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Chicago's Reckoning confronts the complicated history of race, politics, and policing in Chicago through a study of Richard J. and Richard M. Daley's terms in mayoral office. The book uses a study of police misconduct and political corruption in Chicago to develop an exclusion-containment theory of legal cynicism that explains ongoing problems with urban policing.

The Druid: Legion of Horatius is a historical novel set in the Roman Empire of the first century A.D. A central character is a Celtic slave named Doriacus, who, when young and free, was schooled in the way of the Drus. Doriacus survives a shipwreck and finds refuge in a Mount Carmel colony of Greek ascetics. There, he meets a Jewish man- an Essene- who is unsatisfied with his own religion and has many questions for the Celt. They become friend...

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This book is about how to study crime. It addresses the controversies in crime as a means of developing answers and of contributing to the resolution of disputes and as a means of introducing and explaining basic methods of a social science of crime.

John Hagan was born to tell stories. A Long Farewell is ample evidence. He creates the vivid word pictures of a consummate storyteller. He is a master of Midwest mid-twentieth century dialogue. If you seek to appreciate the era of Dwight David Eisenhower and Jean Paul Sartre in a new light, A Long Farewell is a must-read." -Robert J. Deger, Ph.D. Associate Professor of History and Political Science Gateway Community and Technical College "Ever...

Hester Pennix, the legendary schoolmarm, Devon Finley, the improvident med student, Ludmilla Dandridge, the doubting professor, Jasmine French, the outspoken organizer, Henry Fleming, the Civil War soldier, Jim-Ray Cass, the soft-hearted tough, Megan O'Banion, the breathtaking prom date, Susan Collins, the puckish waitress, Brad Taylor, the ruddy-faced hulk, and Michael Moran, the discouraged writer are just some of the characters who populate...

These essays examine how and why inequality affects the patterning of crime and criminal justice. They evaluate the merits of various theoretical ideas, debates, and controversies regarding crime and inequality, document the dynamics of inequality in varied crime settings, examine methodologies used in exploring the crime-inequality relationship, and set forth new research and policy agendas for future work.

More than 50, 000 American men and women migrated to Canada during the Vietnam War. John Hagan, himself a member of the exodus, searched declassified government files, consulted previously unopened resistance organization archives and contemporary oral histories, and interviewed American war resisters settled in Toronto to learn how they made the momentous decision.

Popular nutrition myths are explored and debunked concerning food addiction, breakfast, and fasting. In several chapters written at a medical-school level, the reader learns the basics of biochemistry, metabolics, and digestion.

Die Verfilmung des Erfolgsromans "Junikäfer, flieg" von Chris Fabry.Katie ist neun Jahre alt und führt ein Nomadenleben, denn sie reist gemeinsam mit ihrem Vater im Wohnmobil quer durch Amerika. Eines Tages erkennt sie sich selbst auf einem Plakat mit einer Vermisstenanzeige wieder. Ist der Mann, den sie für ihren Vater hält, in Wirklichkeit ihr Entführer? Während Katie die Wahrheit wissen möchte, beginnt ein Sheriff am anderen Ende Amerikas, ...

From the torture of detainees at Abu Ghraib to unnecessary attacks on civilians - both predominately targeted at Arab Sunnis - this book argues that the United States invasion and occupation of Iraq constituted a criminal war of aggression.

As medical and surgical skills improve, innovative procedures can bring back patients who have travelled farther on the path to death than at any other time in history. Hagan and the contributors to this volume engage in evidence-based research on near-death experiences and include physicians who themselves have undergone a near-death experience.

Hester Pennix, the legendary schoolmarm, Devon Finley, the improvident med student, Ludmilla Dandridge, the doubting professor, Jasmine French, the outspoken organizer, Henry Fleming, the Civil War soldier, Jim-Ray Cass, the soft-hearted tough, Megan O'Banion, the breathtaking prom date, Susan Collins, the puckish waitress, Brad Taylor, the ruddy-faced hulk, and Michael Moran, the discouraged writer are just some of the characters who populate...

This accessible account of the war in Iraq argues that US military actions constituted a criminal war of aggression.

In the context of the unique crime problems of the United States, John Hagan advances a new sociology of crime and disrepute that focuses on the criminal costs of social inequality. He connects the diversion of funding away from distressed communities in the USA to increased violence and lack of social mobility for disadvantaged groups which in turn result in the development of `deviance service centers' and `ethnic vice industries'. Hagan fur...

Focusing on a variety of criminal activities, the author applies his structural criminology to the relationships of power which operate in a range of institutional spheres. He looks at the relationship between class and criminality, showing the inadequacy of a simple causal link and discussing the prevalence of "white collar" crime. Hagan sees other significant structures of power in the relative influence of corporate actors - for example lar...

An international manual is like a world cruise: a once-in-a-lifetime experience. All the more reason to consider carefully whether it is necessary. This can hardly be the case if previous research in the selected field has already been the subject of an earlier review-or even several competing surveys. On the other hand, more thorough study is necessary if the intensity and scope of research are increasing without comprehensive assessments. Th...

The twelve papers in this volume examine how and why inequality affects the patterns of crime and criminal justice. The contributors evaluate the merits of various theoretical ideas, debates, and controversies and document the dynamics of inequality in varied crime settings.

This book explores firsthand accounts of the genocide in Darfur.

This book explores firsthand accounts of the genocide in Darfur.