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Author |
: James Wilson |
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: |
Total Pages |
: 786 |
Release |
: 2007 |
ISBN-10 |
: STANFORD:36105130508760 |
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: |
Rating |
: 4/5 (60 Downloads) |
Synopsis Collected Works of James Wilson by : James Wilson
This two-volume set brings together a collection of writings and speeches by James Wilson, one of only six signers of both the Declaration of Independence and the United States Constitution. His works had a significant impact on the deliberations that produced the cornerstone documents of American democracy.
Author |
: James Wilson |
Publisher |
: Basic Books (AZ) |
Total Pages |
: 322 |
Release |
: 2013-05-14 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780465048830 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0465048838 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (30 Downloads) |
Synopsis Thinking About Crime by : James Wilson
As crime rates inexorably rose during the tumultuous years of the 1970s, disputes over how to handle the violence sweeping the nation quickly escalated. James Q. Wilson redefined the public debate by offering a brilliant and provocative new argument—that criminal activity is largely rational and shaped by the rewards and penalties it offers—and forever changed the way Americans think about crime. Now with a new foreword by the prominent scholar and best-selling author Charles Murray, this revised edition of Thinking About Crime introduces a new generation of readers to the theories and ideas that have been so influential in shaping the American justice system.
Author |
: James Lindley Wilson |
Publisher |
: Princeton University Press |
Total Pages |
: 319 |
Release |
: 2019-09-03 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780691190914 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0691190917 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (14 Downloads) |
Synopsis Democratic Equality by : James Lindley Wilson
Showing how equality of authority is essential to relating equally as citizens, the author explains why the U.S. Senate and Electoral College are urgently in need of reform, why proportional representation is not a universal requirement of democracy, how to identify racial vote dilution and gerrymandering in electoral districting, how to respond to threats to democracy posed by wealth inequality, and how judicial review could be more compatible with the democratic ideal.
Author |
: James Wilson |
Publisher |
: Grove Press |
Total Pages |
: 500 |
Release |
: 1998 |
ISBN-10 |
: 080213680X |
ISBN-13 |
: 9780802136800 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (0X Downloads) |
Synopsis The Earth Shall Weep by : James Wilson
Provides a Native American perspective on the history of North America.
Author |
: James Q. WILSON |
Publisher |
: Harvard University Press |
Total Pages |
: 328 |
Release |
: 2009-06-30 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780674045200 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0674045203 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (00 Downloads) |
Synopsis Varieties of Police Behavior by : James Q. WILSON
The patrolman has the most difficult, complex, and least understood task in the police department. Much less is known of him than of his better publicized colleague, the detective. In this important and timely book, James Q. Wilson describes the patrolman and the problems he faces that arise out of constraints imposed by law, politics, public opinion, and the expectations of superiors. The study considers how the uniformed officer in eight communities deals with such common offenses as assault, theft, drunkenness, vice, traffic, and disorderly conduct. Six of the communities are in New York State: Albany, Amsterdam, Brighton, Nassau County, Newburgh, and Syracuse. The others are Highland Park, Illinois, and Oakland, California. Enforcing laws dealing with common offenses is especially difficult because it raises the question of administrative discretion. Murder, in the eyes of the police, is unambiguously wrong, and murderers are accordingly arrested; but in cases such as street-corner scuffles or speeding motorists, the patrolman must decide whether to intervene (should the scuffle be stopped? should the motorist be pulled over?) and, if he does, just how to intervene (by arrest? a warning? an interrogation?). In most large organizations, the lowest-ranking members perform the more routinized tasks and the means of accomplishing these tasks are decided by superiors, but in a police department the lowest-ranking officer--the patrolman--is almost solely responsible for enforcing those laws which are the least precise, the most ambiguous. Three ways or "styles" of policing--the watchman, the legalistic, and the service styles--are analyzed and their relation to local politics is explored. In the final chapter, Mr. Wilson discusses if and how the patrolman's behavior can be changed and examines some current proposals for reorganizing police departments. He observes that the ability of the patrolman to do his job well may determine our success in managing social conflict and our prospects for maintaining a proper balance between liberty and order. Table of Contents: 1. Introduction 2. THE PATROLMAN The Maintenance of Order Justice as a Constraint Some Organizational Consequences 3. THE POLICE ADMINISTRATOR Managing Discretion Critical Events 4. POLICE DISCRETION The Determinants of Discretion The Eight Communities The Uses of Discretion 5. THE WATCHMAN STYLE The Organizational Context Some Consequences 6. THE LEGALISTIC STYLE The Organizational Context Some Consequences 7. THE SERVICE STYLE The Organizational Context Some Consequences 8. POLITICS AND THE POLICE Politics and the Watchman Style Politics and the Service Style Politics and the Legalistic Style Some Findings from National Data 9. CONCLUSIONS AND POLICY IMPLICATIONS Reviews of this book: [This book] is a departure from the traditional treatise...and actually does take a large and long-awaited step toward revitalizing an exciting and important but inexcusably weak area of political science. --The American Political Science Review Reviews of this book: This book "must unquestionably become an indispensable study of politics in the American city. It is based on enormous and detailed research ... The material is presented in a controlled and disciplined no-nonsense style. --New York Review of Books Reviews of this book: This is surely one of the most informative books about the police ever written .... Varieties of Police Behavior is a rich, sophisticated book by an author unusually able to tackle the comprehensiveness and interdependence of the issues which affect police performance, and his analysis and conclusions have much to teach. --Times Literary Supplement It is, without doubt, the finest book on the American police ever written, and Professor Wilson is one of our best-known scholars of urban affairs...Rich...full to the brim with increasing details and shrewd insight. Anyone who wants to have an informed opinion about the policeman's relations to law and order ought to read it. --Irving Kristol
