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Mass Murder Inc.: National Incidents, Trends, and Firearms Commerce

Law, Crime and Law Enforcement, Crime and Criminal Justice, Social Policy and Welfare, Social and Behavioral Sciences
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Mass shootings are arguably one of the worst manifestations of gun violence. As discussed in this book, media outlets, gun control and rights advocates, statute, law enforcement agencies, and researchers often adopt different definitions of “mass killing,” “mass murder,” and “mass shooting,” contributing to a welter of claims about the prevalence and deadliness of mass…
Social and Behavioral Science Used in the Advancement of Policy: Applications and Insights

Government Procedures and Operations, Social Policy and Welfare, Social and Behavioral Sciences
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The Federal Government administers a wide array of programs on behalf of the American people: financial aid to assist with college attendance, social insurance programs and tax incentives to promote retirement security, health insurance programs to ensure access to healthcare and financial protection for families, disclosure requirements to help people obtain safer mortgages, and others.…
Ending Chronic Homelessness: Federal Strategy and the Role of Permanent Supportive Housing

Social Welfare, Social Policy and Welfare, Social and Behavioral Sciences
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Chronically homeless individuals are those who spend long periods of time living on the street or other places not meant for human habitation, and who have one or more disabilities, frequently including mental illnesses and substance use disorders. In the 2014 Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) point-in-time count of people experiencing homelessness, more…
Arrest-Related Deaths: Statistics and Coverage Assessments

Criminal Justice, Law Enforcement and Corrections, Crime and Criminal Justice, Social Policy and Welfare, Social and Behavioral Sciences
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From 2003 through 2009, a total of 4,813 deaths were reported to the Bureau of Justice Statistics’ (BJS) Arrest-Related Deaths (ARD) program. The ARD program is a national collection of persons who die in the custody or under the restraint of state or local law enforcement personnel. Deaths are reportable to the program without considering…
Is the Freedom of Information Act Broken? Background, Perspectives and Recommendations

Social Policy, Social Policy and Welfare, Social and Behavioral Sciences, Laws and Legislation, American Government and Politics, Politics
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The Freedom of Information Act allows any person—individual or corporate, citizen or not—to request and obtain existing, identifiable, and unpublished agency records on any topic. Pursuant to FOIA, the public has presumptive access to agency records unless the material falls within any of FOIA’s nine categories of exception. Disputes over the release of records requested…
Active Shooter Incidents and Multiple Casualty Violence: Preparedness and Prevention Guidance

Safety and Risk in Society, Terrorism, Crime and Criminal Justice, Social Policy and Welfare, Social and Behavioral Sciences
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The American public has expressed increasing alarm over incidents of multiple casualty violence. While the law enforcement community has progressed in advancing training in the tactical response to incidents, there are significant gaps in strategies aimed at preventing multiple casualty violence. To address this need, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Law Enforcement Training…
Public Health: International Aspects on Environment and Health

Public Health: Practices, Methods and Policies, Social Policy and Welfare, Social and Behavioral Sciences
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The “Break the Cycle” program has been an annual academic event since 2005, recruiting students from many different disciplines and departments at different universities across the United States and the world, to break the cycle of environmental health disparities at any point. This volume presents the set of “Break the Cycle” projects that look at…
International Human Rights and Justice

Human Rights: Contemporary Issues and Perspectives, Social Policy, Social Policy and Welfare, Social and Behavioral Sciences
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From their classical origins in the natural law theory of Greek and Roman philosophers and jurists to natural rights culminating in the American and French revolutions of the late 18th century, contemporary human rights have been universally recognized by the United Nations in the International Bill of Human Rights compromising the Universal Declaration of Human…
Social Support: Gender Differences, Psychological Importance and Impacts on Well-Being

Social Issues, Justice and Status, Social Policy and Welfare, Social and Behavioral Sciences
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The link among health, well-being and social support is well-known. Social support represents an important protective factor against stress both directly (see the main effect hypothesis) and as a mediator. Nevertheless, it fosters health but at the same time may create a burden for those who work as caregivers and perceive the strain of their…
Sexual Assault Prevention by the Department of Defense: Strategy and Assessment

Defense, Security and Strategies, Crime and Criminal Justice, Social Policy and Welfare, Social and Behavioral Sciences
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Sexual assault is a crime that devastates victims and has a far-reaching negative impact for The Department of Defense (DOD) because it undermines DOD’s core values, degrades mission readiness, and raises financial costs. DOD developed its strategy to prevent sexual assault using the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) framework for effective sexual-violence prevention…
Foster Children and Youth in Congregate Care Settings: Overview, Issues, and Reduction Efforts

Child Welfare, Social Policy and Welfare, Social and Behavioral Sciences
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About 14 percent of the more than 400,000 children in foster care nationwide lived in congregate care at the end of fiscal year 2013, according to Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) data. This book examines how selected states have reduced their use of congregate care; and some challenges with reducing congregate care placements,…
Sex Trafficking: Federal Criminal Law and Child Trafficking Issues

Law, Crime and Law Enforcement, Crime and Criminal Justice, Social Policy and Welfare, Social and Behavioral Sciences
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Sex trafficking is a state crime. Nevertheless, it is also a federal crime when it involves conducting the activities of a sex trafficking enterprise in a way that affects interstate or foreign commerce or that involves travel in interstate or foreign commerce. Section 1591 of Title 18 of the United States Code outlaws the activities…
Climate Change and Public Health: Federal Preparedness Efforts

