Empirical methods are means to answering methodological questions of empirical sciences by statistical techniques. The methodological questions addressed in this book include the problems of validity, reliability, and significance. In the case of machine learning, these correspo…
The image of the outlaw biker is widely recognized in North American society. The reality is known only to insiders. To study the phenomenon of outlaw biker clubs, anthropologist Daniel Wolf bridged the gap between image and reality by becoming an insider.
The image of the outlaw biker is widely recognized in North American society. The reality is known only to insiders. To study the phenomenon of outlaw biker clubs, anthropologist Daniel Wolf bridged the gap between image and reality by becoming an insider.
In this volume contemporary staff describe their thinking and clinical work. Theoretical underpinnings for the understanding of perversion and violence, questions of risk and ethics and the institutional difficulties which emerge in the care of these patients are presented along…
The handbook of deviance
by Goode, Erich
fromWiley handbooks in criminology and criminal justice
"The Handbook of Deviance is a definitive reference for professionals, researchers, and students that provides a comprehensive and engaging introduction to the sociology of deviance. Composed of over 30 essays written by an international array of scholars and meticulously edited…
An examination of the links between educational failure and future offending behaviour based on a collection of first-hand accounts by prisoners of their experiences.
"Misbehavior Online in Higher Education is rich in contemporary case studies, analytical reports and up-to-date research providing detailed overviews of various misbehavior, including cyberbullying, cyberstalking, cyberslacking and privacy invasion, hacking, cheating, teasing an…
This book examines why female offenders experience very different treatment by the UK courts than that afforded men, how the situation is perpetuated, and what the implications are for women. It looks at the wholly inadequate categorizations applied to women who offend and the i…