Political Science - General

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) releases many records with topics ranging from Anti-War, Gangs Extremist Groups, Organized Crime, Supreme Court, World War II and many more. Included are several older files but also many new updated unreleased files; this is one of those...

The FBI's Domestic Investigations and Operations Guide (DIOG) was revised and updated based on comments and feedback received since the original DIOG was issued on December 16, 2008. This new version was approved by Director Mueller on October 15, 2011. The changes primarily clarify...

Although starting a new police agency is a complex and expensive undertaking, very little has been written about it until now. This guide will assist public officials and citizens to decide whether or not to start their own police departments, and if they decide...

This toolkit provides essential guidance for agencies and individuals seeking to implement restorative justice programs and advance community policing. COPS funded the development of this toolkit to complement the Community Policing, Community Justice and Restorative Justice monograph.Author: Office of Community Oriented Policing SeISBN-10: 1288384254ISBN-13:...

Drug Dealing in Open-Air Markets provides an overview of the problem and discusses the factors that increase the risks of drug dealing in open-air markets. The guide also provides questions for consideration when conducting an analysis of your open-air drug market problem and reviews...

writing the form of a recommended check list lessons learned from the operation conducted by the 187th Airborne Infantry from 20-23 October 1950 during the Korean War. Contents include notes on the planning and preparation phase.Author: United States ArmyISBN-10: 1288366272ISBN-13: 9781288366279Publisher: BibliogovLanguage: EnglishPublished: 11/28/2012Pages:...

McClellan's own story: the war for the Union, the soldiers who fought it, the civilians who directed it, and his relations to it and to themAuthor: George B. McClellanISBN-10: 1288359780ISBN-13: 9781288359783Publisher: BibliogovLanguage: EnglishPublished: 11/28/2012Pages: 88Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.38lbsSize: 9.69h x 7.44w x 0.18d

This information is to characterize simple sabotage, to outline its possible effects, and to present suggestions for inciting and executing it.Author: Office of Strategic ServicesISBN-10: 1288354789ISBN-13: 9781288354788Publisher: BibliogovLanguage: EnglishPublished: 11/28/2012Pages: 40Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.20lbsSize: 9.69h x 7.44w x 0.08d

A handbook to be used in the instruction of the use of the Vickers machine gun, stressing the mechanism and parts to help correct stoppages and technical problems.Author: Infantry School of ArmsISBN-10: 1288353294ISBN-13: 9781288353293Publisher: BibliogovLanguage: EnglishPublished: 11/28/2012Pages: 110Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.47lbsSize: 9.69h x 7.44w x...

The Naval War College Review was established in 1948 and is a forum for discussion of public policy matters of interest to the maritime services. The forthright and candid views of the authors are presented for the professional education of the readers. Articles published...

The Naval War College Review was established in 1948 and is a forum for discussion of public policy matters of interest to the maritime services. The forthright and candid views of the authors are presented for the professional education of the readers. Articles published...

The Naval War College Review was established in 1948 and is a forum for discussion of public policy matters of interest to the maritime services. The forthright and candid views of the authors are presented for the professional education of the readers. Articles published...

The Naval War College Review was established in 1948 and is a forum for discussion of public policy matters of interest to the maritime services. The forthright and candid views of the authors are presented for the professional education of the readers. Articles published...

The Office of the Inspector General (OIG) is an office that is part of the Cabinet departments and independent agencies of the United States federal government as well as some state and local governments. Each office includes an Inspector General and employees charged with...

This study illustrates the sound reasons why Japan must keep alive her spirit of nationalism through power. If the Empire is to endure, it must do so through strength rather than weakness. Military leaders have deliberately planned and put into operation a system of...

Analyzes the costs of substance abuse to the Nation and to states, and the cost savings that could be gained if effective prevention policies were implemented nationwide. Lists programs and policies that are most cost-beneficial. 58-pages.Author: Substance Abuse and Mental Health ServicISBN-10: 1288241623ISBN-13: 9781288241620Publisher:...

Explores how states implement Medicaid regulations requiring Preadmission Screening and Resident Review (PASRR) to screen elderly nursing facility applicants and residents for serious mental illness. Presents findings from national survey and state studies.Author: Substance Abuse and Mental Health ServicISBN-10: 1288241402ISBN-13: 9781288241408Publisher: BibliogovLanguage: EnglishPublished: 11/01/2012Pages:...

