Social services & welfare, criminology books

First published in 1999. Arising from EUROHOME: 'Emergency and Transitory Housing for Homeless people: Needs and...  Read More >>

First published in 1998,  the aims of this book are: the comparison of community care service and financing systems,...  Read More >>

First published in 1999, this book is the first qualitative study of parenting in Hong Kong Chinese stepfamilies...  Read More >>

Pregnant Pause provides readers with a better understanding of the issue of maternity discrimination and inequality...  Read More >>

This collection brings together articles by Michael Freeman about the family and society and the part law plays...  Read More >>

Often seen as host nation's largest ever logistical undertaking, accommodating the Olympics and its attendant security...  Read More >>

The purpose of this book is to challenge people to rethink the way western society thinks about hearing disability...  Read More >>

From Old Times to New Europe considers the post-totalitarian legal framework in today's Europe, arguing that the...  Read More >>

Examining the historical, economic and political context for the current prohibition of particular drugs, this study...  Read More >>

The book explores how to deal with the threats posed by different radiological sources, including those that are...  Read More >>

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The use of forensic entomology has become established as a global science. Recent efforts in the field bridge multiple...  Read More >>

This comprehensive handbook covers fundamental security concepts, methodologies, and relevant information pertaining...  Read More >>

This volume provides a comprehensive overview of government-based licensing and minimum standards imposed on the...  Read More >>

This book assists teachers in school and higher education settings to make informed decisions about whether to include...  Read More >>

Updated to reflect changes in the criminal justice systems in several countries, the second edition of this textbook...  Read More >>

A core text in a one-semester undergraduate course on deviant behavior, this book provides a complete study of behavior,...  Read More >>

First published in 1999, this book tries to untangle some of the complex ideas that underpin effective prevention...  Read More >>

This book explores how the often well-meaning routines and assumptions of a generous welfare state can reflect and...  Read More >>

Examining experiences of shame and stigma in the context of austerity and the declining welfare state, this book...  Read More >>

Based on the author’s more than 35 years of experience as a successful expert witness, this revised and expanded...  Read More >>

Rural Criminology is increasingly becoming a major subfield of Criminology. This book brings together leading international...  Read More >>

Drawing on ten years of in-depth empirical research, this book shows that austerity is the continuum of neoliberal...  Read More >>

Gun Studies offers fresh research and original perspectives on the contentious issue of firearms in public life....  Read More >>