Written by experts from the UK Data Archive with over thirty years of experience in working with and teaching people to work with data, this book is the globally-reaching guide for any postgraduate student or researcher looking to build their data management skills.

Introducing the best practices for preventing, containing and learning from crises in our global, media-driven society.

Accessible and hands on guidebook for social work students on how to navigate through their placement. Packed with case studies and activities.

The Making of Migration addresses the rapid phenomenon that has become one of the most contentious issues in contemporary life: how are migrants governed as individual subjects and as part of groups?

Now in an updated second edition, this book continues to explore the links between psychology and crime, taking the reader through psychological explanations of crime and the use of psychology within the criminal justice system.

In Social Life, the authors highlight, explain, and scrutinize socio-theoretical analyses of contemporary social relations and conditions - put forward by eight modern social theorists - and analyse how these have informed sociological inquiries into people's lives in today's social world.

Structured around three points of focus - experience, practice and reflection - this highly practical book, provides the knowledge and confidence needed to become a skilled coach practitioner.

Now in its third edition, Globalization & Crime provides students with a comprehensive overview of the essential themes and conceptual debates surrounding globalization and global criminology. The new edition features two new chapters and a collection of modern case-studies.

Takes students through a step-by-step approach into the Care Act 2014 by bringing key legislation into the focus of social work law.