Social services & welfare, criminology books

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

Step inside the walls of some of the world's most infamous houses, where ordinary façades hide extraordinary horrors....  Read More >>

From Mafia Princess to Lesbian Chic isn't your typical memoir-it's Elaine Adita Agnes in all her loud, funny, unfiltered...  Read More >>

Pills of Power: Inside the Middle East Captagon Mafia From the war-torn streets of Syria to the glittering palaces...  Read More >>

The Merchant of Missiles: Li Fangwei's Secret War is a gripping exposé into one of the most elusive and dangerous...  Read More >>

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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 >>

In the early 1980s, it had only recently been appreciated that what was known of the epidemiology of dementia in...  Read More >>

In the 1980s few studies adopted a positive attitude to ageing and elderly people. First published in 1986, reissued...  Read More >>

First published in 1982, this title presents the results of a study of the experiences and attitudes of over 350...  Read More >>

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

Drawing on a breath of context, voices, and ideas, as well as contemporary issues, research, and skills for practice,...  Read More >>

A comprehensive book unravelling the complex world of child and adolescent mental health. It explores the main mental...  Read More >>

Blending battlefield experience, cutting-edge disaster research, and real-world stories of ranchers, homesteaders,...  Read More >>

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

She's sunshine and cute chaos. I'm her new boss. As a firefighter and former Navy SEAL, rescuing civilians is...  Read More >>