Social services and welfare, criminology Books

They received a devastating ultimatum. Then, God took them on a journey they never imagined. The fertility doctor gave them two options: try in-vitro or remain childless. This led Michael and Samantha to consider - and struggle - with a third...

A PEACE CORPS VOLUNTEER in Central Asia finds purpose in helping a friend escape a life of servitude.Johann Felmanstien is going nowhere in life. He has no money, no job, no girl, and a degree that would look better as a doormat than on his CV. He...

Self-protection expert David Kerr teaches his readers how to avoid violence in the first place, and if you can't avoid it or manage escape, how to survive it. Idiots to Monsters details the author’s real-life experiences of dealing...

Jails are not outside of society, but a segregated society contained within a larger community.  The city within a city operates day and night with one goal; to provide safety and security for those who stand accused of criminal actions.  As a...

Meet Dang Guole.Found in a Chinese market in 2001, he was one of thousands of babies, mostly female, abandoned due to the government's one-child policy. The boy's path temporarily led to an abusive foster mother before he was shuttled among other...

The Devil and Dr. Fauci is an unsparing critique of what author James Driscoll calls the "Drug Testing, Licensing, and Marketing Complex," or DTLM. Quietly dominating America's healthcare industry, the DTLM poses threats comparable in magnitude, if not...

The Latte - pocket memo notebook is a blank lined journal or notebook that you can fit nicely in your backpack or purse to jot things down on the go or to use for keeping records of any kind. When I designed it I was thinking about people who like to...

A graphic medicine book looking at how Psychoanalytic, Jungian, Feminist, Narrative, and Mindfulness theory address Vicarious Trauma. Each of these theoretical concepts has something to offer in how to process difficult experiences. Are you feeling...

In Book IV of The Bureau—Honor and Glory—global war sets Earth ablaze. Declan O'Hara is assigned to the FBI's new Special Intelligence Service in Latin America, while his son Nolan joins the U.S. Marine Corps and distinguishes himself...

Would a creator of humankind form us without offering a plan for our aging? Does the Scripture's ancient wisdom really speak to our getting older and how we ought to think of aging in our day? Can we see how God anticipated our needs in aging from the...

Do you ever wonder how much good your charitable efforts do? Have you ever stood in the checkout line and considered if "rounding up" your purchase is doing the most good possible? Do you sometimes want to give back but aren't sure of the best way to...

A brief narrative description of the journal article, document, or resource.This book provides a powerful and clear picture of some of the outstanding programs designed and implemented in the United States to provide young adolescents with rich,...

This book is an advanced, well-rounded and in-depth view about what it takes to be the best in the international arena, in a world where change is the only constant. It is endorsed by a wide range of industry experts. This well-researched book will take...

In 1949, Pete Seeger's song If I Had a Hammer summoned us to repurpose everyday work tools into tools for social justice. That call still resonates today. You Have a Hammer: Building Grant Proposals for Social Change urges you to build proposals from a...

Revolution in its Leninist guise has been a dominant force in the world for most of the 20th century, and the Chinese revolution has been, with the Russian revolution, one of its two most important manifestations. Mao Zedong, the architect of victory in...

In this epoch story, Rhonda Baker-Stansberry portrays the unvarnished truth of the life and times of her father Frank Price "Chico" Baker. She gives the reader an up close and personal look as she travels back over fifty years, and tells of when his...

How do you follow the promises of God when they feel like a puzzle without the picture?Wonder what it’s like to adopt four children all at once? Or follow a promise from God for ten years before it manifests in your life? Join the Moore family...

Dr. Michael D. Wright Sr, is a native Philadelphian, and a 23-year veteran of the Philadelphia Fire Department. He has functioned as a paramedic preceptor to many Fire Department Medics. Dr. Wright currently serves as the Director of the Philadelphia...

The second edition of Contemporary Issues in Criminal Justice Management provides students with a collection of illuminating readings that examine topics related to policing, forensics, drug policy, preventing terrorism, and technological impacts to the...

Teaching Research Methods provides instructors of criminal justice research methods courses with effective teaching tools to better engage students and support classroom success.The book begins with a discussion of the challenges implicit in...

Teaching Introduction to Corrections provides instructors of introductory corrections courses with effective teaching tools and practical advice to better engage students and support meaningful classroom experiences.The book begins by defining...

Stories of cyberattacks dominate the headlines. Whether it is theft of massive amounts of personally identifiable information or the latest intrusion of foreign governments in U.S. government and industrial sites, cyberattacks are now important. For...

