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Book SynopsisConcern about the quality of life and its measurement is probably greater now than ever before. The last five years have seen considerable changes in policy, particularly in health and social service markets bringing into question appropriate measures of input and output. The issues addressed in this volume range from the philosophical question of what the good life is, to detailed studies of what constitutes a good quality of life for particular client groups.Quality of Life will be valuable reading for researchers and practitioners in social policy, social work and economics.Table of ContentsS. Baldwin, Director of Social Policy Research Unit, University of York; C. Godfrey, Senior Research Fellow, Centre for Health Economics, University of York; A. Culyer, Head of Department of Economics and Related Studies, University of York; P. Kind Senior Research Fellow, Centre for Health Economics, University of York; C. Gudex Research Fellow, Centre for Health Economics, University of York; G. Loomes, Department of Economics and Related Studies, University of York; L. McKenzie; A. Shiell, Centre for Health Economics Research and Evaluation, Australia; C. Pettipher, Department of Social Policy, University of Manchester; N. Raynes, Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council Social Services Department; K. Wright, Deputy Director, Centre for Health Economics, University of York; G. Parker, Social Policy Research Unit, University of York; C. Downes, Social Policy and Social Work, University of York; A. Corden, Research Fellow, Social Policy Research Unit, University of York; S. Hutton, Research Fellow, Social Policy Research Unit, University of York; M. Powell, Department of Economics, University of Leeds; A. Maynard, Director, Centre for Health Economics, University of York; A. Eastwood, Director of Health Policy, Research and Education, Harvard University; C. Propper, Department of Economics, University of Bristol; C. Megone, Department of Philosophy, University of Leeds; J. Hodge, Faculty of Humanities, Law and Social Science, Manchester Polytechnic; K. Gerard, Medical School, University of Newcastle; M. Hirst, Social Policy Research Unit, University of York

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Book SynopsisOne of the fundamental aims of nursing is to safeguard or promote patients'' ''quality of life''. In Nursing Perspectives on Quality of Life, Peter Draper examines existing ways of defining the concept and argues that nurses need to adopt a fresh approach, which more accurately reflects patients'' concerns and helps them to develop practical ways of promoting the well-being of people in their care.The text provides an analysis of statistical approaches to quality of life, including social indicators, the Quality Adjusted Life Year (QALY), and the medical outcomes literature. The author proposes an alternative, qualitative approach to organising care, which respects the patients'' choice and individuality and presents the findings of new research into the quality of life of older people in hospital wards.Combining original research and a critical analysis of existing models, Nursing Perspectives on Quality of Life is suitable for studeTrade Review'This excellent book would be of value to all nurses interested in quality issues and in nursing's contribution to health care provision.' - Journal of Community Nursing'I find it refreshing when authors challenge the prevailing wisdom of established views on important issues. Draper does this in relation to quality of life ... I congratulate him for raising awareness of issues that may not occupy the everyday thinking of nurses.' - Journal of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing'An invaluable resource for nurses interested in promoting the quality of life of their patients ... both stimulating and interesting, and should encourage nurses to critically examine their practice and promote clinical effectiveness.' - Clinical Effectiveness in NursingTable of ContentsIntroduction Part I The concept of quality of life and its use in health research 1 Introducing quality of life 2 Social indicators of quality of life 3 The quality adjusted life year (QALY) 4 Quality of life and medical research 5 The social scientific approach to quality of life: positivism and it limits Part II Quality of life and nursing practice: philosophy and methods 6 The case for a nursing approach to quality of life 7 Hermeneutics: a philosophical basis for the study of quality of life Part III Quality of life: a nursing perspective 8 Research decisions 9 Being at home: the relationship of places and personal possessions to quality of life 10 Being an individual 11 Organising care to promote quality of life 12 Conclusion: quality of life and its contribution to nursing practice

