Social services and welfare, criminology Books

Studienarbeit aus dem Jahr 2019 im Fachbereich Soziale Arbeit / Sozialarbeit, Note: 1,0, Hochschule München, Veranstaltung: Gesundheitswissenschaften, Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: Die gesellschaftliche Vorstellung eines selbstverständlichen Anspruches des...

Studienarbeit aus dem Jahr 2018 im Fachbereich Soziale Arbeit / Sozialarbeit, Note: 2.0, Technische Hochschule Köln, ehem. Fachhochschule Köln (Angewandte Sozialwissenschaften), Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: Die Arbeit stellt einen Zusammenhang zwischen...

The first volume of its kind, this provocative book evaluates the construct of cultural competence from multiple perspectives. At the intersection of diverse disciplines and domains, contributors argue for greater clarity in understanding the cultural...

​This handbook describes evidence-based methods of assessing psychological, educational, behavioral, and developmental problems in children and adolescents. It provides state-of-the-art analyses of leading assessment tools and methods. Chapters provide...

This handbook offers a theoretical foundation for the adaptation of Parent-Child Interaction Therapy (PCIT) for children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and their families. The volume examines current treatments for children with ASD and provides a...

Whether it be from personal experience or heard second-hand, everyone knows a story about an elderly person being taken advantage of financially, or personal items being stolen after a death. Maybe it was a niece who swooped in to grab her aunt's jewelry...

Discovering how you can find your passion,commit to action, and change the world!“When’s the last time you were bothered?”When philanthropist Jamie Amelio poses this question, she’s not talking about being bothered abouttraffic,...

In 2007, agents of the New York State Petroleum, Alcohol, and Tobacco Bureau (PATB) seized over half a million dollars in untaxed alcohol, drugs, and guns. This takedown, the largest in New York history, led to 87 arrests, the recovery of an...

In one out of three households, someone is a caregiver: women and men who give of body, mind and soul to care for the well being of others.These millions need help, more than financial and medical assistance. They need daily, practical help in reviving...

A cross between "Medium" and "Unsolved Mysteries," this award-winning book is now available in paperback for the first time... In WITNESSES TO THE UNSOLVED, author Edward Olshaker turns to some of the world's most accomplished psychic detectives and...

Through the eyes of Eric Bundy.I take you through my experience,of my incarceration. I write this bookto give you an Idea of what to expectwhen faced with doing time inprison. I tell my story for the lostsouls that will never be able to telltheir story...

If You're New to Business Continuity Planningor Want a Thorough Corporate Training Tool with a Variety of Instructional Aids... 5 REASONS You'll Want the Most Comprehensive and Up to Date Business Continuity Handbook Available (c2012) : 1) ...

In recent years far more attention has been paid to victims of crime both in terms of awareness of the effect of crime upon their lives, and in changes that have been made to the criminal justice system to improve their rights and treatment. This process...

This book provides a much-needed sociological account of the social world of the English prison officer, making an original contribution to our understanding of the inner life of prisons in general and the working lives of prison officers in particular...

This book aims to present key aspects of the prison-based bullying research which has taken place over the last few years. It is a field in which there has been considerably increased interest. One of the main features of this book is the recognition...

Antisocial and criminal behaviour involving children and young people have been a cause of heightened public concern in England and Wales for more than a quarter of a century. It has been the subject of numerous policy papers, research studies and...

Criminal Recidivism intends to fill a gap in the criminological psychology literature by examining the processes underlying persistent criminal careers. This book aims to investigate criminal recidivism, and why, how and for how long an individual...

David Evans a dominant violent, ruthless and arrogant gangster has acquired his wealth by illegal drug trafficking. A killer without remorse. The success of his expanding criminal empire is dependent on imposing fear with swift and harsh punishment for...

Human trafficking is currently regarded as a contemporary form of slavery. However, despite many initiatives undertaken over the last two decades to tackle the problem, there seems to be a disproportionate emphasis on the social phenomenon. Trafficking...

Currently, there is a lack of resources and information regarding how to best understand and support those impacted by incarceration. As the number of people impacted by incarceration rises, it is important that we acknowledge the issues and address the...

The 21st century is associated with a number of environmental, social, and economic challenges spanning from globalization and migration to climate change, global health, urbanization, and natural hazards. These challenges of the modern age command our...

