She is back! The intrepid Professor returns in a collection of new mystery cases. Bridlington author Trev Haymer presents his second collection of cases investigated by the Feisty Professor. She is a red-haired young lady in her early thirties who is a Professor of Archaeology and Forensics and who assists the cash-strapped local police force. Known as Prof the tenacious Professor wears designer clothes she bids for on the internet. Prof has a sidekick, Stanley, who is a metal detectorist. Most of these eight cases are set in Prof's base of Bretelton, an east coast seaside resort, with the occasional foray elsewhere. The cases are spiked with danger but also spiced with humour.
The Feisty Professor is back yet again! Bridlington author Trev Haymer presents his ninth publication since retirement. This is Trev's fourth book in the popular The Feisty Professor series. In her mid-thirties, our spiky red-haired protagonist is a professor of Archaeology and Forensic Science who lectures at universities. Assisting the local cash-strapped police force, the intrepid investigator tackles yet more unusual mystery cases, most of which are set in and around Bretelton, an ancient Anglo Saxon name for the present east coast seaside resort of Bridlington. As usual, Prof's cases are spiked with danger and spiced with humour.
The intrepid Professor returns! Bridlington author Trev Haymer presents his third book of mystery cases by the feisty investigator. She is a red-haired precocious young lady in her early thirties who is a Professor of Archaeology and Forensics. She is always ready to assist the local cash-strapped police force. Known as Prof, the tenacious Professor wears designer clothes purchased from the internet. She has a sidekick, Stanley who is a metal-detectorist and who she looks upon as the granddad she never had. Most of these cases are set in Prof's base of Bretelton (the Anglo Saxon name for Bridlington) an east coast seaside resort. The cases are spiked with danger but also spiced with humour.
Leonard Levy traces the development and implementation of forfeiture and contends that it is a questionable practice, which, because it is so often abused, serves only to undermine civil society. Arguing that civil forfeiture is unconstitutional, Levy provides examples of the victimization of innocent people and demonstrates that it has been used primarily against petty offienders rather than against its original targets, members of organized crime.
This book presents a developed theory of how national lawyers can approach, understand, and make use of foreign law. Its theme is pursued through a set of detailed essays which look at the courts as well as business practice and, with the help of statistics, demonstrate what type of academic work has any impact on the 'real' world. Engaging with Foreign Law thus aims to carve out a new niche for comparative law in this era of globalisation, and may also be the only book which deals in some depth with both private and public law in countries such as England, Germany, France, South Africa, and the United States.
What society considers blasphemy - a verbal assault against the sacred - is a litmus test of the standards it believes to be necessary to preserve unity, order, and morality. Society has always condemned as blasphemy what it regards as an abuse of liberty
"Analyzes the practice and meanings of democratic decision making through an extended case study of school board meetings in one western U.S. community. Argues that for communication conduct in local governance bodies, reasonable hostility is a more promising ideal than civility"--Provided by publisher.
In the late 1990s, two lawsuits by white applicants who had been rejected by the University of Michigan began working their way through the federal court system, aimed at the abolition of racial preferences in college admissions. The stakes were high, the constitutional questions profound, the politics and emotions explosive. It was soon evident that the matter was headed for the highest court in the land, but there all clarity ended. To the plaintiffs and the feisty public-interest law firm that backed them, the suits were a long overdue assault on reverse discrimination. The Constitution, strictly construed, was color-blind. Discrimination under any guise was not only illegal, it was the wrong way to set history right in a nation that had been troubled and divided by the uses and misuses of race for more than two hundred years. To the University of Michigan, and to other top institutions striving to expand opportunity and create diverse, representative student bodies, it looked as if most of what had been put in place since the 1978 Bakke v. University of California decision was about to be undone. Black and Hispanic students were in danger of being once again largely shut out of the most important avenue of advancement in America, an elite education. To some, it appeared likely that racial integration was about to suffer their worst setback since the start of the civil rights movement. In A Black and White Case, veteran Supreme Court reporter Greg Stohr portrays the individual dramas and exposes the human passions that colored and propelled this momentous legal struggle. His fascinating account takes us deep inside America’s court system, where logic collides with emotion, and common sense must contend with the majesty and sometimes the seeming perversity of the law. He follows the trail from Michigan to Washington, DC, revealing how lawyers argued and strategized, how lower-court judges fought behind the scenes for control of the cases, and why the White House filed a brief in support of the white students, in opposition to a chorus of retired generals and admirals worried that the military academies would no longer reflect the face of America. Finally, Stohr details the fallout from the Supreme Court's controversial 2003 ruling that both upheld affirmative action and upended some of the methods that had been used to effect it. And he shows how colleges and universities are reshaping their affirmative action policies--an evolution closely watched by lower courts, employers, civil rights lawyers, legislators, regulators, and the public. A Black and White Case brings alive and brilliantly explains one of the most important Supreme Court decisions on the fundamental and divisive subject of race relations in America.
In this much-needed text, the author provides dilemma-based teaching cases that teachers and early childhood leaders can analyze and discuss to build problem-solving and decision-making skills. Readers will reflect on challenges they are likely to experience in practice, addressing issues such as linguistically and culturally isolated children, children refusing to share with others, high-energy children struggling to develop self-regulation and executive function, and children experiencing trauma. They will also examine issues related to inadequate resources and teacher compensation. Each case portrays early childhood practitioners as they transform challenging scenarios into opportunities for the growth of social and emotional skills. This one-of-a-kind resource can be used for professional development, for courses that address the emotional and social development of young children, and with students beginning their supervised field experience to help bridge their research and practice. Book Features: Original teaching cases that combine research, theory, and the experiences of highly skilled teachers and leaders. Compelling narratives that encourage students to generate and share “inner portfolios” of emotionally intelligent strategies. Discussion questions for each case designed to stimulate analytic and critical reasoning. “Resources for Delving Deeper” for both research and best practice program guidance. A case-based professional development approach that instructors can use to balance both didactic presentations and supervised field experiences.
