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Fighting Crime Together
University of NSW Press 2006; US$ 41.95Whether they want to or not, police are increasingly having to work with and through many local, national and international partnerships. This edited collection explores the development of policing and security networks. It looks at ways in which police can develop new strategies for integrating the knowledge, capacities and resources of different... more...
Valuess and Practices in Children's Services
Palgrave Macmillan Ltd. 2004; US$ 34.95Values and their application are a continuing area of concern for those involved in work with children and families. This volume provides a means of understanding models of social welfare and children's services, and relating these to the challenges of practice. more...
Children, Families and Communities
McGraw-Hill Education 2007; US$ 203.00Draws on the work of Sheffield Children's Centre, a community cooperative which is recognized worldwide for its approach and models of good practice that have emerged from community participation. This book explores the challenges and celebrations of working with a range of children, families and communities both in the UK and internationally. more...
Celebrity Cases
Saddleback Publishing 2010; US$ 11.95Brusting with facts, these books will truly enthrall struggling readers. Non-fiction titles cover high-interest topics both creepy and utterly terrifying. Each title is thoroughly research and includes an introduction, five chapters, an epilogue, glossary, and index. On the scene photography captures students' imagination and spurs further reading. more...
Understanding Advocacy for Children and Young People
McGraw-Hill Education 2009; US$ 165.00Presenting children and young people's advocacy as an exciting, radical and constantly developing way of working, this book explores its controversial and challenging nature through an examination of the theory and practice of advocacy. more...
Crime and Punishment in America
Infobase Publishing 2010; US$ 102.00From the first incident of petty theft to modern media piracy, crime and punishment have been a part of every society. However, the structure and values of a particular society shape both the incidences of crime and the punishment of criminals. When the United States became an independent nation, politicians and civilians began the process of deciding... more...
Robber Who Shot Himself in the Face...
Sourcebooks, Inc. 2009; US$ 9.99There are hundreds of bumbling criminal stories like these, and a large number of them are collected in this new humor book, The Robber Who Shot Himself in the Face... . more...
London's Shadows
Continuum International Publishing 2010; US$ 29.95In 1888 London was the capital of the most powerful empire the world had ever known, and the largest city in Europe. In the west a new city was growing, populated by the middle classes, the epitome of ‘Victorian values’. Across the city the situation was very different. The East End of London had long been considered a nether world, a dark... more...
Erfolgsfaktoren bei der Entwicklung von Pflegeheimen
Diplomica Verlag 2008; US$ 79.68Wachstumsmarkt oder Spekulationsblase? Die aktuellen Entwicklungen im Pflegeheimbereich sind vielfältig und werden kontrovers diskutiert. Katleen Ernst untersuchte die Einflussfaktoren für die erfolgreiche Projektentwicklung von Pflegeheimen. more...
Cruel Games
St. Martin's Press 2009; US$ 18.99University of Pennsylvania professor Rafael Robb was in a class of his own. An expert on game theory, his colleagues and students marveled over his brilliance. But his wife, Ellen, knew his dark, calculating side?and in December 2006, after years of alleged psychological abuse, she was finally ready to leave him. Her divorce papers were nearly... more...









