Social services & welfare, criminology
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Social services & welfare, criminology
Paperback. An interdisciplinary study of retail crime as a cultural phenomenon, drawing on economics, criminology and management to present a comprehensive explanation for the growth in retail thefts. This topical study explores crime prevention as a management issue, using criminomics, a concept based on commercial realities rather than maximising arrests. Series: Crime Prevention and Security Management. Num Pages: 334 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFF; JKV; JKVQ2; KCK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 334
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349356478
- ISBN
- 9781349356478
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€ 66.95
€ 66.95
Paperback. Asset-based policies are becoming an increasingly important form of social policy globally. In this book, the first of its kind, Rajiv Prabhakar provides a theoretical perspective on the emerging asset agenda as well as examining specific policies, including the British Child Trust Fund. Num Pages: 178 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JKS; JPP; JPQB; KCA; KCP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 178
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349356911
- ISBN
- 9781349356911
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€ 65.52
€ 65.52
Paperback. Consideringthe questionof howlevels of security allow state power to beincreased to the point at which it infringes essential civil liberties, this book explores the creeping power of the executive andthe unfeasibility of widespread use of the Human Rights Act as a bulwark against the oppressive use of state power." Series: Crime Prevention and Security Management. Num Pages: 195 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JKV; JKVP; JKVQ2; JPA; JPQB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2009
- Number of pages
- 195
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349357123
- ISBN
- 9781349357123
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€ 65.69
€ 65.69
Paperback. "Leading family sociologist David Morgan revisits his highly influential 'family practices' approach in this new book. Exploring its impact, and how it has been critiqued, Morgan shows the continued relevance of the approach with reference to time and space, the body, emotions, ethics and work/life balance"-- Series: Palgrave Macmillan Studies in Family and Intimate Life. Num Pages: 197 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFSJ; JHBK; JKSN; JPQB; PDZ; VSP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 240 x 16. Weight in Grams: 302.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 197
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349358021
- ISBN
- 9781349358021
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€ 71.27
€ 71.27
Paperback. This book examines common familial trends and differences throughout Europe from the 1960s onwards and discusses the most common theoretical explanations for convergence and divergence. EriikkaOinonen reveals how structural factors such as the labour market, the welfare state and the EU affect Europeans' family related choices." Series: Palgrave Macmillan Studies in Family and Intimate Life. Num Pages: 226 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFSP; JHB; JHBK; JKSN; JPQB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 226
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349358045
- ISBN
- 9781349358045
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€ 65.90
€ 65.90
Paperback. Exploring theincreasing involvement of theprivatesector in social policy, thiscollection examines the complex relationship between the public and private sectors from an international perspective, focusing on health and pension policies." Editor(s): Beland, Daniel; Gran, Brian. Num Pages: 316 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JHB; JKS; JPP; JPQB; KFF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 316
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349358083
- ISBN
- 9781349358083
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Condition: New
€ 67.07
€ 67.07
Paperback. Stressing the relationship between tsarism's service-state ethos and its utilization of subjects, this study argues that economic and political, rather than judicial or penological, factors primarily conditioned Siberian exile's growth and development. Num Pages: 284 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJ; HBJD; HBL; JKV; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 284
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349358694
- ISBN
- 9781349358694
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Condition: New
€ 66.41
€ 66.41
paperback. Exploring the relationships between qualitative research and social change, this bookasks how social change is informed and influenced by research. Examples discussed are from research practice and experiences in the fields of sociology, social work, professional practice, education, criminal justice and anthropology." Editor(s): Cox, P.; Geisen, Thomas. Num Pages: 232 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GTF; JHB; JHBC; JKSN; YQS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 305.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2008
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349358991
- ISBN
- 9781349358991
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Condition: New
€ 66.95
€ 66.95
Paperback. "This book examines the public controversies surrounding lifestyle risks in the consumer society. Comparing news coverage of the globesity pandemic in Britain and the USA, it illustrates the way moral panic brought childrens food marketing to the centre of the policy debates about consumer lifestyles"-- Series: Consumption and Public Life. Num Pages: 252 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFC; JFD; JFSR; JHB; JHBK; JKSB1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. Weight in Grams: 349.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 252
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349359202
- ISBN
- 9781349359202
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€ 66.95
€ 66.95
Paperback. This book is an analysis of the culture of compassion and a critique of the project of "showing awareness." Num Pages: 206 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFC; JFF; JHB; JKSN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 11. Weight in Grams: 266.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 206
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349361601
- ISBN
