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Social services & welfare, criminology

Hardcover. Upon its initial publication, Children's Testimony garnered widespread acclaim as a valuable resource for academics and practitioners alike. The second edition reflects the substantial progress made in the field over the past decade and includes the results of ongoing international research. Editor(s): Lamb, Michael E.; La Rooy, David J.; Malloy, Lindsay C.; Katz, Carmit. Series: Wiley Series in Psychology of Crime, Policing and Law. Num Pages: 482 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JKSB1; JMK; LNAA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 166 x 31. Weight in Grams: 830.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
2nd Edition
Number of pages
482
Condition
New
SKU
V9780470686775
ISBN
9780470686775
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 125.71

Paperback. This text is based upon a research report, approved by the Department of Health, about the assessment, measurement and production of good quality care in children's homes. It addresses the continuing debate about the uncertainty surrounding the purpose of children's homes. Series: Living Away from Home: Studies in Residential Care. Num Pages: 304 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; JHBC; JKSB1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 156 x 21. Weight in Grams: 486.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Inc United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780471984566
ISBN
9780471984566
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 77.17

Paperback. .
Publisher
Pen & Sword Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781526701350
ISBN
9781526701350
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 17.61

Hardback. Editor(s): Romero, Valerie. Num Pages: 97 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JKSB1; MBNH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 185 x 261 x 21. Weight in Grams: 710.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781634836630
ISBN
9781634836630
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 310.53
€ 230.92

Hardback. Children's Chances urges a shift from focusing on survival to targeting children's full and healthy development. Drawing on comparative data on policies in 190 countries designed to combat poverty, discrimination, child labor, illiteracy, and child marriage, Heymann and McNeill tell what works to ensure equal opportunities for all children. Num Pages: 408 pages, 37 maps, 23 tables. BIC Classification: JFSP1; JKSB1; JPQB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 163 x 31. Weight in Grams: 776.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Number of pages
408
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674066816
ISBN
9780674066816
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 56.83
€ 52.08

Paperback. Editor(s): Campling, Jo. Num Pages: 255 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JHBK; JKS; JKSB1; JKSN; JPQB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Edition
Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2000
Number of pages
255
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349413836
ISBN
9781349413836
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 121.59

Paperback. Social inclusion and participation have become policy mantras in the UK and Europe. As these concepts are being translated into policies and practice, it is a critical time to examine their interpretation, implementation and impacts. This book asks how far and in what way social inclusion policies are meeting the needs of children and young people. Editor(s): Tisdall, Kay; Davis, John; Hill, Malcolm; Prout, Alan. Num Pages: 272 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JKSB1; JPQB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 159 x 15. Weight in Grams: 416.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Policy Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9781861346629
ISBN
9781861346629
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.48

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Policy Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
408
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847428820
ISBN
9781847428820
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 37.27

Hardcover. This book is an original, ethnographic study of the emergence of a new type of thinking about children and their rights in urban China. It brings together evidence from a variety of Chinese government, academic, pedagogic and media publications, and from interviews and participant observations conducted in schools and homes in Shanghai, China. Series: Studies in Childhood and Youth. Num Pages: 183 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFS; JFSP1; JHM; JPVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 137 x 218 x 16. Weight in Grams: 344.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137346582
ISBN
9781137346582
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 63.43

Paperback. This book explores the extent to which children engage with questions of morality, arguing that they are active members of society who have both the capacity and understanding to engage with discourses of morality. Series: Studies in Childhood and Youth. Num Pages: 238 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPQ; JFSP; JHBK; JKV; JKVQ2; JPQB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
238
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349329434
ISBN
9781349329434
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 63.11

Hardback. This book explores the extent to which children engage with questions of morality, arguing that they are active members of society who have both the capacity and understanding to engage with discourses of morality. Series: Studies in Childhood and Youth. Num Pages: 240 pages, 3 black & white tables, 1 figures. BIC Classification: HPQ; JFSP1; JHB; JKVQ2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 138 x 220 x 11. Weight in Grams: 400.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
240
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Edition
2012th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230284265
ISBN
9780230284265
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 63.86

Hardback. This book makes the case that the Mediterranean states share a unique set of commonalities. In doing so, it offers a close comparative analysis of policies towards children, families and gender in these nations-Italy, Spain, Greece, Turkey and Israel. Editor(s): Ajzenstadt, Mimi; Gal, John. Series: Children's Well-Being: Indicators and Research. Num Pages: 226 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFF; JKS; JMG; KCP; MMJT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 1140.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Edition
2010
Number of pages
226
Condition
New
SKU
V9789048188413
ISBN
9789048188413
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 126.11

