Social services & welfare, criminology books

Shocking cases of abusive medical research and the whistleblowers who spoke out against them, sometimes at the expense...  Read More >>

This book issues a powerful call to action: queer justice requires the abolition of the prison industrial complex....  Read More >>

This fully updated new edition introduces the core knowledge and skills that healthcare professionals need to use...  Read More >>

First published in 1976, this volume is organized about two themes: the experimental analysis of aggression, and...  Read More >>

First published in 1949, this book was primarily written for all who had to do with delinquent children. What is...  Read More >>

Originally published in 2001, this book sets out to enlarge understanding of the complexities of suicidal feelings...  Read More >>

Originally published in 1954, this was a new study of aggressive behaviour and phantasies in children of school...  Read More >>

In this title, originally published in 1950, Alex Comfort discusses the relationship between crime and power, and...  Read More >>

Originally published in 1991, this groundbreaking book was designed to provide graduate students with an introduction...  Read More >>

Originally published in 1995, this book describes and analyzes the way urban parents view the problems of their...  Read More >>

At a time when educators are increasingly asked to take responsibility for the ‘mental health’ of students, this...  Read More >>

Debate on the treatment of juvenile delinquents, was usually presented as being between the exponents of ‘law and...  Read More >>

First published in 1967, this work is an account of a process: of the way in which the treatment of the child delinquent...  Read More >>

In the 1990s private security patrols in public places were occurring in many areas of the UK and moving closer...  Read More >>

Rapid advancements in Generative Artificial Intelligence (like ChatGPT and LLMs) are fundamentally reshaping the...  Read More >>

This book explores ‘exiting’ programs for sex workers, which are behavioural change interventions that support people...  Read More >>

First published in 1994, this book examines neglected area of stress and coping strategies of children and staff...  Read More >>

First published in 1990, Lessons from the Past demonstrates the need for a more refined theory and practice to benefit...  Read More >>

Social welfare history has needed historical reconsideration since the growth of regional research. Pivoting on...  Read More >>

First published in 1995, Human Services and the Media demonstrates how human services professionals can work with...  Read More >>

Shirley Graham's ""There was once a slave ... The heroic story of Frederick Douglass"" presents a profound and meticulously...  Read More >>

Delve into Henry Olerich's groundbreaking treatise, ""A cityless and countryless world: An outline of practical...  Read More >>

""The American Red Cross Magazine, Vol. 8, No. 2, April 1913,"" offers an invaluable glimpse into the vital humanitarian...  Read More >>

Ein junges Mädchen verschwindet spurlos. Die Suche läuft heiß, doch jede Spur verläuft sich im Dickicht der Dunkelheit....  Read More >>

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