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Book SynopsisWritten in consultation with a range of experts, clinicians and practitioners as well as adoptive children, families and birth relatives, this book gives helpful guidance on making evidence-based assessments and planning successful adoption support. Key features include: a discussion of the main themes of adoption and pointers for practice in relation to the Assessment Framework a guide to the use of evidence-based approaches to assessment, including the tools commissioned by the Department of Health and the Department for Education a model for analysis and planning, and planning support and interventions an investigation of the source, range and value of support services and interventions that can promote the wellbeing of adopted children, their adoptive families and birth relatives. Packed with practical advice, case examples and models of good practice, this book is invaluable for social workers and managers involved with the adoption process and the well-being of children and families. It is also essential reading for social work students learning about working with children and families.Table of ContentsIntroduction 1. The Children 2. The Policy Context and When to Assess 3. Using the Assessment Framework Model 4. Understanding the Needs – Key Themes of Adoption 5. Assessing the Needs 6. Responding to the Needs

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Book SynopsisOriginal and interdisciplinary, this is the first book to explore the relationship between a neoliberal mode of governance and the so-called genetic revolution.Looking at the knowledge-power relations in the post-genomic era and addressing the pressing issues of genetic privacy and discrimination in the context of neoliberal governance, this book demonstrates and explains the mechanisms of mutual production between biotechnology and cultural, political, economic and legal frameworks.In the first part Antoinette Rouvroy explores the social, political and economic conditions and consequences of this new âperceptual regimeâ. In the second she pursues her analysis through a consideration of the impact of âgeneticizationâ on political support of the welfare state and on the operation of private health and life insurances. Genetics and neoliberalism, she argues, are complicit in fostering the belief that social and economic patterns have a fixed nature beyond the reach of democratic deliberation, whilst the characteristics of individuals are unusually plastic, and within the scope of individual choice and responsibility.This book will be of interest to all students of law, sociology and politics. Trade Review"After reading Human Genes and Neoliberal Governance one cannot but be impressed by Rouvroy’s tour de force on the intricacies of genetic sciences discourse. The work of deconstruction on the rhetoric of truth production revolving around genetics that the author sets up is impressive both for the range of the analysis and for the variety of theoretical instruments used in the investigation." - Jacopo Martire, Kings College London, Kings Law Journal, 21.1, 2010Table of ContentsIntroduction Part 1: The Production of Genetic Knowledge and the Rise of Genetics as New Perceptual Regime 1. The Production of Genetic Knowledge 2. Scientific and Economic Strength of Genetic Reductionism 3. Policy Implications: Discourses of Genetic Enlightenment as New Disciplinary Devices 4. Genetic Conceptualisations of ‘Normality’ and the Idea of Genetic Justice 5. Beyond Genetic Universality and Authenticity, the Lure of the ‘Genetic Underclass’ Part 2: The Socio-Economic Life of Genes - Genetic Risks and Insurance 6. Commonalties and Variations in Regulation of Genetic Information Flows 7. Previews of the Future as Background 8. Economic and Actuarial Perspectives on Genetics and Insurance 9. Practical and Normative Arguments Against ‘Genetic Exceptionalist’ Legislation 10. The Changing Social Role of Private Insurance: ‘Risk’ as a New Representational Regime. Conclusions. References

