Bringing together contributions from internationally renowned names in the field, this engaging and lively handbook is a definitive resource to the controversial topic of punishment and society.

This book will provide students on youth and community work courses with a good understanding of the range of theories that should support their practice.

A guide to values and ethics for mental health students

Mentale problemen in de periode rond de zwangerschap is een alomtegenwoordig en onderkend verschijnsel met negatieve gevolgen voor de moeder, de baby en de vader of de partner. Binnen de reguliere zorgverlening wordt vaak nog te weinig aandacht aan deze problematiek besteed. Hoofd en buik in balans is een praktische handleiding voor professionals die op zoek zijn naar tools om perinatale mentale problemen te (h)erkennen, te bevragen en te begeleiden. Het doel van deze gids is niet om een psyc...

Using cutting-edge research, this text lays a theoretical foundation to help students and practitioners understand the grounding and theory behind strengths-based therapy and then presents a model for use with a variety of client types/settings.

This book applies systematically developed research knowledge to social work practice and emphasizes the "doing" of social work as a reciprocal avenue for generating research evidence and social work knowledge.

Illustrated with carefully selected and edited research articles from the leading journals in the field, this book helps to teach research design and techniques within the context of criminology and criminal justice issues of interest to students and the field.

Revised edition of the authors' Race and crime, [2016]

Engaging and thoroughly updated, this text provides a global perspective on the use and regulation of legal and illegal drugs. It examines drug policies in terms of their scope, goals, and effectiveness, as well as the effects of drugs, the patterns and correlates of use, and theories of the causes of drug use.

Responding to Domestic Violence explores the response to domestic and intimate partner violence by the criminal justice system as well as public and non-profit social service and health care agencies. Thoroughly revised by an expert author team, this book provides a thorough exploration of modern strategies to address the realities and needs of all survivors.