Social services & welfare, criminology
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Social services & welfare, criminology
Hardcover. Through studies of beheaded Irish traitors, smugglers hung in chains on the English coast, suicides subjected to the surgeon's knife in Dresden and the burial of executed Nazi war criminals, this volume provides a fresh perspective on the history of capital punishment. This book has two open access chapters under a CC BY license. Editor(s): Ward, Richard. Series: Palgrave Historical Studies in the Criminal Corpse and its Afterlife. Num Pages: 329 pages, 7 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: HBTB; JKVP; LNFX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 145 x 23. Weight in Grams: 530.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137443991
- ISBN
- 9781137443991
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Condition: New
€ 117.48
€ 117.48
Hardcover. The public provision of early childhood education has developed at different rates across individual countries over the past two centuries. This book provides the historical background to explain how these national differences occurred, with particular reference to welfare and educational systems, to highlight how particular influences grew. Editor(s): Willekens, Harry; Scheiwe, Kirsten; Nawrotzki, Kristen. Num Pages: 322 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; 1KB; JKSB1; JNB; JNF; JNLA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 147 x 224 x 23. Weight in Grams: 518.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137441973
- ISBN
- 9781137441973
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 194.53
€ 194.53
Hardcover. Based on extensive ethnographic and historical research conducted in diverse field locations, this volume offers an acute analysis of how actors at local, national, and international levels govern disasters; it examines the political issues at stake that often go unaddressed and demonstrates that victims of disaster do not remain passive. Editor(s): Revet, Sandrine; Langumier, Julien. Series: The Sciences Po Series in International Relations and Political Economy. Num Pages: 258 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFC; JKSR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 148 x 23. Weight in Grams: 456.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137435453
- ISBN
- 9781137435453
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Condition: New
€ 66.92
€ 66.92
Hardcover. This volume concerns the day-to-day individual suffering of interpersonal violence. Bringing together an international range of scholars and practitioners from a range of disciplines and fields of practice, this book maps and expands research into response based approaches to the study of interpersonal violence. Editor(s): Hyden, Margareta; Gadd, David; Wade, Allan. Num Pages: 246 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GTJ; JFFE2; JFFE3; JKVC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 176 x 19. Weight in Grams: 424.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137409539
- ISBN
- 9781137409539
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Condition: New
€ 193.95
€ 193.95
Hardcover. Since the Second World War, art crime has shifted from a relatively innocuous, often ideological crime, into a major international problem, considered by some to be the third-highest grossing criminal trade worldwide. This rich volume features essays on art crime by the most respected and knowledgeable experts in this interdisciplinary subject. Editor(s): Charney, Noah. Num Pages: 400 pages, 23. BIC Classification: ABK; JKVM; LAR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 147 x 223 x 27. Weight in Grams: 614.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137407566
- ISBN
- 9781137407566
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Condition: New
€ 195.44
€ 195.44
Hardcover. This handbook presents a rich collection of chapters that focus on the method and experience of in-depth, ethnographic research in prisons. It provides an authoritative and diverse array of international perspectives that collectively demonstrate the social and political dimensions of the use and experience of imprisonment worldwide. Editor(s): Drake, Deborah H.; Earle, Rod; Sloan, Jennifer. Series: Palgrave Studies in Prisons and Penology. Num Pages: 536 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JHBC; JHMC; JKVP1; JKVQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 30. Weight in Grams: 925.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 2015th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137403872
- ISBN
- 9781137403872
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Condition: New
€ 285.62
€ 285.62
Hardcover. Social Work for Sociologists introduces important frameworks, concepts, models, and skills from social work that will help sociologists as they plan their human service careers and will prepare them to tackle social problems with practical solutions. Editor(s): Van Heugten, Kate; Gibbs, Anita. Num Pages: 204 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JHB; JKSN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 147 x 18. Weight in Grams: 390.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137392961
- ISBN
- 9781137392961
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Condition: New
€ 66.53
€ 66.53
Hardcover. This volume provides a unique collection of essays in honour of the work of Marcus Felson and his notable contribution to routine activity theory, environmental criminology and the discipline more broadly. Editor(s): Andresen, Martin A.; Farrell, Graham. Num Pages: 294 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JKV; JKVC; JKVF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 140 x 23. Weight in Grams: 508.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137391315
- ISBN
- 9781137391315
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 106.06
€ 106.06
Hardcover. This volume explores how children's rights has influenced research with children and how research can in turn shape policies and practices to enhance children's rights. The book examines the impact children's rights and Childhood Studies has had on how children are constructed and regulated internationally. Editor(s): Smith, Anne B. Series: Studies in Childhood and Youth. Num Pages: 365 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFSP1; JKSB1; JNL; JPVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 146 x 224 x 26. Weight in Grams: 558.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137386090
- ISBN
- 9781137386090
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Condition: New
€ 67.71
€ 67.71
Hardcover. This book provides critically examines how recent international developments in victims theory and policy are experienced within specific local contexts. The chapters approach key criminological issues including the experience of criminal justice agencies, policy formulation, the construction of victim identities and the 'discovery' of new victims. Editor(s): Wilson, Dean; Ross, Stuart. Series: Palgrave Studies in Victims and Victimology. Num Pages: 296 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFF; JKV; LAR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 22. Weight in Grams: 505.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137383921
