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Ethical Data and Information Management

Concepts, Tools and Methods

par Katherine O'Keefe, Daragh O Brien ...

Information and how we manage, process and govern it is becoming increasingly important as organizations ride the wave of the big data revolution. ***Ethical Data and Information Management***offers a practical guide for people in organizations who are tasked with implementing information management projects. It sets out, in a clear and structured way, the fundamentals of ethics, and provides ... En savoir plus

$53.90 CAD

Information and how we manage, process and govern it is becoming increasingly important as organizations ride the wave of the big data revolution. ***Ethical Data and Information Management***offers a practical guide for people in organizations who are tasked with implementing information management projects. It sets out, in a clear and structured way, the fundamentals of ethics, and provides
... En savoir plus
We Own This City

A True Story of Crime, Cops, and Corruption

par Justin Fenton ...

NEW YORK TIMES EDITORS’ CHOICE • The astonishing true story of “one of the most startling police corruption scandals in a generation” (The New York Times), from the Pulitzer Prize–nominated reporter who exposed a gang of criminal cops and their yearslong plunder of an American cityNOW AN HBO SERIES FROM THE WIRE CREATOR DAVID SIMON AND GEORGE PELECANOS“A work of journalism that not only chronicles ... En savoir plus

Prix courant $12.99 CAD Maintenant $10.99 CAD

NEW YORK TIMES EDITORS’ CHOICE • The astonishing true story of “one of the most startling police corruption scandals in a generation” (The New York Times), from the Pulitzer Prize–nominated reporter who exposed a gang of criminal cops and their yearslong plunder of an American cityNOW AN HBO SERIES FROM THE WIRE CREATOR DAVID SIMON AND GEORGE PELECANOS“A work of journalism that not only chronicles
... En savoir plus
Madame Queen, Stanford (Livre lesbien, roman lesbien) - Romance lesbienne - slow burn - prof élève

par Kyrian Malone, Livre Lesbien - Steditions ...

Collections Livre 0 - Série lesbienne : Queenverse - Romance lesbienne / Thriller et Dark Romance
Regina Queen, brillante avocate new yorkaise, décide de rentrer à San Francisco pour enseigner le droit pénal à l'université de Stanford. Tous les élèves la connaissent pour ses nombreuses affaires médiatisées. Au premier rang : Danielle Banks, la fille de Madame la procureure en personne. Danielle débute sa quatrième année à l'université. Elle espère décrocher sa maîtrise et gagner une place pour ... En savoir plus

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Regina Queen, brillante avocate new yorkaise, décide de rentrer à San Francisco pour enseigner le droit pénal à l'université de Stanford. Tous les élèves la connaissent pour ses nombreuses affaires médiatisées. Au premier rang : Danielle Banks, la fille de Madame la procureure en personne. Danielle débute sa quatrième année à l'université. Elle espère décrocher sa maîtrise et gagner une place pour
... En savoir plus
Anatomy of Injustice

A Murder Case Gone Wrong

par Raymond Bonner ...

The book that helped free an innocent man who had spent twenty-seven years on death row.In January 1982, an elderly white widow was found brutally murdered in the small town of Greenwood, South Carolina. Police immediately arrested Edward Lee Elmore, a semiliterate, mentally retarded black man with no previous felony record. His only connection to the victim was having cleaned her gutters and ... En savoir plus

$13.99 CAD

The book that helped free an innocent man who had spent twenty-seven years on death row.In January 1982, an elderly white widow was found brutally murdered in the small town of Greenwood, South Carolina. Police immediately arrested Edward Lee Elmore, a semiliterate, mentally retarded black man with no previous felony record. His only connection to the victim was having cleaned her gutters and
... En savoir plus
American Muckraker

Rethinking Journalism for the 21st Century

par James O’Keefe ...

ON POWERThey do have tremendous power. But in part it is because we give it to them. We are nothing, but we are not alone. Awe cannot live in fear. The moment you stop caring about what the media establishment thinks of you, is the moment you become truly free.ON INSIDERSThe USPS whistleblower, a Marine Corps combat veteran said, “I would rather be back in Afghanistan, getting shot at by Afghans, ... En savoir plus

$16.19 CAD

ON POWERThey do have tremendous power. But in part it is because we give it to them. We are nothing, but we are not alone. Awe cannot live in fear. The moment you stop caring about what the media establishment thinks of you, is the moment you become truly free.ON INSIDERSThe USPS whistleblower, a Marine Corps combat veteran said, “I would rather be back in Afghanistan, getting shot at by Afghans,
... En savoir plus
The Death of Common Sense

How Law Is Suffocating America

par Philip K. Howard ...

