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Edited by Warren F. Ilchman, Harold D. Lasswell, and John D. Montgomery

"Policy Sciences and Population" delves into the intricate relationship between policy decisions and demographic trends. This insightful book explores how population dynamics shape policymaking processes and how policies, in turn, influence population outcomes. By examining case studies from around the world, the authors offer a comprehensive analysis of the intersection between policy sciences and population studies. Whether you are a researcher, policymaker, or student, this book provides a thought-provoking exploration of the critical issues at the juncture of policy and population.

Lexingion, Massachusetts. Lexington Books. 1975. 306p.

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By R. D. LAING

"The Politics of Experience" by R. D. Laing delves into the complexities of human psychology and challenges conventional notions of mental health. Laing explores the impact of societal pressures on individual behavior, shedding light on the ways in which our environment shapes our experiences and perceptions. Through a thought-provoking analysis, Laing invites readers to question the prevailing norms of sanity and madness, urging us to confront the inherent contradictions within our society. This seminal work offers a unique perspective on the intricacies of the human mind, making it a compelling read for anyone interested in the intersections of psychology, philosophy, and social theory.

NY. PANTHEON BOOKS. 1967. 146p.

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By ADOLPH SAENZ, former N.M. Secretary of Corrections

In POLITICS OF A PRISON RIOT, Adolph Saenz, a seasoned expert and former N.M. Secretary of Corrections, delves into the tumultuous events of the 1980 New Mexico Prison Riot. Bringing a unique insider perspective to the narrative, Saenz explores the deep-rooted causes, underlying tensions, and intricate political dynamics that culminated in the explosive riot.

With meticulous attention to detail, Saenz traces the origins of the riot, dissecting the key players, policies, and decisions that set the stage for the violent uprising. Through a comprehensive analysis, he sheds light on the complex interplay of socio-political factors that fueled the crisis and offers valuable insights into the challenges faced by correctional institutions.

Beyond recounting the harrowing events of the riot, Saenz meticulously examines its lasting repercussions and the enduring impact on the prison system. POLITICS OF A PRISON RIOT is a compelling and enlightening account that not only uncovers the truths of the past but also prompts readers to reflect on the broader issues of justice, reform, and human rights in the contemporary landscape of corrections.

Corrales, N.M.. RHOMBUS PUBLISHING COMPANY. 1986. 190p.

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Edited By Martin Gold

FROM THE PREFACE: Scholars engaged in a broad range of disciplines should find this anthology useful. I selected the articles to display the many facets of Lewin's intellectual interests: philosophy of science; social, developmental, personality, motivational, cognitive, and clinical psychology; social organization; social problems; and scientific methodology. Scholars may also find in the compleat social scientist, thus revealed, a model to which they may aspire, if only in part, in considering the directions of their own careers. Readers in disparate fields will find it illuminating to read Lewin's articles in fields related to but not their own. I have endeavored to help make the connections among the various articles more apparent with some commentary and with a brief intellectual biography of Lewin that speculates on the common sources of his many creative ideas.

Washington DC. American Psychological Association.. 1999. 359p.

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By Ragnar Rommetveit

FROM THE PREFACE: The present work is the result of a series of connected studies, starting with some exploratory investigations in Oslo in 1956, continued in terms of a series of experiments in Minneapolis 1956-57, and followed up by a program for experimental research in Oslo 1957-58. The common core of the empirical studies, though, is a new kind of research instrument that was first tried out in Minneapolis during the fall of 1956. By constructing material representing stimulus persons systematically distributed in an "attribute surface" and by having subjects rank these artificially composed persons as potential friends, the author began accumulating new and interesting experimental evidence of particular relevance to the understanding of selective and intuitive social perception.

Oslo University Press. 1960. 184p.

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Edited by DAVID P. FARRINGTON AND ROGER TARLING

FROM THE PREFACE: Prediction has always been an important topic in criminology. • Prediction instruments have been used extensively to aid criminal justice decisionmakers, most notably in selecting prisoners for parole. Current uses of prediction methods include the identification of offenders for a policy of "selective incapacitation" and the identifiction of dangerous offenders. Prediction methods are also used to evaluate different kinds of penal treatments and to assess the likely effects of penal policy changes on the criminal justice system. As a by-product of this substantive research, a good deal of attention has been paid to the statistical and methodological issues involved in constructing sound prediction instruments.

Albany. SUNY Press. 1985. 284p.

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Hermann Mannheim and Leslie T. Wilkins

This book, officially sponsored by the Home Office, is a report of the first criminological prediction study carried out in England. The collaboration of iwo authors eminent respectively in the distinct disciplines of criminology and statistics gives unusual authority to their findings, and has led to methodological advances of considerable interest. They have aimed to establish a method of prediction which meets their postulated criteria of repeatability, validity and power, efficiency and simplicity. A validation study, which confirmed their initial results.

