Social Services & Welfare, Criminology

A Hundred Thousand Orphans vividly documents the war and orphanage environments experienced by thousands of traumatized Eritrean children and the l...

A Hundred Thousand Orphans vividly documents the war and orphanage environments experienced by thousands of traumatized Eritrean children and the l...

More Frontier Justice in the Wild West; Bungled, Bizarre and Fascinating Executions reveals the details of more than two dozen instances of frontie...

Apply an empowerment perspective to the social work profession Using a discipline-based, empowerment-oriented approach, Social Work: An Empowering ...

An examination of the phenomenon of mass shootings in America and an urgent call to implement evidence-based strategies to stop these tragedies Usi...

In this engaging and accessible book, Brookman draws upon several decades of her own research on homicide and violence, including ethnographic rese...

In this engaging and accessible book, Brookman draws upon several decades of her own research on homicide and violence, including ethnographic rese...

As practising social workers, your students will need to be able to make sound judgments in complex contexts and when they are under pressure. This...

This highly respected title comes revised and updated in a second edition to provide you with a contemporary overview of violence and society. ...

Considering safeguarding across the life span and placing it within a multiagency context, this book gives students a grounding to the key issues i...

Considering safeguarding across the life span and placing it within a multiagency context, this book gives students a grounding to the key issues i...

This is essential reading for professionals making judgements under pressure. It demonstrates how self-leadership is not only about surviving but t...

Critical thinking can appear formal and academic, far removed from everyday life where decisions have to be taken quickly in less than ideal condit...

Criminologists have been waiting a very long time for a psychology of crime that speaks their language. Finally it has arrived. - Dr David Gadd, Ke...

It is vital for social work students and practitioners to understand the complexities of the youth justice system. This fully revised second editio...

Criminologists have been waiting a very long time for a psychology of crime that speaks their language. Finally it has arrived. - Dr David Gadd, Ke...