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The Supreme Court on Trial

How the American Justice System Sacrifices Innocent Defendants

By: George C. Thomas

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The Supreme Court on Trial

How the American Justice System Sacrifices Innocent Defendants

By: George C. Thomas

The chief mandate of the criminal justice system is not to prosecute the guilty but to safeguard the innocent from wrongful convictions; with this startling assertion, legal scholar George Thomas launches his critique of the U.S. system and its emphasis on procedure at the expense of true justice. Thomas traces the history of jury trials, an important component of the U.S. justice system, since the American Founding. In the mid-twentieth century, when it became evident that racism and other forms of discrimination were corrupting the system, the Warren Court established procedure as the most important element of criminal justice. As a result, police, prosecutors, and judges have become more concerned about following rules than about ensuring that the defendant is indeed guilty as charged. Recent cases of prisoners convicted of crimes they didn't commit demonstrate that such procedural justice cannot substitute for substantive justice. American justices, Thomas concludes, should take a lesson from the French, who have instituted, among other measures, the creation of an independent court to review claims of innocence based on new evidence. Similar reforms in the United States would better enable the criminal justice system to fulfill its moral and legal obligation to prevent wrongful convictions. "Thomas draws on his extensive knowledge of the field to elaborate his elegant and important thesis---that the American system of justice has lost sight of what ought to be its central purpose---protection of the innocent." —Susan Bandes, Distinguished Research Professor of Law, DePaul University College of Law "Thomas explores how America's adversary system evolved into one obsessed with procedure for its own sake or in the cause of restraining government power, giving short shrift to getting only the right guy. His stunning, thought-provoking, and unexpected recommendations should be of interest to every citizen who cares about justice." —Andrew E. Taslitz, Professor of Law, Howard University School of Law "An unflinching, insightful, and powerful critique of American criminal justice---and its deficiencies. George Thomas demonstrates once again why he is one of the nation's leading criminal procedure scholars. His knowledge of criminal law history and comparative criminal law is most impressive." —Yale Kamisar, Distinguished Professor of Law, University of San Diego and Clarence Darrow Distinguished University Professor Emeritus of Law, University of Michigan

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0472026089

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Evangelical Study Bible: Christ-centered. Faith-building. Mission-focused. (NKJV)

Christ-centered. Faith-building. Mission-focused.

By: Thomas Nelson

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Evangelical Study Bible: Christ-centered. Faith-building. Mission-focused. (NKJV)

Christ-centered. Faith-building. Mission-focused.

By: Thomas Nelson

Be refreshed by the power and beauty of faithful Christ-centered teaching. Engage the issues of today. Build a firm foundation for this generation—and the next. To be an evangelical is to believe in life-changing truth; it is to believe that the Bible not only gives us the key to eternal life in Jesus but also the way to live today. This is news worth sharing. But how do we do this in a rapidly changing culture that appears to be shifting from a general disinterest in the gospel to a more active opposition to it? When it feels like our faith is being challenged in every area, how should we respond? The Evangelical Study Bible will rejuvenate your faith through the unchanging truth of the gospel. With verse-by-verse commentary and interesting sidebars that dig deeper into the historical and contextual background of Scripture, it will help you grow in your understanding and appreciation of the life-changing truths of the Christian faith. Also included are more than fifty articles designed to help you better understand your faith and effectively share it with others. Many of these articles address the most pressing issues of our day, equipping you to engage others with confidence, and laying a foundation of truth for the next generation. Features include: Verse-by-verse commentary on the entire Bible from trusted scholars Over 200 short articles on Christian teachings and doctrine 100 articles to equip readers to navigate the cultural engagement issues of today 100 cultural background notes 100 archeological notes 550 Word Studies to explore key terms of the Bible Biographies of 150 biblical figures Full-color maps, charts, and family trees Book introductions, with outlines and reading plans Topical indexes Cross references Concordance Clear and readable NKJV Comfort Print® typeface in a 10.5-point print size

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Thomas Nelson

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0785236627

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9780785236627

Trends in Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Research

By: Thomas A. Corales

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Trends in Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Research

By: Thomas A. Corales

Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, or PTSD, is a psychiatric disorder that can occur following the experience or witnessing of life-threatening events such as military combat, natural disasters, terrorist incidents, serious accidents, or violent personal assaults like rape. People who suffer from PTSD often relive the experience through nightmares and flashbacks, have difficulty sleeping, and feel detached or estranged, and these symptoms can be severe enough and last long enough to significantly impair the person's daily life. PTSD is marked by clear biological changes as well as psychological symptoms. PTSD is complicated by the fact that it frequently occurs in conjunction with related disorders such as depression, substance abuse, problems of memory and cognition, and other problems of physical and mental health. The disorder is also associated with impairment of the person's ability to function in social or family life, including occupational instability, marital problems and divorces. PTSD is associated with a number of distinctive neurobiological and physiological changes. PTSD is treated by a variety of forms of psychotherapy and drug therapy. This new book presents leading research from around the world.

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Nova Publishers

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1594541353

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Annals and Antiquities of the Counties and County Families of Wales

Vol. I

By: Thomas Nicholas

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Annals and Antiquities of the Counties and County Families of Wales

Vol. I

By: Thomas Nicholas

Reprint of the original, first published in 1872. The publishing house Anatiposi publishes historical books as reprints. Due to their age, these books may have missing pages or inferior quality. Our aim is to preserve these books and make them available to the public so that they do not get lost.

