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A new species of Apteroscirtus is described from Angola, enlarging the known area of distribution of this genus to westsouthern Africa. The genus Apteroscirtus contains at present six species with three species confined to the Eastern Arc Mountains of Tanzania, one species from the Ruwenzori Mountains along the Albertine Rift in western Uganda on the border with the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and two species from the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Cameroon. Five of the six species are apterous or only have tiny lobe-shaped remains of former wings (Hemp 2020) while males of A. inalatus (Karsch, 1886) have reduced but otherwise well-developed tegmina and very likely are able to produce songs. As far as information is available Apteroscirtus are inhabitants of the forest floor and are perfectly adapted to the litter layer but can also be found sitting on taller herbs at night. When studying the Orthoptera collection of the Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales (MNCN-CSIC) in Madrid (Spain) three specimens collected in northern Angola of a new Apteroscirtus species were found and the new species is described here. . ; [Material and methods]: Measurements. The total body length refers to the body length of the insect from head to the tip of the abdomen including the male subgenital plate in males but without the ovipositor of the female. ; [Depository]: MNCN: Museo National de Ciencias Naturales, Madrid, Spain. ; [Results]: Apteroscirtus dundoensis n. sp. Hemp, C. Holotype male. Angola, Dundo (Lunda); A. De B. Machado B. Machado, February 1948 (MNCN_Ent 305876). ; This research received support from the Synthesys Project http://www.synthesys.info/ which is financed by the European Community Research Infrastructure Action under the FP6 "Structuring the European Research Area Programme" enabling Claudia Hemp to visit the Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales, Madrid, Spain. ; Peer reviewed

This research guide identifies and describes 163 books, periodicals, reference tools, databases, electronic discussion groups, organizations, and U.S. government agencies useful to the elder law practitioner and the legal researcher. Appendices include a state-by-state list of state aging agencies, bar association committees and sections, law school courses and clinics, and publications; acronyms; and subject headings and a index terms used in library catalogs, periodical indexes, and related sources.

This edited collection examines the intersections of social control, political authority and public policy, providing an insight into the key elements needed to understand the role of governance in establishing and maintaining social control through law and public policy making.

Political movements and citizens across the globe are increasingly challenging the traditional ways in which political authorities and governing bodies establish and maintain social control. This edited collection examines the intersections of social control, political authority and public policy.Each chapter provides an important insight into the key elements needed to understand the role of governance in establishing and maintaining social control through law and public policymaking. Close attention is paid to the roles of surveillance and dissent as tools for both establishing and disrupting the social control of political institutions. This collection examines the vast implications of increased participation in governance by citizens through dissent, revealing the ways in which this represents both a disruption of social control and a mechanism for increased accountability through surveillance and media. Through its examination of issues such as police militarization, police legitimacy, religion and the state, immigration, mental health policy, privacy and surveillance, and mass media and social control in a post-truth environment, this collection will prove invaluable for researchers, policy makers and practitioners alike

This timely and insightful book provides the key elements needed to understand the nature and prevalence of corruption in public governance, as well as the devastating public policy consequences.

Abstract
Calls for more women in policing are often associated with pleas to reform the police, operating under the assumption that women police differently than men and that increasing gender diversity in law enforcement agencies may be a catalyst for organizational change. These assertions are intertwined with attitudes related to how women exercise social control and beliefs about how policing would change if the virtues associated with a feminist ethics of care approach were elevated in the institution. Structural equation modelling was used with a sample of more than 16,000 community members from over 50 jurisdictions to explore research questions related to care ethics. The results show that attentiveness, responsiveness, compassion, and helping represent an underlying construct of care, which is strongly associated with community members' satisfaction and their broader perceptions of the legitimacy of the police. The results also show that women officers demonstrate more care than men officers and that community members who are People of Color experience less care compared with White residents. Overall, the findings indicate that rethinking police responsibilities from a care perspective is a viable option for improving police–community relations and building legitimacy, particularly in marginalized communities.