Social services & welfare, criminology books

Theodore Martin offers a groundbreaking account of the ways that reading habits and crime politics intersected in...  Read More >>

This book is for anyone who touches the life of a child in foster care. Foster parents. Relative caregivers....  Read More >>

The system wants prostitutes to be available, but they also want them to be alone. They label anyone who gets closer...  Read More >>

This book is the first to support apprentices in navigating the Social Work Apprenticeship journey and developing...  Read More >>

Gender Equality Behind Bars represents the first analysis of prison and immigration detention policies, broadly...  Read More >>

This book examines Nigerian women’s experiences of migration, work and mobility across European borders through...  Read More >>

This book explores narratives and practices around gender and criminal justice, with a focus on women in Latin America....  Read More >>

""It's Okay to Talk About Adoption"" arrives at a moment when adoption remains widely misunderstood, emotionally...  Read More >>

He was never supposed to want her. She was never supposed to matter. Alexander is a man built on control. Cold....  Read More >>

Lucy Ann Delaney, born Lucy Berry (c. 1830 - after 1891), was an African-American author, and activist, a former...  Read More >>

Jamais les alertes concernant la protection de l'enfance n'ont été si nombreuses. Le chaos est sous nos yeux. Et...  Read More >>

Justice is, in this day, bewailing its plight... The murder of a retired Los Angeles school teacher in 2004 never...  Read More >>

Ce livre raconte la lutte d'une femme, Lisa, travailleuse du sexe, contre l'indifférence sociale. Elle refuse de...  Read More >>

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This book presents a theoretical and empirical investigation of predatory raiding in Russia. Predatory raiding in...  Read More >>

This book explores the single-session work done by Sigmund Freud and considers the implications of this work for...  Read More >>

This book provides an accessible, practical guide to leadership for Sergeants and Inspectors. Drawing on the author's...  Read More >>

Drawing on a range of approaches including conflict, critical race, and social control theories, this book provides...  Read More >>

This book provides a thorough and extensive review of the field that is now commonly referred to as ‘geographical...  Read More >>

Justice is, in this day, bewailing its plight... The murder of a retired Los Angeles school teacher in 2004 never...  Read More >>

This compelling book delves into the complex issue of children and youth radicalization, beginning with a broad...  Read More >>

Kate Jordan thought she was escaping one nightmare when she fled her abusive boyfriend, but she never expected to...  Read More >>

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A first-hand account as a wildlife investigator works to save rhinos from extinction in India.  Read More >>