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Book SynopsisDrinking beverage alcohol is a widespread source of individual and social pleasure in most countries around the world. Yet, some drinking patterns can lead to serious physical, mental, and social harms. Drinking in Context is intended to complement existing volumes dealing with international alcohol policy by focusing on three main themes: drinking patterns, targeted interventions, and partnership development.An understanding that patterns of drinking are important predictors of outcomes has led to a growing realization that alcohol policies and prevention strategies need to focus on excessive or irresponsible drinking. As a result, there has been a shift towards interventions that address the targeted reduction of harm. These approaches recognize socio-cultural differences and avoid trying to impose a one-size-fits-all solution. In this context, multi-stakeholder partnerships offer an excellent opportunity to promote the complex mix of meaTrade Review"This is a very timely book on alcohol drinking prototypes, concerted programmatic interventions, and multi-stakeholder alliances toward alcohol prevention and control. A must read book by all policy makers, program designers, and health professionals."- Manoj Sharma, Editor, Journal of Alcohol and Drug Education, and Health Promotion and Education Faculty, University of Cincinnati "If policy-makers pay attention, this book could change the way they look at reducing the risks of heavy drinking, and maybe even get them to recognize some of the benefits of moderate drinking. A focus on drinking patterns and the necessity to adapt to local circumstances, combined with an appeal for collaboration among various interested constituencies, is far more realistic than the traditional aim merely to reduce consumption."- Dwight B. Heath, Ph.D., Professor Emeritus of Anthropology, Brown University"This volume does exactly as its title suggests. It provides examples of the different cultural contexts within which alcohol problems are evident. It examines interventions, how they fit within their cultures and communities, and offers explanations of why they work. The book acknowledges the difficulties for policy makers and practitioners involved in planning and implementing interventions, and helpfully suggests criteria which could be used in their design. Its value lies in its contribution to the debate about effective interventions in alcohol problems, and the need to achieve a balance between population wide approaches and targeted interventions."- Jack Law, Chief Executive, Alcohol Focus Scotland, Glasgow"This is a very timely book on alcohol drinking prototypes, concerted programmatic interventions, and multi-stakeholder alliances toward alcohol prevention and control. A must read book by all policy makers, program designers, and health professionals."- Manoj Sharma, Editor, Journal of Alcohol and Drug Education, and Health Promotion and Education Faculty, University of Cincinnati "If policy-makers pay attention, this book could change the way they look at reducing the risks of heavy drinking, and maybe even get them to recognize some of the benefits of moderate drinking. A focus on drinking patterns and the necessity to adapt to local circumstances, combined with an appeal for collaboration among various interested constituencies, is far more realistic than the traditional aim merely to reduce consumption."- Dwight B. Heath, Ph.D., Professor Emeritus of Anthropology, Brown University"This volume does exactly as its title suggests. It provides examples of the different cultural contexts within which alcohol problems are evident. It examines interventions, how they fit within their cultures and communities, and offers explanations of why they work. The book acknowledges the difficulties for policy makers and practitioners involved in planning and implementing interventions, and helpfully suggests criteria which could be used in their design. Its value lies in its contribution to the debate about effective interventions in alcohol problems, and the need to achieve a balance between population wide approaches and targeted interventions."- Jack Law, Chief Executive, Alcohol Focus Scotland, Glasgow"...this well-documented...book presents feasible solutions and action plans...Recommended."-CHOICETable of ContentsList of Contributing Authors. Foreword. New Solutions to Changing Problems. Patterns of Drinking and Their Outcomes. Selecting the Right Interventions: The Need for Assessment. Opportunities for Targeted and Tailored Interventions. Targeting Behavior: Alcohol-impaired Driving. Targeting Drinking Contexts: Public Disorder. Targeting Groups: Young People. Feasible Interventions for Minimizing Harm. Key Players and Partnerships. Finding Common Ground: Conflict of Interest or Interest in Partnership? Conclusions. Sartorius, Afterword. Annex. Alcohol and the Global Burden of Disease: Methodological Issues. Index.

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Book SynopsisWilliam S. Campbell is presently Senior Research Fellow at the Abraham Geiger College, University of Potsdam, Germany, and was formerly Reader in Biblical Studies at the University of Trinity Saint David, UK.Trade ReviewWilliam S. Campbell brings a career of uncommon insight and careful investigation to this splendid commentary, the work of a patient and intrepid scholar. Close attention to Paul’s argumentation allows us to see the fraught cultural and political context into which the apostle sought to intervene—a situation in which presumption and prejudice threatened to derail the Christ movement almost from the start. This is at once an indispensable historical and theological resource. * THE REV DR. NEIL ELLIOTT, USA *This magisterial commentary frames the insights gained over the course of a long and distinguished career with the very latest in social identity theory and in Paul-within-Judaism interpretations. William S. Campbell opens up Paul’s Letter to the Romans in new and exciting ways, enabling us to read Paul with fresh eyes, and with refreshed appreciation. * Paula Fredriksen, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel *Table of ContentsSeries Editors' Preface Preface Acknowledgements Abbreviations Introduction Methodology Commentary Bibliography

