Social services & welfare, criminology books

The second edition of this bestselling book provides an in-depth explanation of not only why we fall for scams and...  Read More >>

Dangerous Technologies focuses on the prevalent theft of consumer electronics in post-Apartheid South Africa. Through...  Read More >>

This book provides interviewers, particular police investigators, everything they need to conduct effective, ethical...  Read More >>

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How do you stay upright when the very system you swore to uphold begins to shake beneath your feet? In Tightrope,...  Read More >>

Nonprofit organizations and the donors who support them will find a treasure trove of philanthropic insight gleaned...  Read More >>

Through this work, Dr. Socorro applies psychological theory to a world where lives, communities, and public trust...  Read More >>

Adoption is a multi-sided experience that can feel like it takes place in a vacuum. Here, three participants in...  Read More >>

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Parkinson's Caregiver: Strategies That Sustain is a deeply personal memoir that traces one woman's journey from...  Read More >>

Explores places of detention, mechanisms of detention, and alternatives to detention through close attention to...  Read More >>

This book explores the integration of narrative therapy within the framework of Islāmic psychotherapy, combining...  Read More >>

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This book provides students and practitioners alike with a comprehensive discussion of the latest psychological...  Read More >>

The Calliphoridae of Forensic Significance offers a focused and in-depth discussion on the biology, ecology, and...  Read More >>

An engineer who architected a criminal enterprise discovers the brutal truth: no system survives human chaos. A...  Read More >>

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This book explores what we mean by recovery in mental health, providing a deeper, evidence-based understanding of...  Read More >>

This book is a daughter’s heartbreaking yet hopeful account of her secondary caregiving journey for her mother who...  Read More >>

Loss is experienced in many ways—from death, job loss, the emotional reactions concerning retirement, divorce and...  Read More >>

The role of the police firearms officers is possibly one of the most thankless jobs there is in a non-military environment....  Read More >>

A young boy growing up, not knowing who his father was to guide and advise him on the pitfalls of life.  Read More >>