Social services & welfare, criminology books

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Diminished Prosperity: How a Warming Planet Impedes Healthy Families, Communities, and Economies

Diminished Prosperity: How a Warming Planet Impedes...

Author: Sarah Haley Knowles
ISBN: 9783032070678
Format: Hardback
$343.17

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Indigenous Knowledge and Practices on Disability in Latin America

Indigenous Knowledge and Practices on Disability in...

Author: Michelle Lapierre
ISBN: 9783032067203
Format: Hardback
$422.37

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Humanitarianism and the International Committee of the Red Cross, 1859 to 1989

Humanitarianism and the International Committee of the...

Author: Irène Herrmann
ISBN: 9783032086846
Format: Hardback
$118.77

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Challenges Facing Orphans and Vulnerable Children in Zimbabwe: Traditionalism versus Contemporarism Perspectives

Challenges Facing Orphans and Vulnerable Children in...

Author: John Ringson
ISBN: 9789819535682
Format: Hardback
$475.17

This book examines the complexities of OVCs in Zimbabwe, situated within the broader context of the Global South...  Read More >>

Incarcerating First Nations Women: An Intersectional Approach

Incarcerating First Nations Women: An Intersectional...

Author: Megan Beatrice
ISBN: 9789819540129
Format: Hardback
$422.37

This book presents the complex intersections of race, gender, and colonialism and their profound impact on the incarceration...  Read More >>

Old Age Poverty Among Rural Women in Ghana

Old Age Poverty Among Rural Women in Ghana

Author: Martha Donkor
ISBN: 9783032118738
Format: Hardback
$316.77

Drawing on interviews with over 50 women in rural villages in Ghana, this book analyzes the poverty of older, rural,...  Read More >>

Die soziale Welt der Transformation: Transdisziplinäre Aspekte einer transformativen Sozialen Arbeit

Die soziale Welt der Transformation: Transdisziplinäre...

Author: Andreas Thiesen
ISBN: 9783658483791
Format: Hardback
$237.57

Dieses Buch bietet eine umfassende Analyse der sozialen Welt der Transformation. Dieser Hinweis begründet die herausragende...  Read More >>

Mad Studies and Education: Critical Pedagogy and Mad Praxis in the Classroom

Mad Studies and Education: Critical Pedagogy and Mad...

Author: Adam Davies ,  Lauren Spring
ISBN: 9783032003768
Format: Hardback
$369.57

At a time when educators are increasingly asked to take responsibility for the ‘mental health’ of students, this...  Read More >>

A Criminological Investigation into Psychedelic Drug Use: Soldiers, Shamans, and Supermarket Brands

A Criminological Investigation into Psychedelic Drug...

Author: Richard G. Alexander
ISBN: 9783032010070
Format: Hardback
$343.17

This book provides a vital, critical criminological contribution to ongoing discussions regarding the so-called...  Read More >>

Handbook of Professional Youth Mentoring

Handbook of Professional Youth Mentoring

Author: J. Mark Eddy ,  Kevin P. Haggerty
ISBN: 9783032055798
Format: Hardback
$871.17

This book examines professional youth mentoring, which is marked by enduring relationships throughout childhood...  Read More >>

Brazilian Cultural Criminology: From Periphery to Centre

Brazilian Cultural Criminology: From Periphery to Centre...

Author: Salah H. Khaled Jr.
ISBN: 9783032031945
Format: Hardback
$343.17

mso-fareast-language: EN-IN;"">The joint work of criminologists from Brazil constitutes a new facet of Brazilian...  Read More >>

Joko Widodo's Foreign Policy and Diplomatic Legacy

Joko Widodo's Foreign Policy and Diplomatic Legacy

Author: Indriana Kartini ,  Khanisa
ISBN: 9789819520848
Format: Hardback
$448.77

This book addresses the various challenges that arose during the two periods of Indonesian President Jokowi's administration....  Read More >>

Screening Shadows: Violence in 21st Century Latin American Cinema

Screening Shadows: Violence in 21st Century Latin American...

Author: Maylen Villamañan Alba
ISBN: 9783032050915
Format: Hardback
$422.37

This book explores violence in Latin America societies and its social representations in cinema. Just as mass media...  Read More >>

Understanding Crime Control and Punishment in Lithuania: A Punitive Society?

