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Violence Against Women
Jessica Kingsley Publishers 2012; US$ 37.95This book addresses the issue of domestic violence against women, drawing on research findings, policy developments and current debates to contextualise its alarming prevalence and to propose informed ways of addressing, through training and practice, the needs of both victims and perpetrators in current social and related care provision. more...
Sexual Violence and Armed Conflict
Wiley 2013; US$ 64.95Every year, hundreds of thousands of women become victims of sexual violence in conflict zones around the world; in the Democratic Republic of Congo alone, approximately 1,100 rapes are reported each month. This book offers a comprehensive analysis of the causes, consequences and responses to sexual violence in contemporary armed conflict. It explores... more...
After Port Arthur
Allen & Unwin 2006; US$ 29.95A decade on, journalist Carol Altmann looks at how the people, the place, the killer, and the whole country has changed since the horrific massacre at one of Australia's most infamous historic landmarks. more...
Voilence against Women in Globalising Asia
Swastik Publishers & Distributors 2009; US$ 40.00Violence against Women is a violation of women's human rights and a priority public Health issue. It is endemic worldwide. While much has been written about it in industrialized societies, there has been relatively Little attention given to such violence in Asian societies.This book sheds light on the real Experiences of women in different societies,... more...
Safeguarding Adults in Social Work
SAGE Publications 2008; US$ 37.95Safeguarding adults has a long history of neglect and scandal, but it is finally starting to gain the recognition it deserves. This book helps students and practitioners to understand this evolving field and to identify ways in which they can develop their own good practice. The first part of the book explores the evolution of concepts and... more...
Ehrenmord in Deutschland
Tectum Verlag 2011; US$ 21.56Hauptbeschreibung Fememorde haben seit der Ermordung Hatun Sürücüs 2005 in Berlin wiederholt Entsetzen ausgelöst. Weltweit rechnen die Vereinten Nationen mit 5000 Todes-opfern jährlich. Zu derartigen Exzessen kommt es auch in westlichen Ländern, jedoch weniger häufig als gedacht. Von 55 Opfern in acht Jahren spricht das BKA. Aber ist jeder dieser... more...
Putting Fear of Crime on the Map
Springer 2011; US$ 99.99Since first emerging as an issue of concern in the late 1960s, fear of crime has become one of the most researched topics in contemporary criminology and receives considerable attention in a range of other disciplines including social ecology, social psychology and geography. Researchers looking the subject have consistently uncovered alarming characteristics,... more...
The Global Victimization of Children
Springer 2012; US$ 139.99ai This book describes the concept of child victimization in all its facets. Millions of young people throughout the world face violence, sexual, physical, and emotional abuse and exploitation on a daily basis. The worldwide victimization of young people can be prevented, or, at least, its incidence can be greatly reduced, if purposeful action is taken... more...
Victims and Policy-Making
Taylor and Francis 2012; US$ 44.95Victims of crime are now the subjects of intense policy attention and reform across most developed nations, whilst also receiving sustained attention at the highest levels of the United Nations, the Council of Europe, and many other transnational organizations. Such moves have been fostered by the continued development of the international victims'... more...









