Social services & welfare, criminology
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Social services & welfare, criminology
Hardback. This innovative, timely book offers a challenging interpretation of the ways in which young people's non-participation is becoming criminalised. It re-examines the causes and consequences of youth unemployment from an unusually wide range of perspectives. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: JFSP2; JKVQ2; KCFM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156. .
- Publisher
- Policy Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781447307013
- ISBN
- 9781447307013
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 97.55
€ 97.55
Paperback. This book explores the problems that arise when death is not openly discussed with young people and offers invaluable advice about how best to allay concerns without pretending that there are easy answers. It covers all of the key issues and supports professionals in asking young people the difficult question, "Do you think much about death?" Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: JKSN2; JNC; MMJT; VFJX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 144 x 9. Weight in Grams: 210.
- Publisher
- Jessica Kingsley Publishers
- Number of pages
- 160
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781849053204
- ISBN
- 9781849053204
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.54
€ 24.54
Hardcover. Editor(s): Mendes, Philip; Snow, Pamela. Num Pages: 430 pages, 5 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: JFSP2; JHBK; JKSB1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 148 x 29. Weight in Grams: 739.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137556387
- ISBN
- 9781137556387
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 140.42
€ 140.42
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. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 253
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349361748
- ISBN
- 9781349361748
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.95
€ 66.95
Paperback. An authoritative text highlighting the key issues affecting young people taking the step from leaving care to adulthood. Covers relevant research, policy and practice, and advises on how best to understand, prepare and support young people. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: JKSB1; JKSN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 151 x 230 x 11. Weight in Grams: 300.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Jessica Kingsley Publishers
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781849052443
- ISBN
- 9781849052443
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 45.20
€ 45.20
Paperback. This book is about boyfriends and girlfriends - getting them, keeping them and moving on from them. The book will be essential reading for professionals and parents struggling with the ferocity of young people's feelings where 'I love you!' and 'I hate you!' are never far apart. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: JFSP2; JKSN2; JMC; JMD; JNH; MMJT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 142 x 10. Weight in Grams: 210.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Jessica Kingsley Publishers
- Number of pages
- 144
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781849050555
- ISBN
- 9781849050555
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.81
€ 24.81
Paperback. This book examines the application of psychological thinking and practice in addressing youth crime. With contributions from leading academics and practitioners, it provides an essential and up-to-date account of the field and the challenges of applying effective psychological approaches within forensic settings for young people. Editor(s): Rogers, Andrew; Harvey, Joel; Law, Heather. Num Pages: 400 pages, 32. BIC Classification: JKSM; JKVQ2; JMK; MBPK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 29. Weight in Grams: 676.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137359797
- ISBN
- 9781137359797
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 140.06
€ 140.06
Paperback. This book is about young people trying to find answers, or at least trying to live more comfortably with the question. Using dozens of recognisable vignettes, Luxmoore explores young people's anxieties about ordinariness and extraordinariness, anxieties that affect everything: their behaviour, choices, relationships, happiness. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: JFSP2; JKSN2; JMC; JNH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 152 x 11. Weight in Grams: 226.
- Publisher
- Jessica Kingsley Publishers
- Number of pages
- 144
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781849051859
- ISBN
- 9781849051859
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.54
€ 24.54
Hardcover. This edited collection provides the first in-depth analysis of social policies and the risks faced by young people. The book explores the effects of both the economic crisis and austerity policies on the lives of young Europeans, examining both the precarity of youth transitions, and the function of welfare state policies. Editor(s): Antonucci, Lorenza; Hamilton, Myra; Roberts, Steven. Series: Work and Welfare in Europe. Num Pages: 296 pages, No more than 20 tables and 10 graphs/charts. BIC Classification: 1D; JFSP2; JKS; KCFM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 145 x 218 x 22. Weight in Grams: 492.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137370518
- ISBN
- 9781137370518
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.19
€ 67.19
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
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.95
€ 66.95
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Policy Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781861345240
- ISBN
- 9781861345240
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 41.37
€ 42.99
€ 41.37
paperback. Alongside the current media preoccupation with high risk offenders, there has been a shift towards a greater focus on risk and public protection in UK criminal justice policy. This report draws together a distinguished panel to consider both the theory and application of the risk concept in work with young people and young adults that offend. Series: Researching Criminal Justice Series. Num Pages: 128 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; JKSB1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 248 x 170 x 16. Weight in Grams: 754.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Policy Press United Kingdom
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 128
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847420008
- ISBN
- 9781847420008
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.04
€ 27.04
Young Offenders: Crime, Prison and Struggles for Desistance (Palgrave ...
