Social services & welfare, criminology
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Social services & welfare, criminology
Paperback. This timely volume brings insights from multiple disciplines to bear on debates about declining fertility rates and modern approaches to child raising. Editor(s): Lauster, Nathanael; Allan, Graham. Num Pages: 212 pages. BIC Classification: JFSJ; JHB; JKSN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 15. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Publisher
- University of British Columbia Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 212
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780774821933
- ISBN
- 9780774821933
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 34.12
€ 37.99
€ 34.12
Hardcover. The Encyclopedia of Crime and Punishment provides the most up-to-date and comprehensive reference for a vast number of topics relevant to crime and punishment with a unique focus on the multi/interdisciplinary and international aspects of these topics and historical perspectives on crime and punishment around the world. Editor(s): Jennings, Wesley G. Series: The Wiley Series of Encyclopedias in Criminology & Criminal Justice. Num Pages: 1448 pages. BIC Classification: GBC; JKV; LNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 250 x 150. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 1448
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781118519714
- ISBN
- 9781118519714
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 614.32
€ 614.32
Hardback. Demonstrates how social workers can use an empowerment approach when dealing with those who have experienced oppression by virtue of poverty, colour, gender, sex or race. The reader is shown how the oppressed can learn to attain goals both individually and within the wider social environment. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: JFFJ; JKSN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 159 x 34. Weight in Grams: 826.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Edition
- 2nd ed.
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231115483
- ISBN
- 9780231115483
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 80.44€ 62.34
€ 80.44
€ 62.34
Paperback. Employee assistance programs (EAPs) provide counseling and services for a variety of personal problems that affect employee performance and productivity. This invaluable reference describes "best practices" in EAP-based interventions for issues ranging from management development to substance abuse to family problems. Editor(s): Oher, J.M. Num Pages: 576 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JKSN2; KJMV2; KNXC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 193 x 31. Weight in Grams: 1020.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 576
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471242529
- ISBN
- 9780471242529
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 205.60
€ 205.60
Paperback. What killed Charles II? Who thought he had discovered the perfect poison? Why did hatters go mad? This is an account of murderous chemical elements. Through stories of innocent blunders, poisoners of various hues - cold, cunning, desperate - and deaths that remain a mystery, it uncovers the dark side of the Periodic Table. Num Pages: 432 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JKVF1; PDZ; PSB; TDC; VFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 195 x 130 x 27. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 432
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780192806000
- ISBN
- 9780192806000
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 14.17
€ 18.99
€ 14.17
paperback. This report examines links between parents' employment patterns while raising children and what happens when those children become young adults. Some of its findings carry important implications for public policy and for further research. A number are likely to prove controversial, arousing public debate concerning their meaning and relevance. Series: Family and Work Series. Num Pages: 48 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JHBK; JHBL; JKSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 275. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Policy Press United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 48
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781901455601
- ISBN
- 9781901455601
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 22.19
€ 22.19
Paperback. Ponders whether the prison harms its inhabitants, its employees, and others, and redirects the conversation among academics, policy-makers and professionals on the effects of imprisonment. This book examines the social, psychological, behavioural, and emotional impacts of the incarceration experience on prisoners, their families, and on society. Editor(s): Liebling, Alison; Maruna, Shadd. Series: Cambridge Criminal Justice Series. Num Pages: 512 pages. BIC Classification: JKVP; JM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 157 x 35. Weight in Grams: 772.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 512
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781843922179
- ISBN
- 9781843922179
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 60.10
€ 60.10
Paperback. Crime rates in Latin America are among the highest in the world, creating climates of fear and lawlessness in several countries. This title addresses a variety of topics, including the impact of kidnappings on investment, mandatory arrest laws, education in prisons, and the relationship between poverty and crime. Editor(s): Tella, Rafael Di; Edwards, Sebastian; Schargrodsky, Ernesto. Series: National Bureau of Economic Research Conference Report. Num Pages: 536 pages, 95 figures, 106 tables, 5 maps. BIC Classification: 1KL; JKV; KCP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 156 x 34. Weight in Grams: 774.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 536
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226791852
- ISBN
- 9780226791852
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 99.37€ 82.90
€ 99.37
€ 82.90
Hardcover. Written by leading thinkers in the field, this text provides an in-depth analysis of the economic and policy issues associated with individual and population aging. The text has a strong policy focus based on demographic and economic analysis, making this book both accessible and challenging to readers with limited mathematical background. Num Pages: 376 pages, 52. BIC Classification: JHBD; JKSG; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 262 x 188 x 27. Weight in Grams: 854.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 376
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631226154
- ISBN
- 9780631226154
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 162.57
€ 162.57
Paperback. The Earp brothers of Tombstone and the famous fight at the OK Corral are well known to American history and even better known to American legend. This is a biography of Wyatt, Morgan, Virgil, James, and Warner Earp. Num Pages: 247 pages, Maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; HBJK; HBLL; JKSW1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5182 x 3404 x 15. Weight in Grams: 295.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1976
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Number of pages
- 247
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803258389
- ISBN
- 9780803258389
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 17.54
€ 17.99
€ 17.54
Paperback. This clear and practical workbook shows the importance of encouraging resilience in pre-school children who live in challenging circumstances. Including guidance on ongoing monitoring and supported by case studies from practice, this book is an essential guide to nurturing resilience for all those who work with young children and their families. Num Pages: 144 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSP1; JKSB1; JMBT; JMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 295 x 212 x 8. Weight in Grams: 376.
