Social services & welfare, criminology
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Social services & welfare, criminology
Paperback. When parents form families by reaching across social barriers to adopt children, where and how does race enter the adoption process? How do agencies, parents, and the adopted children themselves deal with issues of difference in adoption? This volume engages writers from both sides of the Atlantic to take a close look at these issues. Series: Palgrave Macmillan Studies in Family and Intimate Life. Num Pages: 302 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFSL; JFSP; JHBK; JKSN; JPQB; VSP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 302
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349446087
- ISBN
- 9781349446087
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Condition: New
€ 64.06
€ 64.06
Hardcover. When parents form families by reaching across social barriers to adopt children, where and how does race enter the adoption process? How do agencies, parents, and the adopted children themselves deal with issues of difference in adoption? This volume engages writers from both sides of the Atlantic to take a close look at these issues. Editor(s): Bashi Treitler, Vilna. Series: Palgrave Macmillan Studies in Family and Intimate Life. Num Pages: 304 pages, 10 black & white tables. BIC Classification: JFSL1; JKSF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 146 x 223 x 22. Weight in Grams: 490.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137275226
- ISBN
- 9781137275226
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 65.22
€ 65.22
Paperback / so. Num Pages: black & white illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: JF; JKS; JPQB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 170 x 3. Weight in Grams: 109.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1930
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783642473210
- ISBN
- 9783642473210
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Condition: New
€ 68.12
€ 68.12
Paperback. Drawing on many years of experience in the barrios as a youth worker, high school teacher, and researcher, this book identifies the elements from which gangs spring: isolation from the dominant culture, poverty, family stress and crowded households, peer pressure, and the adolescent struggle for self-identity. Series: CMAS Mexican American Monograph. Num Pages: 220 pages, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; JKVM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 681.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1988
- Publisher
- University of Texas Press United States
- Number of pages
- 220
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780292711198
- ISBN
- 9780292711198
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Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 24.80
€ 26.99
€ 24.80
Paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJD1; HBL; HBTB; JKV; JKVP; JMK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349471485
- ISBN
- 9781349471485
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Condition: New
€ 63.57
€ 63.57
Paperback. Num Pages: 296 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSJ1; JKVP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 222 x 154 x 22. Weight in Grams: 394.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- PM Press United States
- Edition
- 2 New ed
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781604865837
- ISBN
- 9781604865837
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Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 20.12
€ 20.99
€ 20.12
Paperback. Series: SpringerBriefs in Criminology. Num Pages: 129 pages, 1 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: JFFE; JKVC; JMH; JMS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 7. Weight in Grams: 215.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland
- Number of pages
- 129
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783319231709
- ISBN
- 9783319231709
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 91.11
€ 91.11
Hardback. Television is a key therapeutic resource in prisons today. Now placed in the cell, television helps with the delivery of care and control in the complex prison environment. In this book, Victoria Knight explores the ways in which television is used by prisons and staff to manage their everyday lives and emotions. Num Pages: 253 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFDT; JHB; JKVP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 16. Weight in Grams: 460.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137443908
- ISBN
- 9781137443908
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.78
€ 64.78
Paperback. A very easy-to-read book which covers all the essential theory and practice needed for a sound understanding of social work and mental health Num Pages: 176 pages, black & white illustrations, figures. BIC Classification: JKSN. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 240 x 169 x 11. Weight in Grams: 314.