Halsey, Mark, Deegan, Simone
Hardcover. Young Offenders provides one of the most in-depth studies of young males seeking, if often failing, to find a life beyond crime and punishment. Through rich interview data of young offenders over a ten year period, this book explores the complex personal and situational factors that promote and derail the desistance process. Series: Palgrave Studies in Prisons and Penology. Num Pages: 283 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JKVP; JKVQ1; JKVQ2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 145 x 21. Weight in Grams: 468.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137411211
- ISBN
- 9781137411211
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.01
€ 67.01
Paperback. Young Offenders provides one of the most in-depth studies of young males seeking, if often failing, to find a life beyond crime and punishment. Through rich interview data of young offenders over a ten year period, this book explores the complex personal and situational factors that promote and derail the desistance process. Series: Palgrave Studies in Prisons and Penology. Num Pages: 283 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFF; JHB; JKV; JKVP; JKVQ2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 354.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 283
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349489213
- ISBN
- 9781349489213
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.61
€ 66.61
Paperback. The rise and fall of Manchester City's Young Guvnors mirrored the government's attempts to get to grips with the escalating violence at football matches throughout the 1980s. Here Rodney Rhoden, one of the youngest members of this feared group of supporters, recalls the police tactics that ended The Young Guvnors reign of terror. Num Pages: 367 pages. Dimension: 129 x 195 x 13. Weight in Grams: 276.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Empire Publications Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781901746884
- ISBN
- 9781901746884
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.29
€ 11.99
€ 10.29
Paperback. This readable, informative and thought-provoking book is a compelling invitation to rethink our attitudes to young children's rights in the light of new theories, research and practical evidence about children's daily lives. It will be of interest to anyone who works with young children. Series: Children in Charge. Num Pages: 240 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JKSB1; JPVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 14. Weight in Grams: 364.
- Publisher
- Jessica Kingsley Publishers
- Number of pages
- 240
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781843105992
- ISBN
- 9781843105992
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 40.91
€ 40.99
€ 40.91
Paperback. The Cartel is Britain's biggest drugs gang, a global corporation employing thousands of criminals and flooding Britain with cocaine and heroin. This book reveals how the brutal assassination of drug baron Colin 'King Cocaine' Smith in 2007 by a group of young bucks triggered the rise of the foot soldier. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; BTC; JKVG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 20. Weight in Grams: 218.
- Publisher
- Transworld Publishers Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780576763
- ISBN
- 9781780576763
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.37
€ 17.99
€ 13.37
paperback. Editor(s): Flynn, Pam; etc. Num Pages: 148 pages. BIC Classification: JKS; JPQB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 220 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1986
- Publisher
- Spokesman Pr United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 148
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780851244488
- ISBN
- 9780851244488
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 12.33
€ 12.33
Paperback. 'In Dog We Trust'. The autobiography of cult hero Duane 'Dog' Chapman, the world's most successful bounty hunter. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: APT; BGFA; JFFH1; JKV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 24. Weight in Grams: 326.
- Publisher
- Orion Publishing Co
- Number of pages
- 304
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781409129547
- ISBN
- 9781409129547
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.81
€ 14.99
€ 11.81
Paperback. Rich Smith undertook a daring crime spree across the United States - a journey to break the dumbest American laws on the statute books. Here, it is illegal to: lie down and fall asleep in a cheese factory (South Dakota); play a trumpet with the intention of luring someone to a store (California); and, catch a fish with a lasso (Tennessee). Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BG; JKV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 19. Weight in Grams: 230.
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- Corgi London
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- SKU
- KNW0007921
- ISBN
- 9780552154062
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 5.49
€ 5.49