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BoD – Books on Demand

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3382146320

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9783382146320

Tin Pan Alley and the Philippines

American Songs of War And Love, 1898-1946, A Resource Guide

By: Thomas P. Walsh

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Tin Pan Alley and the Philippines

American Songs of War And Love, 1898-1946, A Resource Guide

By: Thomas P. Walsh

In this innovative resource guide, Thomas P. Walsh has compiled a unique collection of some 1,400 published and unpublished American musical compositions relating in some way to the Philippines during the American colonial era in the country from 1898 to 1946. In preparing the guide, Walsh surveyed a wide array of sources: published songs listed in WorldCat, the online catalogs of sheet music collections of university libraries and major public and private research libraries, bibliographic compilations of popular music, the periodical literature on music and popular culture, published collections of “soldier songs,” and sheet music listed for sale on commercial auction websites. In addition, for the first time in the preparation of a research bibliography, the guide also identifies, from song registrations in the US Copyright Office’s Catalog of Copyright Entries (CCE), 48 years of musical compositions relating to the Philippines. In systematically going through the CCE, year by year, Walsh discovered hundreds of unpublished songs written by average Americans expressing their varied views about historical events and their personal experiences relating to America’s distant colony in Southeast Asia. Of the 1,400 chronologically-listed songs included in the guide, most will be new materials for scholars and students alike to study. Songs like “Ma Little Cebu Maid,” “My Own Manila Sue,” “My Fillipino Belle,” “Down on the Philippine Isles,” “Beside the Pasig River,” “My Philippino Pearl,” and “I Want a Filipino Man” were all published and widely promoted by Tin Pan Alley and were performed on stage and listened to at home on records and piano rolls across America. The lyrics often illustrate popular American attitudes, from shrilly patriotic numbers about the Battle of Manila Bay and, later, the Fall of Bataan and Corregidor to wistful, romantic, and even charming reminiscences of happy days spent in “old” Manila to racially charged pieces rife with deprecating stereotypes of Filipinos. This guide reprints a number of these hard-to-find song lyrics, making them available to readers for the first time in over a century. In addition to including the lyrics to a number of the songs, the guide also provides copyright registration numbers and dates of registration for many of the published and unpublished songs. Also provided are some 700 “notes” on particular songs and over 750 links that provide direct access to bibliographic records or even digital copies of the sheet music in libraries and collections. Exhaustive in its scope, Tin Pan Alley and the Philippines is an invaluable research resource for scholars and students of American history, Pacific studies, popular culture, and ethnomusicology.

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Scarecrow Press

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081088609X

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9780810886094

NKJV, The Blackaby Study Bible

Personal Encounters with God Through His Word

By: Thomas Nelson

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NKJV, The Blackaby Study Bible

Personal Encounters with God Through His Word

By: Thomas Nelson

The Blackaby Study Bible gives you the results of the Blackaby family's approach to Bible study and encourages you to be available for an encounter with God in His Word. Unique notes and articles throughout the Bible give you guidance for experiencing dramatic, life-changing "God encounters" on a daily basis. This is the crowning work of Dr. Henry Blackaby, co-author of the bestseller Experiencing God, and his four sons, Drs. Richard, Thomas, Melvin, and Norman Blackaby. Now you can learn how to develop a regular habit of Bible reading and study, expecting great things to happen as God engages you in His Word. See how God has encountered people in many times and places, using ordinary men and women in extraordinary ways to do His will.

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Thomas Nelson

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141858651X

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9781418586515

The Extent of the Atonement

A Dilemma for Reformed Theology from Calvin to the Consensus (1536-1675)

By: G. M. Thomas

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The Extent of the Atonement

A Dilemma for Reformed Theology from Calvin to the Consensus (1536-1675)

By: G. M. Thomas

Reformed theologians of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries were led by their doctrine of predestination to consider whether Christ had died only for Òthe elect.Ó This work traces the way they tackled the extent of the atonement. Giving close attention to the Reformers, the debates of the Synod of Dort (1618-1619), and the Amyraldian controversy, it demonstrates that, up to and including the Swiss Consensus of 1675, the Reformed Churches were never able to achieve solid and lasting agreement on this point, and aims to explain why. As it follows these debates, this work provides insights into the process of the construction of Reformed theology. It ends by suggesting that the long-lasting difficulties experienced by the Reformed over predestination and the extent of the atonement point to a need for a new departure by those who stand in the Reformed tradition today.

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1597527424

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9781597527422

Book's by Thomas M. Grace

The Supreme Court on Trial

The Supreme Court on Trial

Evangelical Study Bible: Christ-centered. Faith-building. Mission-focused. (NKJV)

Evangelical Study Bible: Christ-centered. Faith-building. Mission-focused. (NKJV)

Trends in Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Research

Trends in Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Research

Annals and Antiquities of the Counties and County Families of Wales

Annals and Antiquities of the Counties and County Families of Wales

Tin Pan Alley and the Philippines

Tin Pan Alley and the Philippines

NKJV, The Blackaby Study Bible

NKJV, The Blackaby Study Bible

The Extent of the Atonement

The Extent of the Atonement

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