Social services & welfare, criminology books

This book is a daughter’s heartbreaking yet hopeful account of her secondary caregiving journey for her mother who...  Read More >>

The influence and spread of clans and families within the 'ndrangheta - the Calabrian mafia - is international yet...  Read More >>

Centering liberation, justice, and cultural wisdom in the heart of relational work, this book provides a comprehensive...  Read More >>

Do well by doing good 'James Reed is this country's leading voice on effective, strategic philanthropy. His new...  Read More >>

This book examines the critical connections between criminal justice and public health perspectives on violence...  Read More >>

Einen Einblick in das aktuelle Verhalten von radikalisierten Personen können hingegen Berater*innen von Distanzierungs-...  Read More >>

Using contemporary case examples from three liberal democracies – Aotearoa New Zealand, Australia and the United...  Read More >>

In this true and deeply personal family saga, Marion and Candace face their most painful battle yet-this time with...  Read More >>

Robin moved into the quiet neighborhood in the hopes of starting over. She thought she had it all after finding...  Read More >>

From leading abolitionist organizers, a much-needed intervention arguing that the systems that purport to protect...  Read More >>

A dazzling tour of the history of technology and its complex relationship to the human body-from a Silicon Valley...  Read More >>

The personal story of a blind Puerto Rican boy in New York who transcends a harrowing childhood to become a lifelong...  Read More >>

Centering liberation, justice, and cultural wisdom in the heart of relational work, this book provides a comprehensive...  Read More >>

This book examines the critical connections between criminal justice and public health perspectives on violence...  Read More >>

This superbly edited volume provides scholars and general readers with an in depth view of the evolution, nature,...  Read More >>

Individual Adventure Psychotherapy provides a clinical model for utilizing adventure therapy in individual therapy...  Read More >>

Technological innovation has brought changes to the landscape of the social work profession, and these have produced...  Read More >>

Detailing a wide range of systemic approaches to mental health and relational issues, this essential guide demonstrates...  Read More >>

In the 1980s the need for long-term care for elderly people in Western societies was quite obvious and countries...  Read More >>

First published in 1984, the title looks at the field of elderly care and domiciliary work from the perspective...  Read More >>

First published in 1988, this title looks at why it is that women come to care, and considers the legacy of their...  Read More >>

Originally published in 1982, in this book experts describe the geriatric services in Britain at the time, a country...  Read More >>

Originally published in 1984, this title covers issues such as: services for the elderly and their effectiveness,...  Read More >>

In 1980 old people comprised over half the clients of Local Authority Social Services Departments and accounted...  Read More >>

First published in 1982, this book defines sheltered housing, traces its development in Western society and analyses...  Read More >>