Catálogo de libros: Servicios sociales y bienestar, criminología

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  • DOUBLE GENEALOGY
    Marilee Wein
    Surprise adoptee, Grandfather was a coal picker in Scotland, at 29, and Chief Inspector of Mines for British Columbia, at 43. He had shared his date and place of birth, or so, it seemed. This genealogy embraces late 18th to early 20th Century, Scotland, with US implications. His family is lovingly presented in “who done it”, under evaluation, as his potential birth parents. His...
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    20,57 €

  • Close to Forever
    Victoria D. Loggins / Victoria DLoggins
    Alexis had known since she was a young girl that if she wanted something she would have to work for it.  Not born with a silver spoon in her mouth, she knew the road to success and having it all would be a challenging and sometimes difficult path to take.  What Alexis didn't see coming was Oliver, the man who would take her heart almost from the second she met him.  Almost ...
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    21,13 €

  • ALL ABOUT ILYAS
    APRIL MARTIN
    I wonder what it would feel like to meet your family – your parents, siblings, aunts and uncles for the first time in the middle of your childhood? At a time when making friends, and being accepted is anxiety ridden and tenuous. What if you were damaged, fragile and angry? What if this was your last chance to be part of a family before being sent permanently to a group home for...
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    20,01 €

  • Caregiving 101
    Dave Leffmann
    This personal yet clinically relevant guide stands out as a must read for anyone faced with caregiving. These pages, penned from the heart and soul of a physical therapist turned caregiver, offers simple yet well thought through and medically accurate essays, external links, even video, to help you with most everything you will face on your journey. The links are written out so...
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    21,47 €

  • Sex Crimes
    Alice Vachss
    'NOBODY KNOWS RAPISTS BETTER'  After being fired from her post as Chief of the Special Victims Unit for refusing to 'go along to get along,' Alice Vachss published the incendiary Sex Crimes, described as 'a stark, passionate closing argument in [her] broader case against the criminal justice system' by the NY Times, which named it as a Notable Book of the Year. Nick (Goodfellas...
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    11,59 €

  • Lasting Touch
    Jean-François Pinsonnault
    For nearly ten years Jean-François visited his widowed and unwell mother every other week, to ensure her comfort. Regularly, he invited her to come and live with him. Each time Lise, his mother, kindly refused saying she was not ready. One spring day, she called and asked: “Is the offer still good?” Not long after that life changing conversation began a journey of joy, challeng...
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    17,48 €

  • None Call Me Dad
    Ky Owen
    None Call Me Dad is the true, mesmerizing story of a 21st Century dad. On two weeks notice, Ky Owen becomes an adoptive father to a six-year-old son. Five years later, on two days notice, he becomes a father to a teenage daughter. Along the way he assumes the role of father figure to four other kids. “None call me dad,” Owen writes, “But they know that’s who I am.” Intriguing ...
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    11,12 €

  • Surviving Mother
    Gwen Head
    Just as Deb and her mother Estelle are learning how to mesh their individual lives together, nature’s destructive hand comes down, leaving them to wait for a new hope, and help from unexpected others.  In SURVIVING MOTHER Gwen Head has written a story of life struggles, tragedy, and getting one’s life back together to move forward. Written with the caregivers of the world in ...
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    11,15 €

  • Gabrielle’s Gift
    Lerone Landis
    The premise of Gabrielle’s Gift is a simple one - a child’s wish for a very special birthday gift. It is a gift that that nearly every kid will ask for at some point in their childhood, the gift of a pet! This everyday typical scenario is coupled with an atypical family dynamic in which Gabrielle’s parents are two dads. The unique family is never explicitly mentioned. The visu...
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    19,65 €

  • ABC, Adoption & Me
    Casey Anne Swift / Gayle H. Swift
    A book about adoption that celebrates the miracle of family and addresses the difficult issues as well. With charming, exuberant illustrations and a diverse representation of families, ABC, Adoption & Me will warm hearts, deepen understanding of what it means to be an adoptive family and provide teaching moments that bring families closer, connected in truth, compassion, and jo...
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    10,16 €

  • Cybercrime and Cloud Forensics
    Keyun Ruan
    While cloud computing continues to transform developments in information technology services, these advancements have contributed to a rise in cyber attacks; producing an urgent need to extend the applications of investigation processes. Cybercrime and Cloud Forensics: Applications for Investigation Processes presents a collection of research and case studies of applications fo...
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    256,07 €

  • Corporate Hacking and Technology-Driven Crime
    In an age when computer crime is growing at a exponential rate and on a global scale, industry and government leaders are increasingly reliant upon answers from the academic and IT Security fields in order to keep cyber crime in check, and be ahead of the 'cyber criminal curve.' Corporate Hacking and Technology-Driven Crime: Social Dynamics and Implications addresses various as...
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    236,22 €

  • A Life Let Go
    Patricia J Florin
    Closed adoption, heralded as the answer to the problem of unplanned pregnancy, shows its other side in A Life Let Go, A Memoir and Five Birth Mother Stories of Closed Adoption. These women tell how they experienced unplanned pregnancy in the restrictiveness of the last decades of the twentieth century. All gave up a child in closed adoption—the only option—understanding they wo...
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    10,55 €

  • The House by the Marsh
    William Blyghton
    One morning just before lunch, Caroline stopped breathing. Bereft and alone, a small madness fell upon William. Fleeing to his flat in London, he locked himself away and grew a beard. Some months later, whilst reluctantly attending a dinner party, William saw her, and felt that perhaps Providence had plans for him after all. Jennifer, however, saw things differently.Then, quite...
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    14,22 €

