Social services & welfare, criminology books

Young people’s lives continue to be the topic of public scrutiny and recurring ‘moral panics’. Smoking cannabis,...  Read More >>

This collection brings together insightful chapters which explore diverse student success initiatives and programs...  Read More >>

This book considers police leadership and the role of Chief Constables from 1835 to the present day, the factors...  Read More >>

Bringing together a range of multidisciplinary chapters at the cutting edge of environmental thinking and rethinking...  Read More >>

This book examines the processes of breach in the context of unpaid work orders and early release from prison across...  Read More >>

Recalibrating Juvenile Detention chronicles the lessons learned from the 2007 to 2015 landmark US District Court-ordered...  Read More >>

This book provides a rich analysis of the history of Swedish victim support.While Sweden has enacted many laws to...  Read More >>

This book reframes the ‘crime decline’ discourse and offers a more accurate account of the phenomenon by examining...  Read More >>

A Life of Crime: My Career in Forensic Science chronicles the career of world-renowned forensic science, Dr. Douglas...  Read More >>

The title - Connections - symbolises relationality, possibly the most outstanding element linking Patsy’s ideas....  Read More >>

This book highlights the contributions of leading forensic science practitioners, iconic figures who have been integral...  Read More >>

This title was first published in 2001. A systematic study of non-relative adoption in Hong Kong. It examines the...  Read More >>

This book celebrates the contributions of Peter Grabosky to the field of Criminology, and in particular, his work...  Read More >>

Contextual Characteristics in Juvenile Sentencing assesses how a specific contextual factor—concentrated disadvantage—impacts...  Read More >>

Filling the lacuna of research into the police in China and India, this book offers a unique comparative study of...  Read More >>

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Originally published in 1991, The Case for the Prosecution examines the entire process of arrest through to conviction....  Read More >>

Originally published in 1982 Cheats at Work looks at occupations from an anthropological point of view, using a...  Read More >>

This book examines the history of crime in Scotland, questioning the labelling of Scotland as home to a violent...  Read More >>

An in-depth analysis of the First Nations opposition to the oil sands industry, this work offers detailed empirical...  Read More >>

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This book explores the experience of socio-economically deprived women from Bangladesh, who have been apprehended...  Read More >>

Drawing on the cooperation between France and Argentina, this book explores the transnational institutionalisation...  Read More >>

Obtaining proper resources to provide quality and timely forensic services is frequently a challenge for forensic...  Read More >>