Militairen, politiemensen, brandweerpersoneel en zorgverleners werken onder stressvolle omstandigheden waarin ze soms beslissingen moeten maken die het verschil tussen leven en dood betekenen. Wat doet het met hen als ze voor tragische morele dilemma’s komen te staan, fouten begaan of zich realiseren dat ze tijdelijk hun normen en waarden uit het oog zijn verloren? Wat kunnen we hieraan doen, naderhand maar ook preventief? Trauma en posttraumatische stressstoornis (PTSS) zijn bekende termen...

Uit recente berichten over incidenten met gedetineerden blijkt dat de aanpak van georganiseerde criminaliteit nieuwe uitdagingen met zich meebrengt voor Dienst Justitiële Inrichtingen (DJI). Te denken valt aan de plaatsing van hoogrisico-gedetineerden in het detentielandschap, maar ook aan de dagelijkse omgang met justitiabelen die er alles aan doen om ‘binnen de muren’ van detentie door te gaan met hun crimineel handelen. Op basis van zowel kwantitatief als kwalitatief onderzoek geeft d...

This book provides insights into the process of detecting suspects with intellectual disabilities (ID) during police interviews, and examines the impact of questioning techniques on suspects’ information disclosure. Suspects with ID are overrepresented in the criminal justice system, making it essential to safeguard their needs and rights while facilitating the disclosure of accurate and comprehensive information. Drawing from literature, expert and practitioner interviews, and analyses of ...

What does it mean to call a place home? Who is allowed to become a member of a community? When can we say that we truly belong? These are some of the questions of place and belonging that renowned cultural critic bell hooks examines in her new book, Belonging: A Culture of Place.

Written in an accessible and engaging style, this book uses a series of case studies to show how popular media are important to us, as a source of pleasure and entertainment, but also in communicating about the world with others.

Using an engaging how-to approach that draws from scholarship, real life, and popular culture, this textbook, now in its fourth edition, offers students practical reasons why they should care about research methods and offers a practical guide for conducting research.

This book positions a unique conceptualization of the history of Hip-Hop, arguing that it was the political forces of the 1970s combined with economic forces of free market capitalism and privatization of public services, neoliberalism, and the deindustrialization of major cities, that led the cultural creation of the “Boogie Down” Bronx.

The official guide to SIMSOC, the dynamic group simulation game whose “potential for stimulating the learning process is staggering” (Teaching Sociology), in which players grapple with the challenge of governing society.

In SIMSOC, players confront issues like abuse of power, justice, diversity, trust, and leadership as they negotiate their way through labor-management strife, political turmoil, and natural disasters. Success or failure is dependent upon decisions made by p...

Finally sort out who’s who in Greek mythology—from gods, goddesses, heroes, monsters, and everyone in between!