- Publisher
- SAGE Publications Inc United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 176
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781412935050
- ISBN
- 9781412935050
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Condition: New
€ 50.99€ 48.60
€ 50.99
€ 48.60
Paperback. Editor(s): Dickerson, Victoria C. Series: AFTA SpringerBriefs in Family Therapy. Num Pages: 109 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JKSN; MMJT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 6. Weight in Grams: 186.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland
- Number of pages
- 109
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783319314884
- ISBN
- 9783319314884
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Condition: New
€ 73.28
€ 73.28
Paperback. How can the brutal and costly enterprise of criminal punishment be justified? This book makes a provocative, original contribution to the philosophical literature and debate on the morality of punishing, arguing that punishment is justified in the duties that offenders incur as a result of their wrongdoing. Series: Oxford Legal Philosophy Series. Num Pages: 388 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ; HPS; JKV; LAB; LNFB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 197 x 22. Weight in Grams: 608.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Number of pages
- 400
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199681914
- ISBN
- 9780199681914
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 53.21
€ 53.21
Hardback. This work explores the political, social and economic forces that shape US policies affecting human services. Seeking to shed light on the tension between individual and social responsibility, it should appeal to economists, social scientists and policy-makers concerned with social policy issues. Series: National Bureau of Economic Research Project Reports. Num Pages: 364 pages, 14 line drawings, 12 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFF; JKS; JPQB; KNS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 160 x 26. Weight in Grams: 660.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 364
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226267869
- ISBN
- 9780226267869
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Condition: New
€ 142.87
€ 142.87
Hardcover. Editor(s): Tyson, Victor P. Num Pages: 81 pages. BIC Classification: JKVG; LNU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 162 x 12. Weight in Grams: 306.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Nova Science Pub Inc
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781634820578
- ISBN
- 9781634820578
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 191.06€ 143.55
€ 191.06
€ 143.55
Hardback. A revisionist and highly readable social and legal history of spousal murder in Spain, Colombia and Mexico, challenging dominant notions about the evolution of punishment and the character of legal, ethnic and gender relations and the culture of honor in the late colonial Spanish Atlantic. Num Pages: 456 pages. BIC Classification: JKV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 159 x 237 x 34. Weight in Grams: 800.
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804794633
- ISBN
- 9780804794633
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 92.25
€ 92.25
Paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages, 12 halftones, 12 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; JFSG; JFSL4; JKS; JN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 152. .
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226090993
- ISBN
- 9780226090993
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 20.97
€ 25.99
€ 20.97
Paperback. Examines the difficult lives of young Latino and African American boys caught in a cycles of delinquency in a legal system that limits their opportunities Series: New Perspectives in Crime, Deviance, and Law. Num Pages: 237 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KLCM; JFSL3; JFSL4; JKVQ2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 165 x 15. Weight in Grams: 344.
- Publisher
- NYU Press
- Number of pages
- 237
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814776384
- ISBN
- 9780814776384
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Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 31.33
€ 34.99
€ 31.33
Paperback. Drawing together theory and practice, this comprehensive resource presents guidelines for good practice in community care work. The contributors describe the planning and implementation of pioneering initiatives in the community, analyse their effectiveness and outline their practical implications in the light of the current legislative framework. Editor(s): White, Vicky; Harris, John. Num Pages: 208 pages, references, index. BIC Classification: 1DBK; JKS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 155 x 13. Weight in Grams: 319.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Jessica Kingsley Pub
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781853028908
- ISBN
- 9781853028908
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.02
€ 38.02
Paperback. Vicky White and John Harris have drawn together the contributors' experiences of working with children in a broad range of settings, emphasising ways in which the current context of change can be used as an opportunity to enhance the quality of service provision and achieve better outcomes for children and their families. Editor(s): White, Vicky; Harris, John. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: JKSB1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156. Weight in Grams: 326.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Jessica Kingsley Pub
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781843101505
- ISBN
- 9781843101505
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Condition: New
€ 38.02
€ 38.02
Paperback. An edited collection which explores the different facets of how austerity in Britain is a form of institutional violence Editor(s): Cooper, Vickie; Whyte, David. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; JHB; JK; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 215 x 135. .
- Publisher
- Pluto Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745399485
- ISBN
- 9780745399485
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 16.31
€ 21.99
€ 16.31
Paperback. A groundbreaking book based on research carried out in Australia by the author on the needs of children whose parents experience periods of mental illness. Other profesional contributors encompass areas such as the effects of mental illness on children; service provision for children and their parents; foster care and child protection. Editor(s): Cowling, Vicki. Num Pages: 222 pages. BIC Classification: 1MBF; JFFG; JHBK; JKSB; MBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 250 x 175 x 13. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- ACER Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780864312822
- ISBN
- 9780864312822
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 49.99€ 41.60
€ 49.99
€ 41.60