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Book SynopsisBased on a survey of probation work with almost 1400 young adult offenders, this book provides a unique insight into the realities of probation practice in a context of increasing poverty, drug use and community breakdown. Starting with an outline of the current policy environment, the book discusses the relevance of criminological theory to the harsh experience of young offenders in modern Britain. It goes on to develop a typology of offending behaviour on the basis of detailed and often disturbing accounts of the histories and troubles of young people afflicted by poverty, disruption of family relationships and long term unemployment. While much of the book is concerned with the difficulties young offenders experience, and the problems probation officers have in trying to help them change, the overall message of the book is not one of despair. The authors show that good probation practice can make a difference, and the book is written in a way which will be useful to practitioners and policy-makers involved with supervising offenders in the community. From the typology of offending the authors extract lessons for appropriate and relevant practice which should help to improve the quality and effectiveness of the probation service. Some of these implications are explored in the concluding chapter, by Cedric Fullwood, Chief Probation Officer of Greater Manchester. As well as criminal justice practitioners, students of criminology, probation trainees and other social work students will find in the book many vivid examples of how sociological theory can be used to understand and interpret practice. The book is likely to provoke much debate about what constitutes positive practice in a probation service facing the challenges of the future.Table of ContentsContents: The study in context; A typology of offending behaviour; Self-expression; Social activity; Social norm; Coping; Life-style; Professional; Policy and management implications; Index of names of cases; Bibliography; Index.

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Book SynopsisIn the illuminating and entertainingOne Kiss or Two?Andy Scott goes down the rabbit hole to take a closer look at what greetings are all about.Through in-depth research and his personal experiences, and with the help of experts, Scott takes us on a captivating journey through a subject far richer than we might have expected.Trade Review'To kiss or not to kiss? This delightful book explores greeting etiquette across different cultures and provides a great deal of entertainment. I thoroughly recommend it' Jane Goodall‘With meticulous research, acute insight, infectious curiosity and gentle humour... this book introduces us to ourselves’ Kate Fox, bestselling author of Watching the English‘After reading this book, I feel liberated’ Literary Review'Kissing hello is a social minefield... fortunately, Andy Scott may have some answers' The Times'Scott s winning study combines scholarly rigour with a voice that is funny, warm and humane. I can t imagine a better guide to the intricate art of saying hello' Joe Moran, author of Queuing for Beginners'From Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi s deathclamp handshake to the penis-offering Walbiri in the Australian outback, learn the perfect greeting globally' New Scientist, Best Book of the Year'Diplomat Andy Scott speculates on the origins of the cheek-kissing tradition... and how to avoid a social faux pas no matter where you are' Conde Nast Traveler'Fascinating... by the end of Scott s book, you see that if we stopped greeting, the world would come to an end' The Lady'From the ubiquitous handshake to the, thankfully, less popular genital grab, Andy Scott's vade mecum of the social science and background to the world's many greetings is infallible reading for any member of civilised society' William Hanson, British etiquette coach and columnist'Andy Scott has written an utterly charming and fascinating book. I will never be able to look at a handshake or a hug the same way again.' Joshua Foer, internationally bestselling author of Moonwalking with Einstein and co-founder of Atlas Obscura'Who would have guessed that so much lies behind a greeting? As Scott demonstrates so ably, it's not just etiquette, but also history, evolution and brain function... popular science writing at its best' Chris Frith, Emeritus Professor of Neuropsychology, UCL

