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 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 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 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 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 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 explosion on the Deepwater Horizon disaster oil rig on April 20, 2010 resulted in the death of 11 workers and injury to another 17 workers. In the weeks and months after, as large amounts of crude oil released from the Macondo Well, tens...

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 potential impact of prisoner reentry on public safety is undeniable, with more than 600,000 individuals released from state and federal prisons each year. A clear spatial understanding of prisoner reentry is essential to managing ex-offenders in the community. Policing strategies designed to address...

This problem-oriented guide for police addresses the problem of clandestine drug labs. Offenders manufacture a variety of illicit drugs in such labs with methamphetamine accounting for 80 to 90 percent of the labs total drug production. Accordingly, the problem of clandestine drug labs is...

The Federal Reserve Archival System for Economic Research (FRASER) started in 2004 as a data preservation and accessibility project of the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis. FRASER's mission is to safeguard and provide easy access to the nation's economic history-particularly the history of...

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 Federal Reserve Archival System for Economic Research (FRASER) started in 2004 as a data preservation and accessibility project of the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis. FRASER's mission is to safeguard and provide easy access to the nation's economic history-particularly the history of...

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 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 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 DIOG was issued on December 16, 2008 to help implement the new Attorney General's Guidelines for Domestic FBI Operations that were issued earlier that year. These guidelines reconciled a number of previously separate guidelines, the first of which had been issued in...

The Family Readiness Group (FRG) provides an avenue of mutual support and assistance and a network of communication among family members, the chain of command, and community resources. The primary purpose of any FRG is to encourage self-sufficiency among its members by providing information,...

Crime prevention through environmental design (CPTED) is an approach to problem solving that considers environmental conditions and the opportunities they offer for crime or other unintended and undesirable behaviors. CPTED attempts to reduce or eliminate those opportunities by using elements of the environment to...

Many SRO programs have experienced difficulty recruiting, screening, retaining, training, and supervising SROs. This new COPS report documents promising methods that selected SRO programs have used to address these potential problem areas of SRO program operations. The information in the report is intended to...

This paper briefly reviews the range of prevention, intervention, suppression, and comprehensive strategies, providing examples of each type. It then offers a case study of problem analysis in Newark, New Jersey. The reader will learn the unique utility of network analysis in the resultant...

The purpose of this report is to put in 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...

This manual has two main purposes. It is a guide for junior leaders faced with actual troop leading. problems and a text for leadership instruction.Author: Department Of the Army HeadquartersISBN-10: 1288350082ISBN-13: 9781288350087Publisher: BibliogovLanguage: EnglishPublished: 11/28/2012Pages: 52Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.24lbsSize: 9.69h x 7.44w x 0.11d

FM 100-5, Tentative Field Service Regulations, Operations, is published for the information and guidance of all concerned. It contains the principles of troop leading and combat in the combined arms in maneuver warfare and constitutes the basis of instruction of all arms and services...

The Office of the Inspector General (OIG) is part of 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 whom identify, audit, and investigate: fraud, waste,...

The Office of the Inspector General (OIG) is part of 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 whom identify, audit, and investigate: fraud, waste,...

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 part of 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 whom identify, audit, and investigate: fraud, waste,...

The United States Army Heritage and Education Center (USAHEC) is the U.S. Army's primary historical research facility. Formed in 1999, the center consists of the Military History Institute (MHI), the Army Heritage Museum (AHM), and the U.S. Army Conservation Center, and the Visitor and...

Discusses community supervision of juvenile offenders based on the balanced approach mission and the restorative justice philosophy.Author: Office of Juvenile Justice and DelinquenISBN-10: 1288302533ISBN-13: 9781288302536Publisher: BibliogovLanguage: EnglishPublished: 11/15/2012Pages: 24Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.14lbsSize: 9.69h x 7.44w x 0.05d

The structural elements that hold together an aerospace vehicle must be strong and as lightweight as possible to minimize the fuel needed to reach orbit. NASA engineers continually strive to develop new materials and methods of structural design. In this challenge, students will undertake...

This paper discusses three Japanese military situations in Manchuria from the viewpoints of CGSS doctrine, the actual operation as it evolved, and the points of difference between them.Author: Robert G. Jr. BreeneISBN-10: 1288295588ISBN-13: 9781288295586Publisher: BibliogovLanguage: EnglishPublished: 11/13/2012Pages: 44Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.21lbsSize: 9.69h x 7.44w x...

