Social services & welfare, criminology
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Social services & welfare, criminology
Paperback. Examines how the lives of dispossessed men and women are affected by the rise of narco-trafficking along the US - Mexico border. This book explores the everyday reality of the drug trade by living alongside its low-level workers: those living at the edges of the violence generated by the militarization of "the war on drugs." Series: California Series in Public Anthropology. Num Pages: 240 pages, 10 b/w photographs, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KLCM; JHMC; JKVG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 140 x 209 x 17. Weight in Grams: 282.
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 255
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520276789
- ISBN
- 9780520276789
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.74
€ 33.99
€ 24.74
When Caregivers Kill: Understanding Child Murder by Parents and Other ...
Alt, Betty L.; Wells, Sandra K.
hardcover. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: JKV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 159 x 17. Weight in Grams: 372.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9781442200777
- ISBN
- 9781442200777
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 87.24
€ 87.24
Paperback. Since the crime explosion of the 1960s, the prison population in the United States has multiplied fivefold, to one prisoner for every hundred adults - a rate unprecedented in American history and unmatched anywhere in the world. This book explains how we got into the trap and how we can get out of it: to cut both crime and the prison population. Num Pages: 256 pages, 9 line illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; JKV; JPRB; LNFX1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 233 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 374.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691148649
- ISBN
- 9780691148649
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.12
€ 40.99
€ 29.12
Paperback. Offering a rare glimpse of an elite Southern Californian community of drug dealers, this volume traces the lives of the author's key informants over a 15-year span as they entered, ascended and then quit the drug world. This revised edition reveals the current fate of several of the informants. Num Pages: 220 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: JKV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Edition
- 2nd
- Number of pages
- 220
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231081337
- ISBN
- 9780231081337
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.99€ 30.78
€ 43.99
€ 30.78
Paperback. This provocative short book is a valuable introduction to social security in Britain and the potential for its reform. Num Pages: 124 pages, 4 black & white illustrations, 7 black & white tables. BIC Classification: JKS; JPP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 131 x 196 x 13. Weight in Grams: 140.
- Publisher
- Policy Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781447337324
- ISBN
- 9781447337324
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 12.64
€ 15.99
€ 12.64
Paperback. A nostalgic look at the long-gone days of the bobby on the beat Num Pages: 256 pages, 8pp. BIC Classification: 1DBKEYK; 3JJPK; 3JJPL; BM; JKSW1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 126 x 18. Weight in Grams: 184.
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780751547771
- ISBN
- 9780751547771
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.89
€ 15.99
€ 11.89
hardcover. This study lays bare another layer of gender in relation to child sexual abuse, and locates child welfare practice in feminist scholarly debates about women and the welfare state. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBC; JFFE1; JFFE2; JFSJ1; JKSB1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 217 x 137 x 8. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- New
- SKU
- V9780802009586
- ISBN
- 9780802009586
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.50
€ 66.50
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415813341
- ISBN
- 9780415813341
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.99€ 43.47
€ 43.99
€ 43.47
What Works in Therapeutic Prisons: Evaluating Psychological Change in ...
Brown, Jennifer, Miller, Sarah, Northey, Sara...