London. HER MAJESTY'S STATIONERY OFFICE. 1955. 287p.

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BY LEONARD W. DOOB

When is it appropriate to intervene in individual or large-scale disputes? How would intervention be most effective in helping an abused child, in resolving conflicts between labor and management, in mediating in a foreign war? In this wide-ranging and original book, a distinguished social psychologist provides a broad overview and analysis of the phenomenon of intervention in human affairs. Drawing on many historical and current examples of intervention, Leonard W. Doob considers what must be taken into account in the planning, selection, timing, implementation, and evaluation of interventions. He also focuses on the morality of intervening-which is, after all, interfering with the judgment or behavior of other persons-discussing a variety of situations,

New Haven and London. Yale University Press. 1993. 279p

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Edited by Angus Campbell and Philip E. Converse

The book deals with the meaning of change from two points of view. First, it is interested in the human meaning which people attribute to the complex social environment in which they find themselves; their understanding of group relations, the political process, and the consumer economy in which they participate. Secondly, it discusses the impact that the various alternatives offered by the environment have on the nature of their lives and the fulfillment of those lives.

NY. RUSSELL SAGE FOUNDATION. 1972. 556p.

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Edited by Stephen Kaplan and Rachel Kaplan

In dealing with environmental issues we are repeatedly confronted by the paradox that the biggest obstacle to a more humane world for people is -- people. Again and again designers, planners, citizen groups, policy makers, and managers set out to solve "real" problems and end up mired in "people" problems. This book attempts to apply the skills and insights of the behavioral sciences to this dilemma. The approach is untraditional, not only in its theoretical framework, but also in its focus. The emphasis is not on the environment itself, but on how people know and experience it, for we believe that the first priority is not specific answers to specific problems, but a greater understanding of the creature we are dealing with, a larger view of what people are like.

Mass. DUXBURY PRESS. 1978. 491p.

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By John F. Witte

FROM THE PREFACE: “This book is about industrial democracy in an American corporation. Throughout I will be referring to the term democracy in a somewhat extreme form in relation to the current usage of the word in American theories of organization. I have not considered workers' participation as merely a progressive management technique or a vague approach to a more "humanized" work place. Although I am not condemning these innovations for the ends they seek, it is nevertheless the case that most American experiments in this vein have taken advantage of the symbolic value of "democracy" while not applying the basic principles of democracy as it is conceived in political theory.”

Chicago & London. THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO PRESS. 1982. 224p.

Trial Court Opinion The Constitutional Application of The Maryland Defective Delinquent Law

OPINION

This matter is now before this Court by direction of the Court of Appeals in its opinion reported in 238 Md., page 80, whereby we are required to "determine whether his (Daniels'] continued detention at Patuxent (Institution], is a violation of his Constitutional rights", after full hearing and making provision for adequate record of the proceedings with an explicit finding of fact and express conclusions of law.

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY MARYLAND. 15 December 1965. 54p.

By Kurt Lewin. Edited by Gertrud Weiss Lewin

FROM THE FOREWORD BY GORDON ALLPORT: “Although written at various times between the years 193s and 1946, the thirteen chapters here arranged for publication provide a logical progression of thought. They dovetail so well that they seem almost to have been written intentionally for publication in a single volume. The unifying theme is unmistakable: the group to which an individual belongs is the ground for his perceptions, his feelings, and his actions. Most psychologists are so preoccupied with the salient features of the individual's mental life that they are prone to forget it is the ground of the social group that gives to the individual his figured character.

New York, Evanston, And London. Harper & Row, Publishers. 1948. 245p.

By Norval Morris and Gordon Hawkins

FROM THE JACKET: "We have a cure for crime," Morris and Hawkins boldly state. *We offer not a lightning panacea but rather a legislative and administrative regimen which would substantially reduce crime and the fear of crime." Crime seriously impairs the quality of life in this country. We hesitate to walk at night in our cities. Our level of criminal violence shocks the world. "To the student of comparative criminal statistics the United States may or may not be the land of the free, but it is most certainly the home of the brave." "There is now available to us," the authors argue, "a fund of information on the subject which, were it acted upon responsibly and steadily, would reduce crime and curtail the fear, suffering, and unhappiness it entails. It is not lack of knowledge, but rather a failure of political responsibility, that supports our present luxuriant crime rates." Hence the program this book offers is directed to the politicians and to the concerned citizens who are responsible for them….

Chicago. University of Chicago Press. 1970.

