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Introduction to Policing

By: Gene L. Scaramella,Steven M. Cox,William P. McCamey

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Introduction to Policing

By: Gene L. Scaramella,Steven M. Cox,William P. McCamey

Focusing on the thought-provoking, contemporary issues that underscore the challenging world of policing, this easy-to-understand text balances theory, research, and practice to give students a comprehensive overview of both the foundations of policing and the expanded role of today’s police officers. The engaging writing style and stories from the field, coupled with unique coverage of the issues of policing in multicultural communities the impact of globalization on policing, make this book a must have for policing courses

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SAGE Publications

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ISBN 10

1412975301

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9781412975308

The Life of a Leaf

By: Steven Vogel

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The Life of a Leaf

By: Steven Vogel

In its essence, science is a way of looking at and thinking about the world. In The Life of a Leaf, Steven Vogel illuminates this approach, using the humble leaf as a model. Whether plant or person, every organism must contend with its immediate physical environment, a world that both limits what organisms can do and offers innumerable opportunities for evolving fascinating ways of challenging those limits. Here, Vogel explains these interactions, examining through the example of the leaf the extraordinary designs that enable life to adapt to its physical world. In Vogel’s account, the leaf serves as a biological everyman, an ordinary and ubiquitous living thing that nonetheless speaks volumes about our environment as well as its own. Thus in exploring the leaf’s world, Vogel simultaneously explores our own. A companion website with demonstrations and teaching tools can be found here: http://www.press.uchicago.edu/sites/vogel/index.html

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316

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University of Chicago Press

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0226859398

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9780226859392

Racism in America

A Reference Handbook

By: Steven L. Foy

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Racism in America

A Reference Handbook

By: Steven L. Foy

This book explains how race, once a differentiating factor, became a major basis for stratification in the United States that pervaded scientific thought, religious doctrine, governmental policy, and the patterned actions of decision-makers in all sectors of social life. Racism in America: A Reference Handbook diverges from the typical focus of accounts of racism on interpersonal prejudice and discrimination to situate racism within structural processes to demonstrate the systematic nature of racial discrimination. Racial progress, though notable, has largely addressed symptoms of the racialized social system rather than tackling the ways in which the system is inherently patterned to benefit whites. This book provides evidence that racial discrimination is not an occasional decision made by individuals. The book provides readers with a background and history of race in America; a thorough treatment of the problems, controversies, and solutions related to race; a perspectives section including essays from experts in a variety of related fields; profiles of important people and organizations; and a section dedicated to data and documents. Its organizational strategy benefits the reader, first explaining core concepts and providing context for racism in America before moving into more specific applications in the work of relevant experts and providing directions for further study.

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238

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Bloomsbury Publishing USA

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ISBN 13

9798216135326

Introduction to Policing

By: Steven M. Cox,David Massey,Connie M. Koski,Brian D. Fitch

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Introduction to Policing

By: Steven M. Cox,David Massey,Connie M. Koski,Brian D. Fitch

Written and extensively updated by an author team that includes former and current law enforcement officers, Introduction to Policing focuses on the thought-provoking, contemporary issues that underscore the challenging and rewarding world of policing. The authors skillfully balance research and practice to offer readers an overview of both the foundations of policing and the expanded role of today’s police officers. Evolving with the modern realities of the field, the Fourth Edition discusses major new and ongoing impactful events, such as the political shift marked by the U.S. presidential election of 2016 and expanded coverage of women and minorities in policing. The accessible and engaging writing style, coupled with unique coverage of the issues of policing in multicultural communities, the impact of technology on policing, and policing strategies and procedures, make this bestselling book a must-have.

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489

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SAGE Publications

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1544339658

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9781544339658

Environmental and Natural Resources Economics

Theory, Policy, and the Sustainable Society

By: Steven Hackett,Sahan T. M. Dissanayake

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Environmental and Natural Resources Economics

Theory, Policy, and the Sustainable Society

By: Steven Hackett,Sahan T. M. Dissanayake

Extensively revised and updated, this popular text presents an accessible yet rigorous treatment of environmental and natural resources economics, including climate change and the economics of sustainability. Completely revised and updated, the fourth edition now includes new figures and tables, definitions to assist the reader, and updated policy information. New advances in the science, economics and policy approaches to climate change have been integrated into essentially all-new chapters on incentive regulation and global climate change. This innovative textbook integrates economics with science and public policy in a balanced and accessible way that will be appreciated by students from disciplines ranging from economics and natural resources management to environmental studies and energy policy.