The National Institute of Corrections (NIC) is an agency of the United States government. It is part of the United States Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of Prisons. NIC provides support programs to assist federal, state, and local corrections agencies. Additionally the NIC provides...

Provides a blueprint for child care providers to use when hiring a mental health consultant. Discusses the types and essential features of mental health consultants, and the challenges in the consulting process. Presents recommendations for action.Author: Substance Abuse and Mental Health ServicISBN-10: 1288238010ISBN-13: 9781288238019Publisher:...

Designed for use by participants in group cognitive behavioral therapy sessions on anger management for people with substance abuse problems or mental illness. Summarizes core concepts for each session; includes worksheets and homework assignments.Author: Substance Abuse and Mental Health ServicISBN-10: 1288237995ISBN-13: 9781288237999Publisher: BibliogovLanguage: EnglishPublished:...

Provides tools to implement the evidence-based practices of Assertive Community Treatment (ACT), which offers customized, community-based services for people with mental illness. Includes DVD, CD-ROM, brochures in English and Spanish, and PowerPoint presentation.Author: Substance Abuse and Mental Health ServicISBN-10: 1288237758ISBN-13: 9781288237753Publisher: BibliogovLanguage: EnglishPublished: 10/31/2012Pages:...

Describes the Strategic Prevention Framework (SPF), a 5-step planning process to guide states and communities in substance abuse prevention activities. Promotes implementation of evidence-based practices for prevention in communities across the country.Author: Substance Abuse and Mental Health ServicISBN-10: 1288237510ISBN-13: 9781288237517Publisher: BibliogovLanguage: EnglishPublished: 10/31/2012Pages: 38Format:...

Offers administrators guidelines on integrating evidence-based practices into alcohol abuse and drug abuse treatment programs. Suggests ways to assess organizational readiness, plan and implement changes, evaluate progress, and sustain change over time.Author: Substance Abuse and Mental Health ServicISBN-10: 1288235976ISBN-13: 9781288235971Publisher: BibliogovLanguage: EnglishPublished: 10/31/2012Pages: 76Format:...

The following significant dates in the history of the First Division are, listed in order to facilitate research and study. 1. The organization of the First Division began on May 23, 1917. 2. It sailed for France beginning June 12, 1917. 3. The first...

Summarizes guidelines for screening, assessment, and comprehensive treatment of child abuse and child neglect issues among people in substance abuse treatment. Discusses therapeutic issues for counselors and how to help break the intergenerational cycle.Author: Substance Abuse and Mental Health ServicISBN-10: 1288235089ISBN-13: 9781288235087Publisher: BibliogovLanguage: EnglishPublished:...

Offers guidelines to help clinicians address substance abuse treatment issues in various settings within the criminal justice system. Discusses screening and assessment, triage and placement, treatment planning, and treatment issues for specific populations. Includes program development guidance for administrators.Author: Substance Abuse and Mental Health...

Contains a description of the Serbian Army's retreat from the banks of the Danube and the Timok towards the Adriatic Coast during the fall of 1914. The author is a veteran of English journalism, and personally followed the principle phases of the military drama...

Describes brief intervention and brief therapy techniques for treatment of alcohol abuse and drug abuse, including brief cognitive-behavioral, strategic/ interactional, humanistic and existential, psychodynamic, family, and time-limited group therapies.Author: Substance Abuse and Mental Health ServicISBN-10: 1288230818ISBN-13: 9781288230815Publisher: BibliogovLanguage: EnglishPublished: 10/29/2012Pages: 48Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.23lbsSize: 9.69h...

Offers guidelines to physicians using buprenorphine for the medication-assisted treatment of opioid addiction. Explains the pharmacology of buprenorphine, patient assessment, treatment protocols, needs of special populations, and policies and procedures.Author: Substance Abuse and Mental Health ServicISBN-10: 1288230796ISBN-13: 9781288230792Publisher: BibliogovLanguage: EnglishPublished: 10/29/2012Pages: 44Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.21lbsSize:...

Helps counselors teach anger management techniques in a group setting to clients with substance abuse problems or mental illness. Uses cognitive behavioral therapy to address the anger cycle, conflict resolution, assertiveness skills, and anger-control plans.Author: Substance Abuse and Mental Health ServicISBN-10: 1288230788ISBN-13: 9781288230785Publisher: BibliogovLanguage:...

