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Unrivaled in its current coverage, Siegel's best-selling JUVENILE DELINQUENCY: THEORY, PRACTICE, AND LAW, 14E presents the historical development of the concept of childhood and delinquency as well as the latest research on when, where and why juvenile crime occurs. With a highly praised balanced approach and engaging writing style, this edition uses thought-provoking discussions of the latest trends to capture your interest as you examine the latest data on issues such as mental disorders and social and environmental causes of delinquency. Each chapter presents numerous complex and detailed scenarios, many based on real life cases, followed by critical-thinking questions. You examine current issues, such as how today's gangs recruit members in cyberspace, how the COVID pandemic has influenced teen drug use, trends in school shootings and crime and how delinquency is addressed around the world. MindTap digital resources are also available to apply what you've learned.

Examine strategic management with the market-leading book that sets the standard as today's most intellectually rich, but practical analysis of strategic management. Written by award-winning instructors and prominent management scholars, Hitt/Ireland/Hoskisson/Harrison's STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT: COMPETITIVENESS AND GLOBALIZATION, 14E incorporates cutting-edge research and examples from more than 600 companies. This edition combines a classic industrial organization model with a resource-based view of the firm and a stakeholder perspective to demonstrate how businesses establish competitive advantages in the global market. You study how firms govern themselves, formulate and implement strategies that create value for stakeholders, use strategic alliances to enhance global competitiveness and meld strategic management and entrepreneurial behaviors for winning growth strategies. MindTap and Cengage Infuse online resources are also available to help you excel as a strategic leader.

Reflecting the latest research and practices, Corey/Corey/Corey's ISSUES AND ETHICS IN THE HELPING PROFESSIONS, 11th Edition, helps you discover and determine your own guidelines for helping within the broad limits of professional codes of ethics and divergent theoretical positions. This bestseller is the ideal resource for students in any helping field -- a book readers return to well into their professional careers. The authors point out central issues, present a range of diverse views on the issues, discuss their position and provide opportunities for you to develop your own informed position. Offering a wide range of perspectives, about 40 respected leaders in the counseling profession also share their positions through the new Voices From the Field feature. Also available, the MindTap digital learning solution delivers interactive learning, study and exam prep tools.

This comprehensive and engaging text presents the complexities of strategic management through up-to-date scholarship and hands-on applications. Highly respected authors Charles Hill and Melissa Schilling integrate cutting-edge research on topics including competitive advantage, corporate governance, diversification, strategic leadership, technology and innovation, and corporate social responsibility through both theory and case studies. Based on real-world practices and current thinking in the field, the 14th edition features an increased emphasis on the changing global economy and its role in strategic management. The appendix walks students through the case-analysis process, and explains key ratios that managers use to compare the performance of firms. The high-quality case study program contains 31 cases covering small, medium, and large companies from a large range of industries and nations. Featured cases in this edition include Tesla Motors, Alibaba, Google, Microsoft, Boeing, Ikea, Zeta Energy, and many others. When paired with this student-centric text, the MindTap learning solution will prepare the next generation of strategic leaders.

Gain a thorough understanding of the business side of health care with the practical approach in Harrison/Harrison/Taylor's INTRODUCTION TO HEALTH CARE FINANCE AND ACCOUNTING, 2E. This health care finance book is specifically designed for readers with little or no accounting or finance background. The latest discussions detail cost reimbursement programs, economic factors driving the rising costs of medical services and health care reform -- from the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010 through future trends. Health care-related examples show you the importance of what you're learning as you study the basics of health care accounting and finance, from accounting fundamentals, operating the cash drawer and bank reconciliation through more complex issues of cash management, budgeting and variance analysis and revenue cycle management. Engaging case scenarios, helpful learning features and optional MindTap digital further reinforce what you learn.

