News from the Office of Justice Programs

Check out all the latest from the Office of Justice Programs (OJP)!

Learn about the challenges of reentry from criminal and juvenile justice systems, human trafficking statistics, and more.

OJP Launches CrimeSolutions.gov

The Office of Justice Programs (OJP) recently launched the website CrimeSolutions.gov.

This site serves as a resource to help practitioners and policymakers understand what works in justice-related programs and practices.  It includes information on 150 justice-related programs and assigns ratings that indicate whether a program achieves its goals.

OJP Assistant Attorney General Laurie Robinson said, "CrimeSolutions.gov helps us take a 'smart on crime" approach that relies on data-driven, evidence-based analysis to identify and replicate justice-related programs that have shown real results in preventing and reducing crime and serving crime victims."

So you want to know more about...

...corporate America.  Here are four books - now available in our library! - to get you started.

Innovate!:  How Great Companies Get Started in Terrible Times
True innovation isn't born solely in the best of times. How, then, is innovation achieved in the worst of times? What is real innovation?  This optimistic—and innovative!—book declares that terrible times, even the Great Depression, have been harnessed to create great things for the world and that the power of innovation will see our country through our current economic downturn.

Starbucked:  A Double Tall Tale of Caffeine, Commerce, and Culture
Author Taylor Clark provides an objective, meticulously reported look at the volatile issues like gentrification and fair trade that distress activists and coffee zealots alike. Through a cast of characters that includes coffee-wild hippies, business sharks, slackers, Hollywood trendsetters and more, Starbucked explores how America transformed into a nation of coffee gourmets in only a few years, how Starbucks manipulates psyches and social habits to snare loyal customers, and why many of the things we think we know about the coffee commodity chain are false.

The Toyota Way:  14 Management Principles from the World's Greatest Manufacturer
In factories around the world, Toyota consistently makes the highest-quality cars with the fewest defects of any competing manufacturer, while using fewer man-hours, less on-hand inventory, and half the floor space of its competitors. The Toyota Way is the first book for a general audience that explains the management principles and business philosophy behind Toyota's worldwide reputation for quality and reliability.

The Wal-Mart Effect:  How the World's Most Powerful Company Really Works--and How It's Transforming the American Economy
Author Charles Fishman shops at Wal-Mart and has obvious affection for its price-cutting, hard-nosed ethos. He also understands that the story of Wal-Mart is really the story of the transformation of the American economy over the past 20 years. He's careful to present the consumer benefits of Wal-Mart's staggering growth and to place Wal-Mart in the larger context of globalization and the rise of mega-corporations. But he also presents the case against Wal-Mart in arresting detail, and his carefully balanced approach only makes the downside of Wal-Mart's market dominance more vivid.

Take a look at these new titles...

...now shelved in the Business section of the library.

101 Things I Learned in Business School

This indispensable resource provides essential advice to anyone with an interest in the business world.  Each two-page lesson is illustrated and illuminates subjects such as accounting, finance, marketing, management, leadership, human relations, and much more.  It's like getting a business degree in 202 pages!

Naked Economics:  Undressing the Dismal Science
Author Charles Wheelan shakes the dust off economics, making the case that it is not just an arcane academic science but a practical set of tools. Eschewing jargon, charts, and equations, Wheelan gives us the essentials. He clearly defines terms like GDP and inflation, explaining how they work and what the short- and long-term impact might be.  He also examines the pros and cons of taxation. Topics like productivity, trade, and globalization are insightfully covered as well.

Pearson Business Reference & Writer's Handbook
This easy-to-use reference tool helps users quickly access the information they need to solve writing problems and improve their use of Standard English. Offering a two books-in-one approach, it includes principles for producing grammatically correct documents (business reference manual) and concrete examples of how to improve and modify writing to meet specific communications objectives (writing handbook). 

Walk the Walk:  The #1 Rule for Real Leaders
Author Alan Deutschman offers a new take on the true nature of great leadership.  According to the author, most leaders focus too much on what they say and not nearly enough on setting an example.  This book shows what happens in those unusual cases of true leaders--in business, education, the military, and nonprofits--who always walked the walk, especially when times got tough.  In a skeptical world, their actions gave them more credibility than even the best possible speeches.

New Business books now arriving!

New business books arrived today!  Stop by the library to check out these exciting new titles.

Social Entrepreneurship:  What Everyone Needs to Know

People working in development widely agree that “social entrepreneurs” are transforming how we think about social change.  Authors David Bornstein and Susan Davis explain what social entrepreneurs do, how their organizations function, and what challenges they face.

The book gives readers an understanding of what differentiates social entrepreneurship from standard business ventures and how it differs from traditional grant-based non-profit work.  The authors utilize a Q&A format that allows readers to go directly to the information they need.

Readers will learn how to think like social innovators and how to get involved in this growing movement.

Pearson Business Reference and Writer's Handbook

A reference tool to help users quickly access the information they need to solve writing problems and improve their use of Standard English.

It includes principles for producing grammatically correct documents (business reference manual) as well as concrete examples of how to improve and modify writing to meet specific communications objectives (writing handbook).

Its functional organization is underscored by its color-coded design, clearly distinguishing between parts, sections, headings and topics.

June issue of Journal of AHIMA - now on our shelves!

Don't miss the latest issue of Journal of AHIMA, now available in the library.  This month is all about the transition to ICD-10--how organizations are handling the implementation process, whether or not automation is a help, and how to making existing legacy systems handle all the new codes.

Essential reading for our MIBC students!

Lots of great links for CJ students

These just in...

• the latest digital edition of Law & Order magazine
  to access, click on "Current Issue" and then login with the following information:
       First name:  Krista
       Last name:  Mercer
       Email:  kmercer@cci.edu

• National Institute of Justice report, "Police Use of Force, Tasers and Other Less-Lethal Weapons"
  
  
• National Institute of Justice special report, "Study of Deaths Following Electro Muscular Disruption"

If you'd like to obtain a print copy of the NIJ reports, please contact the librarian at kmercer@cci.edu.

Enjoy!

Free webinars from PharmTech.com

Pharmacy Technician students - and faculty - take a look at the upcoming webinars offered by PharmTech.com.  Registration is free!

Or you can sign up for the weekly e-newsletters offered by PharmTech.com, or even subscribe to the digital edition of their monthly magazine.

A great supplement to your classroom and textbook!