![]() Gordon's Jewelers Heart Charm Medical Notification Charm Bracelet in Sterling Silver (3 Lines) This sterling silver medical notification bracelet has a red enamel heart charm that may be engraved with three lines (10 characters and spaces each). This item is only available online. ![]() Knowledge as Power: Criminal Registration and Community Notification Laws in America (Critical Perspectives on Crime and Law) $24.95 Societies have long sought security by identifying potentially dangerous individuals in their midst. America is surely no exception. Knowledge as Power traces the evolution of a modern technique that has come to enjoy nationwide popularity?criminal registration laws. Registration, which originated in the 1930s as a means of monitoring gangsters, went largely unused for decades before experiencing a dramatic resurgence in the 1990s. Since then it has been complemented by community notification laws which, like the "Wanted" posters of the Frontier West, publicly disclose registrants' identifying information, involving entire communities in the criminal monitoring process. Knowledge as Power provides the first in-depth history and analysis of criminal registration and community notification laws, examining the potent forces driving their rapid nationwide proliferation in the 1990s through today, as well as exploring how the laws have affected the nation's law, society, and governance. In doing so, the book provides compelling insights into the manifold ways in which registration and notification reflect and influence life in modern America. ![]() Mailbox Delivery Alert Mail box minder Chime LED Wireless Notification System $11.50 I bought this gizmo after finding pieces of our mail down the street in our suburban neighborhood. I have had it for 4 or 5 months in 104 degree Texas weather and it still works great. I have caught two people going through our mailbox and have been able to keep the kids across the street from playing on the mailbox, thus keeping them from damaging the mailbox. I have also gotten to know the mailman, because I see him almost every time he comes. I think being familiar with our mailman has caused less mistakes to be made. We used to get other peoples mail delivered to us about once a week and since the mailminder, it hasn't happened once. Cons: I have had to super strong glue to get the sensor to stick to the mailbox. I think the heat in texas melts the adhesive strip, but that is no big deal. |
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