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER“We need a new idea of how to govern. The current system is broken. Law is supposed to be a framework for humans to make choices, not the replacement for free choice.” So notes Philip K. Howard in the new Afterword to his explosive manifesto The Death of Common Sense. Here Howard offers nothing less than a fresh, lucid, practical operating system for modern democracy. ... En savoir plus

Prix courant $14.99 CAD Maintenant $10.99 CAD

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER“We need a new idea of how to govern. The current system is broken. Law is supposed to be a framework for humans to make choices, not the replacement for free choice.” So notes Philip K. Howard in the new Afterword to his explosive manifesto The Death of Common Sense. Here Howard offers nothing less than a fresh, lucid, practical operating system for modern democracy.
... En savoir plus
Animal Rights

What Everyone Needs to Know®

par Paul Waldau ...

Collections series What Everyone Needs To Know®
In this compelling volume in the What Everyone Needs to Know® series, Paul Waldau expertly navigates the many heated debates surrounding the complex and controversial animal rights movement. Organized around a series of probing questions, this timely resource offers the most complete, even-handed survey of the animal rights movement available. The book covers the full spectrum of issues, beginning ... En savoir plus

$8.63 CAD

In this compelling volume in the What Everyone Needs to Know® series, Paul Waldau expertly navigates the many heated debates surrounding the complex and controversial animal rights movement. Organized around a series of probing questions, this timely resource offers the most complete, even-handed survey of the animal rights movement available. The book covers the full spectrum of issues, beginning
... En savoir plus
The Great Post Office Scandal

The Fight to Expose A Multimillion Pound Scandal Which Put Innocent People in Jail

par Nick Wallis ...

The Great Post Office Scandal is the extraordinary story behind the recent ITV drama series Mr Bates vs The Post Office.This gripping page-turner recounts how thousands of subpostmasters were accused of theft and false accounting on the back of evidence from Horizon, the flawed computer system designed by Fujitsu, and how a group of them, led by Alan Bates, took their fight to the High Court. ... En savoir plus

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The Great Post Office Scandal is the extraordinary story behind the recent ITV drama series Mr Bates vs The Post Office.This gripping page-turner recounts how thousands of subpostmasters were accused of theft and false accounting on the back of evidence from Horizon, the flawed computer system designed by Fujitsu, and how a group of them, led by Alan Bates, took their fight to the High Court.
... En savoir plus
The New Lawyer

How Settlement Is Transforming the Practice of Law

par Julie MacFarlane ...

Collections series Law and Society Series
Today’s justice system and the legal profession have rendered the “lawyer-warrior” notion outdated, shifting toward conflict resolution rather than protracted litigation. The new lawyer’s skills go beyond court battles to encompass negotiation, mediation, collaborative practice, and restorative justice. In The New Lawyer, Julie Macfarlane explores the evolving role of practitioners, articulating ... En savoir plus

$25.99 CAD

Today’s justice system and the legal profession have rendered the “lawyer-warrior” notion outdated, shifting toward conflict resolution rather than protracted litigation. The new lawyer’s skills go beyond court battles to encompass negotiation, mediation, collaborative practice, and restorative justice. In The New Lawyer, Julie Macfarlane explores the evolving role of practitioners, articulating
... En savoir plus
Confronting the Death Penalty

How Language Influences Jurors in Capital Cases

par Robin Conley ...

Collections series Oxford Studies in Language and Law
Confronting the Death Penalty: How Language Influences Jurors in Capital Cases probes how jurors make the ultimate decision about whether another human being should live or die. Drawing on ethnographic and qualitative linguistic methods, this book explores the means through which language helps to make death penalty decisions possible - how specific linguistic choices mediate and restrict jurors', ... En savoir plus

$20.87 CAD

Confronting the Death Penalty: How Language Influences Jurors in Capital Cases probes how jurors make the ultimate decision about whether another human being should live or die. Drawing on ethnographic and qualitative linguistic methods, this book explores the means through which language helps to make death penalty decisions possible - how specific linguistic choices mediate and restrict jurors',
... En savoir plus
Inside Parkhurst

Stories of a Prison Officer

par David Berridge ...

