Social services & welfare, criminology

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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Winners Take All: The Elite Charade of Changing the World [9780241400722]

What explains the spreading backlash against the global elite? In this revelatory investigation, Anand Giridharadas takes us into the inner sanctums o…

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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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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 [9780349009070]

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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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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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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500 Tips for Communicating with the Public [9781849051750]

This is a light-hearted, easily digestible guide with a wealth of handy hints and tips for the helping professions when they have to communicate with …

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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 Practical Guide to Working with Reluctant Clients in Health and Social Care [9781849051026]

Practitioners in health and social care are often required to work with clients who do not want to work with them, and these 'reluctant' clients can o…

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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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A-Z of Community Care Law, An [9781853025600]

Written to meet the need for concise explanation of the key legal issues in community care, this comprehensive A to Z gives the reader immediate acces…

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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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Active Support: Enabling and Empowering People with Intellectual Disabilities [9781849051118]

Active Support is a proven model of care that enables and empowers people with intellectual disabilities to participate fully in all aspects of their …

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Activities for Older People in Care Homes: A Handbook for Successful Activity Planning [9781849054294]

When tasked with providing activities for older people in care homes, it can be difficult to know where to begin. What constitutes an activity? How ca…

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