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The Need for Weed: Marijuana Policy and Public Politics in the Criminal Justice System
Author(s): Kellie A. Wallace, Scott H. Belshaw, Jared R. Dmello
Cannabis is everywhere! Whether you call it weed, pot, or marijuana, cannabis by any other name is still cannabis. From your stereotypical street drug dealer to medical cannabis dispensaries to courtrooms across America, we cannot escape the hot buzz that is weed. While it may be hot, it is nothing ...Cyber Security Essentials: Understanding Risk and Controls
Author(s): Scott H. Belshaw, Ben Allen CISM CRISC
Since the 1990's, the internet has transformed business by enabling the collection, analysis, and almost instantaneous transmission of data. It has also transformed crime. The demand for 24-hour online access to databases and information has created unprecedented opportunities for unethical people. ...Severe and Hazardous Weather: An Introduction to High Impact Meteorology
Author(s): Robert Rauber, John Walsh, Donna Charlevoix
Extreme weather and climate events have impacted every region of the United States and many regions throughout the world during the five years since the publication of the previous edition of Severe and Hazardous Weather. The recent fires in California and Oregon were heartbreaking to watch. The num...Diversity, Anti-Racism, and the College Experience
Author(s): Aaron Thompson, Joseph B Cuseo
Diversity, Anti-Racism, & The College Experience examines diversity, equity, and inclusion from a multidisciplinary perspective that integrates historical, sociological, psychological, and political factors. Blending hard empirical data with poignant personal stories, the book provides research-base...Geologic Disasters Workbook with Applications to Physical Geology and Oceanography
Author(s): David M Best, Mario V Caputo
Our planet is a dynamic place. Geologic Disasters Laboratory provides hands-on learning experiences for students to better understand the geologic concepts behind the disasters they are studying.The individual laboratories featured in this book are created to fit with courses using Earth’s Natural H...Entrepreneurial Family Business: From Survival to Success
Author(s): Dianne Welsh
Entrepreneurial Family Business: From Survival to Success is a comprehensive look at the impactful elements surrounding family business and entrepreneurship throughout time. It emphasizes the importance of overlap between family, business, and ownership by utilizing story-telling techniques. By expl...Reading the Web: Strategies for Internet Inquiry
Author(s): Elizabeth Dobler
Reading the Web: Strategies for Internet Inquiry outlines web literacy in a user-friendly way that helps educators provide students with practical skills and strategies needed to approach the internet with discernment. One of the ways it accomplishes this is through the QUEST model: questioning, und...History and Tradition of Jazz
Author(s): Thomas E Larson
History and Tradition of Jazz is not just a story of jazz music and musicians, but the struggle to achieve, create, and invent for the sake of this musical art form. The publication features stories and legends of important events and people who shaped jazz history, while addressing how the music h...Gangs
Author(s): Mario L. Hesse, Christopher J. Przemieniecki
Explore the gang phenomenon with respect to the core components of the criminal justice system: the police, the courts, and corrections.Gangs specifically and sufficiently covers essential gang topics as well as groundbreaking information on new topics. This text presents a traditional and brief ove...Implementing Innovative Leadership in an Inclusive Learning Environment
Author(s): Joseph B Cuseo, Aaron Thompson, Houston M. Barber
"If ever we needed the transformative power of culturally competent educational leadership to drive deep learning, it is now. We need the Why, the What & the How. The Authors of 'Implementing Innovative Leadership in an Inclusive Learning Environment' deliver - with compelling clarity - on all three...