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Book SynopsisIn 2020, the lives of Australian women changed irrevocably. With insight, intelligence and empathy, Jane Gilmore, Santilla Chingaipe and Emily J. Brooks explore this through the lenses of work, love and body, and ask: Will the Australia of tomorrow be more equal than the one we were born into? Or will women and girls remain left behind?While our country was shrouded in smoke in the early months of 2020, Australian women went about their daily business. They worked, studied, cleaned, did school runs, made meals. And they postponed looking after themselves because life got in the way.Then, in March, Australians were told to lock down. For all the talk of equality, it was primarily women who held the health of our communities in their hands as they took on the essential jobs to care, to nurse and to teach, despite an invisible danger. One year later, women across the country would march on behalf of those who were not safe in workplaces and their own homes.Never before has change been thrust so abruptly on modern Australian women - 2020 impacted our working lives, relationships and our health and wellbeing. And as a growing number of women agitate for change, it is time to demand what women want. So where do we go from here?One thing is very clear: the future is now, and it is female.

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Book SynopsisHow the current paradigm of technologically driven economic progress could destroy the planet and its socio-economic systemsTrade ReviewThere is always a need for clearly written cultural theory that is accessible but tries to identify macro trends using contemporary examples and data. Stuart Sim excels in this kind of informed, politically engaged, sceptical theory which is not infatuated with jargon or mystification. It's grown-up analysis for students of contemporary culture. Sim has authority, is totally on top of the material and has a certain quiet panache. -- Caspar Melville, New Humanist Magazine There is always a need for clearly written cultural theory that is accessible but tries to identify macro trends using contemporary examples and data. Stuart Sim excels in this kind of informed, politically engaged, sceptical theory which is not infatuated with jargon or mystification. It's grown-up analysis for students of contemporary culture. Sim has authority, is totally on top of the material and has a certain quiet panache.Table of ContentsPreface; Part I: The End of Modernith? The Cultural Dimension; 1. Introduction: The End of Modernity; 2. Modernity: Promise and Reality; 3. Beyond Postmodernity; Part II: The End of Modernity? The Economic Dimension; 4. Marx was Right, But ...; 5. Diagnosing the Market: Fundamentalism as Cure, Fundamentalism as Disease; 6. Forget Friedman; Part III: Beyond Modernity; 7. Learning from the Arts: Life After Modernism; 8. Politics After Modernity; 9. Conclusion: A Post-Progress World; Bibliography; Index.

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Book SynopsisThis book offers a close investigation of interactional practices in L2 classrooms. With an emphasis on the multimodal and multilingual resources, this is an essential study for researchers and postgraduate students in TESOL and Applied Linguistics.

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Book SynopsisDoes an airline pilot really need to surrender his tweezers at airport security when he''s about to board an aircraft equipped with an axe on the back of the cockpit door?Can a mobile phone really cause a major explosion at a gas station?And is there really a good reason why you should be be prevented from swimming in a lake more than a foot deep?These rules exist, and they exist in the name of our own protection. But in this engrossing dissection of global health, safety and security regulations, authors Tracey Brown and Michael Hanlon dig a little deeper to discover the real reasons behind many of the instructions we obey without questioning their creators'' motives. Their conclusions range from the startling to the staggering, and in presenting them the authors seek to empower readers to question the people and organisations who come up with them in the first place.Previously published as In the Interests of Safety.Trade ReviewIn the Interests of Safety has debunked some of the myths that blight our lives -- Jane Moore * The Sun *[In the Interests of Safety] tells you how to stand up to a jobsworth with knowledge, courtesy and common sense * The Times *In this book Tracey Brown and Michael Hanlon take on the large, profitable and growing 'security industry' and expose its foolishness, its impotence and, most worryingly, its tendency to inflict unintended consequences . . . In the Interests of Safety challenges innumerable assumptions and foolishnesses -- Michael Bywater * Literary Review *[An] excellent, sceptical take on safety culture * BBC Focus *

