Social Services & Welfare, Criminology

The helping professions and social scientists traditionally seek concepts and paradigms that can be used in shaping research and services focused o...

Bringing Psychotherapy to the Underserved examines the challenging problem of providing psychotherapy services to underserved, often marginalized p...

Camps often provide children with a first taste of independence and freedom from the restrictions of home and school while offering a milieu full o...

Live on the wrong side of the law with Britains gangsters, Peaky Blinders, godfathers, robbers, informers, kingpins, vice lords and career criminal...

Brings together the analysis of older, mostly local welfare policies (including their legal framings and their change over time) with the history o...

There has been dramatic social change with respect to lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) rights around the world in the last decade. Ye...

What will the ethnic, racial and cultural face of the United States look like in the upcoming decades, and how will the American population adapt t...

Social workers are increasingly engaged in supporting individuals and communities in long-term disaster recovery. Rebuilding Lives Post-Disaster br...

While the economy has boomed since the Great Recession, so too have real estate rents and gentrification in cities across North America; nonprofits...

Despite the stereotype of older adults primarily abusing alcohol, clinical practice insights indicate that the baby-boom generation frequently abus...

New aspects of the misogyny that impacts girls and women worldwide continue to emerge every day. However, recent movements (e.g., #MeToo, Time's Up...

Who ought to govern those held in custody, and by what right? Democracy in Captivity examines various efforts to answer these questions, centering ...

This exciting new book provides a novel interdisciplinary introduction to Childhood and Youth Studies and Psychology. Its accessible approach illum...

The SAGE Handbook on Decision Making, Assessment and Risk in Social Work provides a comprehensive overview of key strands of research and theoretic...

Research on Restorative Justice to date tends to be gender blind. Gendered Perspectives of Restorative Justice, Violence and Resilience: An Interna...

One of Ms. Magazine's Most Anticipated Books of 2023 Carceral liberalism emerges from the confluence of neoliberalism, carcerality, and patriarchy ...

This text offers a compendium of knowledge and perspectives from leading researchers dedicated to examining various forms of racism and their disti...

'This important book sets out vital steps for government, civil society and key stakeholders to create integrated care for our young people.' Sir ...