Author |
: James Q. Wilson |
Publisher |
: Oxford University Press |
Total Pages |
: 658 |
Release |
: 2011-01-25 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780195399363 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0195399366 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (63 Downloads) |
Synopsis Crime and Public Policy by : James Q. Wilson
Crime in the United States has fluctuated considerably over the past thirty years, as have the policy approaches to deal with it. During this time criminologists and other scholars have helped to shed light on the role of incarceration, prevention, drugs, guns, policing, and numerous other aspects to crime control. Yet the latest research is rarely heard in public discussions and is often missing from the desks of policymakers. This book accessibly summarizes the latest scientific information on the causes of crime and evidence about what does and does not work to control it.Thoroughly revised and updated, this new version of Crime and Public Policy will include twenty chapters and five new substantial entries. As with previous editions, each essay reviews the existing literature, discusses the methodological rigor of the studies, identifies what policies and programs the studies suggest, and then points to policies now implemented that fail to reflect the evidence. The chapters cover the principle institutions of the criminal justice system (juvenile justice, police, prisons, probation and parole, sentencing), how broader aspects of social life inhibit or encourage crime (biology, schools, families, communities), and topics currently generating a great deal of attention (criminal activities of gangs, sex offenders, prisoner reentry, changing crime rates).With contributions from trusted, leading scholars, Crime and Public Policy offers the most comprehensive and balanced guide to how the latest and best social science research informs the understanding of crime and its control for policymakers, community leaders, and students of crime and criminal justice.
Author |
: Michael H. Taylor |
Publisher |
: Rowman & Littlefield |
Total Pages |
: 287 |
Release |
: 2021-09-23 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781498590808 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1498590802 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (08 Downloads) |
Synopsis James Wilson by : Michael H. Taylor
James Wilson’s life began as an Atlantic World success story, with mounting intellectual, political, and legal triumphs, but ended as a Greek tragedy. Each achievement brought greater anxiety about his place in the revolutionary world. James Wilson's life story is a testament to the success that tens of thousands of Scottish immigrants achieved after their trans-Atlantic voyage, but it also reminds us that not all had a happy ending. This book provides a more nuanced and complete picture of James Wilson’s contributions in American history. His contributions were far greater than just the attention paid to his legal lectures. His is a very human story of a Scottish immigrant who experienced success and acclaim for his activities on behalf of the American people during his public service, but in his personal affairs, and particularly financial life, he suffered the great heights and deep lows worthy of a Greek tragedy. James Wilson's life is an entry point into the events of the latter half of the 18th century and the impact of the Scottish Enlightenment on American society, discourse, and government.
Author |
: James Q. Wilson |
Publisher |
: Hachette UK |
Total Pages |
: 464 |
Release |
: 2019-08-13 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781541646254 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1541646258 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (54 Downloads) |
Synopsis Bureaucracy by : James Q. Wilson
The classic book on the way American government agencies work and how they can be made to work better -- the "masterwork" of political scientist James Q. Wilson (The Economist) In Bureaucracy, the distinguished scholar James Q. Wilson examines a wide range of bureaucracies, including the US Army, the FBI, the CIA, the FCC, and the Social Security Administration, providing the first comprehensive, in-depth analysis of what government agencies do, why they operate the way they do, and how they might become more responsible and effective. It is the essential guide to understanding how American government works.
Author |
: James Q. Wilson |
Publisher |
: American Enterprise Institute |
Total Pages |
: 252 |
Release |
: 1995 |
ISBN-10 |
: 0844737879 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9780844737874 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (79 Downloads) |
Synopsis On Character by : James Q. Wilson
These essays argue that to have good character one needs to have at least developed a sense of empathy and self control.
Author |
: James Wilson |
Publisher |
: Oxford University Press |
Total Pages |
: 289 |
Release |
: 2021 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780192844057 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0192844059 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (57 Downloads) |
Synopsis Philosophy for Public Health and Public Policy by : James Wilson
This work argues that philosophy is not just useful, but vital, for thinking coherently about priorities in health policy and public policy.