- 9781349361601
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Condition: New
€ 66.95
€ 66.95
Paperback. Despite the growing multi-faith and multi-ethnic nature of Britain, there is insufficient knowledge about diversity in family practices across ethno-religious groups. This book fills that gap, exploring family practices values, roles, relationships, support systems and daily routines among South Asian Muslim families in Britain." Series: Palgrave Macmillan Studies in Family and Intimate Life. Num Pages: 238 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GTF; JFSL; JHBK; JKSN; JPQB; VSP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 238
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349361724
- ISBN
- 9781349361724
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Condition: New
€ 66.02
€ 66.02
Paperback. This book explores the challenge of making a life: finding meaning, livelihood and social connectedness. Drawing on research with young people, the analysis goes beyond traditional treatment of youth issues or 'problems', providing discussion of topics like young people's learning and work, their creativity, wellbeing and active citizenship. Num Pages: 253 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFSP; JHBK; JKS; JKSN; JN; JPQB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 253
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349361748
- ISBN
- 9781349361748
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Condition: New
€ 66.95
€ 66.95
Paperback. Bringing together new research, this book advances current theoretical understandings of punishment and control in society. It provides a critical analysis of institutions, punishment and the law, and explores the delivery of punishment and experience of incarceration in Western societiesfrom the early-nineteenth century." Editor(s): Johnston, H. B. Num Pages: 269 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBTB; JKV; JKVP; JKVQ2; JPQB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 419.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 269
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349361809
- ISBN
- 9781349361809
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Condition: New
€ 66.95
€ 66.95
Paperback. Drawing upon qualitative material from parents and professionals, including ethnography, narrative inquiry, interviews and focus groups, this book brings together feminist and critical disability studies theories. Num Pages: 241 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFSP; JHB; JHBK; JKS; JMS; JPQB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 241
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349362288
- ISBN
- 9781349362288
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Condition: New
€ 66.05
€ 66.05
Paperback. Despite the growing interest in security amongst governments, organizations and the general public, the provision of much security is substandard. This book explores the problems facing security, and sets out innovative proposals to enhance the effectiveness of security in society, at national and organizational levels. Series: Crime Prevention and Security Management. Num Pages: 282 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JKV; JKVQ2; JPQB; JPS; KJM; TNKS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 344.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 282
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349362851
- ISBN
- 9781349362851
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€ 127.76
€ 127.76
Paperback. This book provides a disturbing account of the reality of child abuse. Based on data from 152 countries, Einar Helander considers the physical, societal, economic and judicial consequences of child abuse, proposing a universal, community-based prevention programme. Num Pages: 358 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFSP; JHBK; JKSN; JKV; JPQB; MQC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 358
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349364954
- ISBN
- 9781349364954
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Condition: New
€ 66.99
€ 66.99
Paperback. Drawing on research from a variety of disciplines, this edited collection challenges conventional understandings of gendered interpersonal violence, and identifies emerging sites and forms of resistance to it. Editor(s): Throsby, Karen. Num Pages: 250 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFC; JFSJ; JHB; JKV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 250
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349365074
- ISBN
- 9781349365074
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Condition: New
€ 66.12
€ 66.12
Paperback. This book focuses upon the breaking of rules and taboos involved in 'doing crime', including violent crime as represented in fictive texts and ethnographic research. It includes chapters on topics of urgent contemporary interest such as asylum seekers, sex work, serial killers, school shooters, crimes of poverty and understandings of 'madness'. Series: Critical Criminological Perspectives. Num Pages: 196 pages, biography. BIC Classification: AP; DS; JFC; JHB; JKV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155. .
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 196
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349367498
- ISBN
- 9781349367498
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Condition: New
€ 66.02
€ 66.02
Paperback. This book examines how the modern criminal trial is the result of competing discourses of justice, from human rights to state law and order, that allows for the consideration of key stakeholder interests, specifically those of victims, defendants, police, communities and the state. Num Pages: 263 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JHB; JKV; JKVQ2; JPQB; LB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 263
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349367511
- ISBN
- 9781349367511
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Condition: New
€ 66.24
€ 66.24
Paperback. This book innovatively re-envisions the possibilities of sexuality education. Utilising student critiques of programmes it reconfigures key debates in sexuality education including: Should pleasure be part of the curriculum? Who makes the best educators? Do students prefer single or mixed gender classes? Num Pages: 214 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFC; JFSJ; JFSP; JKSN; JPQB; VSP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 214
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349368105
- ISBN
- 9781349368105
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Condition: New
€ 66.95
€ 66.95