The financial community has undergone a realization of the failure of corporate communication required for forensic professionals to expose structural weaknesses within businesses. Many organizations and businesses within the financial community have...

During the last few decades, corrupt financial practices were increasingly being monitored in many countries around the globe. The past few decades have been eventful for these issues. Today, tackling money laundering and terrorism financing are...

The richest one percent of the entire population of the world now owns more than half of the global wealth. Global wealth is unequally distributed, gross domestic product (GDP) and consumption are a declining trend, and poverty is an increasing trend...

America's first African American heavyweight boxing champion, Jack Johnson, has a chance encounter with a mysterious Irishman, named Altamont, when they meet at the boxer's restaurant, Café de Champion, in August 1912. Johnson's new relationship with the...

I was one of the 1st 12 women in the U.S.A. to work in police radio car. Until then, women were delegated to inside desk jobs. We were under a tremendous handicap. The male deputies received a full police uniform with all of the safety equipment. The...

Spirituality and religion are fundamental to all human cultures. Yet in the helping professions, whose shared objective is to promote human well being, questions of spirituality have often been avoided. Now we are increasingly realising that scientific...

Michael Chapel is the tragic, infuriating, and explosive true story of a decorated veteran and former Gwinnett County (Georgia) police officer, with over thirty (30) letters of commendation from his police department, for meritorious service. In 1995...

Following her first groundbreaking work, The Godfathers of Sex Abuse, Book I: Jeffrey Epstein, Professor Deana Pollard Sacks now takes on two other monstrous sex abusers: Harvey Weinstein and Bill Cosby. Sacks not only presents their dark stories of...

"Become Better: applying Emotional Intelligence" explains how we can apply Emotional Intelligence in our daily life, in our relationships with others, and in uncertain times of a pandemic and our projected future.

Many books on volunteerism and leadership are more theory than practice. Serving with Significance is full of easy-to-follow tips that can be implemented immediately by its readers. Although some people are lucky enough to be born leaders, leadership is...

The Criminals - Book I: A Time to Sow is the first book of a thrilling new action-packed series.Orion Jackson is the criminally brilliant convict who spearheads the BGO, otherwise known as the Black Gansta Organization. He teams up with his homeboy,...

"My Patients Keeper" by Elena González is a fiction book that Chronicles the “real life” challenges faced by so many families, grappling with and caring for a loved one afflicted with Alzheimer’s and dementia.The story...

My husband Mike and I have five children, fourteen grandchildren and eleven great-grandchildren. While raising our own children we decided to bring other children, in need of love and a home, into our family and in my heart I felt this was what God put...

New York City, one of the world's premier urban centers, is also home to the world's most famous and storied municipal law enforcement service: the NYPD. Policing in New York is as old as the city itself, although much has changed since the first Dutch...

A true-crime masterpiece which crosses James Ellroy with The Wire

HOW TO ACHIEVE YOUR DREAMS AND VISION TO MAKE IMPACT IN YOUR GENERATION? You have worked so hard all your life but you wondering why your dreams are elusive or not realized. You are not alone; there are millions of people who are in the same situation as...

"Mothers are ordinary heroes, whose mighty deeds are usually masked by their mundanity. What makes this maternal story special is the weaving together of technological miracles with the miracle of a heart opening up to greater grace, by means of great...

This stimulating resource presents the Looming Vulnerability Model, a nuanced take on the cognitive-behavioral conceptualization of anxiety, worry, and other responses to real or imagined threat. The core feature of the model-the perception of growing,...

True stories - real life drama! - of Foxtrot, the San Antonio, Texas, Police Department aviation unit formed in the 1970s, today called Blue Eagle... Between 1975 and 1981, the author, a police officer and commercial pilot, helped pioneer the use of...

This book provides students and practitioners with a theoretical and methodological foundation for implementing client- and family-centered `partnership' approaches in human services. Unlike other texts in the field, the...

Explore the Shadows of the American Justice SystemDelve into the unspoken transgressions deeply embedded in the very fabric of America's legal landscape. "America's Silent Crimes: What Justice Doesn't Speak Of" is a gripping exploration of the systemic...

What caregiving role will you play? How will you avoid the caregiving cost drain? Are you prepared for the end? How will you overcome stress, burn-out, depression, guilt? How will you find happiness and support? How do you start the caregiving...