Social Services & Welfare, Criminology

How do social workers in the UK legal context act ethically? What do we understand by ethics and how does social work law relate to it? Social work...

In line with current government policy and related recommendations, and evidence-based clinical practice guidelines, mental health students will be...

The project of interpreting contemporary forms of punishment means exploring the social, political, economic, and historical conditions in the soci...

The project of interpreting contemporary forms of punishment means exploring the social, political, economic, and historical conditions in the soci...

Anyone working in the caring professions and education who wishes to understand the causes of difficult, disturbing and dangerous behaviour in youn...

Within health and social care settings, high levels of sustained performance from individuals, teams, organisations and multi-agency collaborations...

This book looks at the changing context of children and young peoples services heralded by the structural, organisational and funding changes put f...

Walking through social developments key theoretical principles and practice strategies, this book shows how it promotes peoples wellbeing not onl...

Understanding how theory informs social work practice is an area that students can find challenging and complex. This book helps students to unders...

This book provides a detailed and comprehensive guide to working with risk. It begins by looking at notions of need, vulnerability and protection a...

Many students and qualified workers in all areas of social work feel apprehension at the prospect of writing a formal report for a court or tribuna...

Social work is a profession that is increasingly involved with issues which have a global dimension. This Handbook tackles the global/local aspect...

Experiment and Experience is a collection of critical essays on twenty-first-century women-authored literature in France. In particular, the volume...

The Mental Capacity Act 2005 and its accompanying Codes of Practice continue to have a huge impact on mental health professionals working with some...

The Mental Capacity Act 2005 and its accompanying Codes of Practice continue to have a huge impact on mental health professionals working with some...

The Mental Capacity Act 2005 and its accompanying Codes of Practice continue to have a huge impact on mental health professionals working with some...

The Mental Capacity Act 2005 and its accompanying Codes of Practice continue to have a huge impact on mental health professionals working with some...

Many social work students find the study of mental health legislation a complex and at times challenging process. Acts of law can seem irrelevant a...

In this original and cutting-edge new textbook, Mike Rowe explores the key topics in race and crime. Examining the main issues from a historical an...

Within health and social care settings, high levels of sustained performance from individuals, teams, organisations and multi-agency collaborations...

Within health and social care settings, high levels of sustained performance from individuals, teams, organisations and multi-agency collaborations...

A comprehensive introduction to green criminology, this book is a discussion of the relationship between mainstream criminal justice and green crim...

Social work with children and families is constantly in the headlines and social workers decisions are subject to ever increasing scrutiny at all l...