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  • Women, Stigma, and Desistance from Crime

    Precarious Identities in the Transition to Adulthood

    by Gilly Sharpe ...
    Series series International Series on Desistance and Rehabilitation
    How do young women negotiate their identity in the shadow of a criminal past? What expectations can these women have and what constraints do they face in embracing change and reform?In this new book, Gilly Sharpe returns to the group of women interviewed in her bestselling book Offending Girls, to ask these questions and more. Building on wide-ranging interviews with young adult women who have ... Read more

    $60.99 USD

  • Criminal Careers in Transition

    The Social Context of Desistance from Crime

    by Stephen Farrall, Ben Hunter, Gilly Sharpe, Adam Calverley ...
    Series series Clarendon Studies in Criminology
    Continuing previous work exploring why people stop offending, and the processes by which they are rehabilitated in the community, Criminal Careers in Transition: The Social Context of Desistance from Crime follows the completion of a fifth sweep of interviews with members of a cohort of former probationers interviewed since the late-1990s. The research undertaken since the inception of the project ... Read more

    $116.99 USD

  • Criminal Careers in Transition

    The Social Context of Desistance from Crime

    by Stephen Farrall, Ben Hunter, Gilly Sharpe, Adam Calverley ...
    Series series Clarendon Studies in Criminology
    Continuing previous work exploring why people stop offending, and the processes by which they are rehabilitated in the community, Criminal Careers in Transition: The Social Context of Desistance from Crime follows the completion of a fifth sweep of interviews with members of a cohort of former probationers interviewed since the late-1990s. The research undertaken since the inception of the project ... Read more

    $116.99 USD

  • Offending Girls

    Young Women and Youth Justice

    by Gilly Sharpe ...
    At the dawn of the twenty-first century, panic about girls’ offending in Britain reached fever pitch. No longer sugar and spice, a ‘new breed’ of girl, the hedonistic, violent, binge-drinking ‘ladette’, was reported to have emerged. At the same time, the number of young women entering the youth justice system, including youth custody, increased dramatically.Offending Girls challenges simplistic ... Read more

    $76.99 USD

  • Desistance and Children

    Critical Reflections from Theory, Research and Practice

    by Neal Hazel, Stephen Case, Diana Johns, Kevin R Haines, Ross Little, Gilly Sharpe, Jo Staines, Julie Shaw, Katie Hunter, Claire Fitzpatrick, John Wainwright, Tim Rosier, Kathy Hampson, Martin Stephenson, Sean Creaney, Samantha Burns, Andrew Brierley, Anne-Marie Douglas, Colin Falconer, Kirstine Szifris, Roberta Evans, Steve Carr, Neema Trivedi-Bateman ...
    Available open access digitally under CC BY-NC-ND licence.‘Desistance’ - understanding how people move away from offending – has become a significant policy focus in recent years, with desistance thinking transplanted from the adult to the youth justice system in England and Wales. This book is the first to critique this approach to justice-involved children, many of whom are yet to fully develop ... Read more

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  • Youth Justice and Social Work

    by Jane Pickford, Paul Dugmore ...
    Series series Transforming Social Work Practice Series
    It is vital for social work students and practitioners to understand the complexities of the youth justice system. This fully revised second edition analyses and puts into context several pieces of new legislation such as the Criminal Justice and Immigration Act 2008, the Youth Rehabilitation Order 2009 and the new Youth Conditional Caution. Carefully selected case studies and summaries of ... Read more

    $67.99 USD

  • Home Truths About Domestic Violence

    Feminist Influences on Policy and Practice - A Reader

    Edited by Jalna Hanmer, Catherine Itzin ...
    While men's violence to women is an everyday culturally supported activity, this reader demonstrates: that men's violence can be curtailed and that women and children can be assisted effectively; that state policies and provision can be improved; and that women can actively participate in the resolution of their difficulties. Bringing together new work and key papers Home Truths About Domestic ... Read more

    $95.99 USD

  • Inclusive Education

    Policy, Contexts and Comparative Perspectives

    by Derrick Armstrong, Len Barton, Felicity Armstrong ...
    First published in 2000. This book looks at 'inclusive' education in the context of policy and practice in a number of different countries, particularly in relation to children and young people of school age. At the heart of the idea of inclusive education lie serious issues concerning 'human rights', 'equal opportunities' and 'social justice'. The papers in this book will, hopefully, contribute ... Read more

    $63.99 USD

  • Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Ageing

    Biographical Approaches for Inclusive Care and Support

    by Kath Browne, Jane Traies, Mike Phillips, Jason Lim, Roger Newman, Jose Catalan, Leela Bakshi, Lindsay River, Sally Knocker, Kathryn Almack, Gary L. Stein, Stephen Pugh, Andrew King, Gareth Owen, Ann Cronin, Elizabeth Price, Robin Wright, Stacey Halls, Rebecca Jones, Nick Maxwell, Louis Bailey ...
    Lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people often face unique challenges as they grow older. It is vital that those providing them with care and support understand their needs, wishes and experiences.This book demonstrates how biographical approaches can increase understanding about the distinct perspectives of older LGBT people, enhancing inclusive care and support. Chapters explore ... Read more

    $36.99 USD

  • Gender Based Violence in University Communities

    Policy, Prevention and Educational Initiatives

    by Ellie Hutchinson, Louise Whitfield, Susan Marine, Rosemary Grey, Andrea Durbach, Alison Phipps, Vanita Sundaram, Zowie Davy, Jill Jameson, Ana Jordan, Rachel Fenton, Melanie McCarry, Anni Donaldson, Renate Klein ...
    EPUB and EPDF available Open Access under CC-BY-NC-ND licence.Until recently, higher education in the UK has largely failed to recognise gender-based violence (GBV) on campus, but following the UK government task force set up in 2015, universities are becoming more aware of the issue. And recent cases in the media about the sexualised abuse of power in institutions such as universities, Parliament ... Read more

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  • Social Work in Education and Children′s Services

    by Steve Krawczyk, Nigel Horner ...
    Series series Transforming Social Work Practice Series
    In light of the profound changes confronting the Child Welfare landscape, social work practitioners are expected to understand both the current and anticipated inter-relationships between social work and education. A clear introduction to social work in an educational setting, this book supports students on the social work degree course and builds on the success of the Transforming Social Work ... Read more

    $52.99 USD

  • Practical Social Work Ethics

    Complex Dilemmas Within Applied Social Care

    Edited by Lorraine Green ...
    This is the first text of its kind to deal exclusively with applied social work ethics. It focuses on an eclectic mix of difficult moral questions or issues encountered in much modern day practice. It is therefore not theoretically driven with some practical elements attached, but is instead is a practice-based book, where any theory introduced is linked to tangible practice situations. It is also ... Read more

    $82.99 USD