Hardcover. This book explores the significance of food practices for childhood identities, from early babyhood to middle childhood and teenage years. It examines how children and families negotiate food and eating practices; what influence the media has on these; the role institutions play; and how far class and ethnicity shape the food that children eat. Editor(s): James, Allison; Kjorholt, Anne Trine; Tingstad, Vebjorg. Series: Studies in Childhood and Youth. Num Pages: 231 pages, 8 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: JFFT; JFSP1; JHBK; JHBT; JKSB1; JMC. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 228 x 146 x 18. Weight in Grams: 392.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
234
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230575998
ISBN
9780230575998
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 121.99

Paperback. In this volume the authors and editors explore the growing (particularly state) interest in the way in which it (the state) polices, and ought to police, families failing in their responsibilities. In considering this subject we also reflect on the responsibilities the state has or ought to bear for families. Editor(s): Lind, Craig; Keating, Heather. Series: Journal of Law and Society Special Issues. Num Pages: 192 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 1DBKW; JKSB1; LNM; LNTH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 157 x 7. Weight in Grams: 244.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405183017
ISBN
9781405183017
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.20

Hardback. This study of children's participation in decisions about their care draws on recent work in sociology and anthropology, psychology and legal philosophy in order to understand this challenging area of social life. Num Pages: 255 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JKSB1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 22. Weight in Grams: 480.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
255
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333760376
ISBN
9780333760376
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 121.72

Paperback. Children, family and the state examines different theories of childhood, children's rights and the relationship between children, parents and the state. Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DB; JKSB1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 137 x 214 x 14. Weight in Grams: 332.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Policy Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9781861344489
ISBN
9781861344489
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 37.27

Hardcover. Due to the demand for flexible working hours and employees who are available around the clock, the time patterns of childcare and schooling have increasingly become a political issue. The book compares the development of different time policiesA" of half-day and all-day provisions in a variety of Eastern and Western European countries.. Editor(s): Hagemann, Karen; Jarausch, Konrad H.; Allemann-Ghionda, Cristina. Series: Studies in Contemporary European History. Num Pages: 432 pages, 18 tables, 8 figs. BIC Classification: 1D; JKSB1; JNLA; JNLB; JPQB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 237 x 164 x 29. Weight in Grams: 764.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Berghahn Books
Number of pages
432
Condition
New
SKU
V9780857450968
ISBN
9780857450968
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 201.33

Hardback. This book examines the risk factors surrounding children at risk of experiencing and perpetrating violence, and looks at the positive role that children's rights can play in their protection. The authors propose that violence in childhood is not spontaneous: that children are raised to become violent in poorly functioning families. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JKSB1; JMC; YXZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 25. Weight in Grams: 571.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9781843106982
ISBN
9781843106982
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.17

Paperback. In this book the authors use evidence from the National Evaluation of the Children's Fund to explore the experiences of children and families who are most marginalised. They consider the historical context of approaches to child welfare, and present a new framework for understanding and developing preventative polices and practice. Num Pages: 168 pages. BIC Classification: JFF; JKSB1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 232 x 156 x 10. Weight in Grams: 264.
Publisher
Policy Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
168
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9781861349651
ISBN
9781861349651
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.92

Paperback. Children, Child Abuse and Child Protection is the second book written by the Violence Against Children Study Group, a multidisciplinary group of researchers and practitioners from a range of professional settings concerned with child protection. This book follows on from the highly successful Taking Child Abuse Seriously, published in 1990. Editor(s): Blythe, Eric; Parkin, Wendy. Series: Wiley Series in Child Care & Protection. Num Pages: 244 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFE1; JKSB1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 161 x 14. Weight in Grams: 364.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Inc United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
244
Condition
New
SKU
V9780471986416
ISBN
9780471986416
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 85.96

Paperback. With their focus on both children and spirituality, the articles in this book are a window on the contemporary world, reflecting a diversity of views on the nature of the self, of the child, of human flourishing, and of the Transcendent. Australian editors. Marian de Souza from Australian Catholic University, Ballarat. Editor(s): De Souza, Marian; Lamb, Winifred Wing Han. Num Pages: 168 pages. BIC Classification: HRA; HRKP2; HRLK; JKSB1; VX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 145 x 5. Weight in Grams: 136.
Publisher
ATF Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9781920691905
ISBN
9781920691905
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 16.97

Hardcover. This book is a challenge to the concept of wellbeing as applied to children, suggesting that it should be understood at the level of the child, rather than a list of things that are needed in order to live well. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: JKSB1; JNH. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 240 x 174 x 21. Weight in Grams: 570.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Policy Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847425232
ISBN
9781847425232
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 97.69

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Policy Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847425133
ISBN
9781847425133
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 37.95

Hardcover. This book presents an integral, cross-cultural reflection on the social reality of children's rights and citizenship, giving an insight into new perspectives on the history and different concepts of children's rights in a contextualized and localized manner. Series: Studies in Childhood and Youth. Num Pages: 282 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFSP1; JKSB1; JPVH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 219 x 147 x 23. Weight in Grams: 458.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230302518
ISBN
9780230302518
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 64.43

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