Social services & welfare, criminology
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Social services & welfare, criminology
Hardback. Deals with important social-science issues of law and legal control pertaining to disasters and hazards in a variety of contexts. This title includes: legal controls pertaining to disaster prevention, response, and mitigation; regulations and policies concerning hazardous conditions; and crime and the control thereof in post-disaster situations. Editor(s): Deflem, Mathieu. Series Editor(s): Deflem, Mathieu. Series: Sociology of Crime, Law & Deviance. Num Pages: 300 pages. BIC Classification: JFFC; JKS; LNT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 20. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Emerald Publishing Limited United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 300
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780529141
- ISBN
- 9781780529141
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 133.30
€ 133.30
Paperback. Investigates the reasons behind the demise of WorldCom amidst a flurry of accounting scandals dominating the front pages, and following hotly in the footsteps of the equally spectacular downfall of other telecoms giants including Global Crossing and Lucent Technologies in recent months. Num Pages: 208 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JKVF; KNTT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 154 x 17. Weight in Grams: 346.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Capstone Publishing Ltd
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781841124674
- ISBN
- 9781841124674
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Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 15.20
€ 17.99
€ 15.20
Hardcover. 'The Monster Evil' represents the first significant account of all forms of 19th-century interpersonal violence in any British city. Num Pages: 281 pages, 5 black & white illustrations, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1DBKENL; 3JH; HBJD1; HBLL; JKSW1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 239 x 164 x 21. Weight in Grams: 604.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Liverpool University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 281
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9781846316579
- ISBN
- 9781846316579
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 139.51
€ 139.51
Hardcover. Offers a theoretical and empirical perspective on the value, potential and contribution that qualitative research methodologies bring to the analysis of housing policy issues within an international context. This book also includes discussion of specific methodological challenges and ethical dilemmas faced by researchers. Editor(s): Maginn, Paul J.; Tonts, Matthew; Thompson, Susan M. Series: Studies in Qualitative Methodology. Num Pages: 180 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JKS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 572.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Emerald Publishing Limited United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 180
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9781846639906
- ISBN
- 9781846639906
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 105.97
€ 105.97
Hardback. Around the world, access to justice enjoys an energetic and passionate resurgence as an object both of scholarly inquiry and political contest, as both a social movement and a value commitment motivating study and action. This work evidences a deeper engagement with social theory than past generations of scholarship. Editor(s): Sanderfur, Rebecca L. Series: Sociology of Crime, Law and Deviance. Num Pages: 288 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JKVC; JKVF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Emerald Publishing Limited United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9781848552425
- ISBN
- 9781848552425
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 118.87
€ 118.87
Hardback. Contains contributions on the theme of popular culture, crime, and social control. This title includes chapters that tease out various criminologically relevant issues, pertaining to crime/deviance and/or the control thereof, on the basis of an analysis of various aspects and manifestations of popular culture, including music, and movies. Editor(s): Deflem, Mathieu. Series Editor(s): Deflem, Mathieu. Series: Sociology of Crime, Law & Deviance. Num Pages: 304 pages, ill. BIC Classification: JFCA; JKV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 165 x 28. Weight in Grams: 586.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Emerald Publishing Limited United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781849507325
- ISBN
- 9781849507325
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 134.13
€ 134.13
Hardback. Deals with philanthropy. This title includes major themes in which the tools of choice, endogeneity, and self-selection are employed such as: What increases or decreases charitable activity? and How do organizational and managerial issues affect the performance of non-profit organizations? Editor(s): Issac, R. Mark; Norton, Doug. Series Editor(s): Issac, R. Mark; Norton, Douglas A. Series: Research in Experimental Economics. Num Pages: 276 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JKSN1; KCHS; KCR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 239 x 159 x 27. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Emerald Publishing Limited United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 276
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9781849507684
- ISBN
- 9781849507684
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 123.24
€ 123.24
