Social services & welfare, criminology books

A deeply informed, nail-biting expose of the multibillion-dollar hacking and ransomware industry  Read More >>

This book (1967) explores the historical development and work of the medical social worker at the time, in both...  Read More >>

Research into and analysis of social skill training had become a subject of major interest by early 1980s. First...  Read More >>

Interviewing and communication are central to the work of the social worker, the psychotherapist, and to that of...  Read More >>

This clear and accessible volume provides a tutorial review and evaluation of scientific research on eyewitness...  Read More >>

One freezing night in January 1968, a routine burglary call came in from Cloud Buick. What officers found instead...  Read More >>

The fire service has changed-and so has the weight of leadership. Today's fire officers are asked to lead through...  Read More >>

The Oxford Handbook of Social Welfare in the Global South offers a critical examination of social protection systems...  Read More >>

Secondary trauma, moral injury, and institutional betrayal—go behind the scenes into what it’s really like to be...  Read More >>

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This edited collection takes a structured and systematic approach to exploring the policymaking and policy impacts...  Read More >>

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Friends since childhood, Albuquerque detective Eagle Woodard and criminal profiler Adam Coulter are dragged into...  Read More >>

Hank Idsinga, whose grandfather was murdered in the Holocaust, became the country’s leading homicide detective;...  Read More >>

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'Courageous and deeply moving.' -Sarah Krasnostein, author of The Trauma Cleaner Three first responders - a paramedic,...  Read More >>

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This book offers an intellectual history of Hirschi’s contribution to the formative arguments that comprise the...  Read More >>

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""Chuck Feeney is a remarkable role model, and the ultimate example of giving while living."" (Bill Gates)  Read More >>

Available open access digitally under CC-BY 4.0 How can we help people live well for longer? This book shares insights...  Read More >>

Fatal Resemblance by Carolyn Rosen is a gripping murder mystery - a chilling tale of identity, family secrets, and...  Read More >>

Doxxing is the deliberate, unauthorized disclosure of personal information with malicious intent. It became a method...  Read More >>

A radical challenge to the ways anti-rape advocates work with the survivors of sexual assault What is ""victim...  Read More >>