Public Health in the 21st Century, Social Policy, Social Policy and Welfare, Social and Behavioral Sciences
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The World Health Organization projects climate change will adversely affect health significantly over the next several decades. Some health effects of climate change are already being felt in the United States, according to assessments by the National Research Council, U.S. Global Change Research Program (USGCRP), and others. Since the federal government is the nation’s largest…
Rural Child Poverty: Trends and Analyses

Hunger and Poverty: Causes, Impacts and Eradication, Child Welfare, Social Policy and Welfare, Social and Behavioral Sciences
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Rural America continues to be a source of strength and opportunity for both the people who live there and for the nation as a whole. It boasts significant natural resources, vibrant and diverse culture, and strong families. Yet in too many rural and tribal places, kids and families are falling behind. This book describes ways…
FDA’s Expedited Drug Programs: Analysis, Postmarket Monitoring and Industry Guidance

Drug Transit and Distribution, Interception and Control, Crime and Criminal Justice, Social Policy and Welfare, Social and Behavioral Sciences
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The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) oversees the safety and effectiveness of drugs sold on the U.S. market. When there is an unmet need for the treatment of a serious condition, FDA may use one or more of its expedited programs, such as fast track and breakthrough therapy designation, which are intended to bring drugs…
Juvenile Delinquency: Causes, Control and Consequences

Law, Crime and Law Enforcement, Crime and Criminal Justice, Social Policy and Welfare, Adolescence and Youth, Social and Behavioral Sciences
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This book focuses on the causes, control and consequences of juvenile delinquency. Chapter One begins with an overview of the social, cultural and interpersonal issues with justice involved adolescents. Chapter Two’s purpose is to help understand the major developmental theorist’s view of critical developmental milestones, understand the social, biological and interpersonal effects on an adolescents’…
Countering the Drug Trade in West Africa: Assessments and Perspectives

Drug Transit and Distribution, Interception and Control, Crime and Criminal Justice, Social Policy and Welfare, Social and Behavioral Sciences, African Politics, Economics and Security, Politics
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In recent years, West Africa has played an increasing role in the global drug trade. In the early 2000s, drug traffickers searching for new routes and markets began shipping South American cocaine to Europe through West Africa. Criminal groups have now expanded their operations in the region to include heroin trafficking and methamphetamine production. While…
The People’s Republic of China: Human Rights Issues and Abuses, In Focus

Human Rights: Contemporary Issues and Perspectives, Social Policy and Welfare, Social and Behavioral Sciences, Asian Political, Social and Economic Issues, Politics
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Human rights conditions in the People’s Republic of China (PRC) remain a central issue in U.S.-China ties. Different perceptions of human rights are an underlying source of mutual misunderstanding and mistrust. Frictions on human rights issues affect other issues in the bilateral relationship, including those related to economics and security. China’s weak rule of law…
Crime and Criminal Behavior

Criminal Justice, Law Enforcement and Corrections, Crime and Criminal Justice, Social Policy and Welfare, Social and Behavioral Sciences
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In this book, Chapter One begins with a discussion on the use of dogs in the courtroom. Chapter Two explores the research on the criminal narratives of general offending populations, and introduces new insight into Mentally Disordered Offenders (MDOs), and the impact various mental disorders may have on the structure of criminal narratives. Chapter Three…
Corrections and Criminal Justice Reform: An Economic Perspective and Educational Comparisons

Criminal Justice, Law Enforcement and Corrections, Crime and Criminal Justice, Social Policy and Welfare, Social and Behavioral Sciences
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Calls for criminal justice reform have been mounting in recent years, in large part due to the extraordinarily high levels of incarceration in the United States. Today, the incarcerated population is 4.5 times larger than in 1980, with approximately 2.2 million people in the United States behind bars, including individuals in Federal and State prisons…
Caribbean Adolescents: Misuse and Abuse of Alcohol

Public Health: Practices, Methods and Policies, Social Welfare, Social Policy and Welfare, Cultural Studies, Social and Behavioral Sciences
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When an economy is fueled by the alcohol industry, which is a powerful and a resource-intense industry, governments who lack technical capacity and financial resources to combat the alcohol industry may fear the economic impact of restrictive alcohol polices. How can a country address the public health concerns from alcohol misuse and abuse? Because alcohol…
Bureau of Prisons: Risk and Needs Assessment to Reduce Recidivism

Safety and Risk in Society, Social Policy and Welfare, Social and Behavioral Sciences
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The number of people incarcerated in federal prisons increased dramatically over the past three decades. While research indicates that the expanded use of incarceration during the 1980s and 1990s contributed to the declining crime rate, the effect was likely small, and it has likely reached the point of diminishing returns. Chapter 1 provides information on…
Use of Restrictive Housing in the Prison System: Overview, Concerns, Recommendations

Law, Crime and Law Enforcement, Crime and Criminal Justice, Social Policy and Welfare, Social and Behavioral Sciences
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This book was drafted to provide an overview of restrictive housing in the American criminal justice system and propose recommendations for safely reducing the use of this practice. (Imprint: Nova)
Feed the Future: Overview, Issues and Progress of the Foreign Assistance Initiative

Hunger and Poverty: Causes, Impacts and Eradication, Social Welfare, Social Policy and Welfare, Social and Behavioral Sciences
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The Obama Administration’s Feed the Future (FTF) Initiative is a U.S. international development program launched in 2010 that invests in food security and agricultural development activities in a select group of developing countries in an effort to reduce hunger, malnutrition, poverty, and food insecurity. This book provides an overview of the program, as well as…

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