Social services & welfare, criminology
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Social services & welfare, criminology
Paperback. She investigates the significant role of these workers in the implementation of welfare reform, the role of public management in changing the system of welfare under the reform law, and management's impact on results - in this case ensuring the delivery of welfare benefits and services to eligible clients. Series: Public Management and Change Series. Num Pages: 208 pages, 2 figures, 30 tables. BIC Classification: JKSB; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 158 x 16. Weight in Grams: 316.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Georgetown University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9781589010413
- ISBN
- 9781589010413
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.72
€ 41.72
Paperback. Civil wars, genocides, natural disasters and other emergencies multiplied in the 1990s in the South, and in the Balkans and the former Soviet bloc. This book examines how to respond to the difficulties thrown up by these humanitarian crises, and what kind of aid should be brought in. Editor(s): Pirotte, Claire; Grunewald, Francois; Husson, Bernard. Translator(s): Robinson, Julia Monod-. Num Pages: 224 pages, notes, boxes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 3JJPR; GTF; JKSR; KC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 135 x 16. Weight in Grams: 230.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Zed Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781856497558
- ISBN
- 9781856497558
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 29.74
€ 29.99
€ 29.74
Paperback. This book describes the extraordinary potential that exists in youth mentoring relationships, and discloses the ways in which nonparent adults are uniquely positioned to encourage adolescent development. Yet the book also exposes a rarely acknowledged risk: unsuccessful relationships can actually harm at-risk youth. Series: The Family & Public Policy. Num Pages: 176 pages, 2 line illustrations, 1 table. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSP2; JKSB1; JKSN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 185 x 209 x 16. Weight in Grams: 188.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674016118
- ISBN
- 9780674016118
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 50.58€ 46.48
€ 50.58
€ 46.48
Hardcover. A practically focused guide to effective counseling of all clients Human Development Across the Life Span is a practical guide to human growth and development, moving beyond theory to include real-world applications for counselors who work with clients. Editor(s): Stauffer, Mark D.; Capuzzi, David. Num Pages: 656 pages. BIC Classification: JKSN2; JMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Weight in Grams: 666.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781118984727
- ISBN
- 9781118984727
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 101.21€ 74.92
€ 101.21
€ 74.92
Paperback. Drawing on surveys of public attitudes and analyses of more than 40 years of television and news-magazine stories on poverty, this book demonstrates how public opposition to welfare is fed by a potent combination of racial stereotypes and misinformation about the true nature of America's poor. Series: Studies in Communication, Media & Public Opinion. Num Pages: 296 pages, 26 line drawings, 32 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFD; JFFA; JFSL1; JKSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 225 x 150 x 19. Weight in Grams: 418.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226293653
- ISBN
- 9780226293653
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 24.94
€ 31.99
€ 24.94
Paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: BTC; HBJK; HBLW; JKVG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 142 x 14. Weight in Grams: 232.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Trine Day United States
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781936296156
- ISBN
- 9781936296156
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 18.85
€ 20.99
€ 18.85
Paperback. Presents an introduction to research and research methods in crime and justice and related areas, including police, prisons and criminal justice policy making. This book highlights the social problems and opportunities presented by studies in criminology and criminal justice. Num Pages: 208 pages, 1 black & white illustrations, 6 black & white tables, 1 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: JHBC; JKV. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 232 x 158 x 12. Weight in Grams: 326.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781843923169
- ISBN
- 9781843923169
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 60.04
€ 60.04
Paperback. Num Pages: 152 pages, 4 line drawings, 1 tables. BIC Classification: JHB; JKSN1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Edition
- Workbook
- Number of pages
- 152
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231151337
- ISBN
- 9780231151337
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 19.80
€ 26.99
€ 19.80
Paperback. Mumia Abu-Jamal's essential perspectives on black experience, race relations, freedom, justice, social change, and the future of American society. Editor(s): Fernandez, Johanna. Series: City Lights Open Media. Num Pages: 333 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSL3; JKVQ; JPVH1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 205 x 140 x 29. Weight in Grams: 478.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- City Lights Publishers
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780872866751
- ISBN
- 9780872866751
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Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 15.91
€ 16.99
€ 15.91
Paperback. Stock market multimillionaire at 26, federal convict at 36, he partied like a rock star, lived like a king, and barely survived his rise and fall as an American entrepreneurial icon. Num Pages: 528 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; BGBA; JKVK; KFF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 34. Weight in Grams: 376.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- John Murray Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781444778120
- ISBN
- 9781444778120
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.01
€ 13.01
Paperback. Children and Adolescents in Trauma presents a variety of creative approaches to working with young people in residential children's homes, secure or psychiatric units, and special schools, and provides useful insights and a fresh perspective for anyone working with traumatised children and adolescents. Editor(s): Nicholson, Chris; Irwin, Michael; Dwivedi, Kedar Nath. Series Editor(s): Haigh, Rex; Lees, Jan. Series: Community, Culture and Change. Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JKSN; JMC; MMJ; MQTC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 378.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Jessica Kingsley Publishers
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781843104377
- ISBN
- 9781843104377
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Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 36.89
€ 36.99
€ 36.89
