Social services & welfare, criminology

The Heat of the Moment: A Firefighter's Stories of Life and Death Decisions [9780857525765]

Dr Sabrina Cohen-Hatton has been a firefighter for eighteen years. She decides which of her colleagues rush into a burning building and how they conf…

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The Criminal Alphabet: An A-Z of Prison Slang [9781846141669]

'I have spent almost 33 of the last 53 years in and out of prison, but mainly in. I was a juvenile offender back in the mid 1970s and went on to becom…

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The Outlaw Ocean: Crime and Survival in the Last Untamed Frontier [9781847925855]

The Outlaw Ocean is a riveting, adrenaline-fuelled tour of a vast, lawless and rampantly criminal world that few have ever seen: the high seas. There…

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Mafia Life: Love, Death and Money at the Heart of Organised Crime [9781781252543]

The Japanese Yakuza. The Chinese Triads. The Sicilian Cosa Nostra. The Calabrian N'Drangheta. The New York Mafia. The Russian Vory -v -Vakone. Today, …

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Bit of a Stretch, A: The Secret Diaries of a Prisoner [9781838950156]

Where can a tin of tuna buy you clean clothes? Which British education system struggles with 50% illiteracy? Where do teetotal Muslims attend AA meeti…

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Criminal: The Truth About Why People Do Bad Things [9780241960431]

'As enlightening about crime in modern society as any book I have read' The Times'A richly researched, supremely sane discussion of the causes of and …

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Radical Help: How we can remake the relationships between us and revolutionise the welfare state [9780349009094]

How should we live: how should we care for one another; grow our capabilities to work, to learn, to love and fully realise our potential? This excitin…

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Kids: Child Protection in Britain: The Truth [9781785901195]

What was lost when Kids Company imploded last summer? More than reputations. The charitys founding vision, that there is a gap called love in how the …

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Prison: A Survival Guide [9781529103496]

'Essential reading - Will SelfWhen Carl Cattermole was sentenced to spend time at Her Majesty's pleasure, he quickly learned that, in order to get by …

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When the Dogs Don't Bark: A Forensic Scientist's Search for the Truth [9781473678835]

The compelling memoir from the UK's most eminent forensic scientist and some of the most fascinating criminal investigations she has worked on. 'Fin…

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101 Things to Do on the Street: Games and Resources for Detached, Outreach and Street-Based Youth Work [9781849051873]

101 Things to Do on the Street is packed with creative and innovative ideas for street games and activities to help young people aged 11--19 explore p…

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30-Second Forensic Science: 50 key topics revealing criminal investigation from behind the scenes, each explained in half a minute [9781782405511]

Humanity's most appalling crimes are solved by experts presenting painstakingly gathered evidence to the court of law. Investigators rely on physical,…

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A Century of London Murders and Executions [9780750950404]

John J. Eddleston's carefully researched, well-illustrated and enthralling text will appeal to anyone interested in the shady side of Britain's capita…

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A Creative Toolkit for Communication in Dementia Care [9781849056946]

How can carers and relatives support a person's identity, relationships and emotional wellbeing through changes that occur in the later stages of deme…

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A Multidisciplinary Handbook of Child and Adolescent Mental Health for Front-line Professionals [9781843106449]

This fully updated edition of A Multidisciplinary Handbook of Child and Adolescent Mental Health for Front-line Professionals is an accessible introdu…

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A Practical Guide to Caring for Children and Teenagers with Attachment Difficulties [9781849050814]

This book guides childcare professionals through attachment theory and provides techniques for caring for children with attachment difficulties. It ex…

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A Practitioners' Tool for Child Protection and the Assessment of Parents [9781843100508]

A practical tool for the assessment of children and their families, this guide enables professionals to make informed decisions about child protection…

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A Short Introduction to Understanding and Supporting Children and Young People Who Self-Harm [9781849052818]

Self-harm and suicidal behaviours are increasingly common in young people, but are often hidden. It can be hard to know what might be causing a young …

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A Suitable Job for a Woman [9780006384328]

AUTHOR: Val McDermid is a No. 1 bestseller whose novels have been translated into more than thirty languages, and have sold over eleven million copies…

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Achieving Successful Transitions for Young People with Disabilities: A Practical Guide [9781849055680]

This best practice guide provides a blueprint for managing seamless transitions between services for young people aged 16-25 with additional needs, in…

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