Paperback. Exploring the first purpose-built prison community of its kind, the HMP Dovegate Therapeutic Community, this book provides the most comprehensive coverage of this research to date, following the progress of individual prisoners' through therapy and highlighting the key essentials for prisoners to address their motivations and criminal behaviour. Num Pages: 303 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBKEMS; JKVP1; JKVQ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 482.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 2014th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137306203
- ISBN
- 9781137306203
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 124.82
€ 124.82
Paperback. Identifies the key targets for intervention through a detailed exploration of the pathways and processes that give rise to health inequalities across the lifecourse. This book sets the above against an examination of both local practice and the national policy context, to establish what works in health inequalities policy, how and why. Series: Studies in Poverty, Inequality and Social Exclusion Series. Num Pages: 624 pages. BIC Classification: JKS; MBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 238 x 172 x 32. Weight in Grams: 1040.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Policy Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 624
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781861346742
- ISBN
- 9781861346742
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 38.86
€ 40.99
€ 38.86
Paperback. Series: What Works. Num Pages: 142 pages. BIC Classification: JKSB1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 238 x 153 x 12. Weight in Grams: 326.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Barnardo's
- Number of pages
- 136
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781904659105
- ISBN
- 9781904659105
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Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 30.87
€ 30.99
€ 30.87
Paperback. This revised and updated edition of an important report looks at macro public policy interventions, community interventions, and individual level interventions in a variety of areas to ascertain 'what works' in practice. It includes new case studies, updated research references, and reference to cost effectiveness. Num Pages: 208 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: JKSB1; MBNH; MBP. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 241 x 174 x 10. Weight in Grams: 334.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Policy Press United Kingdom
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847429964
- ISBN
- 9781847429964
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 31.40
€ 32.99
€ 31.40
paperback. What Works in Policing presents selections of the best evaluation studies of contemporary policy practices, with explanatory discussions of trends in police research and the strengths and weaknesses of contemporary research. Editor(s): Bayley, David H. Series: Readings in Crime & Punishment S. Num Pages: 256 pages, line figures. BIC Classification: JHBC; JKSW1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 155 x 13. Weight in Grams: 369.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Edition
- Revised ed.
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195108217
- ISBN
- 9780195108217
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 128.32
€ 128.32
Hardback. Bringing together a summary of evidence across diverse offender populations, and featuring an international cast of experienced contributors, What Works in Offender Rehabilitation provides professionals with a guide to best practices in rehabilitation with a variety of offenders. Editor(s): Craig, Leam A.; Gannon, Theresa A.; Dixon, Louise. Num Pages: 502 pages, Illustration. BIC Classification: JKVQ1; JMK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 179 x 247 x 28. Weight in Grams: 908.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 502
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781119974574
- ISBN
- 9781119974574
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 111.07
€ 111.07
Paperback. Bringing together a summary of evidence across diverse offender populations, and featuring an international cast of experienced contributors, What Works in Offender Rehabilitation provides professionals with a guide to best practices in rehabilitation with a variety of offenders. Editor(s): Craig, Leam A.; Gannon, Theresa A.; Dixon, Louise. Num Pages: 502 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JKVQ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 246 x 171 x 28. Weight in Grams: 762.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Number of pages
- 502
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781119974567
- ISBN
- 9781119974567
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 55.20
€ 55.20
Paperback. This Policy Press Short provides an accessible analysis of what gender equality means and how we can achieve it by adapting best practices in childcare and long term care policies from other countries. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: JFSJ; JKSB1; JKSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 198 x 129. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2021
- Publisher
- Bristol University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 128
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781447330486
- ISBN
- 9781447330486
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.61
€ 19.61
Hardback. Editor(s): Weisburd, David; Farrington, David P.; Gill, Charlotte. Series: Springer Series on Evidence-Based Crime Policy. Num Pages: 467 pages, 12 black & white illustrations, 6 colour illustrations, 30 black & white tables, 12 colou. BIC Classification: JKVC; JKVQ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155. .
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781493934751
- ISBN
- 9781493934751
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 200.81
€ 200.81
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Inc
- Number of pages
- 268
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781455731213
- ISBN
- 9781455731213
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.30
€ 52.30
Paperback. The last few years have seen a marked change in attitudes to the rehabilitation and management of offenders. It is now impossible to ignore evidence which demonstrates the possibilities for reducing reoffending. This book assembles and consolidates that evidence, and indicates the implications for both practice and research. Editor(s): McGuire, James. Series: Wiley Series in Offender Rehabilitation. Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JKVP; JKVQ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 230 x 154 x 17. Weight in Grams: 498.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471956860
- ISBN
- 9780471956860
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 83.44
€ 83.44
Paperback. Num Pages: 94 pages, black & white illustrations, colour illustrations. BIC Classification: JKVP; JMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 216 x 5. Weight in Grams: 328.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Good Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 94
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781561486892
- ISBN
- 9781561486892
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 16.18
€ 16.99
€ 16.18