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  • Understanding Prison Staffby Jamie Bennett; Ben Crewe; Azrini Wahidin

    Taylor and Francis 2013; US$ 56.00

    The past decade has seen dramatic growth in every area of the prison enterprise. Yet our knowledge of the inner life of the prison remains limited. This book aims to redress this research gap by providing insight into various aspects of the daily life of prison staff. It provides a serious exploration of their work and, in doing so, will seek to draw... more...

  • Supermaxby Sharon Shalev

    Taylor and Francis 2013; US$ 39.95

    This book examines the rise and proliferation of 'Supermaxes', large prisons dedicated to holding prisoners in prolonged and strict solitary confinement, in the United States since the late 1980s. Drawing on unique access to two Supermax prisons and on in-depth interviews with prison officials, prison architects, current and former prisoners, mental... more...

  • Managing for Service Effectiveness in Social Welfare Organizationsby Rino J Patti; Charles A Rapp; John Poertner

    Taylor and Francis 2013; US$ 133.00

    This important book is the first to make an explicit link between management practices and service outcomes in social welfare agencies. Managing for Service Effectiveness in Social Welfare Organizations is based on the premise that the primary responsibility and distinctive competency of social welfare management is delivering high quality, effective... more...

  • Handbook on the Theory and Practice of Program Evaluationby Albert N. Link; Nicholas S. Vonortas

    Edward Elgar Publishing 2013; US$ 60.00

    There has been a dramatic increase in expenditures on public goods over the past thirty years, particularly in the area of research and development. As governments explore the many opportunities for growth in this area, they - and the general public - are becoming increasingly concerned with the transparency, accountability and performance of public... more...

  • Soziale Arbeit in der Kriseby Karin Böllert; Nicole Alfert; Mark Humme

    Springer 2013; US$ 29.99

    Die Gruppe 'Soziale Arbeit als Wohlfahrtsproduktion' fasst in diesem Sammelband hochaktuelle Ergebnisse ihrer Forschungsarbeiten zusammen. In den Beiträgen geht es um die Analyse einer Sozialen Arbeit in gesellschaftlichen Transformationsprozessen in 'Krisenzeiten' und auch um die Krise der Sozialen Arbeit als Institution. In einem... more...

  • Irish Political Prisoners 1848-1922by Professor Sean Mcconville

    Taylor and Francis 2013; US$ 84.00

    This is the most wide-ranging study ever published of political violence and the punishment of Irish political offenders from 1848 to the founding of the Irish Free State in 1922. Those who chose violence to advance their Irish nationalist beliefs ranged from gentlemen revolutionaries to those who openly embraced terrorism or even full-scale guerilla... more...

  • Every Parent's Nightmareby Belinda Hawkins

    Allen & Unwin 2013; US$ 20.70

    What would you do if your son was jailed for life in a hellhole of a Bulgarian prison for a crime he didn't commit? This is the harrowing story of one father's fight to prove his son's innocence. more...

  • A Versatile American Institutionby David C. Hammack; Helmut K. Anheier

    Brookings Institution Press 2013; US$ 26.95

    America's grantmaking foundations have grown rapidly over the course of recent decades, even in the face of financial and economic crises. Foundations have a great deal of freedom, enjoy widespread legitimacy, and wield considerable influence. In this book, David Hammack and Helmut Anheier follow up their edited volume, American Foundations , with... more...

  • Inter-war Penal Policy and Crime in Englandby Alyson Brown

    Palgrave Macmillan 2013; US$ 80.00

    An exploration of the 1932 prison riot in Dartmoor Convict Prison. One of the most notorious and destructive in English prison history, it received unprecedented public and media attention. This book examines the causes, events and consequences to shed new light on prison cultures and violence as well as penal policy and public attitudes. more...

  • Einkommen, Mobilität und individuelle Präferenzen für Umverteilungby Christian Pfarr

    Mohr Siebeck 2013; US$ 69.57

    Hauptbeschreibung In der politischen wie auch in der gesellschaftlichen Diskussion existieren kontroverse Positionen zum adäquaten Umfang staatlicher Umverteilung. Dabei beansprucht jede Partei für sich, die aus Sicht der Bürger gewünschte Umverteilungspolitik zu kennen. Bis heute fehlt jedoch eine angemessene Analyse der Umverteilungspräferenzen... more...