Colossal Control Failures

Author : Jack P. Gibbs
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2015-11-17
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781317262237

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Colossal Control Failures by Jack P. Gibbs Pdf

This fascinating book analyzes 13 control failures in human history, from Robespierre's promotion of the French Revolution, to Hoover's efforts to stop the Great Depression, to the intelligence failures of 9/11. Assessing the causes of 10 additional historical cases, the author's comparative analysis shows how each leadership failure was caused by an expansion of the range of control attempts, their scope, and/or their diversity. A leader's or other actor's attempts to broaden the range of control targets have been most important in causing great human failures. The analysis is timely during an era when war, global warming, and other vexing problems plague our society.

Author : Jack P. Gibbs
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 327 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2015-11-17
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781317262220

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Colossal Control Failures by Jack P. Gibbs Pdf

This fascinating book analyzes 13 control failures in human history, from Robespierre's promotion of the French Revolution, to Hoover's efforts to stop the Great Depression, to the intelligence failures of 9/11. Assessing the causes of 10 additional historical cases, the author's comparative analysis shows how each leadership failure was caused by an expansion of the range of control attempts, their scope, and/or their diversity. A leader's or other actor's attempts to broaden the range of control targets have been most important in causing great human failures. The analysis is timely during an era when war, global warming, and other vexing problems plague our society.

Author : James J. Chriss
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 258 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2013-06-13
Category : Law
ISBN : 9780745680743

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Social Control by James J. Chriss Pdf

What is social control? How do social controls become part of everyday life? What role does the criminal justice system play in exerting control? Is the diagnosis and treatment of mental illness a form of social control? Do we need more social controls to prevent terrorist atrocities? In this new edition of his popular and engaging introduction, James J. Chriss carefully guides readers through the debates about social control. The book provides a comprehensive guide to historical debates and more recent controversies, examining in detail the criminal justice system, medicine, everyday life, and national security. Assuming no specialist knowledge on the part of readers, Chriss uses a rich range of contemporary examples to illustrate the ways in which social control is exerted and maintained. The updated edition includes new and expanded discussion of the 2011 Tucson shootings, post-9/11 counterterrorism laws in the transition from the Bush to the Obama administrations, the death of bin Laden, racial profiling, housing segregation and white flight, hate crimes, (counter)surveillance and flash mobs, the diagnosis of conditions such as ADHD, and agents of socialization in the areas of work and consumption, religion, the family, and the mass media. This new edition of Social Control: An Introduction will be essential reading for students taking courses in deviance and social control, and will also appeal to those studying criminology, the sociology of law, and medical sociology.

Author : Mathieu Deflem
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 488 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2019-01-11
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781119372370

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The Handbook of Social Control by Mathieu Deflem Pdf

The Handbook of Social Control offers a comprehensive review of the concepts of social control in today's environment and focuses on the most relevant theories associated with social control. With contributions from noted experts in the field across 32 chapters, the depth and scope of the Handbook reflects the theoretical and methodological diversity that exists within the study of social control. Chapters explore various topics including: theoretical perspectives; institutions and organizations; law enforcement; criminal justice agencies; punishment and incarceration; surveillance; and global developments. This Handbook explores a variety of issues and themes on social control as being a central theme of criminological reflection. The text clearly demonstrates the rich heritage of the major relevant perspectives of social control and provides an overview of the most important theories and dimensions of social control today. Written for academics, undergraduate, and graduate students in the fields of criminology, criminal justice, and sociology, The Handbook of Social Control is an indispensable resource that explores a contemporary view of the concept of social control.

Author : Sheldon Ekland-Olson,Jack P. Gibbs
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 158 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2017-09-01
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781351692298

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Science and Sociology by Sheldon Ekland-Olson,Jack P. Gibbs Pdf

Science and Sociology is from beginning to end an exploration of what this implies for the social sciences, and sociology in particular. The authors argue that over the last several decades, sociology has become less a science and more a quest for isolated assessments of situations, whether they come from demographic analyses, survey research, or ethnographic studies. Above all else, this book is an attempt to promote and advance scientific sociology, and we write at length specifying the how and why of this objective. With this objective in mind, the question becomes: What would a scientific sociology look like?

Author : John Horgan,Kurt Braddock
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 526 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : History
ISBN : 9780415455046

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Terrorism Studies by John Horgan,Kurt Braddock Pdf

This comprehensive reader seeks to equip the aspiring student, based anywhere in the world, with a comprehensive introduction to the study of terrorism.

