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Including novel case studies, this multi-disciplinary book assembles a rich collection of policing and security frontiers, both geographical (e.g. the margins of cities) and conceptual (dispersion and credentialism) not seen or acknowledged previously, pushing criminology to the edge of its current understanding.

Les sciences sociales entrent résolument – quoique partiellement – dans l'ère computationnelle. Ce constat n'a pas encore de sens précis si on ne l'accompagne d'une analyse discriminante des fonctions épistémiques de la computation dans les différents recours aux ordinateurs pour la modélisation et la simulation en sciences sociales. De par l'introduction de ces nouvelles manières de formaliser (séduisantes car apparaissant comme plus directes et plus ergonomiques), la double question du réalisme des formalismes et de la valeur de preuve des traitements computationnels se pose à nouveaux frais. Cette expansion tous azimuts des simulations computationnelles conduit certains observateurs enthousiastes à penser que l'on a là un nouveau fondement commun pour toutes les sciences sociales. En clarifiant et en distinguant certains des usages épistémiques de différentes simulations computationnelles dans les sciences sociales, cet article montre cependant qu'il vaut mieux s'en tenir à une position médiane et soutenir que l'apport en est principalement méthodologique.

"Incorporating a hands-on pedagogical approach, Nonparametric Statistics for Social and Behavioral Sciences presents the concepts, principles, and methods used in performing many nonparametric procedures. It also demonstrates practical applications of the most common nonparametric procedures using IBM's SPSS software. This text is the only current nonparametric book written specifically for students in the behavioral and social sciences. Emphasizing sound research designs, appropriate statistical analyses, and accurate interpretations of results, the text: Explains a conceptual framework for each statistical procedure; Presents examples of relevant research problems, associated research questions, and hypotheses that precede each procedure; Details SPSS paths for conducting various analyses; Discusses the interpretations of statistical results and conclusions of the research. With minimal coverage of formulas, the book takes a nonmathematical approach to nonparametric data analysis procedures and shows students how they are used in research contexts. Each chapter includes examples, exercises, and SPSS screen shots illustrating steps of the statistical procedures and resulting output."--Publisher's website

This book is an accessible introduction to the subject of youth and crime. The author explores the social construction of childhood and youth, and looks at the role of the media in creating a strong association of young people with crime and disorder, which sustains processes of marginalization and exclusion and leads to frequent `panics¿ about youth crime. The importance of media representations of race and gender in these processes are also explored

Academic Days of Timisoara: Social Sciences Today is a book of the proceedings of the 3rd International Symposium "Social Sciences Today: Between Theory and Practice" held in Timisoara, Romania, on May 6-7, 2011, under the auspices of the Romanian Academy. It will appeal to teachers of social sciences, no matter the level of instruction. The papers it contains deal Other economics (economic crisis, communications, and Total Quality Management), education (systems of formal education, process o

1. Knowledge, science, and the profession of social work -- 2. Science and social work : a historical perspective -- 3. Client problems as organizing foci for knowledge -- 4. The scientific model in practice : the 1960s and beyond -- 5. Engineering social work intervention -- 6. Computer-assisted social work practice : the promise of technology -- 7. Research-based practice -- 8. Research dissemination and utilization : spreading the word -- 9. Knowledge for practice : issues and challenges

The social sciences were latecomers to academia, and have only recently become sufficiently well-developed to fragment. The process began at the turn of the century. As each field became recognized scientific discipline, specialization furthered the growth of knowledge. (SJO)

Political scientists have conventionally assumed that achieving democracy is a one-way ratchet. Only very recently has the question of "democratic backsliding" attracted any research attention. We argue that democratic instability is best understood with tools from complexity science. The explanatory power of complexity science arises from several features of complex systems. Their relevance in the context of democracy is discussed. Several policy recommendations are offered to help (re)stabilize current systems of representative democracy. ; (VLID)5394457