Social services & welfare, criminology books

In 1953, a young Greek couple in Chicago adopt a six-week-old baby girl from The Cradle Society, a long-standing,...  Read More >>

Power corrupts. Magic devours. In Hedge End, monsters aren't born-they're made. The city's cursed gems twist human...  Read More >>

Taking Japan as a heuristic example, this book explores the significance of neatly kept and classified records and...  Read More >>

This book critically examines the failures and contradictions of UK drug policy, exposing how current laws disproportionately...  Read More >>

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Este libro es una memoria personal. A través de un relato lleno de aventuras y momentos de serendipia, el lector...  Read More >>

Gang member contains all the excitement, action, and heartache found in a novel, but is an autobiographical account...  Read More >>

""Ableism is everywhere, and we cannot continue just burying our heads in the sand. To not stand up to ableism is...  Read More >>

You've been told you need to slow down. To hold more meetings, form another committee, write a better plan. People...  Read More >>

The Prison Community was a landmark study on prison culture and social processes, first published in 1940 (and reissued...  Read More >>

As well as case analysis, it draws on interviews with both practitioners and stakeholders, reflects on the authors’...  Read More >>

Offering critical and international perspectives on labor and communication, the book demonstrates how the adoption...  Read More >>

The central theme of the book is the exploration and implementation of circular economy principles to transform...  Read More >>

Musical DBT-informed activities that equip educators, therapists, and parents with tools to reach the social and...  Read More >>

Advancing a class-centred approach, this book provides an account of the evolution of social security and employment...  Read More >>

This volume brings together findings and insights on innovation in the practice, research and education of social...  Read More >>

A doctor’s personal and unfiltered diary of the war in Gaza  Read More >>

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'An incredible read. I laughed, I cried and my heart was truly touched by this beautifully written true story of...  Read More >>

Examining the relationship between anthropogenic climate change and atrocity crimes, An Intersectional Analysis...  Read More >>

Public Opinion, Ideology and State Welfare (1985) provides a comprehensive explanation of the patterns of ideas...  Read More >>

State Responsiveness and State Activism (1989) compares social changes and the role of the state. It evaluates which...  Read More >>

The Coming of the Welfare State (1967) explains the climate of opinion which created the old harsh Poor Law and...  Read More >>

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