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Book SynopsisDespite twenty years of research, it is still debated whether drug dependency leads to crime, or whether involvement in crime increases the probability of drug dependency. This is because the relationship between drugs and crime is mediated by a great many variables, including the nature of the drugs, the user''s degree of dependency on drugs, the life circumstances of the user, the social conditions under which the drugs are used, the laws governing obtaining and using drugs, social tolerance of drug use, availability of drug treatment programs, and so forth. This volume covers the many ways in which drugs and crime could be related that encompass and extend beyond the simple causal link between drug dependency and crime. It also reviews the main kinds of drug-related crimes and considers research that could help viable policy interventions.Trade Review’offers a panoramic overview of the broad arena of drugs and crime. The overview is at once comprehensive and contemporary...a great easy reference for seasoned researchers and a useful overview for neophyte drugs and crime researchers. Indeed, one of the fundamental contributions of the volume is that it provides students and scholars with a way to conceptualise and compartmentalise the enormous research literature on drugs and crime.’ Drug and Alcohol Review, APSADTable of ContentsContents: Introduction; Part I The Drugs-Crime Connection: 1. Drug Abuse and Crime: Drugs and crime revisited, Scott Menard, Sharon Mihalic and David Huizinga; Addiction careers and criminal specialization, David Farabee, Vandana Joshi and M. Douglas Anglin; The relationship between drug use and crime: a puzzle inside an enigma, Mark Simpson; The association between multiple drug misuse and crime, Trevor Bennett and Katy Holloway; The 3-metros study of drugs and crime in South Africa: findings and policy implications, Charles D.H. Parry, Andreas Plüddemann, Antoinette Louw and Ted Leggett. 2. Drug Abuse and Juvenile Delinquency: Testing a longitudinal model of the relationships among high risk youths' drug sales, drug use and participation in index crimes, Richard Dembo, Werner Wothke, William Seeberger, Marina Shemwell, Kimberly Pacheco, Matthew Rollie, James Schmeidler, Stephen Livingston and Amy Hartsfield; Antisocial behavior among young Australians while under the influence of illicit drugs, Ian McAllister and Toni Makkai; The effects of substance use on specific types of criminal offending in young men, John W. Welte, Lening Zhang and William F. Wieczorek; Aggressive behavior and opportunities to purchase drugs, Marsha F. Rosenberg and James C. Anthony. 3. Drug Abuse, Violence and Victimization: Methamphetamine use, self-reported violent crime and recidivism among offenders in California who abuse substances, Jerome Cartier, David Farabee and Michael L. Prendergast; ’Drug abuse and partner volence among women in methadone treatment, Nabila El-Bassel, Louisa Gilbert, Robert Schilling and Takeshi Wada; A 2-year longitudinal analysis of the relationships between violent assault and substance use in women, Dean G. Kilpatrick, Ron Acierno, Heidi S. Resnick, Benjamin E. Saunders and Connie L. Best; Sex work and drug use in a subculture of violence, Hilary L. Surratt, James A. Inciardi, Stephen P. Kurtz and Marion C. Kiley. Part II Drug Crimes: 1. Drug Trafficking