By Mark Blumberg

FROM THE ABSTRACT: “This study examines individual, situational and community determinates of firearms use by police officers. The individual officer analysis indicates that although a variety of social characteristics (i.e., race, height, military service, marital status at appointment, preservice firearms experience, and prior arrest record) do not distinguish between shooters and nonshooters, there are some important exceptions to this pattern. Younger officers and those with fewer years of police experience are significantly more likely to become involved in shooting Incidents and to be "repeat" shooters. On the other hand, females and officers drawn from the middle-class are some~ what less likely to shoot. However, the relatively small number of female officers in the sample and the large number of missing cases for officer-SES precludes a precise statistical analysis of these relationships.

Albany. NY. School of Criminal Justice, State University of New York. Dissertation. December 14, 1982. 358p.

By Elizabeth J. Force

FROM THE ABSTRADT: “The sexual revolution (generally characterized as a liberalization in sexual attitudes and behavior) has been much publicized in both the scientific and popular literature. The present study is an attempt to measure the awareness of and responsiveness to sex in college freshmen and sophomore women who have presumably been exposed to this liberalization movement. Responsiveness to sexual stimuli was Investigated using three techniques. (1) The Draw A Person Test and (2) a Sentence Completion Test designed to elicit sexual material were administered to one hundred and four freshmen and eighty-one sophomore women. From this group, forty freshmen and forty sophomore women--designated as high or low sex responders--were tested in (3) a binocular rivalry stereoscopic situation for perception of sex words…”

Michigan. IL. Michigan State University. M.A. Thesis.. 1967. 57p.

By Albert R. Gilgen

FROM TE ABSTRACT: “According to the theory of cognitive controls (Klein, 1951), leveling-sharpening represents an important dimension of cognitive structure. It is believed that memory traces of previous stimuli fuse or assimilate, and that they do so more for some individuals (levelers) than others (sharpeners). This supposedly leads the former to differentiate less among successive stimuli than the latter. The Squares Test, designed by Holman and Klein (1951), generally serves as the criterion task for the concept leveling-sharpening. The test consists of a series of 150 squares of light projected successively onto a black screen in an almost completely darkened room. The squares range in size from 1.2 to 13.7 inches and the series is made up of 10 overlapping subseries. Subseries 1 involves the 5 smallest sizes (presented in 3 different orders), and the series progresses in stepwise fashion from the smallest to the largest squares so that Subseries 10 includes only the 5 largest sized squares. Subjects (Ss) are required to estimate the size of each square…”

Michigan. Illinois. Michigan State University. Dissertation. 1965. 149p.

BY Kenneth G. Adams

FROM THE ABSTRACT: This dissertation investigates the delivery of mental healtn services in New York State prisons. Using new referral forms, detailed information on requests for services was collected at two institutions (n=263, n=250). Service delivery and follow-up information was abstracted from mental healtn files. Background information on referrea inmates (n=182, n=190) ana on comparison groups of non-referred inmates (n=256, n=254) was obtained from correctional files. Interviews were conducted win prison staff concerning referrals tney had made using a modified incident-focused tennique. The analysis chronologically examines stages of the referral process with particular attention to referral agents and the networks they establish….”

Albany. NY. State University of New York. Nelson A. Rockefeller College o Pudlic Affairs and Policy, School of Criminal Justice. Dissertation. 1984. 442p.

By John J. Gibbs

FROM THE ABSTRACT: “This dissertation explores the relationship between confinement setting (jail or prison) and self-destructive crises with special emphasis on the jail setting. The assumptions tested are (1) different incarceration environments pose different problems for the men they confine, and (2) jail is a more stressful environment than prison. These assumptions are examined by (1) comparing the personal characteristios of samples of self-destructive inmates in jail and prison with random samples of their respective populations, and (2) comparing jail and prison motives for self-destruction which emerged from interviews with men who injured themselves in jail or prison. The dissertation relies on 333 tape recorded and transcribed interviews with men who had injured themselves while confined and 77 control interviews with men who had not infured themselves while incarcerated…..”

Albany, NY. School of Criminal Justice, State University of New York. Dissertation. August, 1978. 349p.

By R. Lance Shotland

FROM THE ABSTRACT: Within the literature produced by several student movements some very specific complaints pertaining to the social structure of the university appear. Two student movements on two different campuses were viewed with regard to complaints about the social structure of the university. The activist students complained that they were socially separated from the faculty, from the administrators and from other students. It was hypothesized that students would be connected to other students, faculty members and administrators by the longest informal communication channels. On the basis of Leavitt's (1958) study, it was also hypothesized that administrators would have the shortest informal communication channels to other administrators, faculty and students. The technique used in the present study to measure the length of informal communication channels was first used by Milgram (1967). Milgram called the technique the "Small World Method."….”

Michigan State University. Ph.D. Thesis. 1970. 148p.