THE FASCINATING SUNDAY TIMES TOP TEN BESTSELLERAssaults. Riots. Cell fires. Medical emergencies. Understaffed wings. Suicides. Hooch. Weapons. It's all in a week's work at HMP Parkhurst.After 28 years working as a prison officer, with 22 years at HMP Parkhurst, once one of Britain's most high security prisons, David Berridge has had to deal with it all: serial killers and gangsters, terrorists and ... En savoir plus

$9.99 CAD

THE FASCINATING SUNDAY TIMES TOP TEN BESTSELLERAssaults. Riots. Cell fires. Medical emergencies. Understaffed wings. Suicides. Hooch. Weapons. It's all in a week's work at HMP Parkhurst.After 28 years working as a prison officer, with 22 years at HMP Parkhurst, once one of Britain's most high security prisons, David Berridge has had to deal with it all: serial killers and gangsters, terrorists and
... En savoir plus
Cheating Justice

How Bush and Cheney Attacked the Rule of Law and Plotted to Avoid Prosecution- and What We Can Do about It

par Cynthia Cooper, Elizabeth Holtzman ...

President George W. Bush and Vice President Cheney deceived Congress and the people to drive us into a war in Iraq; they claimed the right to wiretap illegally and to eavesdrop on citizens; and they authorized torture, unilaterally upending laws and violating international treaty obligations. Yet, both Bush and Cheney are audaciously unapologetic about their crimes. In his recent memoir, President ... En savoir plus

$23.03 CAD

President George W. Bush and Vice President Cheney deceived Congress and the people to drive us into a war in Iraq; they claimed the right to wiretap illegally and to eavesdrop on citizens; and they authorized torture, unilaterally upending laws and violating international treaty obligations. Yet, both Bush and Cheney are audaciously unapologetic about their crimes. In his recent memoir, President
... En savoir plus
The Moral Compass of the American Lawyer

Truth, Justice, Power, and Greed

par Richard A. Zitrin, Carol M. Langford ...

These are perilous times for Americans who need access to the legal system. Too many lawyers blatantly abuse power and trust, engage in reckless ethical misconduct, grossly unjust billing practices, and dishonesty disguised as client protection. All this has undermined the credibility of lawyers and the authority of the legal system. In the court of public opinion, many lawyers these days are ... En savoir plus

$8.99 CAD

These are perilous times for Americans who need access to the legal system. Too many lawyers blatantly abuse power and trust, engage in reckless ethical misconduct, grossly unjust billing practices, and dishonesty disguised as client protection. All this has undermined the credibility of lawyers and the authority of the legal system. In the court of public opinion, many lawyers these days are
... En savoir plus
Daggers Unsheathed

The Political Assassination of Glen Clark

par Judy Tyabji ...

Daggers Unsheathed: The Political Assassination of Glen Clark is the story of the Glen Clark era in British Columbia politics. From the 1995 announcement of his NDP leadership aspirations to the day in 2002 when he was acquitted of criminal charges in a BC court, Glen Clark was the dominant personality in West Coast politics. Clark's style and politics as premier of BC ensured that everyone had a ... En savoir plus

$9.62 CAD

Daggers Unsheathed: The Political Assassination of Glen Clark is the story of the Glen Clark era in British Columbia politics. From the 1995 announcement of his NDP leadership aspirations to the day in 2002 when he was acquitted of criminal charges in a BC court, Glen Clark was the dominant personality in West Coast politics. Clark's style and politics as premier of BC ensured that everyone had a
... En savoir plus
眾裏尋她

公義在香港

par 陳文敏 ...

在《眾裏尋她：公義在香港》，陳文敏教授通過其個人經驗和重要案例，探討香港法律制度的核心價值。本書解釋和釐清了一些有關香港法律的常見問題。例如大律師如何為有罪的人作辯護？法律偏袒於有財有勢的人嗎？我們是否在任何情況下皆要遵守法律？在人權與國家安全互相抵觸的情況下，兩者該如何取得平衡？公平又如何與行政效能協調？我們可以因自由被濫用而否定它嗎？陳教授在書中亦會談及法律專業和專業精神，並指出法律專業備受尊崇在於律師嚴格堅持其專業操守，並致力於維護公義與公平。本書所談及的案例涵蓋不同的法律範疇，並橫跨陳教授數十年的執業經歷。通過這些真實案例，陳教授不但令讀者更明白香港的法律制度如何運作，亦讓讀者更深入地考量法律體制、法律專業、正義在現代社會的角色和法治的重要性。陳文敏為香港大學法律學院公法講座教授暨前院長（20022014），專研憲法、行政法和人權法，著作甚豐 ... En savoir plus

