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Below are groups and resources (books, articles, websites, etc.) related to this topic. Click on an item’s title to go its resource page with author, publisher, description/abstract and other details, a link to the full text if available, as well as links to related topics in the Subject Index. You can also browse the Title, Author, Subject, Chronological, Dewey, LoC, and Format indexes, or use the Search box. Results52 Connexions Library1 Connexions Directory of Groups & Websites 3 Sources Experts & Spokespersons 8 Sources Library 3 From the Connexions Archives Connexions LibraryThe Age of Outrage: Values-based Action and the positive power of public protest Sopow, Eli Book 1997 Based on direct experience and extensive research including law enforcement reports, public opinion surveys, and ongoing scanning and anaylysis of news and Internet sources, this book reveals the six ... Ain't Nobody's Business If You Do: The Absurdity of Consensual Crimes in a Free Society  McWilliams, Peter Book 1994 Beyond Sovereignty: Issues for a Global Agenda (2nd Edition) Love, Maryann Cusimano Book 2003 Discussion of the increasingly transnational structure of power in today's world and proposals forabandoning nation-state sovereignty for more integrated, cooperative rule between different types of g... Biggest criminals write laws that make their crimes legal Segnini, Giannina Article 2013 Giannina Segnini discusses her bribery investigations that helped put two former presidents of Costa Rica in jail, and offers advice to aspiring investigative journalists. Bowling Alone: The Collapse and Revival of American Community Putnam, Robert D. Book 2000 Bowling Alone documents the rise and fall of community activity in the twentieth century in the United States and the social changes this reflects. It offers all the evidence, the confirmatory and the... Canadian Information Sharing Service: Volume 1, Number 2 - July 1976 Serial Publication (Periodical) 1976 The Common Good Chomsky, Noam; interviewed by David Barsamian Book 1998 Interviews with Noam Chomsky on the U.S. and the world. Connexions Digest: Issue 50 - December 1989 - A Social Change Sourcebook Serial Publication (Periodical) 1989 Connexions Digest: Issue 51 - May 1990 - A Social Change Sourcebook Serial Publication (Periodical) 1990 Connexions Digest: Issue 52 - August 1990 - A Social Change Sourcebook Serial Publication (Periodical) 1990 Connexions Digest: Issue 54 - February 1992- A Social Change Sourcebook Serial Publication (Periodical) 1992 Crime and Criminals: Address to the Prisoners in the Chicago Jail Darrow, Clarence Article 1902 So long as big criminals can get the coal fields, so long as the big criminals have control of the city council and get the public streets for street cars and gas rights, this is bound to send thousan... Crime and Punishment in America: Why the Solutions to America's Most Stubborn Social Crisis Have Not Worked... and What Will Currie, Elliott Book 1998 Currie explores why being 'tough on crime' will only serve to exacerbate the problem. Crimes and Punishment (or Not): Manning Get's Slammed; A Mass-Murderer Got Sprung Lindorff, dave Article 2013 William Laws Calley, a second Lieutenant in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam War, was convicted of slaughtering 22 innocent men, women and children, including babies, during a day-long slaughterfest i... Crimes of the Secret Police: Bombers, Burglars, Bullies, Barn-Burners And Dynamite Thieves Dion, Robert Book 1982 An account of crimes committed by the RCMP security service in the name of national security. The Crimewave That Shames The World Fisk, Robert Article 2010 It's one of the last great taboos: the murder of at least 20,000 women a year in the name of 'honour'. The Crisis of Color and Democracy Marable, Manning Book 1992 Essays attacking racist sterotypes and cynical arguments which America's national leaders use to obscure both the roots of today's social problems and their solutions. Democracy for the Few Parenti, Michael Book 1988 How does the U.S. political system work and for what purpose? What are the major forces shaping political life and how do they operate? Who governs in the United States? Who gets what, when, how, and ... Drug War-Related Homicides In The US Average At Least 1,100 a Year: Full Extent of Carnage Unknowable Because US Government Doesn't Track Violent Crime Linked To The War On Drugs Conroy, Bill Article 2012 The stubborn resistance against entertaining any other options beyond a fundamentalist adherence to prohibition for dealing with drug use in the United States is cloaked in an arrogant denial of the h... The Drugs Myth: Why the Drug Wars Must Stop Coleman, Vernon Book 1992 Coleman presents medical evidence that the most dangerous and life-threatening drugs are legal, while the banned drugs are comparatively harmless. The Fear Factor: Stephen Harper's "Tough on Crime" Agenda Mallea, Paula Article 2010 This study analyses the financial and human costs of the Harper government's tough on crime agenda and concludes it is wrong-headed, expensive, and counter-productive. In fact, it will likely lead to ... The Growth Illusion: How economic growth has enriched the few, impoverished the many and endangered the planet Douthwaite, Richard Book 1992 Douthwaite argues that strategies used by governments to raise national income often increase poverty and unemployment. Moreover, in the USA, Britiain, Germany and Australia, each increase in national... The Illegals Serge, Victor Article 1908 For the anarchist, if he doesn't care about bourgeois legality and honesty, must above all aim at preserving himself as long as possible for action and realizing to the greatest extent possible for hi... In Russian and French Prisons Kropotkin, Peter Book 1906 Kropotkin's criticism of the penal system, and an inside look into the horrors and realities of what life in prison entails. Keeping the Rabble in Line Chomsky, Noam; Barsamian, David Book 1994 Interviews with Noam Chomsky covering issues such as free trade, health care, global warming, the nature of corporations, human rights, and democracy. Media Think Winter, James Book 2000 Increasingly the news media are owned by a small group of very large corporations with extensive interests outside the industry, run by the corporate elite.Winter argues that instead of offering diver... The Murdered Women of Juarez: Trails of