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Why are there pronounced gender differences in rates of criminal victimization? Does gender influence the response of the criminal justice system and other parts of the community to offenders and to crime victims? Looking at such questions, this book pays attention to race, ethnicity, and immigrant groups, and provides a comparative perspective.

This volume will assist practitioners, clinicians, counsellors and parole officers, assess risk and evaluate offenders who have been convicted of a sex crime. This is the most comprehensive volume available on every aspect of assessing risk. It compares all current risk assessment techniques of sex offenders in terms of ease of use, reliability, and predictive power.

Therapeutic Family Mediation is a practice-based book grounded in a therapeutic family mediation (TFM) model created by the authors. TFM, unlike other practice models for family mediation, devotes special attention to family and emotional dynamics, and therefore can be used in a wider variety of cases. The text not only focuses on TFM, but also surveys the contemporary practice field to make readers aware of other models. In addition to the TFM model, the text includes topics such as creating parenting plans, working with patterns of conflict and money, drafting a contract, working with high-conflict couples and culturally diverse couples.

Explores the ways in which the idea of citizenship can be a unifying concept in understanding contemporary social change. It outlines traditional linkages between citizenship and public participation, national identity and social welfare, and shows its relevance for a range of contemporary issues.

Focuses on conflict theory from historical, structural, legal, economic, psychological, international and environmental perspectives and considers the validity of rational and subjective approaches to conflict resolution.

Research and practice on a widely used psychological test in forensic psychology - the MMPI-2 - are examined and integrated in this volume. Chapters discuss the psychological and legal bases of forensic psychological assessment in general, and the use of the MMPI-2 in particular, in a variety of specific forensic applications involving criminal and civil proceedings.

This volume examines the urban underclass from theoretical, empirical and policy perspectives. Focusing strongly on policy, contributors explore such topics as demographic and industrial transitions, family patterns, sexual behaviour, immigration and homelessness. A new introduction updates recent work in the field since publication of the first edition.

The issues of soundness of qualitative research are examined in this book. Contributors discuss how a researcher does qualitative research, considering such questions as: whether one deviates from the developer's protocol and what the ramifications are of such deviation; how students learn to acquire the conceptual skills necessary to conduct qualitative inquiry and how theory `emerges' from the data.The book discusses group effect in focus groups and describes an observational method using videotaped data. The various schools of phenomenology and their major characteristics of excellence are explained, and the Glasserian and Straussian methods of grounded theory are compared. Issues of ethics and scientific integrity are also raised. Each chapter, dealing with a matter that has not yet been resolved or addressed in the literature, is preceded by a dialogue in which contributors raise questions and comment upon the concept presented.

This book provides an essential introduction to the complex issues and debates in the field of crime control and the new politics of safety and security across the globe. The contributions to this volume present a critique of current policy and open up the field of study to new directions.

Welfare States under Pressure provides a comprehensive review of welfare policy-making in Europe. It takes a fresh approach in its analysis of the future of the welfare state in Europe. It suggests that opportunities for radical change in welfare systems are now opening up, and that there will be little continuity between the future and the past/present of the welfare system in Europe.

`If you are teaching postgraduate research methods courses, including those aimed at a mixture of psychologists and other health professionals, this book is worth considering as a core text' - John Hegarty, Times Higher Educational Supplement, Textbook Guide, November 2004

Examines the fundamental knowledge needed to become a skilled and effective supervisor. This book explores the triangular relationship which exists between supervisor, therapist and the absent patient or client. It is intended for those who are in the process of becoming supervisors and for those who are already practising.

Sets out the range of options for trainees, including the professional pathways and main theoretical models available to them. This book provides insights into what to expect from training and offers advice to help readers select the right training; and identify personal qualities which make them suitable or unsuitable.

`The Moral Imperative of School Leadership is sequel to what many heads consider Michael Fullan's best and most practical book, Leading in a Culture of Change' - Tim Brighouse, Times Educational Supplement

The innovative strategies presented in this volume will give you a bag of tools to help your students achieve higher-level learning.

Describes and details assessment and intervention strategies focusing on client story-telling and story reconstruction to promote positive change in clients. This title highlights various approaches and dimensions of narrative therapy and includes therapy session examples and case materials. It suggests connections between and among approaches.

Presents examples and explanations of the major features of high-quality survey systems. This book includes guidelines for experimental and observational designs of surveys, as well as for cross-sectional, cohort and case-control designs. It also provides checklists of risks to avoid for internal and external validity of a design.

Behaviourists, or more precisely Skinnerians, commonly consider Skinner's work to have been misrepresented, misunderstood, and to some extent defamed. In this book, the author clarifies the work of B F Skinner, and puts it into historical and philosophical context. Though not a biography, the book discusses Skinner himself, in brief. But the bulk of the book illuminates Skinner's contributions to psychology, his philosophy of science, his experimental research programme (logical positivism) and the behavioural principles that emerged from it, and applied aspects of his work. It also rebuts criticism of Skinner's work, including radical behaviourism, and discusses key developments by others that have derived from it.As such, the book is a text on behaviourism, rather than on Skinner.

Written by a team of experts in the field, this book focuses on the core values of effective outdoor provision, and is packed with ideas to try out in practice.

School leaders will find practical guidance on managing risk, facilities, and human resources, and a review of issues such as the workforce remodeling agenda and extended schools.

Aims to reflect the changes that have occurred, including Every Child Matters and The National Standard for Healthy Schools. This title features various themes, learning outcomes and extended sections on bullying, arguing and fighting. It also includes 'helpful hints' to support the smooth running of the sessions.

This resource helps students aged 5 to 12 in cultivating their talents, proactive problem-solving, positive social orientation, and establishing a sense of belonging.

This practical, innovative resource for teachers of 9-12 year olds who exhibit difficult behavior helps children safely address typical difficulties through activities and group discussion.

This book helps children enjoy greater success in other content areas as they learn about rhythm and chants, music, instruments, art, ring games, and story projects.

Grounded in the best peer-reviewed research, each strategy presents guidelines and appropriate precautions to ensure successful transfer to actual classroom practice.

This Handbook gives readers a critical survey of the latest theories and debates and provides a glimpse of the issues that will shape their future.

Explains with detail and clarity the evolution of presidential elections. This book illustrates the means by which the president is elected - including the complexities of the Electoral College system.

This major new book introduces and examines the latest developments in European foreign policy. It provides a complete overview of the ways in which the very nature of foreign policy in Europe has changed and advances new insights into contemporary European foreign policy analysis.