Social Services & Welfare, Criminology

Philosophical criminology asks big questions about how we get on with one another and what happens when we do not. This accessible book in the New ...

Are some criminals born, not made? What causes violence and how can we treat it? An Anatomy of Violence introduces readers to new ways of looking a...

The chief prosecution witness in the Moors Murders trial gives his account of the case after more than four decades of silenceDespite standing as ...

The second edition of this major textbook clearly shows how sociology can inform professional social work practice in the twenty-first century. It ...

A thorough exploration of diversity and social justice within the field of social work Multicultural Social Work Practice: A Competency-Based Appro...

Mass-migration, conflict and poverty are now persistent features of our globalised world. This reference book for social workers and service provid...

A new challenge faces foster carer Maggie Hartley: this time it's not a child that's at risk, it's her mother. Can Maggie help Hailey to escape her...

A heartbreaking and inspiring collection of true fostering stories perfect for fans of Cathy Glass and Rosie Lewis. Contains previously published ...

The eleventh memoir and latest title from the internationally bestselling author and foster carer Cathy Glass. This book tells the true story of Ca...

The second book from Sunday Times bestselling author Casey Watson. Two weeks after saying farewell to her first foster child, Casey is as...

The fifteenth fostering memoir by Cathy Glass.Danny was petrified and clung to me in desperation as I carried him to my car. Trapped in his own dar...

The closest you can get to the most dangerous minds.Find out what truly makes a psychopath, from the leading expert who helped to create Killing Ev...

NOW WITH A FOREWORD BY RON RASH AND AN APPRECIATION BY DWIGHT GARNEROne of the finest books I know about blue-collar work in America, its rewards a...

The ebook edition of this title is Open Access, thanks to Knowledge Unlatched funding, and freely available to read online. Online Anti-Rape Activi...

'You know you're in the presence of an expert when you read The Siege. A gripping debut novel.' Jeffrey ArcherNine hostages. Ten hours. One chance ...

The ebook edition of this title is Open Access and freely available to read online. The international strategy of criminalising the cultivation, ma...

Over 235,000 people couch-surf, stay in emergency shelters, or live on the street in Canada every year. But lack of housing security is just one ba...

Maurice Yacowar challenges genre and form in Roy & Me,a cross between memoir and fiction, truth and distortion. It is theexploration of Yacowar...