Impunity Carlsen, Laura Article 2011 The murder of young women, often raped and tortured has brought international infamy to Cuidad Juarez. The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness Alexander, Michelle Book 2010 Argues that Jim Crow and legal racial segregation have been replaced by mass race-based incarceration as a system of social control. Paradise Lost at Sea: Rethinking Cruise Vacations Klein, Ross Book 2008 Klein's book looks at the hidden realities of cruise ships. The cruise lines prefers to keep some of the ugly truths from media scrutiny: cruise ship safety, sexual assaults, onboard crime and injury ... Pentagon Fingered as a Source of Narco-Firepower in Mexico: The Big Clubs in Mexico's Drug War Aren't Slipping Through the Gun-Show Loophole Conroy, Bill Article 2011 The deadliest of the weapons now in the hands of criminal groups in Mexico, particularly along the U.S. border appear to be getting into that nation through perfectly legal private-sector arms exports... Prison Abolition & Alternatives: Nine Perspectives for Prison Abolitionists Article 1976 A argument for the abolition of prisons and a discussion of alternatives. Raids and Reconstructions: Essays on Politics, Crime, and Culture Enzensberger, Hans Magnus Book 1976 A collection of essays on culture and poltics. Rampant Racism in the Criminal Justice System Quigley, Bill Article 2010 The biggest crime in the U.S. criminal justice system is that it is a race-based institution where African-Americans are directly targeted and punished in a much more aggressive way than white people. The RCMP vs. the People: Inside Canada's Security Service Mann, Edward, & Lee, John Allan Book 1979 An examination of the RCMP's Security Service and its abuses of power. The Real War on Crime: The Report of the National Criminal Justice Commission Donziger, Steven R. Book 1996 A thorough examination of the American criminal justice system. Red Emma Speaks: Selected Writings and Speeches by Emma Goldman Goldman, Emma (edited by Shulman, Alix Kates) Book 1972 A collection of essays which provide a comprehensive view of Emma Goldman's theories and beliefs. Reverse Robin Hood: Six Billion Dollar Businesses Preying on Poor People Quigley, Bill Article 2016 Many see families in poverty and seek to help. Others see families in poverty and see opportunities for profit. Here are six examples of billion dollar industries which are built on separating poor p... Shadow boxing in the drug ring de Brie, Christian Article The "war on drugs" and its simplistic nature. The Socialist Register 1982: Volume 19: A Survey of Movements & Ideas Miliband, Ralph; Saville, John (eds.) Serial Publication (Periodical) 1982 The Suburban Nation: The Rise of Sprawl and the Decline of the American Dream Duany, Andres; Plater-Zyberk; Elizabeth, Speck, Jeff Book 2000 The choice is ours: either a society of homogeneous pieces, isolated from one another in often fortified enclaves, or a society of diverse and memorable neighbourhoods, organized into mutually support... Telling the Truth: Socialist Register 2006 Panitch, Leo; Keys, Colin (eds.) Book 2005 A collection of essays that examines the difficulties of illuminating the degenerative and secretive nature of public life. Thinking Outside the Box Malik, Kenan Article 2007 Ignoring racism on the grounds that all citizens are equal and hence that racial or cultural differences are immaterial is clearly unacceptable. But so is labelling individuals by race, culture or fai... Towns for People Worpole, Ken Book 1992 Examines the pressures, lifestyle changes, and social factors that contributed to the decline in urban public life in the late 20th century. Unintended Consequences: Beware the Hate Crimes Bill! Roberts, Paul Craig Article 2009 It will prove difficult to separate speaking against members of protected classes, or criticizing their practices, from hate. The two things are easily conflated. Once enacted, hate crimes will become... Connexions Directory of Groups & WebsitesBureau of Public Secrets Articles from a Situationist perspective.
Sources Experts & SpokespersonsSources LibraryThe Central Park Five - review Against The Current vol. 162 S., George 2013 A review of 'The Central Park Five', a documentary by Ken Burns, Sarah Burns and David McMahon. Companies that cooperate with dictatorships must be sanctioned Sources News Release 2011 Reporters Without Borders condemns the criminal cooperation that exists between many western companies, especially those operating in the new technology area, and authoritarian regimes. Consensual crime Sources Select Resources Encyclopedia A consensual crime is a public order crime that involves more than one participant, all of whom give their consent as willing participants in an activity that is unlawful. Criminal Law & Crime Topic Index in Sources Directory of Experts Spokespersons, Experts, and Resources A subject guide to experts and spokespersons on topics related to criminal law and crime in the Sources directory for the media. IFJ Blasts Authorities over Failure to Stop Killings of Journalists after Veteran Murder in Mexico Sources News Release 2009 The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) has today blamed the Mexican authorities for failing to tackle the killings of journalists following the murder of veteran journalist, Eliseo BarrA#n ... Inside Halden, the most humane prison in the world Amelia Gentleman visits Halden, the high-security jail in Norway Gentleman, Amelia 2012 A look into the flagship prison of Norway, where recidivism after two years is only 20%, and the focus is on rehabilitation rather than punishment. Mexican crime reporter abducted and slain in Durango State Sources News Release 2009 Crime reporter Bladimir Antuna García was found murdered Monday night, according local news reports, after reportedly being abducted from a street in the Mexican city of Durango that morning. Mexican journalist who covered police is abducted and killed Sources News Release 2009 Authorities found the body of a journalist who covered the police beat in northern Mexico after he was abducted from his house on Monday night, according to Mexican news reports. From the Connexions ArchivesNew Internationalist Serial Publication (Periodical) New Internationalist reports on issues of world poverty and inequality. We focus attention on the unjust relationship between the powerful and the powerless worldwide in the fight for global justice. |
