Social services & welfare, criminology books

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A STEP-BY-STEP ACCOUNT OF A PLANET'S ""TAKEOVER"" Written under the guise of a Sci-Fi thriller, this little...  Read More >>

This innovative collection offers one of the first analyses of criminologies of the military from an interdisciplinary...  Read More >>

Drawing on rich empirical work emerging from core conflict regions within the island nation of Sri Lanka, this book...  Read More >>

The unbelievable account of life as a hitman from a man who has been doing it for decades.  Read More >>

George M. Houser's moral integrity and influential advocacy for nonviolent protest helped shape the American Civil...  Read More >>

This textbook serves as a guide to design and evaluate evidence-based programs intended to prevent or counter violent...  Read More >>

Offers a necessary intervention to help progressive educators and advocates take back public education. This book...  Read More >>

Combining works by various authors, it presents diverse perspectives on prison violence: in countries ranging from...  Read More >>

This book examines the over 1400 trials of women accused of homicide in London from 1674-1913, using trial records...  Read More >>

Ex-gangster Michael Emmett recounts his journey away from prison and the glamourous, dangerous world of organised...  Read More >>

The author, who was a participant at all correctional security levels and social science scholar, examines the historic...  Read More >>

Wayne Pace HRD Book of the Year Award, this edited book covers major trends, notable distinctions, and the challenges...  Read More >>

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COVID-19 The Politics of a Pandemic Moral Panic explores the political and social responses that have been tributary...  Read More >>

She's the Christmas light in a world that seems so dark . . . When Patrol Officer Kelly Shannon answers a suspected...  Read More >>

She's the Christmas light in a world that seems so dark . . . When Patrol Officer Kelly Shannon answers a suspected...  Read More >>

She's the Christmas light in a world that seems so dark . . . When Patrol Officer Kelly Shannon answers a suspected...  Read More >>

This book seeks to explore recent research on how notions of romanticism and post-romanticism affect therapeutic...  Read More >>

​This book proposes and outlines a comprehensive framework for judicial protection in transnational criminal proceedings...  Read More >>

""This book orients parents and communities of black children, including white adoptive parents, to the particular...  Read More >>

This book represents the work of the European Research Network: Inclusive Society and the Role of Social Work, which...  Read More >>

This book provides a critical analysis of how the “war on terror” affected the civilian population in Afghanistan...  Read More >>

This book explores the history of banditry in the medieval Balkans between the ninth and fifteenth centuries.  Read More >>

It also explores experiences of, and resistance to, online abuse via examples such as victims' experiences of revenge...  Read More >>