Hardback. The author reviews and analyzes the extensive Tiandihui literature, makes available to Western scholars information from archival materials heretofore seen only by a few Chinese specialists; and rmly establishes an authoritative chronology of the Tiandihui's early history. Num Pages: 364 pages, 1 half-tone 1 map. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF; JKVM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 238 x 158 x 25. Weight in Grams: 676.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 364
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780804723244
- ISBN
- 9780804723244
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 83.90
€ 83.90
Paperback. The speed and brutality of apredatory attack can shock even an experienced martial artist. The suddenchaos, the cascade of stress hormones-you feel as though time slows down. Inreality, the assault is over in an instant. How does anyone prepare for that? Num Pages: 160 pages, 20 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: JFFE; JKV; WST. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Ymaa Publication Center
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781594393808
- ISBN
- 9781594393808
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 19.49
€ 19.99
€ 19.49
Hardback. The twenty-fourth edition of this essential reference work covers 2,000 grant-making charities, each with the potential to give at least GBP40,000 in total per year, collectively giving around GBP4 billion. Num Pages: 928 pages. BIC Classification: 1DB; GBCT; JKSN1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 168 x 241 x 47. Weight in Grams: 1358.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Directory of Social Change
- Edition
- 24th Revised edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781784820046
- ISBN
- 9781784820046
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 166.86€ 113.10
€ 166.86
€ 113.10
Paperback. Mad to be Normal presents Laing's own words, about his work and about his life. It is the most complete record on Laing, by Laing. Num Pages: 400 pages, 5 black and white photographs. BIC Classification: JKSM; JML; MMH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 154 x 229 x 45. Weight in Grams: 644.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Free Association Books United Kingdom
- Edition
- 2nd Enhanced
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781911383079
- ISBN
- 9781911383079
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 39.09
€ 39.09
Hardcover. Num Pages: 247 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFSJ; JKS; MBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 470.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 252
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781403941237
- ISBN
- 9781403941237
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 103.56€ 64.57
€ 103.56
€ 64.57
Paperback. This book brings together theoretical perspectives and practical advice to improve playwork practice. There are chapters on the role of adventure playgrounds; the challenge of starting a playwork section in a local authority; and the value of networking. Num Pages: 192 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: JKSB1. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 155 x 13. Weight in Grams: 342.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Open University Press United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780335209446
- ISBN
- 9780335209446
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 35.78
€ 35.99
€ 35.78
Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; JKSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Weight in Grams: 482 20th Century Ireland. 280pp. Keywords: "Subjects - Society, Politics & Philosophy - Government & Politics,Subjects - Society, Politics & Philosophy - Social Sciences - Social Issues - Social Welfare & Services - Welfare & Benefit Systems"
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Irish Academic Press Ltd
- Edition
- New
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780716528609
- ISBN
- 9780716528609
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 5.70
€ 5.70
Paperback. Looks at the social transformation of inner city ghettos, offering an evaluation of the convergence of race and poverty. Rejecting both conservative and liberal interpretations of life in the inner city, this title offers essential information and a number of solutions to policymakers. Num Pages: 320 pages, 13 line drawings, 17 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFA; JFSG; JKS; JPQB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 153 x 19. Weight in Grams: 472.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- Second Edition
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226901268
- ISBN
- 9780226901268
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 22.20
€ 27.99
€ 22.20
Paperback. The application of assessment frameworks hinges on human qualities and skills which are naturally prone to bias and inconsistency. This book aims to support workers in analysing and making sense of the information gathered, and increase accuracy and empathy in assessing the needs and risks for vulnerable children and young people. Series Editor(s): Daniel, Brigid. Series: Best Practice in Working with Children Series. Num Pages: 224 pages, 28 figures. BIC Classification: JFFE1; JKSB1; JKSN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 350.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Jessica Kingsley Publishers
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781843109235
- ISBN
- 9781843109235
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 36.89
€ 36.99
€ 36.89
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 592
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195300543
- ISBN
- 9780195300543
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 112.25
€ 112.25
Paperback. Using the Convention on the Rights of the Child as a framework, issues such as child trafficking, child soldiers and child maltreatment are examined in nations around the world, as well as efforts to solve these problems. Num Pages: 272 pages, 1 line-cut. BIC Classification: JKSB1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 176 x 233 x 14. Weight in Grams: 386.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780195339710
- ISBN
- 9780195339710
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 63.29€ 40.56
€ 63.29
€ 40.56
Hardback. Needs assessments identify the needs for services, answering questions about who needs these services and in what priority. Asset assessments focuses on existing resources; combing both needs and asset assesments helps find the gaps in these services and is useful to organizations and communities. Num Pages: 320 pages, 4 line-cuts. BIC Classification: JKSN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 162 x 20. Weight in Grams: 578.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199735846
- ISBN
- 9780199735846
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 63.29€ 40.61
€ 63.29
€ 40.61
Paperback. Since the early 1990s, transnational adoptions have increased at an astonishing rate, not only in the United States, but worldwide. This title explores the consequences and implications of this unprecedented movement of children, usually from poor nations to the affluent West. Series: Chicago Series in Law and Society. Num Pages: 248 pages, 16 halftones, 2 line drawings, 9 tables. BIC Classification: JFSL; JHMC; JKSF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 227 x 160 x 13. Weight in Grams: 362.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226964478
- ISBN
- 9780226964478
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 24.92
€ 31.99
€ 24.92