“albert r roberts”

The book unifies the various approaches used to characterize the interaction of signals with systems. It stresses their commonality, and contrasts difference/differential equation models, convolution, and state variable formulations in presenting continuous- and discrete-time systems. Transform meth... More

Written by twenty-one of the leading experts and practitioners in the field, this textbook clearly guides students through the process and steps in applying evidence-based counseling and treatment approaches to offender rehabilitation. In recent years there have been a number of far-reaching and dra... More

Women battering is one of the most pervasive and dangerous problems in American society today. An estimated 8.7 million women fall victim to violence in their own homes each year. Helping Battered Women provides students with the most current, empirically-based and realistic overview of policies and... More

As a result of the growing amount of acute crisis events portrayed in the media that impact the lives of the general public, interest in crisis intervention, response teams, management, and stabilization has grown tremendously in the past decade. However, there exists little to no literature designe... More

""Critical Issues in Crime and Justice is one of the most timely and informative textbooks I???ve seen. It provides an excellent overview of the most current challenges facing the criminal justice system today. I highly recommend it." "-- Joseph Caruso, "Hudson Valley Community College "This is the ... More

In CRISIS MANAGEMENT AND BRIEF TREATMENT, Roberts builds an outstanding model of intervention, drawing upon the theoretical bodies that have aided in the emergence of various strategies of short-term intervention. Roberts' book places emphasis on crisis work, with numerous highly experienced practit... More

Several million reported and unreported delinquent acts take place each year. In fact, according to the U.S. Department of Justice and the U.S. Bureau of Justice Statistics, juvenile delinquency, acting-out and oppositional behavior, illegal drugs, guns, and youth violence are pervasive throughout A... More

"In these turbulent times, thorough grounding in crisis intervention and cognitive approaches are important components of every practitioner's repertoire. The chapters in this volume provide highly informative, up-to-date, and practical resources for the application of these interrelated approaches ... More

One of the first works written by an African-American and published by a commercial press, this book became the standard text on household management. Roberts, a servant to a prominent New England family, offered keen insight into the social milieu, hierarchy, and maintenance of the antebellum manor... More