Authors:David Reed Karp, Todd R. Clear,
Publisher: Sage Publications, Inc
Keywords: justice, community, questions, criminal, key, restorative, case, studies, supervision
Number of Pages: 192
Published: 2002-01-28
List price: $53.95
ISBN-10: 0761987460
ISBN-13: 9780761987468

Past methods of probation and parole supervision have largely relied on caseworkers who monitor their "clients" as well as they can. But, as numbers of "clients" increase, studies indicate that this model is ineffectual. The time has come to significantly rethink the approaches to community supervision.As described in What Is Community Justice?, the aim of the new efforts is to explicitly integrate the community and the criminal justice process in probation programs. There are five key goals that this book addresses to achieve this end: The building of partnerships between community supervisi

Author: David A. Karp
Publisher: O’Reilly Media
Keywords: geeks, annoyances, windows
Number of Pages: 637
Published: 2004-11-16
List price: $34.95
ISBN-10: 0596008767
ISBN-13: 9780596008765

In an ideal world, an operating system would do its job in the background, while you did yours in the foreground. In reality, though, operating systems often get in the way, fouling up the process at the most inopportune times. And Windows XP is no exception. O’Reilly’s popular series for customizing and troubleshooting Windows once again comes to the rescue with Windows XP Annoyances for Geeks. Offering dozens of on-target tips, workarounds, and warnings, Windows XP Annoyances for Geeks allows users to improve their overall experience with the Windows XP operating system in eve

Author: David A. Karp
Publisher: O’Reilly Media
Keywords: annoyances, windows
Number of Pages: 472
Published: 1998-10-30
List price: $34.99
ISBN-10: 1565924177
ISBN-13: 9781565924178

Operating systems constantly get in our way and annoy us. And whether it’s the unwanted icons that it deposits on your desktop, the new elements of the user interface, or its integration with the Web, few are more annoying than Microsoft Windows 98. With Windows 98 Annoyances, you can put an end to these and countless other annoyances.It also provides an authoritative collection of techniques for customizing Windows 98, including: Keyboard shortcuts that let you work more efficientlyWindows shell customizations that give Windows 98 the user interface you’d like it to haveA discus

Author: David A. Karp
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Keywords: meanings, illness, disconnection, depression, sadness, speaking
Number of Pages: 256
Published: 1997-04-24
List price: $19.95
ISBN-10: 0195113861
ISBN-13: 9780195113860

Depression can be devastating, leading to family breakups, loss of employment, even suicide. And it is a national problem, with some ten to fifteen million Americans suffering from it. In Speaking of Sadness, Karp captures the human face of this widespread affliction as he illuminates his experience and that of others in a candid, searching work. Combining a scholar’s care and thoroughness with searing personal insight, Karp brings the private experience of depression into sharp relief, drawing on a remarkable series of intimate interviews with fifty depressed men and women. By turns

Author: David A. Karp
Publisher: O’Reilly Media
Keywords: reference, pocket, windows
Number of Pages: 184
Published: 2002-12
List price: $9.95
ISBN-10: 0596004257
ISBN-13: 9780596004255

Windows XP Pocket Reference is a handy book for power users and system administrators who need a solid reference with quick answers, but not a lot of explanation. This book is a powerful tool that quickly covers XP’s applications and tools, tasks and settings, and commands. Windows XP Pocket Reference covers the following topics:Getting StartedMouse and Keyboard ShortcutsComponents of Windows XPSetting LocatorRegistry TweaksCommand Prompt & Recovery ConsoleError MessagesPacked with information in an easy-to-read format, Windows XP Pocket Reference is perfect for someone familiar wi

Author: David A. Karp
Publisher: O’Reilly Media
Keywords: handbooks, nutshell, annoyances, windows
Number of Pages: 300
Published: 1997-01-01
List price: $24.95
ISBN-10: 1565922662
ISBN-13: 9781565922662

Windows Annoyances, a comprehensive resource for intermediate to advanced users of Windows 95 and NT 4.0, details step-by-step how to customize your Win95/NT operating systems through an extensive collection of tips, tricks, and workarounds. You’ll learn how to customize every aspect of these systems, far beyond the intentions of Microsoft. This book shows you how to customize your PC through methods of backing up, repairing, compressing, and transferring portions of the Registry. Win95 users will discover how Plug and Play, the technology that makes Win95 so compatible, can sav

Author: David A. Karp
Publisher: O’Reilly Media
Keywords: annoyances, windows
Number of Pages: 480
Published: 2001-03-15
List price: $29.95
ISBN-10: 059600060X
ISBN-13: 9780596000608

Operating systems can be extremely annoying, and few inflict more annoyances than Microsoft Windows--whether they’re useless icons that clutter up our workspace, periodic crashes, or unintelligible error messages. With Windows Me Annoyances, you can put an end to these and countless other annoyances.You’ll learn how to: Work with the Windows registryBypass the new Home Networking and System Restore wizards to take control of the process manuallyCustomize the Windows Me shell to give Windows the user interface you wantUse the Windows Scripting Host to eliminate many Windows Me anno