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Routledge

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1317471296

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9781317471295

Comparative Biomechanics

Life's Physical World - Second Edition

By: Steven Vogel

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Comparative Biomechanics

Life's Physical World - Second Edition

By: Steven Vogel

The classic textbook on comparative biomechanics—revised and expanded Why do you switch from walking to running at a specific speed? Why do tall trees rarely blow over in high winds? And why does a spore ejected into air at seventy miles per hour travel only a fraction of an inch? Comparative Biomechanics is the first and only textbook that takes a comprehensive look at the mechanical aspects of life—covering animals and plants, structure and movement, and solids and fluids. An ideal entry point into the ways living creatures interact with their immediate physical world, this revised and updated edition examines how the forms and activities of animals and plants reflect the materials available to nature, considers rules for fluid flow and structural design, and explores how organisms contend with environmental forces. Drawing on physics and mechanical engineering, Steven Vogel looks at how animals swim and fly, modes of terrestrial locomotion, organism responses to winds and water currents, circulatory and suspension-feeding systems, and the relationship between size and mechanical design. He also investigates links between the properties of biological materials—such as spider silk, jellyfish jelly, and muscle—and their structural and functional roles. Early chapters and appendices introduce relevant physical variables for quantification, and problem sets are provided at the end of each chapter. Comparative Biomechanics is useful for physical scientists and engineers seeking a guide to state-of-the-art biomechanics. For a wider audience, the textbook establishes the basic biological context for applied areas—including ergonomics, orthopedics, mechanical prosthetics, kinesiology, sports medicine, and biomimetics—and provides materials for exhibit designers at science museums. Problem sets at the ends of chapters Appendices cover basic background information Updated and expanded documentation and materials Revised figures and text Increased coverage of friction, viscoelastic materials, surface tension, diverse modes of locomotion, and biomimetics

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639

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Princeton University Press

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ISBN 10

1400847826

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9781400847822

Lakes and Watersheds in the Sierra Nevada of California

Responses to Environmental Change

By: John M. Melack,Steven Sadro,James O. Sickman,Jeff Dozier

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Lakes and Watersheds in the Sierra Nevada of California

Responses to Environmental Change

By: John M. Melack,Steven Sadro,James O. Sickman,Jeff Dozier

The Sierra Nevada, California’s iconic mountain range, harbors thousands of remote high-elevations lakes from which water flows to sustain agriculture and cities. As climate and air quality in the region change, so do the watershed processes upon which these lakes depend. In order to understand the future of California’s ecology and natural resources, we need an integrated account of the environmental processes that underlie these aquatic systems. Synthesizing over three decades of research on the lakes and watersheds of the Sierra Nevada, this book develops an integrated account of the hydrological and biogeochemical systems that sustain them. With a focus on Emerald Lake in Sequoia National Park, the book marshals long-term limnological and ecological data to provide a detailed and synthetic account, while also highlighting the vulnerability of Sierra lakes to changes in climate and atmospheric deposition. In so doing, it lays the scientific foundations for predicting and understanding how the lakes and watersheds will respond.

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219

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University of California Press

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0520278798

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9780520278790

Philistines at the Hedgerow

By: Steven S. Gaines

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Philistines at the Hedgerow

By: Steven S. Gaines

Bestselling author Steven Gaines writes about the world behind the walled estates and rolling dunes - a world of money, celebrity, property, and eccentric characters - in this mesmerizing book. A summer haven to Steven Spielberg, Martha Stewart and Billy Joel to name just a few, the Hamptons have long been the retreat of choice for Nouvelle Society, international aristocracy and the most creative and powerful personalities in the corporate, entertainment and media worlds.

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Wheeler Publishing, Incorporated

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1568956835

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9781568956831

Heroes and Villains

The True Story of the Beach Boys

By: Steven S. Gaines

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Heroes and Villains

The True Story of the Beach Boys

By: Steven S. Gaines

Probes the lives of the popular rock group, whose popularity and artistic success was accompanied by financial problems and personal tragedy

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New Amer Library

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0451150333

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9780451150332

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Introduction to Policing

Introduction to Policing

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Racism in America

Racism in America

Introduction to Policing

Introduction to Policing

Environmental and Natural Resources Economics

Environmental and Natural Resources Economics

Comparative Biomechanics

Comparative Biomechanics

Lakes and Watersheds in the Sierra Nevada of California

Lakes and Watersheds in the Sierra Nevada of California

Philistines at the Hedgerow

Philistines at the Hedgerow

Heroes and Villains

Heroes and Villains

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