Guns and Crime: The Data Don't Lie investigates the ways in which the current data on guns and crime are inadequate and inaccurate. Although the majority of murders in the United States are committed with guns, research on gun ownership, the supply of...

The global nature of crime often requires expert witnesses to work and present their conclusions in courts outside their home jurisdiction with the corresponding need for them to have an understanding of the different structures and systems operating in...

Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and...

“Why Some Men Kill - or, Murder Mysteries Revealed” is a 1919 work that explores the subject of criminal psychology with reference to notable historical cases of horrific murders in America. A chilling investigation into the age-old question of why...

Professionalization has come to the field of threat management. It has developed a systematic theory unique to the field, recognized authorities have emerged, and it is finding its own ethical code of conduct. It is also beginning to grow its own...

Effective police organizations are run with sound leadership and management strategies that take into account the myriad of challenges that confront today's law enforcement professionals. Principles of Leadership and Management in Law Enforcement is a...

Preparedness and rigorous planning on community, state, and regional levels is critical to containing the threat of pandemic illness. This volume describes the processes necessary for the effective management of a pandemic threat. It guides plan...

Offering rare insiders' perspectives, Trends in Corrections: Interviews with Corrections Leaders Around the World is a comprehensive survey of correctional programming and management styles used across nations. Twelve chapters present transcribed...

This book explores the major threats and roots affecting both America's most racially polarized periods as well as the major issues plaguing the African American community.

This book caters to all people whether citizens or permanent residents, but especially to those persons with little or no knowledge of the Judicial System. It also contains certain aspects for and regarding law enforcement personnel. When certain...

More than 30 years after the US Supreme Court reinstated the death penalty, it is still plagued with egregious problems. Issues of wrongful conviction, inhumane practices, and its efficacy as a deterrent are hotly debated topics. As of August 2007,...

Modern families are economic institutions of great productivity. They contribute as much to a society's economic well-being as does worker productivity in formal markets. In Citizens, Families, and Reform, Stein Ringen shows how long-standing...

Everything you need to know to ensure that your older loved one is being properly cared for, from nationally acclaimed author, speaker and caregiver advocate Carolyn A. Brent. People today are not only living longer, they are also living sicker--making...

Peace Support Operations: Nordic Perspectives brings together Nordic academics working in the field of peace support operations broadly defined. It contains a collection of articles that present different theoretical approaches to the study of peace...

First published in 1992. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

This thorough book provides valuable information on guardianship and alternative methods for serving judgment-impaired adults. To date, much of contemporary guardianship policy has been developed by “muddling through.” This book explores...

This book is the first comprehensive study of international health worker-migration and -recruitment from the perspective of global governance, policy and politics.Covering 70 years of history of the development of this global policy field, this book...

Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design (CPTED) is a practice-oriented approach to reduce the risk of offences such as burglary and fear of crime by modifying the built environment. In recent years, this approach has been criticised for duplicating...

This book provides a comprehensive overview of the most important themes in German HIV/AIDS prevention and care from the beginning of the epidemic to the present. Multidisciplinary in approach, it highlights the unique contributions of Germany to AIDS...

This volume brings together in a single source a set of perspectives by leaders in the clinical treatment of criminal offenders in outpatient settings, particularly those whose crimes have involved domestic violence and/or substance abuse. More than a...

It is traditionally viewed that vulnerable inmates form captive audiences for violent terrorist offenders who, in turn, are destined to turn prisons into training grounds for militant activities; all the while forming alliances with more hardened...

This book is a unique and original examination of borders and bordering practices in the Western Balkans prior to, during, and after the migrant "crisis" of the 2010s. Based on extensive, mixed-method, exploratory research in Serbia, Croatia, FYR...

Asia has long been a testing ground for efforts to augment financial and social security by developing assets that may support individuals and households and contribute to long-term social development. Rapid growth in the number and breadth of...

To what extent is restorative justice able to 'restore' the harm suffered by victims of crimes of interpersonal violence? Restorative justice is an innovative, participatory and inclusive reaction to crime that permits victims and offenders to engage in...

The impetus for this book is the shift in welfare policy in Western Europe from state responsibilities to individual and community responsibilities. The book examines the ways in which policies associated with advanced liberalism and New Public...

This book locates the malignant causes behind the factors leading to farmers' suicides in India. It argues that not only a combination of innovative managerial and economic policies is required to make farming profitable, but also food production within...