Social services & welfare, criminology books

This book is a timely, accessible and relevant how-to guide, which will debunk pervasive myths about fraud and corruption...  Read More >>

This book provides a comparative analysis of the interaction between adoption law and human rights in common law,...  Read More >>

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Das Buch untersucht das menschenrechtliche Verbot der Diskriminierung aufgrund der Rasse einschließlich der Schutzvorschriften...  Read More >>

This title was first published in 2002: The first comprehensive study of family mediation in Ireland, appearing...  Read More >>

This title was first published in 2000:  This unique empirical study of social control and deviance in Edinburgh’s...  Read More >>

This title was first published in 2000:  Marking the centenary of Seebohm Rowntree’s first study of poverty in York,...  Read More >>

This title was first published in 2001. This volume, adopting a Scottish perspective, concentrates on welfare issues...  Read More >>

Title first published in 2003. This informative volume addresses the impact of the EU on national policies to combat...  Read More >>

This title was first published in 2001. Using the city of Guangzhou as a case study, this text looks at how China...  Read More >>

This title was first published in 2001. This volume deals with the problems caused to businesses by ""scam merchants""...  Read More >>

This work explores the need for partnership working in certain forms of welfare and discusses how this can be problematic...  Read More >>

A uniquely personal quest for freedom and utopia, Nowick Gray's chronicle spans the shallow American dream of the...  Read More >>

This multidisciplinary volume sheds light on the phenomenon and construction of rape and sexual violence within...  Read More >>

This collection of case studies offers real-life scenarios from a range of social work scholars, educators, and...  Read More >>

Presents students with a collection of scholarly, interdisciplinary articles and invites them to critically examine...  Read More >>

This title was first published in 2000:  Few areas of criminal activity have sustained such widely held attention...  Read More >>

This title was first published in 2003. This book critically examines the moral and political status of the child...  Read More >>

This book presents new scientific knowledge on using developmental science to improving lives of children and youth...  Read More >>

This title was first published in 2003. The ""Red Mafia"" in Russia have become the subject of increasing international...  Read More >>

This title was first published in 2003. This important study contains a detailed socio-economic and political description...  Read More >>

This work identifies a rich vein of family-centred practice which it is hoped will provide inspiration and ideas...  Read More >>

Since the September 11, 2001, U.S. terrorist attacks there has been an overwhelming increase in cases of violent...  Read More >>

This book tackles the important issue of the effects of co-occurring substance abuse and mental health disorders...  Read More >>

Ali Pasha was an Ottoman Albanian ruler who served as pasha of part of western Rumelia, the Ottoman Empire's European...  Read More >>