Social services & welfare, criminology books

This practical guide empowers parents, educators, and clinicians with the tools they require to free children and...  Read More >>

Aristotle's Prison offers a vivid and deeply human exploration of life behind bars. Blending penology and moral...  Read More >>

Meet Shere Hite the feminist hero whose notorious work revolutionised how we think about sex, marriage, and the...  Read More >>

A history of police unions that reveals how American law enforcement built a political movement that made cops untouchable....  Read More >>

This book explores the construction of linguistic, ‘languaged’ and professional subjectivities in the context of...  Read More >>

This book outlines ground-breaking and well-grounded improvements to methods for policy development and assessment...  Read More >>

Therapeutic Group Enactment of Myth puts the depth and power of the world’s great stories in the hands of therapy-group...  Read More >>

This Element maps the relationship between taxation and social policy from a comparative and historical perspective....  Read More >>

This book analyses the experiences of mothers in the criminal justice system, arguing that a legal system oriented...  Read More >>

This analysis of the Swedish criminal system makes sense of a markedly punitive turn in policy despite the country’s...  Read More >>

As custodians of global public discourse, transnational tech platforms govern who may speak, to whom, and how. Their...  Read More >>

This book is the first to introduce empirically informed yet empathically framed language for MMPI-3 users communicating...  Read More >>

This compact, accessible guide supports students in developing and applying the skills and knowledge needed to maximize...  Read More >>

Real Help for Real Moments in Foster Care The must-read resource for foster parents, resource parents, care providers,...  Read More >>

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This state-of-the-field book argues that palliative care has drifted away from its transformative goals—and shows...  Read More >>

In Behind Ancient Bars, law professor and rabbinical student Hadar Aviram challenges the conventional assumption...  Read More >>

This book is the first to introduce empirically informed yet empathically framed language for MMPI-3 users communicating...  Read More >>

This compact, accessible guide supports students in developing and applying the skills and knowledge needed to maximize...  Read More >>

This state-of-the-field book argues that palliative care has drifted away from its transformative goals—and shows...  Read More >>

Drawing from archival material and Jane Fonda's own personal papers, journalist Marilyn Greenwald tells the story...  Read More >>

Against the backdrop of reform, this book traces the ravages of the first year of COVID-19 in Massachusetts prisons,...  Read More >>

In Behind Ancient Bars, law professor and rabbinical student Hadar Aviram challenges the conventional assumption...  Read More >>

The future is contingent. It can unfold differently, hinging on chance or choice. This Element tells the story of...  Read More >>