbreaking chapter on the relationship between the physical environment and human settlements, including the urban-rural nexus. This edition also expands and updates coverage of recent trends such as the establishment and evolution of gay neighborhoods, the suburbanization of immigrant groups, the situation of the immigrant youth known as "Dreamers," the reverse migration of Blacks from the North to the South, and the proliferation of exurban communities. Beyond examining the dynamics that shape the form and functionality of cities, the text surveys the experience of urban life among different social groups, including a new perspective on intersectionality as it affects people’s experiences in cities. It illuminates the workings of the urban economy, local and federal governments, and the criminal justice system while addressing policy debates and decisions that affect almost every aspect of urbanization and urban life.

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Taylor & Francis

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1003833233

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Dreams and Nightmares

Immigration Policy, Youth, and Families

By: Marjorie S. Zatz,Nancy Rodriguez

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Dreams and Nightmares

Immigration Policy, Youth, and Families

By: Marjorie S. Zatz,Nancy Rodriguez

Dreams and Nightmares takes a critical look at the challenges and dilemmas of immigration policy and practice in the absence of comprehensive immigration reform. The experiences of children and youth provide a prism through which the interwoven dynamics and consequences of immigration policy become apparent. Using a unique sociolegal perspective, authors Zatz and Rodriguez examine the mechanisms by which immigration policies and practices mitigate or exacerbate harm to vulnerable youth. They pay particular attention to prosecutorial discretion, assessing its potential and limitations for resolving issues involving parental detention and deportation, unaccompanied minors, and Dreamers who came to the United States as young children. The book demonstrates how these policies and practices offer a means of prioritizing immigration enforcement in ways that alleviate harm to children, and why they remain controversial and vulnerable to political challenges.

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Univ of California Press

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0520958896

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Bootstrap Dreams

U.S. Microenterprise Development in an Era of Welfare Reform

By: Nancy Jurik

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U.S. Microenterprise Development in an Era of Welfare Reform

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Cornell University Press

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Justice Provocateur

Jane Tennison and Policing in Prime Suspect

By: Gray Cavender,Nancy C. Jurik

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Jane Tennison and Policing in Prime Suspect

By: Gray Cavender,Nancy C. Jurik

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Doing Justice, Doing Gender

Doing Justice, Doing Gender

Doing Justice, Doing Gender

Doing Justice, Doing Gender

Justice Provocateur

Justice Provocateur

Bootstrap Dreams

Bootstrap Dreams

The Hangman and His Wife

The Hangman and His Wife

Gender And Work In Today's World

Gender And Work In Today's World

Galaxies and Stars

Galaxies and Stars

Math in Space

Math in Space

Cities, Change, and Conflict

Cities, Change, and Conflict

Dreams and Nightmares

Dreams and Nightmares

Bootstrap Dreams

Bootstrap Dreams

Justice Provocateur

Justice Provocateur

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