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This new textbook addresses the needs of the student of criminology for a better understanding of criminal justice policy and offers a framework for analysing the social, economic and political processes that shape its creation. The book will connect the study of criminology to the wider study of...
To Be Published March 14th 2014 by Routledge
Series: Issues in Forensic Psychology
Supervision of everyday work is a core component of the safe and effective practice of both trainee and qualified forensic practitioners such as probation staff, psychologists, criminal justice and liaison workers and specialist treatment staff. Within mental health settings, the importance of...
To Be Published March 14th 2014 by Routledge
Series: Core Concepts in Health and Social Care
The role of evidence-based practice is one of most central and controversial issues in social work today. This concise text introduces key concepts and processes of evidence-based practice whilst engaging with contemporary debates about its relevance and practicality. Evidence-based Practice in...
To Be Published March 14th 2014 by Routledge
Series: Series in Death, Dying, and Bereavement
To Be Published March 14th 2014 by Routledge
Social work theory and ethics places social justice at its core and recognises that many clients from oppressed and marginalized communities frequently suffer greater forms and degrees of physical and mental illness. However, social justice work has all too often been conceptualized as a macro...
To Be Published March 28th 2014 by Routledge
Play Therapy Today brings together the work of renowned practitioners and academics currently working and researching in play therapy, presenting a range of groundbreaking methods for practising with groups, individuals, and parents and carers. Providing an overview of new or revitalised topics in...
To Be Published March 30th 2014 by Routledge
In the United States, the causes and even the meanings of poverty are disconnected from the causes and meanings of global poverty. The Routledge Handbook of Poverty and the United States provides an authoritative overview of the relationship of poverty with the rise of neoliberal capitalism in the...
To Be Published April 14th 2014 by Routledge
Series: Routledge Research in Sport, Culture and Society
To Be Published April 14th 2014 by Routledge
Series: Routledge Advances in Health and Social Policy
Human trafficking for the purpose of prostitution and sexual exploitation has received a great deal of attention at national and international policy level. However, most of the focus has been on the criminal aspects of human trafficking and crime prevention, with little more than rhetoric around...
To Be Published April 14th 2014 by Routledge
Research shows that social integration and belonging within family and society, linked to a strong social identity and self-efficacy, are essential for health and wellbeing. Safeguarding vulnerable people in a way that respects their full potential requires a balance between the need to protect an...
To Be Published April 29th 2014 by Routledge
