Social services & welfare, criminology
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Social services & welfare, criminology
Paperback. First constructed in Nevada in 1924, the gas chamber, a method of killing sealed off and removed from the sight and hearing of witnesses, was originally touted as a 'humane' method of execution. This title takes us to the dark side of human history in the first full chronicle of the gas chamber in the United States. Num Pages: 344 pages, 18 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLW; JFMC; JKVP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 222 x 147 x 22. Weight in Grams: 448.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Number of pages
- 344
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520271210
- ISBN
- 9780520271210
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.93
€ 33.99
€ 24.93
Paperback. In the annals of American criminal justice, two prisons stand out as icons of institutionalized brutality and deprivation: Alcatraz and Sing Sing. This book takes us on a disturbing and poignant tour of Sing Sing's legendary death house, and introduces us to those whose lives Sing Sing claimed. Num Pages: 200 pages, 100 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLL; HBLW; JKVP1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 6452 x 4522 x 11. Weight in Grams: 400.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814716168
- ISBN
- 9780814716168
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 27.40
€ 30.99
€ 27.40
Hardcover. Pulling together the most salient, current issues in the field today, The Handbook of Gangs provides a significant assessment by leading scholars of key topics related to gangs, gang members, and responses to gangs. Editor(s): Decker, Scott H.; Pyrooz, David C. Series: Wiley Handbooks in Criminology and Criminal Justice. Num Pages: 592 pages. BIC Classification: JKVM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 247 x 176 x 32. Weight in Grams: 1040.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781118726877
- ISBN
- 9781118726877
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 211.10
€ 211.10
Paperback. Offers an ethnography of the culture of suburban drug dealers. This book shows that suburban drug dealers accord status to deliberate avoidance of conflict, which helps keep their drug markets more peaceful - and, consequently, less likely to be noticed by law enforcement. Series: Fieldwork Encounters and Discoveries. Num Pages: 208 pages, 10 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSC; JFSP2; JKVG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 60 x 90 x 13. Weight in Grams: 295.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226164113
- ISBN
- 9780226164113
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 25.76
€ 32.99
€ 25.76
Paperback. Num Pages: 304 pages, 32 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBBFL; JKVM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 137 x 18. Weight in Grams: 400.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Barricade Books Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781569802878
- ISBN
- 9781569802878
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 19.80
€ 20.99
€ 19.80
Internet addiction. Cell-phone-distracted drivers. Teen suicide. Economic recession. The health risks of trans fats. The carefully selected collection of case studies in Making Sense of Social Problems is designed to help students understand and critically evaluate a wide range of contemporary social issues. Editor(s): Best, Joel; Harris, Scott R. Num Pages: 463 pages. BIC Classification: JFF; JKS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 153 x 227 x 19. Weight in Grams: 484.
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Lynne Rienner Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 463
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781588268808
- ISBN
- 9781588268808
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.39
€ 36.39
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Pan Macmillan
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781447254577
- ISBN
- 9781447254577
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.81
€ 11.99
€ 10.81
Paperback. Sean O'Callaghan is the former head of the IRA's Southern Command, and one of the most senior figures to defect from its ranks. At considerable risk to himself, he has done more than any individual to unlock the code of silence that governs the IRA's members. This is his story. Num Pages: 496 pages, map. BIC Classification: 1DBKN; 1DBR; BGA; JKV; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 177 x 109 x 32. Weight in Grams: 264.
- Publisher
- Corgi
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780552146074
- ISBN
- 9780552146074
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.39
€ 17.99
€ 13.39
Hardback. This book examines surveillance as both cause and effect of social and political problems. Editor(s): Hier, Sean P.; Greenberg, Josh. Num Pages: 304 pages, 8 b/w photos, 12 tables, 1 chart. BIC Classification: JKSW1; JPV; KNSS1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 5969 x 4039. Weight in Grams: 567.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University of British Columbia Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780774816113
- ISBN
- 9780774816113
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 112.38
€ 112.38
paperback. This book examines surveillance as both cause and effect of social and political problems. Editor(s): Hier, Sean P.; Greenberg, Josh. Num Pages: 296 pages, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: JFF; JKS; JPV; KNSS1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5969 x 4039 x 23. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- University of British Columbia Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780774816120
- ISBN
- 9780774816120
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 36.10
€ 40.99
€ 36.10
Paperback. Provides a sociological analysis of Philadelphia's infamous "Black Mafia", which has organized crime in predominantly African-American sections of the city dating back to the late 1960's. This book is useful for those in the fields of criminology, sociology, history, political science and African-American Studies. Series: Studies of Organized Crime. Num Pages: 228 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBBEP; JKVM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 12. Weight in Grams: 720.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 228
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402014215
- ISBN
- 9781402014215
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 103.63
€ 103.63
Paperback. A tale of a cynic's attempt to become a better person by helping others. Num Pages: 304 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BGA; JKSN1; WH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 19. Weight in Grams: 266.
- Publisher
- Atlantic Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 304
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781843549772
- ISBN
- 9781843549772
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 9.19
€ 10.99
€ 9.19
Paperback. Murder, human-rights abuse, drugs, blackmail, extortion, extreme violence, medical maltreatment and unjustifiable death penalties feature as everyday occurrences in the living hells that are Bangkwang and Klong Prem jails. The author has graphically revealed this shocking reality through the eyes of a long-term inmate from the West. Num Pages: 304 pages, 1 x 8pp b/w. BIC Classification: 1FMT; BTP; JKVP1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 19. Weight in Grams: 238.
- Publisher
- Transworld Publishers Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 304
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845965815
- ISBN
- 9781845965815
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.47
€ 17.99
€ 13.47
Hardback. Series: Palgrave Studies in Compromise After Conflict. Num Pages: 231 pages, 19 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: GTJ; JFSL; JHB; JKV; JPWL; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 222 x 157 x 19. Weight in Grams: 446.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137588371
- ISBN
- 9781137588371
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.86
€ 64.86
Hardback. Num Pages: 192 pages, 7 figures. BIC Classification: JKSN; JMQ; JMR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231181907
- ISBN
- 9780231181907
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.17
€ 128.17
Paperback. Num Pages: 388 pages, 4 black & white illustrations, 4 black & white tables. BIC Classification: JKSN2; JNH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 181 x 341 x 26. Weight in Grams: 702.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 6th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781138838291
- ISBN
- 9781138838291
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 129.19
€ 129.19
Hardcover. Editor(s): Stanley, Selwyn. Num Pages: Illustrations. BIC Classification: JKSN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 175 x 248 x 43. Weight in Grams: 1326.
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781617611070
- ISBN
- 9781617611070
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 347.39€ 233.95
€ 347.39
€ 233.95
Beyond the Adoption Order: Challenges, Interventions and Adoption Disr...
Selwyn, Julie, Wijedasa, Dinithi, Meakings, S...
Paperback. Num Pages: 408 pages. BIC Classification: JKSF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 151 x 210 x 24. Weight in Grams: 540.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- British Association for Adoption and Fostering (BAAF)
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781910039236
- ISBN
- 9781910039236
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.19
€ 27.19
Hardback.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Bristol University Press United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781447312710
- ISBN
- 9781447312710
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 104.63
€ 104.63
Paperback. Editor(s): Palmer, Serena. Num Pages: 86 pages. BIC Classification: JFFE2; JKS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 154 x 8. Weight in Grams: 174.
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781634638456
- ISBN
- 9781634638456
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 100.77€ 76.80
€ 100.77
€ 76.80