Social services & welfare, criminology books

This new look at Transcendentalists reveals them as social activists who shaped American values.  Read More >>

"In the city of Detroit, two brothers raised by a single-parent mother who experience a hard life of struggle and...  Read More >>

"Fritz Kuppinger, ein Wiener Bordellbetreiber, findet n seinem neu gekauften Winzerhaus in Grinzing im Keller ein...  Read More >>

The true story of a teen's murder made to look like suicide, the police cover up, and a community's fight for justice....  Read More >>

The true story of a teen's murder made to look like suicide, the police cover up, and a community's fight for justice....  Read More >>

This book provides an overview of different types of technologies and discusses their use to support coaching processes....  Read More >>

This handbook examines pediatric consultation-liaison psychology in pediatric medical settings. It offers a brief...  Read More >>

In 1986 Chuen-Jim Sheu revealed the challenges that Chinese immigrant youth faced in adapting to American life....  Read More >>

The book brings to the reader a set of political and social narratives woven around people’s resistance against...  Read More >>

This riveting memoir tells of the fate of a Soviet dissident, Alexander Shatravka, who tried to escape from the...  Read More >>

The award-winning rags-to-riches story of how one woman overcame all odds to build a beauty business empire and...  Read More >>

Lea Hollenstein analysiert die Dynamik der (neoliberalen) Transformation des Arbeitsfeldes der Sozialen Arbeit mit...  Read More >>

The shocking and brutal life and crimes of one of Australia's most notorious and feared underworld kingpins, Graham...  Read More >>

Derived from the methods of cognitive behaviour therapy, Cognitive Behavioural Coaching: A Guide to Problem Solving...  Read More >>

Criminal Law for Criminologists is an introduction to criminal law that uses theoretical and practical research...  Read More >>

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Theories and practices of justice do not meet the socio-political challenges of our times. For those theorists attempting...  Read More >>

‘In this important contribution to the analysis and construction of European Union citizenship, Charlotte O’Brien...  Read More >>

Magnificent Sex is based on the largest, in-depth interview study ever conducted with people who are having extraordinary...  Read More >>

This book provides a blueprint for the allocation of public expenditures “in” and “for” agriculture at the dis-aggregated...  Read More >>

Provides students with scholarly articles that address a variety of challenges within the criminal justice system....  Read More >>

In 2009, the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) authored the report Strengthening Forensic Science in the United...  Read More >>

Practical advice for therapists and other professionals on developing culturally sensitive practices with trans...  Read More >>

Timely Psychosocial Interventions in Dementia covers the psychosocial aspects of the entire course and trajectory...  Read More >>

Teaches counsellors how to think and act quickly when facing ethical dilemmas. This practical worktext addresses...  Read More >>