Social services & welfare, criminology books

Mindfulness: The Basics provides a comprehensive introduction to what mindfulness is, how and why it’s useful, and...  Read More >>

Taking Japan as a heuristic example, this book explores the significance of neatly kept and classified records and...  Read More >>

This book critically examines the failures and contradictions of UK drug policy, exposing how current laws disproportionately...  Read More >>

Einschlägige Wissenschaftler*innen leisten einen Beitrag zu einer reflektierten und weiterführenden Diskussion von...  Read More >>

Power corrupts. Magic devours. In Hedge End, monsters aren't born-they're made. The city's cursed gems twist human...  Read More >>

Musical DBT-informed activities that equip educators, therapists, and parents with tools to reach the social and...  Read More >>

As well as case analysis, it draws on interviews with both practitioners and stakeholders, reflects on the authors’...  Read More >>

""Behind the Badge is raw, riveting, and profoundly human. Scott Fleuter takes us from the command post to the abyss...  Read More >>

The Prison Community was a landmark study on prison culture and social processes, first published in 1940 (and reissued...  Read More >>

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Offering critical and international perspectives on labor and communication, the book demonstrates how the adoption...  Read More >>

The central theme of the book is the exploration and implementation of circular economy principles to transform...  Read More >>

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From inside Kshama Sawant's historic tenure in Seattle City Hall comes a blueprint for 21st-century socialists,...  Read More >>

'An incredible read. I laughed, I cried and my heart was truly touched by this beautifully written true story of...  Read More >>

A cold case reignited. A missing boy's trail uncovered. Can the truth be revealed before it's too late? When NYU...  Read More >>

When a journalist's death unearths dangerous secrets, FBI Special Agent Domini Walker must uncover the truth before...  Read More >>

A father's suspicious death. A daughter's quest for truth. Dark secrets that threaten everything she holds dear....  Read More >>

Practical Bomb Scene Investigation, Fourth Edition details the evidence collection and investigative processes undertaken—at...  Read More >>

Examining the relationship between anthropogenic climate change and atrocity crimes, An Intersectional Analysis...  Read More >>

Public Opinion, Ideology and State Welfare (1985) provides a comprehensive explanation of the patterns of ideas...  Read More >>

State Responsiveness and State Activism (1989) compares social changes and the role of the state. It evaluates which...  Read More >>

The Coming of the Welfare State (1967) explains the climate of opinion which created the old harsh Poor Law and...  Read More >>

A missing heiress. A brutal murder. An FBI agent on the hunt for the truth. When FBI Special Agent Domini Walker...  Read More >>