![Policing, Mental Illness and Media]( "Policing, Mental Illness and Media")
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Clifford, K. (2021)
This book examines the complexities of the relationship between policing and mental health – in Australia especially – including the circumstances that lead to police use of …
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![Cultures of Intoxication]( "Cultures of Intoxication")
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Hutton, F. (Ed) (2020)
This book considers the global discourses and debates about ‘intoxication’, engaging in critical academic discussion around this concept. The problems in defining intoxication are …
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![How to Stop School Rampage Killing]( "How to Stop School Rampage Killing")
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Madfis, E. (2020)
This book tackles the important question of how we can understand and learn from the school rampage killings that have been prevented. In the flood of recent accounts and …
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![Thinking Seriously About Gangs]( "Thinking Seriously About Gangs")
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Andell, P. (2019)
This book examines the current debate about UK street gangs termed the ‘UK Gang Thesis’ debate. It argues that policy formations in the UK aimed at addressing street gangs …
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![The Gangs of Bangladesh]( "The Gangs of Bangladesh")
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Atkinson-Sheppard, S. (2019)
This book presents a study of street children’s involvement as workers in Bangladeshi organised crime groups based on a three-year ethnographic study in Dhaka. The book argues …
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![The Social Impact of Custody on Young People in the Criminal Justice System]( "The Social Impact of Custody on Young People in the Criminal Justice System")
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Paterson-Young, C., Hazenberg, R., Bajwa-Patel, M. (2019)
This book explores the journey of young people through a Secure Training Centre and, more generally, the criminal justice system in the UK. It examines the extent to which young …
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![Children and Crime in India]( "Children and Crime in India")
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Parackal, S., Panicker, R. (2019)
This book offers a sociological exploration of street children in India and what pulls and pushes them into delinquency, at a time when the government of India is contemplating …
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![Crime in Japan]( "Crime in Japan")
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Bui, L., Farrington, D. P. (2019)
This book reviews research on psychology and crime in Japan, and compares the findings with similar research conducted in Western industrialised countries. It examines …
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![Children, Young People and the Press in a Transitioning Society]( "Children, Young People and the Press in a Transitioning Society")
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Gordon, F. (2018)
This book assesses the implications of how children and young people are represented in print media in Northern Ireland – a post-conflict transitioning society. Gordon analyses …
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![Family Group Conferencing with Children and Young People]( "Family Group Conferencing with Children and Young People")
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Fox, D. (2018)
Family Group Conferences are seen as a progressive and influential form of practice in child welfare across the globe. This book examines and identifies variations in independent …
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![Prison Breaks]( "Prison Breaks")
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Martin, T. M. (Ed), Chantraine, G. (Ed) (2018)
This edited collection analyses the prison through the most fundamental challenge it faces: escapes. The chapters comprise original research from established prison scholars who …
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![A Return to Social Justice]( "A Return to Social Justice")
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Urwin, J. (2018)
Youth justice has always focused on criminal justice but this work argues that taking a social justice approach is the best way to reduce youth crime. Drawing on philosophy, new …
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![Gangs and Spirituality]( "Gangs and Spirituality")
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Deuchar, R. (2018)
This book examines the role of religion and spirituality in desistance from crime and disengagement from gangs. Drawing upon in-depth interviews with male gang members and …
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![Sex, Crime, Drugs, and Just Plain Stupid Behaviors]( "Sex, Crime, Drugs, and Just Plain Stupid Behaviors")
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Salvatore, C. (2018)
Sex, Crime, Drugs, and Just Plain Stupid Behaviors: The New Face of Young Adulthood in America is written for students, parents, and practitioners to provide insight into how …
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![The Palgrave International Handbook of School Discipline, Surveillance, and Social Control]( "The Palgrave International Handbook of School Discipline, Surveillance, and Social Control")
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Deakin, J. (Ed), Taylor, E. (Ed), Kupchik, A. (Ed) (2018)
Truly international in scope, this Handbook focuses on approaches to discipline, surveillance and social control from around the world, critically examining the strategies and …
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![Youth Justice and Migration]( "Youth Justice and Migration")
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Petintseva, O. (2018)
This book examines the implications of the professional and judicial discourses on migrant youth in the Belgian youth justice system. Drawing on a detailed study of 55 court case …
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![Family Policy and the Organisation of Childcare]( "Family Policy and the Organisation of Childcare")
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Kovács, B. (2018)
This book explains and theorises the ways in which family policy instruments come to shape the routine care arrangements of young children. Drawing on interviews with close to a …
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![Delinquent Youth in a Transforming China]( "Delinquent Youth in a Transforming China")
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Bao, W. (2017)
This book explores two major social problems facing Chinese society today: increased strain in the lives of young people and heightened rates of crime and delinquency, ultimately …
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![Collaborating Against Child Abuse]( "Collaborating Against Child Abuse")
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Johansson, S. (Ed), Stefansen, K. (Ed), Bakketeig, E. (Ed), Kaldal, A. (Ed) (2017)
This book is open access under a CC BY 4.0 license. This edited collection explores the background and implementation of the Nordic Barnahus (or 'Children's House') model – …
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![The Development of Aggression and Violence in Adolescence]( "The Development of Aggression and Violence in Adolescence")
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Marcus, R. F. (2017)
This book highlights the developmental changes in aggression and violence during adolescence from a uniquely psychological perspective. Developmental changes and risk factors as …
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