Social services & welfare, criminology books

A gripping true account of Pablo Acosta, a notorious Mexican drug lord, and the violent world of narco-trafficking...  Read More >>

Adoption is one of the most emotive and complex subjects in social and family history. Gill Rossinis social history...  Read More >>

This history of the League of Red Cross Societies (now International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent) examines...  Read More >>

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

This book examines forty years of federal water pollution investigations and prosecutions to explore how federal...  Read More >>

Featuring an all Aboriginal Australian editorial group, Aboriginal Social Work Voices explores important contemporary...  Read More >>

""entertaining. . .reads like atelevisionrealityseries."" -Alan Dershowitz, criminal defense attorney Ever...  Read More >>

Bringing together leading voices in theory, practice and research, this book examines how social workers can move...  Read More >>

What is life really like for LGBTQIA+ people behind bars? This book offers the most up-to-date global research...  Read More >>

Online platforms now constitute so significant a mode of wealth production that many argue a new kind of economic...  Read More >>

This timely book examines education in Young Offenders Institutions and adult prisons in England and Wales, addressing...  Read More >>

The Deliverance of Hope is a guide to one of the most quietly radical acts a person can undertake: writing letters...  Read More >>

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Examines the marginalisation of Muslim political thought through the writings of Khayr al-Din al-Tunsi.  Read More >>

A rogue cop battles Griselda Blanco and Miami's cocaine cartels - where enemies lurk on both sides of the law.  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 provides discussion and case studies of ethical best practices for the discipline of forensic anthropology,...  Read More >>

The workbook companion to We Deserve More—Navigate reproductive health systems and get the care you’ve always deserved...  Read More >>

Most of us are doing five-star work with two-star systems. Messages pile up, favours multiply, and the people we...  Read More >>

Most of us are drowning in contacts and starving for support. We have group chats, follows and likes, but still...  Read More >>

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Lily I fell in love with my best friend when I was fifteen. My first love, my first everything. But then I left,...  Read More >>