Master the fundamental concepts and applications of operations (OM) and supply chain management (SCM) with OPERATIONS AND SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT, 3E by award-winning authors Collier/Evans. This edition balances coverage of both manufacturing and service businesses with the latest updates, an additional new SCM chapter and new discussions that highlight the latest changes in OM and SCM. Clear explanations are supported with contemporary examples and new and updated case studies that demonstrate how concepts apply. Discussions highlight new techniques and principles as well as the most recent Excel techniques and digital tools. Solved problems further guide you through key formulas and computations. MindTap online learning platform is available for both manual calculations and the use of Excel spreadsheet templates and models. MindTap's algorithmic homework and interactive learning tools also show you how to apply qualitative and quantitative reasoning to today's OM and SCM concepts.

"A major objective of Warren/Jones/Tayler Accounting, 29e, is to create an inclusive learning experience for all students that recognizes the wide diversity in student demographics, abilities, and experiences. This edition has been revised with a learner-centric approach that understands and acknowledges that a student's learning experience may be influenced by a variety of mental, sensory, and physical factors. As a result, this edition and its ancillaries have been designed to create an accessible learning experience for all students. This edition also recognizes that students have unique backgrounds and perspectives. As a result, chapter content, illustrations, and homework are designed to be respectful and inclusive of differences in student race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender, religion, age, and culture. The authors welcome suggestions and comments on how to be even more inclusive in future editions"--

ESSENTIALS OF METEOROLOGY: AN INVITATION TO THE ATMOSPHERE, Ninth Edition, is written for students interested in gaining insights into the dynamic workings of the atmosphere. The authors' ability to explain even complicated ideas in an easy-to-understand way enables both science and non-science majors to visualize and understand important principles of meteorology. Online animations help bring text material to life and make it easier to understand the underlying concepts, and appendices offer the chance for in-depth exploration of meteorological data, such as world temperature and precipitation extremes over a 30-year period.

Scrub in with SURGICAL INSTRUMENTATION, Third Edition! This uniquely useful text helps you understand surgical instruments, how and when to use them, common instrument sets assembled for different types of surgical procedures, how to clean and disinfect instruments and much more. Packed with hundreds of instrument photos and line drawings organized logically by function and surgery type, the text depicts common instruments alone, in collections and disassembled, with close-up views of key parts--making it easy for you to differentiate scissors, clamps, retractors and specialty instruments to create the ideal instrument sets for the surgery at hand. Prepare for professional success in any surgical discipline with SURGICAL INSTRUMENTATION, Third Edition.

Completely revised to reflect the 2023 National Electrical Code (NEC), ELECTRICAL WIRING COMMERCIAL, Eighteenth Edition, offers the most current coverage available, giving you accurate, up-to-date information on the essential industry standards you will need to apply as a working professional. This reader-friendly, trusted resource is filled with vibrant, full-color illustrations and photographs, bringing even difficult concepts to life and making complex material easier to understand. In addition to updates based on the 2023 NEC, the Eighteenth Edition features information on important recent developments in electrical design and installation, a strong emphasis on green technologies and safety in the workplace and ample coverage of topics you will likely encounter in this dynamic field. Providing uniquely practical preparation for real-world success, the text includes a full set of blueprints that walk you through designing and installing a commercial electrical project compliant with the latest edition of the NEC.

The workbook is designed to help students both retain and apply chapter content. Each workbook chapter includes Review Questions, Activities and Lab Worksheets to add breadth to students' learning experience.

Delivering complete coverage of ASE Education Foundation's Maintenance & Light Repair (MLR) program standards, this accessible, practical resource features material spanning the entire MLR task list, as well as many supplemental tasks entry-level technicians need to master. In addition to being thoroughly updated to align to the ASE Education Foundation 2022 Maintenance & Light Repair (MLR) program standards, the Third Edition features color-coded safety information for easy reference, new content on advanced drive assistance systems (ADAS) and updated layouts and imagery to make content more appealing for today's visual learners. With an engaging writing style and abundant illustrations, this reader-friendly text makes even complex material easier to understand. Proven learning features are integrated into every chapter, including Word Walls highlighting key technical and industry terms and ASE review questions to help you prepare for professional certification exams. Giving you a solid grounding in both automotive competencies and academic and lifelong learning skills like math, science and communication, AUTOMOTIVE MAINTENANCE & LIGHT REPAIR, Third Edition, is the perfect choice to prepare you for classroom and career success.