Social services & welfare, criminology
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Social services & welfare, criminology
Paperback. An exploration of the ways we talk about - and why we worry about - new crimes and new forms of victimization. Focusing on so-called random crimes such as freeway shootings, gang violence, and wilding, it shows how new crime problems emerge and how some quickly fade from public attention while others spread and become enduring subjects of concern. Num Pages: 237 pages, 5 line drawings, 1 table. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFC; JFFE; JKV; JPQB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 155 x 230 x 16. Weight in Grams: 63.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 237
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520215726
- ISBN
- 9780520215726
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.98
€ 33.99
€ 24.98
Hardback. This work pieces together the complex story of the Shanghai Green Gang and its charismatic leader, Du Yuesheng. In analyzing the Green Gang's system of organized crime in Shanghai, the author aims to broaden understanding of a critical aspect of Chinese urban history. Num Pages: 279 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJG; HBJF; HBLW; JKVM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 160 x 26. Weight in Grams: 654.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 279
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520201149
- ISBN
- 9780520201149
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 62.70€ 49.44
€ 62.70
€ 49.44
Paperback. Examines the current use of undercover police officers, discusses its implications about American society, and describes how modern undercover operations have changed from those of the past. Num Pages: 312 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JKSW1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 222 x 143 x 26. Weight in Grams: 440.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1989
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520069695
- ISBN
- 9780520069695
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 26.65
€ 35.99
€ 26.65
Paperback. Serious child protection failures haunt health and welfare agencies around the world. Based on interviews with protective workers and rigorous examination of their cases, this ground breaking book draws links between the traumatised and isolated child protection worker and the traumatised and isolated re-abused child. Series: Wiley Series in Child Care & Protection. Num Pages: 234 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: JFFE; JKSB1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 155 x 229 x 15. Weight in Grams: 364.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 234
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471998853
- ISBN
- 9780471998853
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 65.33
€ 65.33
Paperback. Areas of professional practice, such as law, psychiatry, and the behavioural and social sciences, overlap at numerous points in terms of underlying concepts and basic research. Editor(s): McGuire, James; O'Kane, Aisling; Mason, Tom. Num Pages: 336 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: GT; JKVQ; JMAL; LN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 246 x 169 x 21. Weight in Grams: 612.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471998693
- ISBN
- 9780471998693
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 84.10
€ 84.10
Hardback. This work explicitly sets out to close the gaps in professional practice, such as law, psychiatry, and the behavioural and social sciences and to address the questions that arise at the meeting-points and cross-roads of different backgrounds and spheres of activity. Num Pages: 336 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: GT; JKVQ; JMAL; LN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 249 x 187 x 22. Weight in Grams: 696.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471998686
- ISBN
- 9780471998686
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 219.00
€ 219.00
Hardback. There is a growing consensus that offender rehabilitation, prison regimes, and the treatment of offenders with special needs, must be based on research, methods and experience that are effective, humane and related to individual, organizational, and social considerations. Editor(s): Hollin, Clive R. Num Pages: 620 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JKVQ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 253 x 181 x 41. Weight in Grams: 1294.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 620
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471988588
- ISBN
- 9780471988588
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 324.59
€ 324.59
Hardback. Offender Rehabilitation and Treatment draws together internationally renowned experts in offender treatment from the United Kingdom, Europe, North America, and Australia to report on the most recent and exciting developments in this field. Editor(s): McGuire, James. Series: Wiley Series in Forensic Clinical Psychology. Num Pages: 412 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JKVC; JKVQ1; JMK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 256 x 181 x 29. Weight in Grams: 870.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 412
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471987611
- ISBN
- 9780471987611
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 221.54
€ 221.54
Children, Child Abuse and Child Protection: Placing Children Centrally
The Violence Against Children Study Group
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
€ 86.64
€ 86.64
Paperback. This text offers an evaluation of a study commissioned by the DoH into residential child care in response to the difficulties and scandals that have beset the service. It aims to tackle the dilemmas which surround the provision of qualification training for residential care staff. Series: Living Away from Home: Studies in Residential Care. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; JFSP1; JFSP2; JKSB1; JKSW; KJMV2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 227 x 153 x 14. Weight in Grams: 352.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471984771
- ISBN
- 9780471984771
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 89.16
€ 89.16
