Politics & Social Sciences

Roderick L. Haig-Brown welcomes us onto his lush farm for a year of insights and observations. In this eloquently written account, Haig-Brown, his wife Ann ...

Integrating original texts with explanations, interpretations, and theory, Introduction to Mythology: Contemporary Approaches to Classical and World Myths, ...

In this eye-opening report, New York Times science writer Gina Kolata shows that our society's obsession with dieting is less about keeping trim and staying...

In Staying Alive While Living The Life, Sue-ann Macdonald And Benjamin Roebuck Unpack The Realities Of Living On The Streets From The Perspective Of Homeles...

Don't Tell examines the effects of sexual abuse on the emotional and sexual life of men, including their sense of self and their personal relationships. Usi...

From bestselling author and host of HBO's Real Time, Bill Maher's new book of political riffs serves up a savagely funny set of rules for preserving sanity...

Continuing Her Very Personal Journey From A Deeply Religious Islamic Upbringing To A Post At Harvard, The Brilliant, Charismatic And Controversial Bestselli...

Violent crime tragically ruins lives and communities, yet we know how to stop it and help victims. Governments agree on how to get results at the United Nat...

This Updated Third Edition Of The Immensely Popular Doing Anti-oppressive Practice Introduces Students To Anti-oppressive Social Work, Its Historical And Th...

Since the 1960s, the field of victimology has developed into a variegated discipline with its own theoretical and methodological traditions. In the early 19...

The Author Of This Groundbreaking Volume Is Not Only A Social Scientist And Victim Advocate; She Is Also The Mother Of A Murder Victim. Deborah Spungen Illu...

Most social research texts are written from an empiricist/positivist perspective, emphasizing the scientific method and the value of objectivity in research...

Chilling stories from all over Manitoba will keep you checking under the bed, behind closet doors and in the basement. The stories are about haunted houses,...

1. Our Study Is Sabotage: Queering Urban Justice, From Toronto To New York -- 2. We Had To Take Space, We Had To Create Space: Locating Queer Of Colour Poli...

Informed by the authors’ decades of professional experience and academic research, The Victims of Crime presents a comprehensive introduction to crime...

Gender, Race & Canadian Law explores feminist and critical race approaches to Canadian law. The collection, which is suitable for undergraduate courses...

understanding Violence And Victimization, Fifth Edition, Explores Selected Types Of Violence And Examines The Causes And Responses To Such Victimization. ...

The U.S. is the world´s biggest jailor and one of the most affluent murderous countries, and yet its citizens pay more taxes to sustain law and order than ...

For the last several decades, social work curricula have included research as a required course at both the undergraduate and graduate levels. The few socia...

Providing The Skills Counsellors Need To Identify And Manage Shame, In The Client And Themselves, This Book Aims To Enable The Counsellor To Release Shame A...

In The 1950s, 7-year-old Edmund Metatawabin Was Separated From His Family And Placed In One Of Canada's Worst Residential Schools. St. Anne's, In Northern O...

The author examines emerging areas in the field, such as the consequences of victimization and empowering victims. The text includes both traditional and mo...

Practitioners in the social, behavioral, and health fields often work with perpetrators and survivors of interpersonal violence. Many are asked to make pre...

Child Custody and Domestic Violence: A Call for Safety and Accountability focuses on the complexity of the challenges facing judges, lawyers, legislators, a...

The man who wrote THE book on battered women in Canada, international bestselling writer Brian Vall?e returns to the domestic battlefield.Twenty years ago, ...

This Handbook provides a clear introduction to the theoretical debates surrounding the topic of domestic violence, and also offers practical advice on pos...

Prisons Are An Ominous Fact Of Life For Too Many Aboriginal People. The Way Of The Pipe Explores How Aboriginal Spirituality Is Finding Its Way Into Prisons...

This text offers a much-needed overview of theory and practice in the topical area of crime, victimization, and criminal justice policy. Spalek explores t...

When community and family support systems are weak or unavailable, and when internal resources fail, populations that struggle with chronic, persistent, acu...

Law Enforcement Interpersonal Communication and Conflict Management: The Impact Model provides law enforcement professionals with a comprehensive, easy-to-...

An introduction to the key debates within the area of victims and victimology, providing an informed overview of the relation between theory, policy and pra...

Stanislas Dehaene. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 255-266) And Index.Categories: Medical Books PsychologyCognitive

Through An Examination Of Canadian Research Data And Statistical Analysis, This Text Offers A Uniquely Canadian Perspective On The Contemporary Study Of Vic...

She Was Know To The World As Emily Doe When She Stunned Millions With A Letter. Brock Turner Had Been Sentenced To Just Six Months In County Jail After He W...

Criminal Justice Ethics, Fourth Edition examines the criminal justice system through an ethical lens by identifying ethical issues in practice and theory, ...

Examining a wide range of theoretical perspectives, empirical research, and policy responses, Violence Against Women in Canada emphasizes connections among ...

The Wiley Handbook on the Psychology of Violence features a collection of original readings, from an international cast of experts, that explore all major ...

This book comprehensively examines right-wing extremism (RWE) in Canada, discussing the lengthy history of violence and distribution, ideological bases, act...

In The Canadian Criminal Justice System, Aboriginal Peoples Are Overrepresented As Both Victims And Offenders. The Aboriginal Incarcerated Population In Can...

Responding to Human Trafficking is the first book to critically examine responses to the growing issue of human trafficking in Canada. Julie Kaye challenge...

Rare bookCategories: Politics & Social Sciences Social SciencesCriminology

Victimology: Canadians in Context outlines the ways in which victims are created, defined, measured, understood, and supported in Canada today. Through an e...

Here You Will Find Discussions Of Battered Wives, Battered Husbands, Parricide, Dating Violence, And Domestic Violence In The Workplace. Theoretical Perspec...

Written By One Of The World's Leading Experts On Victimology, This Book Is Designed To Offer A Broad Introduction To The Subject.Categories: Law Constitutio...

Sexual Abuse As A Social Problem -- Sexual Abuse As A Moral Problem -- Victims -- Perpetrators -- Four Preconditions: A Model -- Child Sexual Abuse In A Sam...

This Edited Collection Highlights International Research On Domestic Homicides And Death Reviews Which Are A Rapidly Growing Intervention/prevention Initiat...

Canadian Criminology: Fourth Edition, provides a sophisticated, critical treatment of crime and criminology, thoroughly discussing the historical underpinni...

In October 2004 Amnesty International Released A Report Titled Stolen Sisters: A Human Rights Response To The Discrimination And Violence Against Indigenous...