$21.59 CAD

在《眾裏尋她：公義在香港》，陳文敏教授通過其個人經驗和重要案例，探討香港法律制度的核心價值。本書解釋和釐清了一些有關香港法律的常見問題。例如大律師如何為有罪的人作辯護？法律偏袒於有財有勢的人嗎？我們是否在任何情況下皆要遵守法律？在人權與國家安全互相抵觸的情況下，兩者該如何取得平衡？公平又如何與行政效能協調？我們可以因自由被濫用而否定它嗎？陳教授在書中亦會談及法律專業和專業精神，並指出法律專業備受尊崇在於律師嚴格堅持其專業操守，並致力於維護公義與公平。本書所談及的案例涵蓋不同的法律範疇，並橫跨陳教授數十年的執業經歷。通過這些真實案例，陳教授不但令讀者更明白香港的法律制度如何運作，亦讓讀者更深入地考量法律體制、法律專業、正義在現代社會的角色和法治的重要性。陳文敏為香港大學法律學院公法講座教授暨前院長（20022014），專研憲法、行政法和人權法，著作甚豐
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Animal Welfare and Human Values

par Rod Preece, Lorna Chamberlain ...

As the most populous province in Canada, Ontario is a microcosm of the animal welfare issues which beset Western civilization. The authors of this book, chairman and vice-chairman, respectively, of the Ontario Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, find themselves constantly being made aware of the atrocities committed in the Society’s jurisdiction.They have been, in turn, puzzled, ... En savoir plus

$42.47 CAD

As the most populous province in Canada, Ontario is a microcosm of the animal welfare issues which beset Western civilization. The authors of this book, chairman and vice-chairman, respectively, of the Ontario Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, find themselves constantly being made aware of the atrocities committed in the Society’s jurisdiction.They have been, in turn, puzzled,
... En savoir plus
Objection

Disgust, Morality, and the Law

par Debra Lieberman, Carlton Patrick ...

Why do we consider incest wrong, even when it occurs between consenting adults unable to have children? Why are words that gross us out more likely to be deemed "obscene" and denied the protection of the First Amendment? In a world where a gruesome photograph can decisively influence a jury and homosexual behavior is still condemned by some as "unnatural," it is worth asking: is our legal system ... En savoir plus

$27.35 CAD

Why do we consider incest wrong, even when it occurs between consenting adults unable to have children? Why are words that gross us out more likely to be deemed "obscene" and denied the protection of the First Amendment? In a world where a gruesome photograph can decisively influence a jury and homosexual behavior is still condemned by some as "unnatural," it is worth asking: is our legal system
... En savoir plus
Lawyers and the Proceeds of Crime

The Facilitation of Money Laundering and its Control

par Katie Benson ...

Collections series The Law of Financial Crime
The role played by legal professionals in the laundering of criminal proceeds generated by others has become a priority concern for authorities at national and international levels. This ground-breaking book presents an in-depth empirical analysis of the nature of lawyers’ involvement in the facilitation of money laundering and its control through criminal justice and regulatory mechanisms. It is ... En savoir plus

$77.61 CAD

The role played by legal professionals in the laundering of criminal proceeds generated by others has become a priority concern for authorities at national and international levels. This ground-breaking book presents an in-depth empirical analysis of the nature of lawyers’ involvement in the facilitation of money laundering and its control through criminal justice and regulatory mechanisms. It is
... En savoir plus
Counselling, Psychotherapy and the Law

par Peter Jenkins ...

Collections series Professional Skills for Counsellors Series
`Jenkins′ book makes the law relevant, understandable and manageable to counsellors and psychotherapists. It makes clear, reassuring and essential reading for therapists in training as well as those in practice. [All] counsellors and psychotherapisys need to be up to speed with the law and with how it relates to their work. This book is more than timely with the impending introduction of ... En savoir plus

$90.71 CAD

`Jenkins′ book makes the law relevant, understandable and manageable to counsellors and psychotherapists. It makes clear, reassuring and essential reading for therapists in training as well as those in practice. [All] counsellors and psychotherapisys need to be up to speed with the law and with how it relates to their work. This book is more than timely with the impending introduction of
... En savoir plus
Complicit

How We Enable the Unethical and How to Stop

par Max H. Bazerman ...

