"This highly acclaimed criminology text presents an up-to-date review of rational choice theories, including deterrence, shaming, and routine activities. It also incorporates current examples of deterrence research regarding domestic violence, drunk driving, and capital punishment, and features thought-provoking discussion of the relativity of crime. The authors explore the crime problem, its context, and causes of crime. The organizatio ..."
"Lovingly illustrated by celebrated artist Frank Fraser, Thomas D. Williams's magnificent poem The First Christmas tells of the monumental event that Christians have celebrated for more than two thousand years: the birth of Jesus in a stable in Bethlehem. Replete with glorious angels, joyful shepherds, indifferent townspeople, humble kings, delightful donkeys, cattle, sheep, and, of course, Joseph, Mary, and the adorable baby Jesus, thes ..."
"Taking a sociological perspective, this book discusses the major theories of crimeâ€"from classical theories to new theories such as Cultural Criminology and Peacemaking Criminology. The book offers a balanced presentationâ€"presenting each theory''s social and intellectual heritage, perspective and assumptions and major concepts. This edition includes updates on current crime theories, critical thinking questions at the end of each cha ..."
The Record of Choice (Paperback) by FrankD. Williams Paperback, Published 2017 by Covenant Books Nov 2017 ISBN-13: 978-1-64003-238-5, ISBN: 1-64003-238-X
"Federal Money Laundering: Crimes and Forfeitures, Second Edition provides an in-depth analysis of the federal money laundering statutes and related asset forfeiture provisions, annotated with citations to the leading judicial decisions on the elements of each offense. It is designed to give the practitioner insight into the force and breadth of the money laundering and currency reporting offenses and related forfeitures, their applicati ..."
"A history of contemporary rhetoric, Visions and Revisions: Continuity and Change in Rhetoric and Composition examines the disciplineâs emergence and development from the rise of new rhetoric in the late 1960s through the present. Editor James D. Williams has assembled nine essays from leading scholars to trace the origins of new rhetoric and examine current applications of genre studies, the rhetoric of science, the rhetoric of inform ..."
"From boot camps to truancy, the Encyclopedia of Juvenile Justice provides more than 200 up-to-date, concise, and readable entries in a single, authoritative volume. The editors, noted authors of several criminal justice books and editors of the award-winning Encyclopedia of Prisons, cover historical and contemporary theories, concepts, and real-world practices of juvenile justice in the United States. The entries address a broad range ..."
"According to Lincoln scholar, David E. Long( The Jewel of Liberty: Abraham Lincoldn's Reelection and the End of Slavery ), history has thrown up precious few individuals who have reshaped the landscape of human experience and potential.” Of all the great national leaders of the previous century, the individual who stands like a colossus astride the nineteenth centurythe champion of democratic government and the common person at a ti ..."
"Written by both historians and political scientists, this new essay collection explores the sources, style, and quality of Lincoln's leadership. Challenging several popular schools of thought, the contributors show that both Lincoln's character and American democratic culture influenced his leadership style. They present him as a principled leader who sought realistic solutions in extenuating circumstances. Building on the democratic pr ..."
"The day after D-Day, the most momentous day of the Second World War, Frank Holland was an RAF pilot whose Typhoon aircraft had just been hit by German antiaircraft fire during a low flying attack on a marshaling yard in Normandy. He managed to take the aircraft up to 1200 feet but then the engine went dead and his Typhoon soon began heading towards the earth at an accelerating and frightening speed. Struggling frantically, he just bare ..."
"In Lincoln Lessons, seventeen of today’s most respected academics, historians, lawyers, and politicians provide candid reflections on the importance of Abraham Lincoln in their intellectual lives. Their essays, gathered by editors Frank J. Williams and William D. Pederson, shed new light on this political icon’s remarkable ability to lead and inspire two hundred years after his birth.Collected here are glimpses into Lincoln’s unique abi ..."
My Little Town A Pilgrim's Portrait of a Uniquely Southern Place by Tipmore, D. B., Williams, Frank Hardcover, 160 Pages, Published 2021 by Newsouth Books ISBN-13: 978-1-58838-433-1, ISBN: 1-58838-433-0
" James Madison: Philosopher, Founder, and Statesman presents fresh scholarship on the philosophical statesman who served as the nation’s fourth president and who is often called both the father of the U.S. Constitution and the father of the Bill of Rights. These essays by historians and political scientists from the United States and abroad focus on six distinct aspects of Madison’s life and work: his personality and development as a ..."
"Juvenile crime and violence has always piqued the public's interest. Indeed, each generation of Americans tends to define the youth crime problem as more serious than any previous generation. Even though juvenile homicides have been decreasing since the mid-1990s, the media is still quick to provide dramatic examples of juvenile monsters who are terrorizing their communities. Shootings at school, gang banging and trafficking drugs, s ..."