The text includes newly contributed and updated articles utilizing the latest research and studies in the areas of violence, abuse and victims' rights from experts in the field.

This text presents biological and genetic research associated with criminality and examines research into specific environmental agents that cause, facilitate or maintain criminal propensity.

Providing a contemporary approach to the nature versus nurture debate, this book encourages reflection on the contest between environmental factors and the interplay between biology/genetics and environmental factors on criminal behaviour.

An essential guide on effective supervision for managers and their staff.

Continues to identify and evaluate the major competing theories used to guide the goals, policies, and practices of the U.S. correctional system

A practical and student-friendly text which offers students an enhanced understanding of the research process, and equips them with the necessary tools and skills to evaluate studies, translate relevant behavioral sci ence knowledge into practice principles, and implement evaluation procedures in their daily practice.

This accessible and practical guide demystifies the Mental Health Tribunal (England) and Mental Health Review Tribunal For Wales (MHRTW) for health and social care professionals.

Lewy body disease (LBD) is de derde belangrijkste oorzaak van dementie. Het is dus zeker geen zeldzame ziekte, maar toch hebben de meeste mensen er nog nooit van gehoord. Ook artsen die niet gespecialiseerd zijn in de materie kennen de aandoening vaak niet of onvoldoende. Dat heeft vanzelfsprekend gevolgen voor het herkennen en behandelen van de ziekte.

LBD is een complexe aandoening met een wijd spectrum aan ziekteverschijnselen: denk- en geheugenstoornissen, mentale schommelingen, desoriën...