Paperback. Responsibility, participation and choice are key policy framings of active citizenship, summoning the citizen to take on new roles in welfare state reform. This volume traces the emergence of new discourses and the ways in which they take up and rework struggles of social movements for greater independence, power and control. It explores the changi Editor(s): Newman, Janet; Tonkens, Evelien. Series: Care and Welfare. Num Pages: 244 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; JFF; JKS. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 233 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 422.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Amsterdam University Press Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 244
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9789089642752
- ISBN
- 9789089642752
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 55.67
€ 55.67
Hardback. The Impact of Losing Your Job builds on findings from life course sociology to show clearly just what effects job loss has on income, family life, and future prospects. Series: Changing Welfare States. Num Pages: 264 pages, 43 full color. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 1KBB; JFFA; JKSB; KCFM; KCR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 165 x 241 x 21. Weight in Grams: 564.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Amsterdam University Press Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789089648051
- ISBN
- 9789089648051
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.16
€ 128.16
Hardback. This book presents a new perspective on attempts by the contemporary Chinese government to transform the diverse conditions found in countless rural villages into what the state's social welfare program deems 'socialist new villages'. Series: China's Environment and Welfare. Num Pages: 248 pages, 59 full color. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JFSF; JKS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 20. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Amsterdam University Press Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789089648464
- ISBN
- 9789089648464
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.16
€ 128.16
Hardcover. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKN; JFFE2; JFSJ1; JKV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 145 x 32. Weight in Grams: 568.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Zubaan India
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789385932052
- ISBN
- 9789385932052
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 44.99€ 34.94
€ 44.99
€ 34.94
Paperback. An anthology of theoretical essays on causes of crime published in the American Society of Criminology's journal Criminology . Articles have been edited into concise, student-friendly readings, capturing the essence and diversity of thinking about crime from major theoretical perspectives including Editor(s): Henry, Stuart; Einstadter, Werner. Num Pages: 637 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JKV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 39. Weight in Grams: 839.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 637
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814735510
- ISBN
- 9780814735510
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 35.86
€ 40.99
€ 35.86
Paperback. Series: Studies in Crime & Justice. Num Pages: 264 pages, 21 tables, 14 line drawings. BIC Classification: JKVP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 367.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- New
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226983547
- ISBN
- 9780226983547
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 25.46
€ 32.99
€ 25.46
Hardback. Defines and explains the essential components of the social work curriculum: social work practice; social welfare policies and services; human behaviour in the social environment; research and evaluation; field education; values and ethics; social injustice; and populations at risk. Editor(s): Reamer, Frederic G. Num Pages: 496 pages, 2 illustrations. BIC Classification: JFF; JKSN; JNU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 160 x 29. Weight in Grams: 771.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 496
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231080347
- ISBN
- 9780231080347
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 117.10€ 88.33
€ 117.10
€ 88.33
Hardcover. Critiques the very essence of development policy, especially the complex relationship between policy and practice and role of participation. Series: Anthropology, Culture and Society. Num Pages: 336 pages, 2 maps. BIC Classification: GTF; JHMP; JKSR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 215 x 135 x 28. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Pluto Press
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745317991
- ISBN
- 9780745317991
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 99.53€ 82.04
€ 99.53
€ 82.04
This Little Kiddy Went to Market: The Corporate Capture of Childhood
Beder, Sharon, Varney, Wendy, Gosden, Richard
Hardcover. Investigates how consumerist values are forced upon children in order to shape them into under-aged hyperconsumers. Num Pages: 320 pages, 10 figures. BIC Classification: JFFT; JKSB1; KJR. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 239 x 156 x 24. Weight in Grams: 566.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Pluto Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745329161
- ISBN
- 9780745329161
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 99.53€ 82.16
€ 99.53
€ 82.16