- Publisher
- Jessica Kingsley
- Number of pages
- 144
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781843100133
- ISBN
- 9781843100133
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 28.55
€ 28.55
Paperback. A definitive and evidence-based guide for psychologists, teachers, coaches, HR personnel and all professionals who must understand and work with dyslexic adults. Num Pages: 336 pages, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: JKSN2; MMZL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 432.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Number of pages
- 336
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781119973935
- ISBN
- 9781119973935
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 47.55
€ 47.55
Hardback. This book chronicles the complex connections between race and class that have marked American social reform since the New Deal, revealing an aspect of the civil rights struggle that that has been too long overlooked or obscured: the struggle for policies to expand social and economic welfare for blacks and whites alike. Series: Power, Conflict, and Democracy: American Politics into the 21st Century. Num Pages: 335 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; JFFJ; JFSL; JHM; JKSB; JPQB; JPVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 162 x 26. Weight in Grams: 681.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Number of pages
- 335
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231103640
- ISBN
- 9780231103640
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 118.30€ 90.18
€ 118.30
€ 90.18
Paperback. These twelve interviews were conducted by Windy Dryden with different counsellors and psychotherapists on a wide variety of topics. Among the interviewees and subjects are Arnold Lazarus on sacred cows in psychotherapy and Patricia Milner on the counsellor and ME. Num Pages: 150 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JKSN2; MMH; MMJT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 149 x 11. Weight in Grams: 272.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 2nd
- Number of pages
- 150
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781870332736
- ISBN
- 9781870332736
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.38
€ 66.38
Hardback. Series: Philanthropic and Nonprofit Studies. Num Pages: 232 pages, 20 b&w illus. BIC Classification: BGT; JKSN1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 468.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253020420
- ISBN
- 9780253020420
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 28.55
€ 28.55
Hardback. Establishing asylum seekers in the UK as a socially excluded group, this book provides readers with an understanding of how they experience the dispersal system and gives an insight into how this impacts on their lives. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white line drawings, black & white tables, maps, figures. BIC Classification: JFFD; JFSL; JKS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 247 x 171 x 18. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Policy Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847423269
- ISBN
- 9781847423269
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 98.07
€ 98.07
Hardback. The twenty-fourth edition of this essential reference work covers 2,000 grant-making charities, each with the potential to give at least GBP40,000 in total per year, collectively giving around GBP4 billion. Num Pages: 928 pages. BIC Classification: 1DB; GBCT; JKSN1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 168 x 241 x 47. Weight in Grams: 1358.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Directory of Social Change
- Edition
- 24th Revised edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781784820046
- ISBN
- 9781784820046
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 171.54€ 117.85
€ 171.54
€ 117.85
Paperback. Num Pages: 168 pages. BIC Classification: JKSN2; JMAF; MMJT. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156. .
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415791137
- ISBN
- 9780415791137
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.65
€ 43.65
Paperback. In a new 10th anniversary edition: "The single most compelling, lucid, and lyrical contemporary account of the absurdity of U.S. border policy" (The Atlantic). Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KLCM; JFFN; JKV; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 141 x 19. Weight in Grams: 280.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Little, Brown & Company United States
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780316010801
- ISBN
- 9780316010801
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 15.79
€ 20.99
€ 15.79
Paperback. Gangster Stephen French invented the perfect crime: robbing drug barons of their huge fortunes. In SAS-style swoops, French raided their fortified mansions and tortured them with horrifying violence until they paid up. This work also reveals French's complex relationship with Curtis Warren, the wealthiest criminal in British history. Num Pages: 256 pages, 1 x 8pp colour & b/w. BIC Classification: BTC; JKVM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 231 x 155 x 21. Weight in Grams: 364.
- Publisher
- Transworld Publishers Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845961787
- ISBN
- 9781845961787
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 15.84
€ 20.99
€ 15.84