Most Popular Books by Marilyn Peterson

Just when Marilyn Peterson Haus thought she had escaped life as the child of born-again farmers on the Minnesota plains, her twin brother’s manic violence catapults her back to the fissures of her childhood. Half of a Whole is the haunting chronicle of her twin’s encroaching mental illness, her mother’s blatant favoritism, and the stultifying strictures of her family’s religious zealotry. Sentence by sentence, she battles to break free from a painful past and live life on her own terms. “This is the unadorned, compelling story of the author’s struggle to both protect and individuate from her bipolar twin brother, while enmeshed in the repressive, stifling culture of her evangelical family. An inspiring, courageous, and complex journey toward the freedom we all need to fulfill our own individual potential as human beings.” —Joan Kavanaugh, Minister, Psychotherapist, Author of For the Living of These Days: Prayers for a Troubled World

"Although Restorative Justice Dialogue is not a long text, it is an impressive achievement. Each chapter is rich in content, as Umbreit and Armour blend theory, practice, empirical research, and case studies to discuss a range of topics from specific models of restorative justice to the role of facilitators in restorative justice dialogue." --PsycCRITIQUES "Restorative Justice Dialogue presents a thorough and comprehensive explanation and assessment of the current state of restorative justice in the world." --Journal of Social Work Values and Ethics "[A]n evidence-based description of the history, practices, and future of restorative dialogue that is informed by the values and principles of law, social work, and spirituality. This is an impressive achievement." --Daniel W. Van NessPrison Fellowship International, Washington, DC "I know of no other book that provides such a complete review of the various and emerging restorative practices and the phenomenal growth of this movement worldwide." --David Karp, PhDSkidmore College "The combination of two outstanding and widely recognized restorative justice researchers, practitioners, and authors has produced a text that is destined to be a major resource." --Katherine Van Wormer, PhDUniversity of Northern Iowa This book provides a comprehensive foundation for understanding restorative justice and its application worldwide to numerous social issues. Backed by reviews of empirical research and case examples, the authors describe the core restorative justice practices, including victim-offender mediation, family group conferencing, and peacemaking circles, as well as cultural considerations, emerging variations in a wide variety of settings, and the crucial role of the facilitator. Together, authors Umbreit and Armour bring the latest empirical research and clinical wisdom to those invested in the research and practice of restorative justice. Key topics: Spiritual components of restorative justice Victim-offender mediation Family group conferencing Peacemaking circles Victim-offender dialogue in crimes of severe violence Dimensions of culture in restorative justice Humanistic mediation Application to domestic violence, higher education, and incarceration

A practicing analyst combines broad training and research and hands-on experience in this first comprehensive reference/text assessing criminal, investigative, and strategic analysis techniques and reports, while showing how they support every facet of law enforcement today. The sourcebook gives a history of the field of analysis and of the education and training of analysts; lists and describes analytical techniques in an easy-to-access A to Z arrangement; offers a step-by-step approach to the development of public and strategic reports; discusses the applications of analytical techniques in violent crime, organized crime, narcotics, white collar crime, and street crime; highlights the work of important agencies, organizations, and individuals in the field of analysis; and points to future needs and uses for criminal analysis. A glossary, appendix description of computer software, and lengthy bibliography further enrich this reference guide and teaching tool for analysts, law enforcement officers, and criminal justice students and experts.

The Adventures of Bo the Cloud: The Rainbow Bird tells the story of a wise mentor Bo, the Cloud, who helps Nugget, the Rainbow Bird, discover friends who accept him exactly the way he is. Nugget is a unique bird with feathers of many colors. As an egg, Nugget was blown out of the nest during a terrible rainstorm. He landed just at the end of a rainbow, hatching in its glow. Nugget dislikes being multicolored. Bo accompanies Nugget on a quest to become all one color like all the other birds. Bo and the bird friends along the journey help Nugget to learn that everyone has a unique skill and talent which contributes to a varied, helpful society. This story emphasizes friendship, cultural differences, and appreciation of individual talents. An accompanying audiocassette presents original vocal music, sung by professionals. The reverse side of the audiocassette features professionals voicing the various characters and singing the songs. Educators truly appreciate this story. Gail Hughling, M.Ed., elementary school counselor, says, "Character education is greatly enriched... children love Bo and friends and are quick to relate to their positive traits". Author Myra McLarey declares the story, "Imaginative, insightful, tender and upbeat."

This is the real life account of the life of twins, seen through the eyes of one, from their early childhood, in sometimes troubled circumstances, to the death of the other from mesothelioma. The story emerges from understanding the life of her twin from the young child''s egocentric eyes, experiencing that intensely close bond twins share, to a final heart wrenching insight of the life of the other. And all the way through this journey the writer''s dreams, sometimes almost mystical, sometimes shocking and confronting, point the way to the deepest understanding of their relationship, and the nature of their journey itself.

The terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, revealed the life-and-death importance of enhancing U.S. intelligence operations. Since that day, a tremendous amount of attention has been focused on the need for constructive changes in law enforcement intelligence. Becuse effective intelligence operations can be applied equally well to terrorist threats and crimes in the community, homeland security and local crime prevention ae not mutually exclusive. This report examines how law enforcment agencies can enhance their intelligence operations for homeland security and traditional enforcement and crime prevention, regardless of how sophisticated their intelligence operations are. It explores the meaning and uses of intelligence, provides examples of intelligence practices, and explores how to establish and maintain an intelligence capability. Figure. This is a print on demand report.

This thesis examines the life and work of Japanese jazz composer, pianist and band-leader Toshiko Akiyoshi (b. 1929), one of the most successful women in modern jazz. Over the course of her career, Akiyoshi performed and traveled extensively with musicians in Japan and in the United States, courting two audiences through and earning respect and success in both countries. Analysis of three pieces, from three albums representing different stages of her career, and a live performance from June 2010 are used to illustrate the maturation of Akiyoshi''s work and how she combined American and Japanese musical traditions and styles, including bebop and Japanese Noh, to create her own style and a new type of jazz fusion.

A how-to re understanding and using the messages in your dreams. 5-step approach, dream components, more advanced techniques (to remember, analyze, journal), 100 dreams analyzed.