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This book presents a milestone in volunteering research, offering rare and authentic insights. As an edited collection of short memoirs, it tracks the development of knowledge and understanding about volunteering during the lifetime of the Institute for...

London, England, 1967. An explosion of recreational drugs has resulted in the emergence of an anti-establiment hippy culture, worsening crime rates and an increasingly paranoid tabloid press. A young and ambitious police officer joins the Metropolitan...

The challenging story of a young person’s progress through care, prison and social rejection to youth justice specialist. It charts failures to connect with and modify the author’s chaotic early life moving from place to place, school to...

Fifty years after the Moors Murders and 15 years since Myra Hindley died in prison, after one of the longest sentences served by a woman, The Monstering of Myra Hindley raises some delicate and searching  questions.They include: “Why was...

Journey to Release is an account of Mo Smith’s extensive experience counselling and co-ordinating a counselling service inside ‘HM Prison X’. The book gives a history of the service and looks at what is involved in a project of...

A superbly targeted resource for those learning about serial killings. Serial Killers and the Phenomenon of Serial Murder examines and analyses some of the best known (as well as lesser) cases from English criminal history, ancient and modern. It looks...

Cries for Help opens a window on the closed world of Holloway, other prisons and the lives of those held there in the 1970s. This was an era when personal style and charismatic leadership were all the rage, before the days of 'new management', when...

Policing is at a crossroads. At a time of unprecedented cuts and increasing levels of demand, the British police service (like many others) faces enormous challenges. Under the most radical reforms the service has ever experienced, its leadership is...

The diary of one man's experiences of his time in prison written over 300 days as he reels from and makes sense of being under lock and key. A white collar criminal he sees himself as someone who should not really be in prison - as 'a good man' for whom...

The concepts of emotional intelligence and emotional competence are integrated with each other and are widely used in workplace settings where their meanings are directed and related with the growth, development, learning and performance of...

La majorité des Américains savent qu'il existe une épidémie de drogue, mais seule une petite minorité est consciente qu'elle a été infligée à notre société par les "chefs des ténèbres, les méchants en haut lieu, qui préfèrent les ténèbres à la lumière...

アメリカ人の大半は、麻薬が蔓延していることを知っているが、「暗闇の支配者たち、高い所にいる邪悪な者たち、彼らの行為は邪悪であるため光よりも暗闇を好む者たち」によってこの社会にもたらされたことを認識している人はごく少数にすぎない。本書は、彼らがどのような人物で、どのように世界最大かつ最も収益性の高いビジネスを運営しているのか、彼らが何を成し遂げ、その対策はどれほど有効なのかについて書かれています。麻薬取引は、売人がマフィアに支配されているような、単なる路上取引だと思ってはいけない。しかし、この呪われた貿易の...

'Life Story Work is something we do all the time, be it reminiscing with friends or family about a particular event or period of our lives, or keeping memorabilia, photographs, and written records. Reflecting on and re-examining past events and...

As a retired police officer with 13 years of service in Canada, I've experienced firsthand the toll that the demanding and often traumatic nature of the job can take on mental health. My journey through PTSD has been both harrowing and enlightening,...

Discover the ultimate guide to protecting your home or bunker from intruders with "How to Booby-Trap Your Home or Bunker to Keep the Weirdos Out" by Billy-Bob Thompson. From assessing defense needs to creating DIY traps and incorporating advanced...

Discover the groundbreaking book Prison Abolition: Imagining a World Without Incarceration by Ebony Harris, an insightful exploration of the history, flaws, and consequences of the current prison system, while offering compelling alternatives and a...

In The Opioid Crisis: Causes, Consequences, and Solutions, Laura Hernandez delves into the multifaceted issue of opioid addiction, exploring its causes, consequences, and potential solutions. From examining the role of the pharmaceutical industry to...

In his day, Raphael Cilento was one of the most prominent and controversial figures in Australian medicine. As a senior medical officer in the Commonwealth and Queensland governments, he was an active participant in public health reform during the...

This book is the first full and detailed account of the development of 'psychologically informed environments' (PIEs) -  an inspirational new approach that has been described as 'transformative' for services in the UK dealing...

The story of a single woman adopting a special needs girl. It includes the daily, monthly, and yearly escapades of the family. This includes grandma, three dogs, school officials, and friends. It is a steep learning curve for both with trying to find...

Most of us dread the incursion of "Cognitive Decline" into our lives. However, it happens. If our exposure to cognitive decline is through a loved one, we feel the weight of a substantially changed lifestyle and the overwhelming responsibility of...

The Dumpster Doll Series continues with Adolescence--a story of a teenage foster kid's struggle and triumph, her pitfalls and resilience.Michelle and her brothers are fresh out of foster care when they're reunited with their father in southern Ohio...

Lisa A. Mazzeo, LCSW, BCD is a veteran social worker who brings to life for readers her 30 years of working with children and youth in the foster care system. She takes readers on a journey inside of the system and shows us the children and families that...

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A married couple in California grapples with race, betrayal, love, and loss when their son comes home from a Guatemalan orphanage. Contemporary art museum curator Julie Cowan achieves her dream of motherhood through adoption, but her life is far...

Como secuela y complemento de Apuntes para abandonar el derecho, Jugando con el derecho profundiza el cuestionamiento de José M. Atiles-Osoria al derecho como dispositivo del poder colonial para neutralizar y despolitizar los movimientos...

This book is a practical guide for any student considering enrollment in, currently enrolled in, or recently graduated from an online course. The authors, both with substantial online teaching and learning experience as well as seasoned professionals,...

As we start the second decade of the 21st century, the new cannabis industry continues to fascinate both casual and academic observers of the drug scene. Researchers around the world have become increasingly interested in the phenomenon, aiming to...

Working broadly from the perspective of cultural criminology, Crime, Media and Culture engages with theories and debates about the nature of media-audience relations, examines representations of crime and justice in news media and fiction, and considers...

This textbook equips social workers and human services practitioners with the knowledge and skills to work effectively with both the victims and perpetrators of domestic violence.

Research shows that intimate partner sexual violence (IPSV) is the most common form of sexual assault. Professional focus is often on the victim, but more information is needed about the perpetrators in order to have a fuller understanding of this crime...

This textbook is essential reading for students on philanthropy courses worldwide, and will also be of interest to anyone active in the philanthropic and nonprofit sectors - from donors and grantmakers, to advisers and fundraisers.

This title was first published in 2001. When marriages break down, most parents experience difficulty in agreeing on contact or residence arrangements for their children. Family Courts Services provide mediation as a way of resolving differences and many...

This volume facilitates understanding of the process of reintegration of former detainees with an Islamist extremist background, as well as the role that the police and other frontline workers play in this process.

This title was first published in 2001. A depiction of the decollectivization process of agriculture and the rebirth of capitalistic relations in Southern Estonia - with all their consequences at various levels of social structure and social relations.

Bringing together 35 leading thinkers, analysts and campaigners from around the world, this collection presents a range of ongoing struggles for justice from abolitionist, transitional, transformative, indigenous, green, and restorative perspectives.

This book uncovers how power operates around the world, and how it can be resisted or transformed through empowered collective action and social leadership. The stakes have never been higher. Recent years have seen a rapid escalation of inequalities, the...

The emergence and functioning of two competing and sometimes conflicting cultures within police departments demonstrates how competition between street cops and "bosses" is at the heart of the organizational dilemma of modern urban policing

The juvenile justice system in the United States has become a detrimental rather than a remedial experience, one that often reinforces youths' defiance of authority. Trying juveniles as adults, overcrowding juvenile detention facilities, and other...