Social services & welfare, criminology books

A bold firsthand account of the circumstances surrounding the notorious Bali ""Suitcase Murder"" and the human cost...  Read More >>

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Real, raw, shocking and disturbing, humorous and beautifully endearing. ​A true story of tragedy and trauma, desperation...  Read More >>

A compelling true crime memoir about a high-profile criminal case in Chicagoland and Indonesia that made headlines...  Read More >>

In 1976, the Supreme Court affirmed incarcerated people's right to health care under the Eighth Amendment. Wards...  Read More >>

It's 1978, and twenty-four-year-old Linda Gambill is stuck with a dead-end job, a nightly marijuana habit, and a...  Read More >>

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Informed by a social justice approach, this user-friendly text for social work students provides a comprehensive...  Read More >>

The book's primary goal is to propose local solutions for South African communities' peace and security challenges,...  Read More >>

In 1976, the Supreme Court affirmed incarcerated people's right to health care under the Eighth Amendment. Wards...  Read More >>

It's 1978, and twenty-four-year-old Linda Gambill is stuck with a dead-end job, a nightly marijuana habit, and a...  Read More >>

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In this book, Jesse Scaccia argues that while courses that teach students how news, media, and social media might...  Read More >>

This thought-provoking analysis expands our understanding the impact 1970s crime-based films had on social perceptions...  Read More >>

As journalists increasingly face growing threats of violence worldwide, Amani Ismail and Gayane Torosyan raise critical...  Read More >>

Analyzing the ongoing regional crises across Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, and Somalia, this book examines crisis-induced...  Read More >>

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Could you sit across from a murderer, listen to their crimes, empathise and help them change? Welcome to the Probation...  Read More >>

Most election coverage stops at the podium or the polling graph. This book asks a blunter question: who actually...  Read More >>

In the aftermath of the global COVID-19 crisis, a grieving widow embarks on a relentless search for truth. Driven...  Read More >>

Trustless is the story of how crypto was built and how it nearly collapsed. From Satoshi's whitepaper to Sam Bankman-Fried's...  Read More >>

A campus police officer is caught between falling for his new partner and the reality of ""big city"" crime impacting...  Read More >>

John Godwin looks at fire appliances in use over the last quarter of a century, referencing many of the UK and Ireland’s...  Read More >>