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Blood Brothersby Bertil Lintner
Allen & Unwin 2002; US$ 25.45A truly compelling account from an authoritative writer, Blood Brothers takes the reader right inside the world's criminal fraternities and reveals how they work. more...
Mental Health Work In The Communityby Michael Sheppard
Routledge 1991; US$ 59.95A presentation of a comparative analysis of the work of mental health social workers and community psychiatric nurses, an issue of importance because of "community care" and also important as much of their work territory overlaps. The findings are more favourable to social workers. more...
Dangerous Offendersby Mark Brown; John Pratt
Routledge 2000; US$ 55.95Dangerous Offenders invites us to rethink the received wisdom on violent and sexual offenders, who seem so feared and so widely debated in this era of unparalleled affluence. Invaluable for students of criminology and sociology of risk. more...
Mentally Disordered Offendersby David Webb; Robert Harris
Routledge 1999; US$ 39.95Presses the case for better health care of mentally disturbed law breakers, and the need to divert them from unnecessary imprisonment. more...
New European Criminologyby Vincenzo Ruggiero; Nigel South; Ian Taylor
Routledge 1998; US$ 57.95This reader gathers together leading criminologists from all over Europe to consider crime and responses to crime within and across borders. It constitutes the most comprehensive collection available of key debates in the field. more...
Informal Employment in Advanced Economiesby Colin C. Williams; Jan Windebank
Routledge 1998; US$ 67.95This book challenges many of the popular myths surrounding informal economic activities, offering a radical reconceptualisation of their extent, growth, location and nature as well as evaluating the contrasting policy options. more...
Social Action With Children & Familiesby Crescy Cannan; Chris Warren
Routledge 1996; US$ 59.95Argues that meeting the needs of children requires a rediscovery and modernization of the social action and community development traditions of social work and aims to help those working in this field find a new, more positive sense of direction more...
Better World for Children?by Michael King
Routledge 1997; US$ 59.95This book questions the relationship between personal morality and political will, challenging the assumption that changing society is merely a matter of changing attitudes and highlights the pitfalls associated with formulating social reform more...
Crime in Europeby Frances Heidensohn; Martin Farrell
Routledge 1993; US$ 57.95Crime in Europe looks at the patterns of crime and policing in the new Europe of the 1990s. The contributors tackle a wide range of issues in an attempt to establish a truly comparative and relevant criminology for Europe. more...
Education, Social Justice and Inter-Agency Workingby Sheila Riddell; Lyn Tett
Routledge 2001; US$ 183.00This book explores policy and practice in a range of areas where education and other agencies interact. Its theme is central to those interested in promoting social justice for adults and children experiencing the effects of exclusion. more...