This book is the first of its kind to examine key topics in death, dying and bereavement through a critical lens, highlighting how the understanding and experience of death can vary considerably, based on social, cultural, historical, political, and medical contexts.

Practical and clearly written, this new book from best-selling author Louise Porter equips mental health professionals with the knowledge and skills they need to provide insightful guidance and support to children and adolescents.

This book examines the relationship between gender and sustainability in tourism. Whilst an extensive body of work exists in the areas of gender and sustainability, these two fields of knowledge are seldom combined to examine tourism phenomena.

This book offers a scholarly and lively introduction to comparative criminal justice. It considers the state of crime globally and examines and reflects on the ways different countries and jurisdictions deal with the main stages in the criminal justice process, from policing to systems of trial, to sentencing, and punishment.

The third edition of this unrivaled text on loss, grief, and bereavement continues to provide a unique biopsychosocial perspective and developmental framework for understanding grieving patterns. Organized by a lifespan trajectory, the book describes developmental aspects of grieving, linking these theories to effective clinical work.

This unique book features original writings from evaluation's foundational thinkers, together with new commentaries from contemporary authors. Each section includes an introduction to a core evaluation concept by the editors, a classic reading, two commentaries on that topic by contemporary authors, and a reflection guide written by the editors.

This is a must-have companion for those on placement or in professional practice – or indeed anyone who is being encouraged to reflect more deeply on what they do. A powerful tool for processing your thoughts, feelings and actions, The Reflective Journal will lead you to a deeper understanding of your working practice, enabling you to achieve your professional goals. With writing space for your own thoughts and an abundance of advice on personal development, this is an essential resource fo...

Cutting edge guide to applying the latest advancements in digital methods to social research.

Georganiseerde misdaad is schadelijk. Criminelen verdienen aan drugs- en gokverslaving, creëren schulden, huisvesten kwetsbare personen erbarmelijk, buiten arbeidsmigranten uit, investeren in vastgoed of bedrijven, en verleiden of dwingen (jonge) personen om strafbare feiten te plegen. Het begrip ondermijning wijst op dergelijke schade. Het is een belangrijke bestuurlijke opdracht om deze ondermijning aan te pakken, met een centrale rol voor gemeenten en burgemeesters. Niet als sheriff, maar...