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Books in Social sciences

The Social Sciences collection forms a definitive resource for those entering, researching, or teaching in any of the many disciplines making up this interdisciplinary area of study. Written by experts and researchers from both Academic and Commercial domains, titles offer global scope and perspectives.

Key subject areas include: Library and Information Science; Transportation; Urban Studies; Geography, Planning, and Development; Security; Emergency Management.

  • The Information Systems Security Officer's Guide

    Establishing and Managing an Information Protection Program
    • 1st Edition
    • July 3, 1998
    • Gerald L. Kovacich
    • English
    The information systems security (infosec) profession is one of the fastest growing professions today, which has caused an ever-increasing need and demand for training of security professionals. With the advent of email and the Internet and their wide uses as methods of conducting business, a growing amount of emphasis is being placed on infosec.This valuable guide presents a straight-forward business approach to the topics needed for the infosec professional. Covering a broad range of topics, beginning with defining the position of the information systems security officer (ISSO), to establishing and managing an infosec program, the author writes from over 14 years of research and experience. Each chapter ends with thought-provoking questions for use by the instructor.

  • Effective Security Officer's Training Manual

    • 2nd Edition
    • June 2, 1998
    • Ralph Brislin
    • English
    Effective and practical security officer training is the single most important element in establishing a professional security program. The Effective Security Officer's Training Manual, Second Edition helps readers improve services, reduce turnover, and minimize liability by further educating security officers.

  • Thinking and Problem Solving

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 2
    • May 13, 1998
    • Robert J. Sternberg
    • English
    Thinking and Problem-Solving presents a comprehensive and up-to-date review of literature on cognition, reasoning, intelligence, and other formative areas specific to this field. Written for advanced undergraduates, researchers, and academics, this volume is a necessary reference for beginning and established investigators in cognitive and educational psychology. Thinking and Problem-Solving provides insight into questions such as: how do people solve complex problems in mathematics and everyday life? How do we generate new ideas? How do we piece together clues to solve a mystery, categorize novel events, and teach others to do the same?

  • Explaining Crime

    • 4th Edition
    • May 12, 1998
    • Paul Maxim + 1 more
    • English
    Explaining Crime, Fourth Edition, retains the exceptional organization and content of the original editions, with completely updated statistics and references. It is ideally suited for a one semester course that serves as an introduction to criminology by dealing with three issues: definition of crime, measurement of crime, and theories of crime. Throughout the text, the attitude is critical. Criticism rests on three standards: clarity of concepts, quality of evidence, and utility of theory for public policy.

  • Counterespionage for American Business

    • 1st Edition
    • May 4, 1998
    • Peter Pitorri
    • English
    The idea of espionage has always carried a certain mystique, having grown its roots in the political and national defense spheres. Today, espionage must be taken seriously in the business arena as well. Having company secrets stolen by competitors is costly and can be lethal. Counterespionage for American Business is a how-to manual for security professionals that teaches secret methods counterespionage experts have been using for years to protect business information. Secret techniques you will learn include: Screening employee applicants; how to use standard screening methods to defend against industrial espionage and violent persons How to design security education programs by teaching protection of critical business information How to avoid liability Counterespionage for American Business also names the foreign countries that are conducting espionage against American business.

  • Introduction to Security

    • 6th Edition
    • April 7, 1998
    • Robert Fischer
    • English
    This sixth edition of Introduction to Security upholds the book's tradition of informing readers of contemporary security issues from security equipment and procedures to management and loss prevention theory. This new edition has been updated with the most current information available in the constantly changing security field. Introduction to Security, Sixth Edition introduces readers to the options used to deal with a variety of today's security dilemmas. Two important new chapters on workplace violence and drugs in the workplace have been added. Each chapter is followed up with essay and short-answer questions to challenge readers. This book continues to provide the most comprehensive coverage of security issues for the novice, while providing enough detail that experienced security managers will learn about current issues and changes in the profession.

  • Violence in Intimate Relationships: Examining Sociological and Psychological Issues

    • 1st Edition
    • March 18, 1998
    • Nicky Jackson + 1 more
    • English
    Violence in Intimate Relationships is an edited volume that provides a thorough overview of abuse in a wide range of situations, including children, elders, husbands, wives, homosexual couples, and dates. Each chapter covers an historical accounting of the problem, legal and operational definitions, prevalence and incidence, empirical correlates of abuse, theoretical explanations of abuse, profiles of abusers and victims, prevention and treatment strategies, and future trends. The editors have skillfully formatted the text so that students can easily compare and contrast the varieties of intimate violence described in each chapter.

  • American Jails: Looking to the Future

    • 1st Edition
    • March 10, 1998
    • Kenneth E. Kerle
    • English
    American Jails: Looking to the Future is a complete textbook, covering all topics of interest to corrections and criminal justice students studying jails, including history, corrections, politics, suicide, women, cultural diversity, crowding, audits, technology, and much more. The book is based on the Dr. Kerle's extensive knowledge of jails and his personal research in visiting over 700 jails in 48 states. He has served as editor and consultant to the American Jail Association since 1986.Ken Kerle, Ph.D. is the Managing Editor of American Jail Association's magazine, American Jails. He is an experienced Jail Management Consultant, with a noteworthy record of accomplishment in detecting and analyzing management problems in jails, sheriffs' departments, and criminal justice agencies.

  • Spanish for Public Safety Personnel

    • 1st Edition
    • February 27, 1998
    • James Nocito + 1 more
    • English
    Spanish for Public Safety Personnel is a 2-book/3-audio tape set designed to teach Spanish to public safety personnel with Anticipatory Learning Language (A.L.L.), a copyrighted learning method created by the authors. The A.L.L. technique considers how an individual acquires a language. The first introduction to language is sound. A.L.L. is practical in that it emphasizes speaking and listening in identifiable real life situations instead of punctuation, complex grammatical structures and syntax as traditionally taught.Spanish for Public Safety Personnel is designed to provide security and law enforcement professionals with the necessary tools to help improve communication with and partnerships between the police and the community. It provides hundreds of vocabulary words used in the most common security-related situations.Arthur M. McCarthy has been a police officer in Boston for the past twenty-two years. He taught for five years at the Boston Police Academy and has taught Spanish and Community Policing at the university level. James A. Nocito has been a teacher of Spanish for thirteen years, at both the university and high school levels. Jim holds an MS in Criminal Justice, and in 1994 he was selected into Who's Who Among America's Teachers.

  • The Changing Career of the Correctional Officer

    Policy Implications for the 21st Century
    • 1st Edition
    • February 24, 1998
    • Don Josi + 1 more
    • English
    The late 1990s mark a turning point for correctional systems in the United States. For some time, there has been an intensive effort by corrections to gain the confidence of the public. With increased urbanization, more timely electronic news media reports, and renewed emphasis on human rights, corrections has more and more become the target of a wide variety of attacks. To combat this backlash, correctional agencies have devised a plan that has worked very well for law enforcement, a plan best summed up by a single word: professionalization. This movement has been led by an articulate and tactful group of correctional officials who have stressed a new ideology of the correctional officer occupation. The Changing Career of the Correctional Officer is a comprehensive, timely, and issue-oriented perspective on this ever-developing field. It articulates the principles upon which correctional practices have evolved with time. Students will find this book of value to discussion and thought regarding the nature of the corrections profession. Administrators, management personnel, and line/staff supervisors seeking information about career development options will find this text useful in focusing and placing their careers in perspective and in providing guidance for professional development.

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