Paperback. Going Missing presents important findings from the first major study of young people who go missing from residential and foster homes. Series: Living Away from Home: Studies in Residential Care. Num Pages: 232 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSP1; JFSP2; JKSB1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 231 x 154 x 14. Weight in Grams: 350.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471984764
- ISBN
- 9780471984764
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 73.97
€ 73.97
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
€ 77.78
€ 77.78
Hardback. Forensic detection of explosives is the detection of hidden explosives in airfreight, luggage, vehicles, and on suspects, while environmental detection of explosives relates to explosives in the soil and water of contaminated areas, and the detection of landmines. This is a reference manual. Num Pages: 304 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JKVF1; RNP; TTP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 232 x 162 x 23. Weight in Grams: 602.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471983712
- ISBN
- 9780471983712
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 473.95
€ 473.95
Paperback. Psychology, Law and Eyewitness Testimony Peter B. Ainsworth, University of Manchester, UK Before giving evidence, witnesses have to swear to tell 'the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth'. Given current knowledge about human perception and memory, it is unlikely that witnesses will be able to keep this promise. Series: Wiley Series in Psychology of Crime, Policing and Law. Num Pages: 208 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JKVF; JMK; LNAA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 13. Weight in Grams: 344.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471982388
- ISBN
- 9780471982388
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 73.97
€ 73.97
Paperback. The well being of refugees displaced by war, disaster or repression is a concern of growing importance worldwide, but particularly in Europe and North American where mental health practitioners and services need special provision for them. This new edition covers the latest research on how to work with these special populations. Num Pages: 206 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFD; JKSN2; JPVH; MMJT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 151 x 228 x 12. Weight in Grams: 314.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United Kingdom
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Number of pages
- 206
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471982272
- ISBN
- 9780471982272
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 76.51
€ 76.51
Paperback. The process of interviewing a child can be a daunting experience for both the child and the interviewer. Interviewing Children offers practical advice for understanding the linguistic abilities of children and for applying that knowledge effectively to the evidentiary interview. Series: Wiley Series in Child Care & Protection. Num Pages: 248 pages, bibliography. BIC Classification: JFFE1; JKSB1; JKSN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 154 x 14. Weight in Grams: 382.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471982074
- ISBN
- 9780471982074
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 80.30
€ 80.30
Paperback. Working in Children s Homes is one of an important series of books on residential care based on research sponsored by the Department of Health. This book draws on extensive research conducted over a three--year period. The authors address the challenges and complexities facing those who work with and in children s homes. Series: Living Away from Home: Studies in Residential Care. Num Pages: 262 pages, bibliography. BIC Classification: JKSB1; KJMV2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 153 x 16. Weight in Grams: 404.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 262
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471979531
- ISBN
- 9780471979531
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 71.45
€ 71.45
Paperback. Making Research Work demonstrates how research can be fostered and applied more effectively to child care policy and practice. Drawing on a wealth of experience, current literature and government documents, the contributors present a comprehensive discussion of key contemporary issues relating to child care research. Editor(s): Iwaniec, Dorota; Pinkerton, John. Num Pages: 302 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; JHBC; JKSB1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 162 x 19. Weight in Grams: 512.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 302
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471979524
- ISBN
- 9780471979524
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 94.23
€ 94.23
Paperback. Care of children from abusive or neglected homes is an increasing problem in today's society. Whether children should be placed in residential care, or community care through adoption is a topic of debate. This book summarizes the results of a survey commissioned by the Department of Health. Series: Wiley Series in Child Care & Protection. Num Pages: 282 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; JHBK; JKSB1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 239 x 167 x 17. Weight in Grams: 438.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 282
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471978374
- ISBN
- 9780471978374
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 72.77
€ 72.77
Paperback. RELATE is one of the largest couple-counseling agencies in the world, offering over 300,000 hours of counseling each year. This book presents the theories and practices which together make up the RELATE approach. Practical tables, lists, and case studies allow the reader to experience the reality of being with a counselor using the approach. Series: Wiley Series in Brief Therapy & Counselling. Num Pages: 208 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JHBK; JKSB; JKSN2; JMU; MMJT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 153 x 11. Weight in Grams: 300.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471977780
- ISBN
- 9780471977780
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 72.72
€ 72.72