Reporting from the front lines of America’s most important education reform effort—the movement for small schools The basic blueprint of American high schools hasn’t changed in a century, and we are p
Influenced by Herman Goldstein's Improving Policing: A Problem-Oriented Approach (1979), Toch (criminal justice, U. of Albany, State U. of New York) and Grant (Wright Institute; California Department
The social movements that Professor Toch examines in this book, originally published in 1966, range from the Black Muslims to food faddists, and the founders of these movements range from Hitler to Jo
Toch (The Hebrew U. of Jerusalem, Israel) presents 21 articles, originally appearing in various historical journals between 1981 and 2000, representing the major lines of enquiry he has undertaken for
Toch (criminal justice, U. of Albany of the State U. of New York) and Adams (public and environmental affairs, Indiana U.-Purdue U.-Indianapolis) provide a humane discussion of the psychology of impri
This seminal book offers an insightful portrait of chronic predatory offenders, problem police officers, and others with a demonstrated propensity for violent conduct. Dr. Toch explores the personal
Toch (emeritus, criminal justice, U. of Albany-SUNY) reviews the history of police reform over the past 50 years, stressing the role of citizen "spectators" in shaping police practice and policy, espe
Toch (medieval history, Hebrew U. of Jerusalem) presents a fascinating study of medieval Jewish economic history, though it is a bit more ambitious than just economic history. He focuses on the distri
A fascinating, insightful portrait of chronic predatory offenders, problem police officers, and others with a demonstrated propensity for violent conduct. This revised edition (first was in 1969) expl
Includes a foreword by Hans Toch, Distinguished Professor Emeritus at the School of Criminal Justice, University at Albany, State University of New York. This comprehensive book examines the state of
Although the prevalence of police-citizen conflict has diminished in recent decades, police use of excessive force remains a concern of police departments nationwide. This timely book focuses on what
Captain van Toch discovers a colony of newts in Sumatra which can not only be taught to trade and use tools, but also to speak. As the rest of the world learns of the creatures and their wonderful cap
Robert Johnson and Hans Toch's Crime and Punishment: Inside Views is an edited volume of original essays written by offenders "in their own words." The book provides a unique, inside view of crime, pr
Noting that so-called super-predators "may not exist, but they certainly sell a lot of books," Maruna (criminal justice, State U. of New York, Albany) instead focuses on the class of people that, acco
Based on a series of lectures given at Harvard in 1944 and first published in 1948, this book is a brilliant examination of the materials and concepts that are the basic building blocks of music: harm
Prisoners on death row spend 22 or more hours a day alone in cramped, barren cells. They have little to do except wait to die -- without knowing if it will happen in days, or decades. This extreme iso