What all of us can do to fight the pervasive human tendency to enable wrongdoing in the workplace, politics, and beyondIt is easy to condemn obvious wrongdoers such as Elizabeth Holmes, Harvey Weinstein, and the Sackler family. But we rarely think about the many people who supported their unethical or criminal behavior. In each case there was a supporting cast of complicitors: business partners, ... En savoir plus

$36.53 CAD

What all of us can do to fight the pervasive human tendency to enable wrongdoing in the workplace, politics, and beyondIt is easy to condemn obvious wrongdoers such as Elizabeth Holmes, Harvey Weinstein, and the Sackler family. But we rarely think about the many people who supported their unethical or criminal behavior. In each case there was a supporting cast of complicitors: business partners,
... En savoir plus
Lawyers in Practice

Ethical Decision Making in Context

Modifié par Leslie C. Levin, Lynn Mather ...

Collections series Chicago Series in Law and Society
How do lawyers resolve ethical dilemmas in the everyday context of their practice? What are the issues that commonly arise, and how do lawyers determine the best ways to resolve them? Until recently, efforts to answer these questions have focused primarily on rules and legal doctrine rather than the real-life situations lawyers face in legal practice.The first book to present empirical research on ... En savoir plus

$48.32 CAD

How do lawyers resolve ethical dilemmas in the everyday context of their practice? What are the issues that commonly arise, and how do lawyers determine the best ways to resolve them? Until recently, efforts to answer these questions have focused primarily on rules and legal doctrine rather than the real-life situations lawyers face in legal practice.The first book to present empirical research on
... En savoir plus
BigLaw

Money and Meaning in the Modern Law Firm

par Mitt Regan, Lisa H. Rohrer ...

Collections series Chicago Series in Law and Society
The Great Recession intensified large law firms’ emphasis on financial performance, leading to claims that lawyers in these firms were now guided by business rather than professional values. Based on interviews with more than 250 partners in large firms, Mitt Regan and Lisa H. Rohrer suggest that the reality is much more complex. It is true that large firm hiring, promotion, compensation, and ... En savoir plus

$39.41 CAD

The Great Recession intensified large law firms’ emphasis on financial performance, leading to claims that lawyers in these firms were now guided by business rather than professional values. Based on interviews with more than 250 partners in large firms, Mitt Regan and Lisa H. Rohrer suggest that the reality is much more complex. It is true that large firm hiring, promotion, compensation, and
... En savoir plus
Neurointerventions, Crime, and Punishment

Ethical Considerations

par Jesper Ryberg ...

Collections series Studies in Penal Theory and Philosophy
Advances in new neuroscientific research tools and technologies have not only led to new insight into the processes of the human brain, they have also refined and provided genuinely new ways of modifying and manipulating the human brain. The aspiration of such interventions is to affect conative, cognitive, and affective brain processes associated with emotional regulation, empathy, and moral ... En savoir plus

$101.51 CAD

Advances in new neuroscientific research tools and technologies have not only led to new insight into the processes of the human brain, they have also refined and provided genuinely new ways of modifying and manipulating the human brain. The aspiration of such interventions is to affect conative, cognitive, and affective brain processes associated with emotional regulation, empathy, and moral
... En savoir plus
The Collapse of the Common Good

How America's Lawsuit Culture Undermines Our Freedom

par Philip K. Howard ...

In pursuit of fairness at any cost, we have created a society paralyzed by legal fear: Doctors are paranoid and principals powerless. Little league coaches, scared of liability, stop volunteering. Schools and hospitals start to crumble. The common good fades, replaced by a cacophony of people claiming their “individual rights.”By turns funny and infuriating, this startling book dissects the dogmas ... En savoir plus

Prix courant $7.99 CAD Maintenant $6.99 CAD

In pursuit of fairness at any cost, we have created a society paralyzed by legal fear: Doctors are paranoid and principals powerless. Little league coaches, scared of liability, stop volunteering. Schools and hospitals start to crumble. The common good fades, replaced by a cacophony of people claiming their “individual rights.”By turns funny and infuriating, this startling book dissects the dogmas
... En savoir plus

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