Social Services & Welfare, Criminology

This book is a comprehensive and critical introduction to the field of gender and crime, re-thinking the key themes and debates within a human righ...

This book takes students on a guided tour of the gang phenomenon through history, as well as current representations of gangs in literature and med...

This book takes students on a guided tour of the gang phenomenon through history, as well as current representations of gangs in literature and med...

This practical book looks at the experiences of children in need who live in state care and the social workers role in working with them. This is a...

This practical book looks at the experiences of children in need who live in state care and the social workers role in working with them. This is a...

As a social worker, you are required to communicate in writing for a wide range of purposes and audiences. This text guides you through all you ne...

Millions of people around the world are forced to work without pay and under threat of violence. These individuals can be found working in brothels...

The field of sex work has undergone a massive expansion in the past ten years. In this new edition, three leading researchers come together to prov...

The field of sex work has undergone a massive expansion in the past ten years. In this new edition, three leading researchers come together to prov...

Cultural Criminology: An Invitation traces the history, theory, methodology and future direction of cultural criminology. Drawing on issues of rep...

This book is a practical beginners guide to both conducting and using research within the context of social work practice. A clear and accessible i...

Social work students need to understand the relationship between research, knowledge and practice to be effective practitioners. In the second ed...

This new text will build on Courtroom Skills for Social Workers, by updating the legal and research content and strengthening the material on recor...

With 1 in 4 people experiencing a mental health problem in any given year, mental health is a more important part of social work training than ever...

Now in its fourth edition, The SAGE Dictionary of Criminology has established itself as an authoritative reference text for the key concepts, theor...

Now in its fourth edition, The SAGE Dictionary of Criminology has established itself as an authoritative reference text for the key concepts, theor...