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2023.
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English
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"Redefining School Safety and Policing identifies and works to eliminate systemic issues in school policing that negatively impact students of color, LGBTQIA+ students, and other marginalized populations. Focusing on the fundamental goal of creating safe learning environments, Yarbrough lays out the unintended consequences of involving police in the administrative disciplinary process, as agents of school administrators and enforcers of zero-tolerance...
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[2009]
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English
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When victims of oppression are considered inherently inferior, little thought is given to the imposition of psychological abuse or the persistent and often capricious measures of establishing control. Even attitudes regarding physical punishment become morally blurred. While many documentaries have shed light on the chronic educational famine of the inner-city child, there has been no film to date that deals with the inescapable oppressive abuse that...
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Alex Cross novels volume 1
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English
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He had always wanted to be famous. When he kidnapped two well-known rich kids it was headline news. Then one of them was found--dead. For such a high-profile case, they needed Alex Cross, police psychologist, and Jezzie Flanagan, a Secret Service agent, and even they were no match for the killer.
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Rachel Knight novels volume 4
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English
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While interviewing students in the aftermath of a school shooting in the San Fernando Valley, prosecutor Rachel Knight and Detective Bailey Keller realize the facts don't add up and the real killers may still be out there.
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Ones who got away volume 1
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English
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It's been twelve years since tragedy struck the senior class of Long Acre High School. Only a few students survived that fateful night - a group the media dubbed The Ones Who Got Away. Liv Arias thought she'd never return to Long Acre - until a documentary brings her and the other survivors back home. Suddenly her old flame, Finn Dorsey, is closer than ever, and their attraction is still white-hot. When a searing kiss reignites their passion, Liv...
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Violent Crime Investigations Team volume 2
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English
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"A middle school teacher leaves home one morning and never arrives at his job. He leaves behind his briefcase and his phone, along with photographs of some of his female students. Across town, a detective on Santa Rosa's Violent Crimes Investigations team joins a colleague from the narcotics division as they investigate the killing of a dealer and local heroin smuggling operation. As the two cases converge in unexpected ways, secrets rise to the surface,...
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On a chilly fall evening at the prestigious Performing Arts High School of Boston, best friends Tali Carrington and June Danforth go missing after auditioning for a play. They're last seen in grainy, out-of-focus surveillance footage that shows them walking away from the school. Two days later in a town south of Boston, Tali is found disoriented and traumatized by the ocean's edge, while June is pronounced dead at the scene. Tali's mother, Nell, is...
10) Night and day
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2009.
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English
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While the women of Paradise, Massachusetts are being threatened by a voyeur, dubbed "The Night Hawk," Police Chief Jesse Stone must also check out reports of lewd conduct by the junior high school principal, Betsy Ingersoll.
11) Burning man
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Gideon and Sirius novels volume 1
Pub. Date
[2012]
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English
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LAPD detective Michael Gideon and his police-dog partner investigate the case of a high school student found crucified in a local park as Gideon tries to work around the PTSD that developed after he and his canine partner were in a terrible fire.
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English
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"After years of working as an FBI agent, Titus Crown returns home to Charon County, land of moonshine and cornbread, fist fights and honeysuckle. Seeing his hometown struggling with a bigoted police force inspires him to run for sheriff. He wins, and becomes the first Black sheriff in the history of the county. Then a year to the day after his election, a young Black man is fatally shot by Titus's deputies. Titus pledges to follow the truth wherever...
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Stephen McCranie's Space Boy volume 20
Pub. Date
2024.
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English
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"Caught! Cassie finds herself in deep trouble with the police, after her journey down the rabbit hole of trying to find Amy puts her on legally shaky ground. She enlists the help of her whole friend group (and an unwilling Scott) to clear her name, and the friendly officer Sherman faces a tough choice. Meanwhile, Amy comes face to face with the ever-present Wanderer, and she just may have a secret weapon to go up against him"--Provided by publisher....
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"The murder of a small-time drug dealer snowballs into the most complex case ever faced by Joe Gunther and his VBI team. It is said a bright and clear bomber's moon is the best asset to finding one's target. But beware what you wish for: What you can see at night can also see you. Often with dire consequences. Bomber's Moon is Archer Mayor's latest entry in the Joe Gunther series and it may just be his best yet. Two young women form the heart of this...
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Alex Delaware novels volume 25
Pub. Date
[2010]
Language
English
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Homicide detective Milo Sturgis and psychologist Alex Delaware probe the hallowed halls of Windsor Prep Academy, one of L.A.'s most prestigious prep schools, searching for the killers of a murdered woman.
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Ali Cross volume 3
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English
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"Ali Cross and his friends chase police cases while Ali is caught up in a debate about policing"-- Provided by publisher.
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Space boy volume 21
Pub. Date
2025.
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English
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"A terrible truth about the Wanderer is revealed! Zeph finally has a potential lead to Amy's kidnapping: Jemmah-the last person Amy called on homecoming night. Meanwhile, Qiana and Amy venture into the Lords of Lore to find Sophi. When she offers to help them escape the FCP, Amy finds herself torn between seeing her family again and helping Qiana with her quest. A fragment of the ancient Babyloyptian scroll may provide answers, but it may also lead...
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