Social services and welfare, criminology

New Frontiers in Socialization

This text reflects the growing diversity of perspectives, methods and insights currently used in social stratification research.

Volume 20 of "e;Research in Social Stratification and Mobility"e; continues to remain at the forefront of the diverse group of social scientists who study social inequality and is now the official publication of the Social Stratification Research Group of the International Sociological Association (RC-28).

Children at the Millennium

Changing Life Patterns in Western Industrial Societies

The collapse of the state-controlled economies of the former Eastern Bloc will certainly change the way the global economy operates.

The Adolescent Experience places the college student at the very heart of the book.

Television: What's On, Who's Watching, and What It Means presents a comprehensive examination of the role of television in one's life.

Most of the research done in social cognition has been conducted with younger adults and may not be applicable to a much older population.

Given medical advances and greater understanding of healthful living habits, people are living longer lives.

Prejudice: The Target's Perspective turns the tables on the way prejudice has been looked at in the past.

Mental Health Outcome Evaluation bridges the gap between traditional research and evaluation methods by presenting an alternative to the highly technical and statistical methods developed in the laboratory for mental health care professionals.

For centuries, scholars have debated the causes of aggression and the means to reduce its occurrence.

Handbook of the Aging Brain brings together diverse scientific disciplines to cover the most recent research findings in an easy-to-read summary.

This text reference provides state-of-the-art information on juvenile firesetters and reviews the current research on youthful firesetters and arsonists.

Este libro de Franco Rotelli es un aporte a los debates en el campo de la Salud Mental en la Argentina ya que permite disponer de un acceso directo y amplio al conocimiento de la Reforma Psiquiátrica Italiana.

An undercover detective is a buyer, and their commodity is intelligence.

It sheds light on harmful germs and microbes that harm our bodies and the environment in which we live.

Medical sciences have made progress that the most optimistic scientists did not expect, and thanks to many recent discoveries, we no longer fear diseases that kill millions of people every year.

Categorical Variables in Developmental Research provides developmental researchers with the basic tools for understanding how to utilize categorical variables in their data analysis.

In this book, the editors bring together results from studies on all kinds of animals to show how thinking on many behaviors as truly cognitive processes can help us to understand the biology involved.

Dieses Fachbuch bietet einen umfassenden Einblick in die Welt der körperorientierten Heilmethoden und deren Integration in therapeutische Behandlungskonzepte.

There is a growing body of scientific knowledge regarding development during the middle years which has so far been relegated to discipline-specific texts and journals (e.

Private Security and the Law, Third Edition is a textbook analysis of significant practices in the security industry that relate to law, regulation, licensure and constitutional dilemmas according to case and statutory authority.

Information processing in sensor networks is a rapidly emerging area of computer science and electrical engineering research.

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Treating Adult Children of Alcoholics showcases the first collection of treatment chapters devoted entirely to a systematic behavioral analysis of drinking and nondrinking offspring of alcoholic families.

Author of AP's bestselling "e;Therapist's Guide to Clinical Intervention"e; now turns her attention to substance abuse intervention.

The Psychology of Stalking is the first scholarly book on stalking ever published.

Men and Depression: Clinical and Empirical Perspectives is the only book currently available that integrates psychological theories and the latest research findings with clinical recommendations for working with men who are suffering from depression.

Serial killers like Seattle's Ted Bundy, Maryland's Beltway Sniper, Atlanta's Wayne Williams, or England's Peter Sutcliffe usually outsmart the task forces on their trail for long periods of time.

This book provides a look at philosophical practice from the viewpoint of the practitioner or prospective practitioner.

Pack your cutlass and blunderbuss--it's time to go a-pirating!

Security Operations Management takes concepts from business administration and criminal justice schools and incorporates them into the world of security management.

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Life-Cycle Savings and Public Policy examines data on many households from a number of different countries.

Investigative Data Mining for Security and Criminal Detection is the first book to outline how data mining technologies can be used to combat crime in the 21st century.

This textbook provides students and law enforcement officers with the fundamentals of the criminal investigation process, from arrival on the scene to trial procedures.

Handbook of Conceptualization and Treatment of Child Psychopathology evaluates and illustrates the integration of conceptualization and treatment of child and adolescent psychopathology.

Increasingly, psychologists are becoming aware of sensitivity needs with respect to treating patients from differing cultures.

Exploring Animal Behavior in Laboratory and Field is designed to provide a variety of exercises that engage students actively in all phases of scientific investigation, from formulating research questions through interpreting and presenting final results.

';A powerful, gut-wrenching tale of pain, suffering, and recovery.

Guard Force Management looks at the contract guard force as a business and demonstrates how current management techniques can be used to improve efficiency and increase profitability.

Choice, Behavioural Economics and Addiction is about the theory, data, and applied implications of choice-based models of substance use and addiction.

'Part memoir, part shoe leather investigative journalism, The New Mafia is a vital exploration of how organised crime takes hold of a society from the bottom up and spreads around the world.

The physical security of IT, network, and telecommunications assets is equally as important as cyber security.

An inside look at the culture of surveillance that pits healthcare providers against their patientsDoctors and pharmacists make critical decisions every day about whether to dispense opioids that alleviate pain but fuel addiction.

Dieser praktische Leitfaden bietet Menschen mit Borderline-Persönlichkeitsstörung wirksame Strategien zur Verbesserung ihrer Emotionsregulation und Beziehungsgestaltung.

The Handbook of Loss Prevention and Crime Prevention, Fourth Edition, is the most comprehensive reference of its kind, covering the latest information on every topic from community-oriented policing to physical security, workplace violence, CCTV, information security, homeland security, and a host of specialty areas.

Recently, the 50th anniversary of the publication of Animal Behaviour has passed.