Hardcover. A history of the Blue Cross and Blue Shield system, America's largest and oldest health insurer, from its beginnings to the 1990s. It draws on company archives and shows how its management has pursued the goal of health care coverage over seven decades of social and economic change. Num Pages: 328 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTB; JKSW; MBN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 237 x 161 x 27. Weight in Grams: 703.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Northern Illinois University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780875802244
- ISBN
- 9780875802244
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 62.59
€ 62.59
Paperback. Drug Smugglers on Drug Smuggling examines the organizational structures of drug smuggling from Colombia to the US. Career drug smugglers describe a series of often disconnected networks that enable smugglers to best organize their business in a way that will minimize the risks of apprhension and maximize profits. Num Pages: 224 pages, 13 tables, 2 illustrations, 1 map. BIC Classification: JKVG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 140 x 209 x 13. Weight in Grams: 260.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Temple University Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9781592136438
- ISBN
- 9781592136438
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.25
€ 33.99
€ 30.25
Paperback. On April 20, 1999, two Colorado teenagers went on a shooting rampage at Columbine High School. That day, Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold killed 12 fellow students and a teacher, as well as wounding 24 other people, before they killed themselves. This book examines the complex of factors that led the two young men to plan and carry out their deed. Num Pages: 272 pages, 1Table, 1 Map, 20 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBBWC; JFFE; JKV; JNLC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 356.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Temple University Press,U.S. United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781592134915
- ISBN
- 9781592134915
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 32.41
€ 35.99
€ 32.41
Paperback. Madness and Responsibility in Modern Greece. 344 pages, 5 photographs, 1 map. As part of the agreement for Greece to join the European Union, the country had to undertake a massive psychiatric reform, moving patients out of custodial hospitals and returning them to the community to be treated as outpatients. This title shows how this played out at the edge of the nation, in the border region of Thrace. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1DVG; JHMP; JKS; MBNH. Dimension: 155 x 231 x 12. Weight: 476.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Duke University Press
- Number of pages
- 344
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822351061
- ISBN
- 9780822351061
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 31.33
€ 34.99
€ 31.33
Paperback. Violent offenders often claim amnesia in order to avoid punishment. Investigators and juries often need to determine how genuine claims of amnesia are. Offenders with amnesia are not able to enter a plea; there are implications for the interview strategies employed by the police. Editor(s): Christianson, Sven-Ake. Series: Wiley Series in Psychology of Crime, Policing and Law. Num Pages: 400 pages, Illustrations (some col.). BIC Classification: JKV; JMK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 153 x 19. Weight in Grams: 588.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780470015087
- ISBN
- 9780470015087
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 67.52
€ 67.52
Hardcover. The Welfare State Reader has established itself as a vital source of outstanding original research since its original appearance in 2000. Editor(s): Pierson, Christopher; Castles, Francis G.; Naumann, Ingela K. Num Pages: 504 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JKSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 162 x 28. Weight in Grams: 742.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Polity Press United Kingdom
- Edition
- 3rd
- Number of pages
- 504
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745663685
- ISBN
- 9780745663685
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 84.15
€ 84.15
Paperback. This exciting book offers a new understanding of the relationship between issues of 'race', gender and policy within social welfare. In an innovative approach, research material and theory are interwoven and a challenging analysis developed. The author is well-known and widely published within social work and social policy. Num Pages: 248 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFF; JFSJ1; JFSL; JKS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 157 x 14. Weight in Grams: 350.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745622859
- ISBN
- 9780745622859
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.49
€ 26.49
Paperback. Drawing on many years of experience in the barrios as a youth worker, high school teacher, and researcher, this book identifies the elements from which gangs spring: isolation from the dominant culture, poverty, family stress and crowded households, peer pressure, and the adolescent struggle for self-identity. Series: CMAS Mexican American Monograph. Num Pages: 220 pages, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; JKVM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 681.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1988
- Publisher
- University of Texas Press United States
- Number of pages
- 220
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780292711198
- ISBN
- 9780292711198
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 24.80
€ 26.99
€ 24.80