Social Sciences

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This text stresses the practical procedures, techniques, and applications of private and public investigations to provide students with a solid foundation in criminal investigation. It seamlessly integrates coverage of modern investigative tools... (read more)

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Mental Symbols is an essay on mind and meaning, on the biological implementation of mental symbols, on the architecture of mind, and on the correct construal of logical properties and relations of symbols, including implication and inference. The book... (read more)

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This biography of the mother of feminism recreates her legacy and retells the story of her fascinating life for a new generation of admirers, arguing that her life and letters are her most lasting legacy.... (read more)

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This comprehensive handbook provides an overview and update of the issues, theories, processes, and applications of the social science of population studies. The volume's 30 chapters cover the full range of conceptual, empirical, disciplinary, and... (read more)

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Of related interest . . . <P>PSYCHOLOGICAL SERVICES FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT &mdash; Theodore H. Blau <P>This unique training guide/reference was written in response to the ever-growing demand for psychological services in law enforcement... (read more)

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Under what conditions are political elites responsive to social movements, and when do social movements gain access to political elites? This book explores this question with regard to the women's movement in the US, asking under what conditions are... (read more)

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Why has crime dropped while imprisonment grows? This well-edited volume of ground-breaking articles explores criminal justice policy in light of recent research on changing patterns of crime and criminal careers. Highlighting the role of conservative... (read more)

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The majority of the available published accounts of serial murderers are not in scholarly or technical publications. Even such few academic reviews as do exist typically commence with reference to fictional accounts so that the profile of a serial... (read more)

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This volume deals with a hitherto largely neglected aspect of cities, namely the symbolic and ritual structure in which the urban community is rooted. This fascinating facet is explored in a combined effort by social anthropologists, sociologists... (read more)