- ISBN
- 9781137383921
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 183.29
€ 183.29
Paperback. For the last thirty years or so, penal theorists and researchers have been preoccupied with mass incarceration. This book focuses on the neglected area of offender supervision which has developed rapidly in scale, distribution and intensity in recent years, providing a unique insight into offender supervision in the European community. Editor(s): McNeill, Fergus; Beyens, Kristel. Num Pages: 191 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; JKVP; JKVQ1; JKVS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 12. Weight in Grams: 266.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137379184
- ISBN
- 9781137379184
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Condition: New
€ 65.76
€ 65.76
Hardcover. This edited collection addresses how therapy can engage with issues of race, culture, religion and spirituality. It is a response to the need for practitioners to further their understanding and skills base in developing ways of appropriately responding to the interconnectivity of these evolving issues. Editor(s): Nolan, Greg L.; West, William. Num Pages: 259 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JKSN2; MMJT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 145 x 217 x 18. Weight in Grams: 448.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137370426
- ISBN
- 9781137370426
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.72
€ 127.72
Hardcover. This volume investigates the policies and politics of extreme austerity, setting the crisis in Greece in its global context. Featuring multidisciplinary contributions and an exclusive interview with former Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou, this is the first comprehensive account of the economic crisis at the heart of Europe. Editor(s): Karyotis, Georgios; Gerodimos, Roman. Series: New Perspectives on South-East Europe. Num Pages: 340 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DVG; 3JMC; JKSB; JPB; KCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 146 x 223 x 24. Weight in Grams: 542.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137369222
- ISBN
- 9781137369222
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.55
€ 67.55
Paperback. This unique collection explores the importance of undertaking police research, using a range of international examples from USA, UK and Germany. Focusing on practical challenges and difficulties, the volume offers solutions and reflections to assist in overcoming the barriers which might be encountered whilst carrying out research of this nature. Editor(s): Rogers, Colin; Gravelle, James. Num Pages: 235 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JHBC; JKSW1; JKV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 148 x 13. Weight in Grams: 298.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137357472
- ISBN
- 9781137357472
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 137.75
€ 137.75
Hardcover. Basic Income in Japan discusses the potential of an unconditional basic income (UBI) in the context of a transforming Japanese welfare state. Editor(s): Vanderborght, Yannick; Yamamori, Toru. Series: Exploring the Basic Income Guarantee. Num Pages: 275 pages, 19 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; JKSB; KCR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 147 x 216 x 22. Weight in Grams: 480.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137356574
- ISBN
- 9781137356574
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.76
€ 127.76
Hardcover. Fusing the disciplines of health care, spiritual care, and social services, this book examines the relationship between chronic illness and spirituality. Contributors include professionals working in traditional, holistic and integrative clinical settings, as well as religious studies scholars and spiritual practitioners. Editor(s): Stoltzfus, Michael J.; Green, Rebecca; Schumm, Darla. Num Pages: 321 pages, 2 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: HRLP5; JKS; MBS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 155 x 23. Weight in Grams: 616.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137351364
- ISBN
- 9781137351364
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 194.98
€ 194.98
Hardcover. This unique collection explores the continuing invisibility of much crime and victimization, and the lack of adequate responses to them. Shaping the lens through which criminology and victimology is approached in the twenty-first century, the volume examines major issues including (in)justice, risks, rights, regulation and enforcement. Editor(s): Davies, Pamela; Francis, Peter W.; Wyatt, Tanya. Series: Critical Criminological Perspectives. Num Pages: 275 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFF; JKV; LAR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 144 x 218 x 20. Weight in Grams: 474.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137347817
- ISBN
- 9781137347817
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.90
€ 127.90
Hardcover. What has been the impact on social cohesion of contemporary cities in Europe, of the rise of new social risks and of the recent economic crisis? Focussing on 20 European urban contexts, this book provides an empirical analysis of the socio-economic transformations driving the emergence of new social risks and of the capacity of welfare policies. Editor(s): Ranci, Costanzo; Brandsen, Taco; Sabatinelli, Stefania. Series: Work and Welfare in Europe. Num Pages: 325 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; JFSG; JKSB; KCU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 221 x 139 x 23. Weight in Grams: 520.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137346919
- ISBN
- 9781137346919
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.71
€ 67.71
Hardcover. Using the successful Inside-Out program, in which incarcerated and non-incarcerated college students are taught in the same classroom, this book explores the practice of community-based learning, including the voices of teachers and participants, and offers a model for courses, student life programs, and faculty training. Editor(s): Davis, Simone Weil; Roswell, Barbara Sherr. Series: Community Engagement in Higher Education. Num Pages: 336 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JKVQ1; JNKP; JNM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 243 x 173 x 25. Weight in Grams: 654.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137343024
- ISBN
- 9781137343024
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 53.37€ 47.91
€ 53.37
€ 47.91
Hardcover.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137334411
- ISBN
- 9781137334411
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.20
€ 128.20