  • Scattered
    Jana Panarites
    In November 2009 Jana Panarites was scrambling to make ends meet in LA, despite a lifetime of working hard and having recently earned a master’s degree from the University of Southern California. Her career spiraling out of control, she didn’t think life could get any worse until she learned of her father’s sudden death two days before Thanksgiving.She flew east for the funeral...
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    12,36 €

  • Chicken and Hen
    Aefa Mulholland
    In the heartwarming and heartbreaking 'Chicken and Hen,' Aefa Mulholland recounts the story of her family's adoption of a tiny, talkative three-year-old from the other side of town, from his first words to her to his final goodbye. ...
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    4,90 €

  • Speaking Out
    Alan Berman / Berman Alan / Shirleene Robinson
    Based on the largest survey of gay, lesbian, bisexual, intersex, transgender and queer reactions to violence and harassment ever undertaken in Australia, this book gives voice to the many victims who have suffered in the state once recognised as Australia’s most homophobic. It tells of the barriers people face in dealing with the legal system, the reasons why some do not report...
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    41,71 €

  • Incarcerating Mental Health
    Christopher Sharp
    Incarcerating Mental Health: Criminal Justice and the Mentally Ill provides a critical analysis of how the criminal justice system responds to individuals with mental illnesses. Its distinct focus on public policy analysis, constitutionality, and the implications of conflicting policies that influence this response ensures that readers come away with an understanding of both ma...
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    161,79 €

  • THE FBI’s PRE-9/11 VULGAR BETRAYAL; Volume 2
    Robert G. Wright Jr.
    THIS IS THE STORY THE FBI WANTED TO KEEP SECRETThe true story leading up to 9/11, free of lies, spin, and cover-ups, reveals that 9/11 could have been prevented.During 1996, supervisors from the FBI headquarters International Terrorism Unit met with agents from the Chicago Joint Terrorism Task Force. FBI Agent Robert Wright questioned the FBI’s refusal to open criminal terroris...
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    20,73 €

  • Drugs and Crime
    Stuart Taylor / Tammy Ayres
    The days of endless cross reference are over - this fresh, critical text unites all the key themes in one volume, challenges your thinking and opens up fresh perspectives. ...
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    157,05 €

  • Drugs and Crime
    Stuart Taylor / Tammy Ayres
    The days of endless cross reference are over - this fresh, critical text unites all the key themes in one volume, challenges your thinking and opens up fresh perspectives. ...
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    182,75 €

  • What Do We Know and What Should We Do About Abolishing Prisons?
    Joe Sim
    A critical exploration of the role and (in)effectiveness of prisons in contemporary society. It challenges popular misconceptions about what prison is and does, explains links between prison, social inequality and social power, analyses the limits of liberal prison reform, and openly champions an evidence based approach to prison abolition.  ...
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    21,55 €

  • What Do We Know and What Should We Do About Abolishing Prisons?
    Joe Sim
    A critical exploration of the role and (in)effectiveness of prisons in contemporary society. It challenges popular misconceptions about what prison is and does, explains links between prison, social inequality and social power, analyses the limits of liberal prison reform, and openly champions an evidence based approach to prison abolition.  ...
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    72,73 €

  • Cybercrime in Asia
    Laurie Yiu-Chung Lau
    This work examines the most pressing and contentious issues in cybercrime currently facing the China and Vietnam, and how best to tackle them. The text sets the context for how blocs of nations (including the least ready, the most ready, and those occupying a central position in terms of cybercrime readiness) react to the evolving challenges of cybercrime, with a focus on preve...
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    64,19 €

  • Beyond Traditional Conceptions of Policing and Crime Control
    Dennis P. Rosenbaum
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    84,35 €

  • Beyond Traditional Conceptions of Policing and Crime Control
    Dennis P. Rosenbaum
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    26,33 €

  • A Compilation of the Laws Relating to Juvenile Courts and Dependent, Neglected, Incorrigible and Delinquent Children
    John H. Fertig / Pennsylvania
    'A Compilation of the Laws Relating to Juvenile Courts and Dependent, Neglected, Incorrigible and Delinquent Children' offers a comprehensive overview of early 20th-century legal perspectives on child welfare and juvenile justice in Pennsylvania. Compiled by Pennsylvania and John H. Fertig, this historical document provides valuable insight into the legal frameworks designed to...
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    33,82 €

  • A Compilation of the Laws Relating to Juvenile Courts and Dependent, Neglected, Incorrigible and Delinquent Children
    John H. Fertig / Pennsylvania
    'A Compilation of the Laws Relating to Juvenile Courts and Dependent, Neglected, Incorrigible and Delinquent Children' offers a comprehensive overview of early 20th-century legal perspectives on child welfare and juvenile justice in Pennsylvania. Compiled by Pennsylvania and John H. Fertig, this historical document provides valuable insight into the legal frameworks designed to...
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    20,19 €

  • Law and Order in San Francisco
    San Francisco Chamber Of Commerce. La...
    'Law and Order in San Francisco: A Beginning,' originally published in 1916, offers a snapshot of early 20th-century efforts to establish and maintain law enforcement in a burgeoning American city. Compiled by the Law and Order Committee of the San Francisco Chamber of Commerce, this historical document provides insights into the challenges and strategies employed to combat cri...
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    33,87 €

  • Law and Order in San Francisco
    San Francisco Chamber Of Commerce. La...
    'Law and Order in San Francisco: A Beginning,' originally published in 1916, offers a snapshot of early 20th-century efforts to establish and maintain law enforcement in a burgeoning American city. Compiled by the Law and Order Committee of the San Francisco Chamber of Commerce, this historical document provides insights into the challenges and strategies employed to combat cri...
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    20,21 €


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