Oxford University Press

Drawing on the latest evidence,    Saving Children from a Life of Crime is the first book to assess the early causes of offending and what works best to prevent it. Preschool intellectual enrichment, child skills training, parent management training, and home visiting programs are among the most effective early prevention programs. Criminologists...

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Foundations and ApplicationsNon-equilibrium thermodynamics and statistical mechanics are covered from basic principles to advanced techniques. Both pedagogic and comprehensive, the book treats time-dependent systems with originality and clarity, with an appealing mix of physical intuition, mathematical derivation, and quantitative experimental and...

This accessible book identifies twelve mechanisms of political radicalization that        can move individuals, groups, and the masses to increased sympathy and support for        political violence. Terrorism is an extreme form of radicalization, and the book        describes pathways to terrorism to demonstrate the twelve mechanisms at...

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No one would purposely have created the criminal justice system that the U.S. now has. It's too harsh and too unfair for too many--especially minorities. This book, in clear and lucid language, and with entertaining examples, spells out how American crime policy has reached the lowpoint it has and where we can go from here. It explains how the...