Social services & welfare, criminology books

By making community members into facilitators, Making Change: Facilitating Community Action suggests they can guide...  Read More >>

Originally published in 1983. Entries include concise information on definition, use, inter-connection, and notes...  Read More >>

This book concerns the emotional and psychological experience of school leadership. It describes the pressures and...  Read More >>

Originally published in 1997. This excellent text discusses some of the key themes, dealing with both theoretical...  Read More >>

The book aims to illustrate the complexity of patterns of crime and fear in public places with examples of studies...  Read More >>

Originally published in 1986. Based on interviews with men in prison, this study takes two groups of convicted criminals:...  Read More >>

Originally published in 1940. This ground-breaking work formed the foundation for modern criminology becoming an...  Read More >>

Originally published in 1945. This book presents the developing opinions contemporary to the post-war period, of...  Read More >>

This book examines social inclusion in the education sector in India for Scheduled Tribes, Denotified Tribes, and...  Read More >>

This publication provides an unparalleled guide to the foundations, trusts, charitable and grantmaking NGOs, and...  Read More >>

Using real-life examples, this book enables practitioners and students to consider the ethics and assess the impact...  Read More >>

Originally published in 1976. This study deals with crime as social history in Germany and France during the nineteenth...  Read More >>

What Works (and Doesn’t) in Reducing Recidivism offers criminologists and students an evidence-based discussion...  Read More >>

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In this book, you can follow Dr. Rose M. Peterson, 37 years, who suffered disappointments at home and thought to...  Read More >>

Brings the regional and local to the forefront of social investment debates by showcasing original, evaluative evidence...  Read More >>

Originally published in 1981. This book looks at the role of environmental factors in the uneven distribution of...  Read More >>

Flocking is used to address, amongst others, climate change (drought and energy use in particular), lack of household...  Read More >>

The transformation of child care after welfare reform in New York City and the struggle against that transformation...  Read More >>

The transformation of child care after welfare reform in New York City and the struggle against that transformation...  Read More >>

Are you feeling gripped by an overwhelming emotion of depression? Do you feel dreadful from anxiety? Do you find...  Read More >>

Highly-regarded creative talent Milena Cifali is an award winning singer-songwriter and poet, who, along with her...  Read More >>

""Bad Blood"" tells of an adoptee's search for his birth parents using DNA, data aggregation, and social media....  Read More >>

Nationalist populism poses direct attacks on social tolerance, human rights discourse, political debates, the survival...  Read More >>

This collection of diverse and contemporary readings has been carefully written for clarity and conciseness. Covering...  Read More >>