books about: punishment     books:       Among the Lowest of the Dead17 reviews David Von Drehle Fawcett, 1996 One of the most cogent, well written accounts of the death penalty yet penned Though the author never specifically articulates his beliefs about the death penalty anywhere within this volume, I had the distinct impression that he was actually, in principle, a proponent of the punishment, but had become increasingly frustrated with its practice as he investigated every capital case in Florida during the first few years of the death penalty's reimposition. It is this ...             NO MATTER HOW LOUD I SHOUT : A Year in the Life of Juvenile Court25 reviews Edward Humes Simon & Schuster, 1997 Well-written, insightful, enlightening Written over the course of one year in LA's juvenile court system, this book is very enlightening to the plight of our kids in detention and on the streets. It has recently been reported that less than 10% of Florida's almost $709 million juvenile justice budget is spent on prevention. I hope to do my personal part to change this in my community, by supporting intervention programs for at-risk ...             Battle at Alcatraz: A Desperate Attempt to Escape the Rock16 reviews Ernest B. Lageson Addicus Books, 2001 Riveting, Interesting, and Readable Author Ernest Lageson provides us with an account of the 1946 attempted breakout at Alcatraz prison during which time his father was a guard at the institution. He provides the reader with the details of a well-planned attempt by inmates to vacate "The Rock". The best laid plans go sour for the strangest reasons, and this plan went awry because a guard decided to keep a key to the recreation ...             Crime and Punishment35 reviews Fyodor Dostoevsky Vintage, 1993 Crime and Punishment What can I say that hasn't been said already? This is probably the best fictional study of the effects of guilt and radical ideas on a troubled mind. The prose is flowing, and it's not hard to see why Dostoevsky considered his novels "poems". Dostoevsky's works in general are marred by a flaw I prefer to ignore as much as I can, and in this novel it is hardly present. Dostoesky's politics are ...             Discipline Without Stress Punishments or Rewards : How Teachers and Parents Promote Responsibility & Learning19 reviews Marvin L. Marshall Piper Press, 2001 No More Class Store or Missed Recess I purchased this book after an extremely challenging year of behavior problems in first grade. As a teacher who had previous success using rewards (giving plastic money that could be redeemed in a class store) and punishment (taking away recess time), this new class had so many problems that nothing seemed to work! During the summer, I read everything on behavior management I could find in ...             Shot in the Heart54 reviews Mikal Gilmore audible.com An Incredible Book... An incredible book. Raw. Brutal. Honest. Heart-wrenching. Profound. A well-written and amazingly conveyed story of a families personal tragedies that ended up affecting the world.             Remember Me (Dear Diary Series #2)33 reviews Cheryl Lanham Berkley, 1996 A book to remember! The first time I read this book I was a sophomore in HS. I'm now a sophomore in college and still re-reading it! This was one of the most unforgettable teen books I've ever read. It made me laugh, cry, and taught me at a young age to not take the simple things in life for granted. The story is about a girl, Leeanne, who gets caught shoplifting and is sentenced three hundred hours of community ...             NYPD Battles Crime: Innovative Strategies in Policing17 reviews Eli B. Silverman Northeastern, 1999 Everyone should read this book I envy the students of Law, Criminal Justice etc. who will be using Dr. Silverman's book as a text book. It is a very well written, exciting account of how the largest police departement in the world used enlightened management techiques and a sophisticated computer system to drastically reduce crime in New York City. Business students and corporate managers can benefit from reading the book ...             Blood of Angels20 reviews Reed Irvin Wheeler Publishing, 2005 Greatly Entertaining I loved "The Will" by Arvin and grabbed "Blood of Angels" as soon as it was released in hardcover. It is a book to own and I will read again one day. Great suspense, character developement and plot. This book has it all. It's one of those you can't put down once you start it.             The Harry Bosch Novels: The Black Echo, The Black Ice, The Concrete Blonde26 reviews Michael Connelly Little, Brown and Company, 2001 3 Terrific Reads Michael Connelly is a great writer and these are his first 3 Harry Bosch stories. I highly recommend this book. I have read 8 of his other books, too, in the past 2 months and he is innovative with his stories and does not repeat himself.             Who Told You That You Were Naked?: Freedom from Judgement, Guilt & Fear of Punishment10 reviews John J. Raub Hyperion Books, 1990 a must read..... amazing ideas laid out in a logical, easy to understand format. not a really religious type book (although it is based upon Christian ideals), its more spiritual........ it's a bit wordy (i was saying "i get it, i get it", by 3/4 the way through) but truely some revolutionary thoughts that inspired me in an eye opening way......a must read for anybody questioning their spirituality or looking ...             The Cocktail Cart9 reviews Edward Bear M&J Publishing, 2001 You will love this book! If you are going to die, or if you know someone who is going to die, this book is a must read. An angel helps a human messenger show the dying they can live, laugh and continue to learn, right up to their last breathe. The characters open to the messenger's compassion and gain the strength to forgive others, themselves and then let go to that greater awareness that comes when one releases from ...             Convicts, Jailbirds, and Reform School Girls: True Life Tales of Crime and Punishment in the 1950s14 reviews Idea Men Productions, 2008 What ever you do, do not drop the soap! Convicts, Jail Birds and Reform School Girls is a wild ride through the most sensational and lurid true crime cases of the 1950s --- and a few before that. Many different crimes are covered but the outcomes are all the same: prison or death for the criminal and a deeply satisfying feeling for the reader.             Prison Memoirs of an Anarchist (New York Review Books Classics)7 reviews Alexander Berkman NYRB Classics, 1999 Beyond Terrorism In 1892, Alexander Berkman burst into the office of Henry Frick, an overseer at Carnegie's steelworks, and attempted to gun him down to foment a revolutionary uprising. Frick survived. Berkman went to jail. Prison Memoirs of an Anarchist is Berkman's account, not only of the revolutionary ardor which drove him to assault Frick, but also of the horrors of incarceration and the transformation of ...             The Nine Commandments : Uncovering the Hidden Pattern of Crime and Punishment in the Hebrew Bible7 reviews David Noel Freedman Doubleday, 2000 The Master Weaver and the countdown to oblivion A theory so plausible and eloquently argued that you want to give yourself a V-8 forehead slap. Freedman looks at the Ten Commandments (yes, he addresses ALL ten of them) in relationship to the Primary History in the Bible (the nine books from Genesis through Kings, minus Ruth). Along the way he disburses some very interesting information that will enhance Bible readers' future experience with ...             Rabid: A Novel12 reviews T K Kenyon Kunati Inc., 2007 Highly readable yet surprisingly deep I bought this book on a recommendation from a well-read friend, and after recently reading "Special Topics in Calamity Physics," "Saturday," and "Never Let Me Go," this book was exactly what I needed. At first blush, with its delightfully raunchy characters and turbo-charged pace, "Rabid" seems like a here-today, forgotten-tomorrow mass-market thriller you'd pick up in the front of an airport ...             The Hangman's Knot: Lynching, Legal Execution, and America's Struggle with the Death Penalty8 reviews Eliza Steelwater Basic Books, 2003 Understanding capital punishment This book's importance reaches beyond the debate over the death penalty as it demonstrates and explains the relationship between power, money and punishment in America. It is a fascinating story, representing years of research by one of the best and most original minds in the country. Dr. Steelwater's examples brilliantly illustrate communities' and the State's involvement with capital ...             History: Fiction or Science? Chronology 2 (Chronology)9 reviews Anatoly T Fomenko Delamere Resources LLC, 2005 Prescient St Augustine? We can so far divide the New Chronology into the following three parts: a) The verifiable theory that proves consensual chronology wrong with the aid of astronomy, statistics and mathematics; b) The new chronology hypothesis based on a new understanding of known historical facts and the most likely logical explanation of the most obvious inconsistencies inherent in the official version of ...             The Death Penalty: An American History8 reviews Stuart Banner Harvard University Press, 2003 A Superb, Even-handed History of Capital Punishment It's a testament to the balance found in Stuart Banner's history of the death penalty in the U.S. that I'm still unsure where he stands on the controversial issue. If I had to take a position, I would say that he's probably against it, but even after reading his three-hundred page book I can't be sure. That's a remarkable feat for a subject matter that immediately unbalances many people. But "The ...             Long Life to Your Children: A Portrait of High Albania8 reviews Marjorie Senechal University of Massachusetts Press, 1997 U befsh Njeqind Vjec This book is a definte highlight and must have for anyone intested in Ghegeria (North ALbania). Long Life to your children is an excellent book with fantastic literary content about the culture and way of live for many Malesores (Higlanders) of North Albania. Anyone interested in Gheg clan culture and the typical life of many North ALbanians will find this book of valuable isight. 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