Social services & welfare, criminology books

An awareness that the effects of prison on offenders were rarely beneficial and may be positively harmful. In this...  Read More >>

First published in 1963, this title was an attempt to discover what had been learnt from a range of prison experience...  Read More >>

In Prison Crisis, originally published in 1980, Peter Evans draws together all of the issues of the time to provide...  Read More >>

First published in 1989, this title presents the English prison system in the words of those who had endured it...  Read More >>

Originally published in 1977, this title attempts to document and analyse some of the changes which happened in...  Read More >>

Originally published in 1950, this Lag’s Lexicon was compiled for a variety of reasons, with the object of entertainment,...  Read More >>

Originally published in 1974, this book was the first full-scale work published in this country evaluating carefully...  Read More >>

The working of the 1969 Children and Young Persons Act was the subject of much debate in the 1970s. Discussion had...  Read More >>

Why are the children of imprisoned parents often penalised the most? The abuse, stigma and neglect experienced by...  Read More >>

In the previous few years English penal policy had undergone considerable change. Originally published in 1975,...  Read More >>

Human Factors in Cybersecurity examines the intricate interplay between human behaviour and digital security, offering...  Read More >>

Originally published in 1987, the authors employed a longitudinal method for studying 568 inmates, and drew on psychological,...  Read More >>

Originally published in 1985,this title is an account of the changing functions and conditions of imprisonment in...  Read More >>

First published in 1934, this title was prepared in the belief that among the growing literature of crime and the...  Read More >>

In the late 1950s crime and its treatment had never been of greater public interest. In this title, first published...  Read More >>

‘Gate fever’ is the name of a non-medical syndrome said to infect men in prison as the date of their discharge draws...  Read More >>

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The Ultimate Guide for Dementia Caregivers: Empower Yourself with Compassionate Strategies and Practical Tools Caring...  Read More >>

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This is an original collection of deeply personal and candid interviews with formerly incarcerated men who earned...  Read More >>

This volume contributes to Roland Robertson’s (1938-2022) thinking on the impact of civilizational traditions on...  Read More >>