The conclusion of this study is that high power microwave technology is ready for the transition to active weapons in the U.S. military. It reviews various applications of high power microwave weapons in strategic and operational missions for the Air Force, considers the implications...

Covering the period from October to December 2004, this second report to Congress summarizes the activities of the Office of Justice Programs (i.e., the National Institute of Justice, the Bureau of Justice Statistics, and the Bureau of Justice Assistance) and the National Institute of...

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) was introduced on December 2, 1970 by President Richard Nixon. The agency is charged with protecting human health and the environment, by writing and enforcing regulations based on laws passed by Congress. The EPA's struggle to protect health...

The United States Government Printing Office (GPO) was created in June 1860, and is an agency of the U.S. federal government based in Washington D.C. The office prints documents produced by and for the federal government, including Congress, the Supreme Court, the Executive Office...

The United States Government Printing Office (GPO) was created in June 1860, and is an agency of the the U.S. federal government based in Washington D.C. The office prints documents produced by and for the federal government, including Congress, the Supreme Court, the Executive...

This AMS Meteorological Monographs is dedicated to Dr. Joanne Simpson for her many pioneering research efforts in tropical meteorology during her fifty-year career. Dr. Simpson's major areas of scientific research involved the "hot tower" hypothesis and its role in hurricanes, structure and maintenance of...

Boron Nitride nanotubes (BNNT) are of interest to the scientific and technical communities for many of the same reasons that carbon nanotubes (CNT) have attracted large amounts of attention. Both materials have potentially unique and significant properties which may have important structural and electronic...

The United States Government Printing Office (GPO) was created in June 1860, and is an agency of the U.S. federal government based in Washington D.C. The office prints documents produced by and for the federal government, including Congress, the Supreme Court, the Executive Office...

Lockheed Martin Space Operations - Stennis Programs (LMSO) at the John C Stennis Space Center (NASA/SSC) has designed and built a Beowulf computer cluster which is owned by NASA/SSC and operated by LMSO. The design and construction of the cluster are detailed in this...

The United States Government Printing Office (GPO) was created in June 1860, and is an agency of the the U.S. federal government based in Washington D.C. The office prints documents produced by and for the federal government, including Congress, the Supreme Court, the Executive...

The U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) is an independent agency that works for Congress. The GAO watches over Congress, and investigates how the federal government spends taxpayers dollars. The Comptroller General of the United States is the leader of the GAO, and is appointed...

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) was introduced on December 2, 1970 by President Richard Nixon. The agency is charged with protecting human health and the environment, by writing and enforcing regulations based on laws passed by Congress. The EPA's struggle to protect health...

The Justice Department has reported that Indians are at least twice as likely to be raped or sexually assaulted as all other races in the United States. Indians living in remote areas may be days away from health care facilities providing medical forensic exams,...

The U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) is an independent agency that works for Congress. The GAO watches over Congress, and investigates how the federal government spends taxpayers dollars. The Comptroller General of the United States is the leader of the GAO, and is appointed...

Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO reviewed the employment projection process that the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) uses to project future employment levels and analyze the effects of major determining factors on the BLS projections of 1995 employment levels. GAO found that BLS...

The United States Department of Labor (DOL) is a part of the U.S. Government that is responsible for the occupational safety, wage and hour standards, unemployment insurance benefits, re-employment services, and much more. The purpose of the DOL is to assist citizens in work...

Since the federal budget process involves making decisions about social and economic issues that affect all Americans, a prerequisite to participating in those decisions is an understanding of how the budget process works. With this objective in mind, Congress directed the Comptroller General to...

In response to a congressional request, GAO provided the most current information on: (1) asbestos claims filed with the Department of Labor; and (2) the costs associated with processing claims and defending the government in court cases. GAO found that: (1) asbestos claims under...

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) was introduced on December 2, 1970 by President Richard Nixon. The agency is charged with protecting human health and the environment, by writing and enforcing regulations based on laws passed by Congress. The EPA's struggle to protect health...

The Equal Employment Opportunity Coordinating Council, consisting of the Secretary of Labor, the Attorney General and the chairpersons of the Civil Service Commission, Civil Rights Commission, and Equal Employment Opportunity Commission or their respective delegates, was established in 1972 to coordinate federal equal employment...