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"The overall rate of incarceration in the United States has been on the rise since 1970s, skyrocketing during Ronald Reagan's presidency, and recently reaching unprecedented highs. Looking for innovative solutions to the crises produced by gigantic prison populations, Florida's Department of Corrections claims to have found a partial remedy in the form of faith and character-based correctional institutions (FCBIs). While claiming to be open to all religious traditions, FCBIs are almost always run by Protestants situated within the politics of the Christian right. The religious programming is typically run by the incarcerated along with volunteers from outside the prison. Stoddard takes the reader deep inside FCBIs, analyzing the subtle meanings and difficult choices with which the incarcerated, prison administrators, staff, and chaplains grapple every day. Drawing on extensive ethnographic research and historical analysis, Brad Stoddard argues that FCBIs build on and demonstrate the compatibility of conservative Christian politics and neoliberal economics"--

Criminals --- Prisoners --- Church work with prisoners --- Rehabilitation --- Religious life

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Reporting on research in the United States, Europe, and South America, this book discusses such topics as a cost-benefit analysis of additional police hiring, the testing of innovative policy interventions through field experiments, imprisonment and recidivism rates, incentives and disincentives for sports hooliganism and much more.

Crime --- Crime prevention --- Criminals --- Prisoners --- Reform of criminals --- Rehabilitation of criminals --- Corrections --- Alternatives to imprisonment --- Prevention of crime --- Public safety --- Economic aspects --- Rehabilitation --- Prevention --- Government policy --- E-books --- Crime prevention. --- Economic aspects. --- Rehabilitation. --- ECONOMICS/General --- SOCIAL SCIENCES/Political Science/Public Policy & Law --- White collar crimes. --- Criminalité --- Réhabilitation. --- Criminalité des affaires. --- Aspect économique. --- Prévention.

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Retail trade --- Consumption (Economics) --- Women consumers --- Consumer behavior --- Crime --- History --- Sex differences --- England --- Social life and customs --- Behavior, Consumer --- Buyer behavior --- Decision making, Consumer --- City crime --- Crime and criminals --- Crimes --- Delinquency --- Felonies --- Misdemeanors --- Urban crime --- Women as consumers --- Consumer demand --- Consumer spending --- Consumerism --- Spending, Consumer --- Retail industry --- Retailing --- Social aspects --- Human behavior --- Consumer profiling --- Market surveys --- Social problems --- Criminal justice, Administration of --- Criminal law --- Criminals --- Criminology --- Transgression (Ethics) --- Consumers --- Demand (Economic theory) --- Commerce --- Marketing --- Shopping centers --- Wholesale trade --- E-books

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Why we need to think more like economists to successfully combat terrorismIf we are to correctly assess the root causes of terrorism and successfully address the threat, we must think more like economists do. Alan Krueger's What Makes a Terrorist, explains why our tactics in the fight against terrorism must be based on more than anecdote, intuition, and speculation.Many popular ideas about terrorists are fueled by falsehoods, misinformation, and fearmongering. Many believe that poverty and lack of education breed terrorism, despite a wealth of evidence showing that most terrorists come from middle-class and often college-educated backgrounds. Krueger closely examines the factors that motivate individuals to participate in terrorism, drawing inferences from terrorists' own backgrounds and the economic, social, religious, and political environments in the societies from which they come. He describes which countries are the most likely breeding grounds for terrorists, and which ones are most likely to be their targets. Krueger addresses the economic and psychological consequences of terrorism and puts the threat squarely into perspective, revealing how our nation's sizable economy is diverse and resilient enough to withstand the comparatively limited effects of most terrorist strikes. He also calls on the media to be more responsible in reporting on terrorism.Bringing needed clarity to one of the greatest challenges of our generation, this 10th anniversary edition of What Makes a Terrorist features a new introduction by the author that discusses the lessons learned in the past decade from the rise of ISIS and events like the 2016 Pulse nightclub attack in Orlando, Florida.

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Charles Ponzi perpetrated his infamous scheme almost a hundred years ago. But his method of using new investments to pay existing investors and finance a highflying lifestyle is alive and well: just as much money is lost in the United States today from Ponzi schemes as from shoplifting. Somehow, con artists are able to dazzle wealthy, educated individuals and sophisticated institutions and convince them to hand over huge sums of money. How? This book explores these con artists' fascinating power of persuasion and deception, uncovering the subtle signals that mimic truth and honesty.

Swindlers and swindling. --- Investment advisors --- Corruption --- Self-consciousness (Awareness) --- Corrupt practices. --- Prevention. --- Self-awareness --- Self-consciousness --- Corrupt practices --- Fund managers (Investment advisors) --- Investment advisers --- Investment counselors --- Investment houses (Investment advisors) --- Investment management firms --- Money managers (Investment advisors) --- Con artists --- Confidence men --- Confidence women --- Grifters --- Scam artists --- Scammers and scamming --- Scamming --- Consciousness --- Ethics --- Consultants --- Financial planners --- Crime --- Criminals --- Fraud --- Tricksters --- Swindlers and swindling --- Prevention --- E-books