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...

This study presents the operations of the 9th Infantry in October and November of 1918. Lessons learned include the value of surprise and cooperation, the necessity of security, the degree of training involved for particular operations (especially for night operations/darkness), moral as a determining...

This manual prescribes the duties to be performed in the service of the 105mm Howitzer Motor Carriage, M37, by the personnel normally assigned to a howitzer section of an armored Field Artillery firing battery.Author: War DepartmentISBN-10: 1288249284ISBN-13: 9781288249282Publisher: BibliogovLanguage: EnglishPublished: 11/02/2012Pages: 128Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.53lbsSize:...

Outlines the essential components of supportive housing services and programs for people with mental illness. Discusses how to develop new programs within mental health systems that are grounded in evidence-based practices. Kit includes eight booklets.Author: Substance Abuse and Mental Health ServicISBN-10: 1288248520ISBN-13: 9781288248520Publisher: BibliogovLanguage:...

China's rising maritime power is encountering American maritime power along the sea lines of communication (SLOCs) that connect China to vital energy resources in the Middle East and Africa. The "String of Pearls" describes the manifestation of China's rising geopolitical influence through efforts to...

What is "grand strategy," and why is it seemingly so important and so difficult? This monograph explores the concept of grand strategy as it has developed over the past several decades. It explains why the concept is so ubiquitous in discussions of present-day foreign...

A great power's use of its military forces may be rendered ineffective or even counterproductive when there are no clear internationally recognizable limits on this use of force. Professor Myerson derives this conclusion from the basic observation that our ability to influence potential rivals...

Helps community-based organizations plan and prepare competitive grant applications for Federal programs supporting substance abuse prevention, addiction treatment, and mental health services. Discusses grant announcements and the review process.Author: Substance Abuse and Mental Health ServicISBN-10: 1288237529ISBN-13: 9781288237524Publisher: BibliogovLanguage: EnglishPublished: 10/31/2012Pages: 132Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.55lbsSize: 9.69h...

Summarizes guidelines for clinicians leading group therapy sessions for substance abuse treatment. Describes the advantages and common types of group therapy, client placement criteria, and techniques for group development and group leadership.Author: Substance Abuse and Mental Health ServicISBN-10: 1288235267ISBN-13: 9781288235261Publisher: BibliogovLanguage: EnglishPublished: 10/31/2012Pages: 62Format:...

The explosive growth of China's economic interests in Africa-bilateral trade rocketed from $1 billion in 1990 to $150 billion in 2011-may be the most important trend in the continent's foreign relations since the end of the Cold War. In 2010, China surpassed the United...

Provides materials to raise awareness of the effects that alcohol abuse and alcoholism can have on children and families. Includes talking points, a fact sheet, story ideas, drop-in articles, print and radio public service announcements, and other resources.Author: Substance Abuse and Mental Health ServicISBN-10:...

Helps substance abuse treatment administrators address detoxification services issues. Describes challenges to providing linkages to treatment, patient placement, services and staffing for specific care settings, funding, and managed care considerations.Author: Substance Abuse and Mental Health ServicISBN-10: 1288230869ISBN-13: 9781288230860Publisher: BibliogovLanguage: EnglishPublished: 10/29/2012Pages: 60Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.28lbsSize:...

Provides guidelines for brief treatment and counseling with adults who are dependent on marijuana. Describes common treatment issues, assessment of marijuana use, motivational interventions, and how to change marijuana use through skill building.Author: Substance Abuse and Mental Health ServicISBN-10: 1288230761ISBN-13: 9781288230761Publisher: BibliogovLanguage: EnglishPublished: 10/29/2012Pages:...

Responses to thirteen questions regarding curriculum related to staff sexual misconduct with youth and youth on youth sexual assault are provided. "The objectives of the focus groups included: (1) to gather data that will inform NIC National Institute of Corrections] in how to best...

The responses from a survey about laws concerning the statutory rape of children are presented. Offense type, description, and penalty are noted.Author: National Institute of Corrections U. S.ISBN-10: 128822804XISBN-13: 9781288228041Publisher: BibliogovLanguage: EnglishPublished: 10/29/2012Pages: 164Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.67lbsSize: 9.69h x 7.44w x 0.35d

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States,...