Understanding Crime Control and Punishment in Lithuania:...

Author: Aleksandras Dobryninas ,  Simonas Nikartas
ISBN: 9783032055378
Format: Hardback
$448.77

This edited book provides a comprehensive study of punitive practices in modern-day Lithuania, highlighting its...  Read More >>

Addiction and the Medicalisation of Conspicuous Behaviour: New Critical Perspectives

Addiction and the Medicalisation of Conspicuous Behaviour:...

Author: Bruce M. Z. Cohen ,  Martin Harbusch
ISBN: 9783032063120
Format: Hardback
$422.37

This volume critically interrogates the dominant understanding of ‘addiction’ and ‘addicts’. It examines the proliferation...  Read More >>

Artificial Intelligence and Crime: Curated Literature Overview on AI, Crime, and Counteraction

Artificial Intelligence and Crime: Curated Literature...

Author: Błażej Kaucz
ISBN: 9783032069436
Format: Hardback
$422.37

Rapid advancements in Generative Artificial Intelligence (like ChatGPT and LLMs) are fundamentally reshaping the...  Read More >>

The Refinement of Poverty Alleviation in China: Theory, Strategy and Guarantee

The Refinement of Poverty Alleviation in China: Theory,...

Author: Sanxiu Wang ,  Li Yiyang
ISBN: 9789819531127
Format: Hardback
$263.97

This book presents new ideas on poverty reduction and the reality of poverty in China, drawing from domestic and...  Read More >>

The Future of Child-Friendly Justice and Children's Rights in Vietnam

The Future of Child-Friendly Justice and Children's...

Author: Nguyen Binh An ,  Luong Van Tuan
ISBN: 9789819535200
Format: Hardback
$527.97

This book offers a groundbreaking examination of how Vietnam’s legal system is evolving to protect and empower children....  Read More >>

Therapeutics in Dermatology - Essentials for Clinical Practice: Systemic Therapy: Volume 2

Therapeutics in Dermatology - Essentials for Clinical...

Author: Aditya Kumar Bubna
ISBN: 9789819537945
Format: Hardback
$422.37

This comprehensive volume offers a one-stop reference for everything related to dermatologic therapeutics—covering...  Read More >>

Internet-Mediated Exploitation in the Scottish Online Sex Market: A Case Study in Computational Criminology

Internet-Mediated Exploitation in the Scottish Online...

Author: Richard Kjellgren
ISBN: 9783032092748
Format: Hardback
$369.57

This book uses a mixed-methods approach to understand the role of technology in facilitating exploitation in the...  Read More >>

Therapeutics in Dermatology - Essentials for Clinical Practice: Topical Therapy: Volume 3

Therapeutics in Dermatology - Essentials for Clinical...

Author: Aditya Kumar Bubna
ISBN: 9789819538027
Format: Hardback
$343.17

This comprehensive volume offers a complete and up-to-date overview of dermatologic therapeutics, including the...  Read More >>

Eco-Social Work for Disaster Risk Reduction: Advancing Social and Environmental Justice

Eco-Social Work for Disaster Risk Reduction: Advancing...

Author: Joice K. Joseph ,  A. P. Pradeepkumar
ISBN: 9789819548842
Format: Hardback
$448.77

This contributed volume examines the intersection of social work, environmental justice, and disaster risk reduction...  Read More >>

Hitman Tells All: Real Life Facts of the Mafia and the Witness Protection Program

Hitman Tells All: Real Life Facts of the Mafia and the...

Author: Karissa Gillespie
ISBN: 9781970463392
Format: Paperback
$52.77

HITMAN TELLS ALL: Real Life Facts of the Mafia and the Witness Protection ProgramTrue Story Told by Zack Carusso...  Read More >>

The Game of Peace: Alva Myrdal

The Game of Peace: Alva Myrdal

Author: Michael Webster
ISBN: 9798233732355
Format: Paperback
$39.57

Alva Myrdal (1902-1986): Architect of the Future. She was the chief planner of the modern Swedish welfare state,...  Read More >>

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