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  • Careers On A City Police Force - Patrol Officerby Institute For Career Research Contributing Editors

    Institute For Career Research 2007; US$ 15.00

    Police officers constantly go on patrol, 24 hours a day in most cities, to make sure that people who are thinking about committing crimes know that they will be caught and punished if they do. This is known as ?showing the flag,?or telling the bad guys who?s the real boss in the neighborhood. This is also the backbone of policing technique. Cops look... more...

  • Policy Transfer And Criminal Justiceby Trevor Jones; Tim Newburn

    McGraw-Hill Education 2006; US$ 221.00

    Contains the study of policy transfer in criminal justice and crime control. This book focuses upon policy transfer from the USA to the UK, and undertakes an examination of the processes of policy change in the areas perceived as imports from the USA, the privatization of corrections, two and three strikes sentencing, and, zero tolerance policing. more...

  • Helping in Child Protective Servicesby American Humane Association; Charmaine R. Brittain; Deborah Esquibel Hunt

    Oxford University Press 2004; US$ 38.99

    This second edition of Helping in Child Protective Services: A Competency-Based Casework Handbook is a comprehensive desk reference that serves as both a daily guide for workers and a training tool for supervisors and administrators. This invaluable resource provides CPS workers with the knowledge and skills necessary to assist vulnerable families,... more...

  • Social Work with Children and Their Familiesby Christopher G. Petr

    Oxford University Press 2003; US$ 58.99

    An extensively revised version of the first edition, this text focuses on the practical foundational knowledge required to practice social work effectively in the complex and fast-changing world of services to children and their families. The core organizing framework consists of eight pragmatic perspectives: combating adultcentrism, family-centered... more...

  • Health in Prisonsby L. Moeller

    World Health Organization 2007; US$ 40.00

    Based on the experience of many countries in the WHO European Region and the advice of experts, this guide outlines some of the steps prison systems should take to reduce the public health risks from compulsory detention in often unhealthy situations, to care for prisoners in need and to promote the health of prisoners and prison staff. This requires... more...

  • Social Inclusion in Schoolsby Ben Whitney

    Taylor and Francis 2007; US$ 38.95

    This book provides the busy teacher with all the information they need to make social inclusion a reality within schools. By demonstrating how teachers and schools must work together to promote the wider welfare of all children, the book focuses particularly on the welfare of children on the margins of society who need the most protection. It... more...

  • Understanding Modernisation in Criminal Justiceby Paul Senior; Chris Crowther-Dowey; Matt Long

    McGraw-Hill Education 2007; US$ 210.00

    How have different criminal justice agencies responded to the modernization process? What forms does modernization take? This book theorizes modernization in the context of criminal justice. It is suitable for those concerned with the administration of criminal justice at both a policy and managerial level. more...

  • Prison, Probation, or Paroleby Paul W. Keve

    University of Minnesota Press 1954; US$ 67.50

    Much has been written and published about the pressing problems of prison reform, but this book differs from most of the others because it goes more deeply to the heart of the question. The author speaks with the authority of years of experience in the corrections field, yet his analysis and proposals are not only those of an outstanding professional... more...

  • Foster Parenthoodby David Fanshel

    University of Minnesota Press 1966; US$ 67.50

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  • The Integrated Children's Systemby Hedy Cleaver; Andrew Pithouse; Wendy Rose; Jane Scott; Harriet Ward

    Jessica Kingsley Publishers 2008; US$ 72.00

    The Integrated Children's System (ICS) was developed to support effective practice with children and families and improve decision making and planning for children in need. This book outlines what the ICS is and how it works, and assesses the effectiveness of a number of pilot studies, offering guidance for others using and implementing the system. more...