Author : Clifton D. Bryant
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 633 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2012-04-27
Category : History
ISBN : 9781134015573

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Routledge Handbook of Deviant Behavior by Clifton D. Bryant Pdf

The Handbook of Deviant Behavior presents a comprehensive, integrative, and accessible overview of the contemporary body of knowledge in the field of social deviance in the twenty-first century. This book addresses the full range of scholarly concerns within this area – including theoretical, methodological, and substantive issues – in over seventy original entries, written by an international mix of recognized scholars. Each of these essays provides insight not only into the historical and sociological evolution of the topic addressed, but also highlights associated notable thinkers, research findings, and key published works for further reference. As a whole, this Handbook undertakes an in depth evaluation of the contemporary state of knowledge within the area of social deviance, and beyond this considers future directions and concerns that will engage scholars in the decades ahead. The inclusion of comparative and cross-cultural examples and discussions, relevant case studies and other pedagogical features make this book an invaluable learning tool for undergraduate and post graduate students in disciplines such as criminology, mental health studies, criminal theory, and contemporary sociology.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1204 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 1969
Category : Nuclear engineering
ISBN : MINN:31951D03526371R

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Nuclear Safety by Anonim Pdf

Author : Larry McDonald,Patrick Robinson
Publisher : Random House
Page : 370 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2009-11-24
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781407030678

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A Colossal Failure of Common Sense by Larry McDonald,Patrick Robinson Pdf

When Lehman Brothers bank went under, the world gasped. One of the world's biggest and most successful banks, its downfall was the event that sparked the slide of the world economy toward a Great Depression II. This is the gripping inside story of the dark characters who ruled Lehman, who refused to heed warnings that the company was headed for an iceberg; the world-class, mid-level people who valiantly fought to get Lehman off its disastrous course; the crash that didn't have to happen. A news-breaking explanation that answers the question everyone still asks: "why did it happen?" Larry McDonald, a former vice-president at Lehman Brothers in charge of distressed debt trading and convertible securities, was right at the centre of the meltdown of the company and gives an intimate look at the madhouse that Lehman became. This book shows beyond a doubt that Richard Fuld, the long-time CEO of Lehman, and his top executives, were totally out to lunch, allowing Lehman's risk profile to reach gargantuan proportions. While the traders, like Larry McDonald, clearly predicted more than two years in advance that the market for packaged subprime mortgages and credit default swaps would evaporate, the high-flying Lehman bosses pushed hard on the gas pedal until the very end.

Author : Dana Ferguson
Publisher : Book Review Index Cumulation
Page : 1304 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2009-08
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 1414419120

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Book Review Index - 2009 Cumulation by Dana Ferguson Pdf

Book Review Index provides quick access to reviews of books, periodicals, books on tape and electronic media representing a wide range of popular, academic and professional interests. The up-to-date coverage, wide scope and inclusion of citations for both newly published and older materials make Book Review Index an exceptionally useful reference tool. More than 600 publications are indexed, including journals and national general interest publications and newspapers. Book Review Index is available in a three-issue subscription covering the current year or as an annual cumulation covering the past year.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 168 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Education
ISBN : STANFORD:36105129092958

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Multidisciplinary Journal of Research Development by Anonim Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 700 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Crime prevention
ISBN : UIUC:30112075256062

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America's 1st Freedom by Anonim Pdf

Author : Michael Chris Knapp
Publisher : Thomson South-Western
Page : 862 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0538876581

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Financial Accounting by Michael Chris Knapp Pdf

Weaving a decision-making theme throughout its 15 chapters and three modules, this financial-accounting text is reinforced by continual use of a five-point organizational scheme. The structure of the book focuses the student's attention on how and why accounting data are needed and used by decision makers. There is an additional emphasis throughout on the necessity of accurate and reliable internal controls, a focus on ethical issues relative to accounting data, and the integration of international accounting issues.

Author : Mario Livio
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 352 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2014-05-27
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781439192375

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Brilliant Blunders by Mario Livio Pdf

"Drawing on the lives of five great scientists -- Charles Darwin, William Thomson (Lord Kelvin), Linus Pauling, Fred Hoyle and Albert Einstein -- scientist/author Mario Livio shows how even the greatest scientists made major mistakes and how science built on these errors to achieve breakthroughs, especially into the evolution of life and the universe"--

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 244 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Agricultural pests
ISBN : WISC:89064544679

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Farmer-led Integrated Pest Management in Asia and the Pacific by Anonim Pdf