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Book SynopsisEver since the Shanghai convention in 1909, the threat posed to human well-being by drug abuse has led countries around the world to take action to deal with their drug problems. There are wide variations in the policies pursued, but most countries try to reduce both the supply of and the demand for drugs. Unfortunately, there is little research consensus on the respective merits of these two approaches or about the best ways to pursue them. Consequently, control and prevention policies are mostly driven by political considerations, economic realities and cultural expectations, though research has played an important part in formulating and evaluating treatments for drug addiction. This volume reviews studies on drug abuse prevention and treatment strategies under five main areas: 1. Reducing supply - strategies to control the flow of drugs from production to retail distribution; 2. Reducing demand - prevention of drug use at all stages of involvement and consumption levels; 3. ReduTable of ContentsContents: Introduction; Part I Reducing Supply: Evaluating explanations of the Australian 'heroin shortage', Loisa Degenhardt, Peter Reuter, Linette Collins and Wayne Hall; Changes in Canadian heroin supply coinciding with the Australian heroin shortage, Evan Wood, Jo-Anne Stoltz, Kathy Li, Julio Montaner and Thomas Kerr; Strategies to avoid arrest: crack sellers' response to intensified policing, Bruce D. Johnson and Mangai Natarajan; A spatial analysis of green teams: a tactical response to marijuana production in British Columbia, Aili E. Malm and George E. Tita; Police officers on drug corners in Philadelphia: drug crime, and violent crime: intended, diffusion, and displacement impacts, Brian A. Lawton, Ralph B. Taylor and Anthony J. Luongo; The multilateralization of policing: the case of illicit synthetic drug control, Adrian Cherney, Juani O'Reilly and Peter Grabosky. Part II Reducing Demand: Reports of substance abuse prevention programming available in schools, Zili Sloboda, Amod Pyakuryal, Peggy C. Stephens, Brent Teasdale, David Forrest, Richard C. Stephens and Scott F. Grey; Promoting science-based prevention in communities, J. David Hawkins, Richard F. Catalano and Michael W. Arthur; Faith-based prevention model: a rural African-American case study, Adam E. Barry, Mary S. Sutherland and Gregory J. Harris; Assessing the effects of school based drug-education: a 6-year multilevel analysis of Project DARE, Dennis P. Rosenbaum and Gordon S. Hanson; Effectiveness of community-based outreach in preventing HIV/AIDS among injecting drug users, Richard H. Needle, Dave Burrows, Samuel R. Friedman, Jimmy Dorabjee, Graziele Touzé, Larissa Badrieva; Jean-Paul Grund, Munirathinam Suresh Kumar, Luciano Nigro, Greg Manning and Carl Latkin; Evaluation of a media campaign aimed at preventing initiation into drug injection among street youth, Élise Roy, Véronique Denis, Natalia Gutiérrez, Nancy Haley, Carole Morissette and Jean-François Boudreau. Part III Reducing the Harms or Risks Associated with Drug Abuse: HIV incidence among injection drug users in New York City, 1990 to 2002: use of serologic test algorithm to assess expansion of HIV prevention services, Don C. Des Jarlais, Theresa Perlis, Kamyar Arasteh, Lucia V. Torian, Sara Beatrice, Judith Milliken, Donna Mildvan, Stanley Yancovitz and Samuel R. Friedman; Patterns of HIV prevalence and HIV risk behaviors among injection drug users prior to and 24 months following implementation of cross-border HIV prevention interventions in Northern Vietnam and Southern China, Theodore M. Hammett, Ryan Kling, Patrick Johnston, Wei Liu, Doan Ngu, Patricia Friedmann, Kieu Thanh Binh, Ha Viet Dong, Ly Kieu Van, Meng Donghua, Yi Chen and Don C. Des Jarlais; Full participation in harm reduction programmes is associated with decreased risk for human immunodeficiency virus and hepatitis C virus: evidence from Amsterdam cohort studies among drug users, Charlotte van den Berg, Colette Smit, Giel van Brussel, Roel Coutinho and Maria Prins; Characteristics of young illicit drug injectors who use North America's first medically supervised safer injecting facility, Jo-Anne M. Stoltz, Evan Wood, Cari Miller, Will Small, Kathy Li, Mark Tyndall, Julio Montaner and Thomas Kerr; Incidence of heroin use in Zurich, Switzerland: a treatment case register analysis, Carlos Nordt and Rudolf Stohler; Substance use and quality of life over 12 months among buprenorphine maintenance-treated and methadone maintenance-treated heroin-addicted patients, Icro Maremmani, Pier Paolo Pani, Matteo Pacini and Giulio Perugi. Part IV Reducing Addiction through Treatment and Rehabilitation: The effectiveness of drug abuse treatment: a meta-analysis of comparison group studies, Michael L. Prendergast, Deborah Podus, Eunice Chang and Darren Urada; Different needs: women's drug use and treatment in the UK, Mark Simpson and Julie McNulty; Assessing sex differences on treatment effectiveness from the Drug Abuse Treatment Outcome Study (DATOS), Suddhasatta Acharyya and Heping Zhang; Behavioral treatment approaches for methamphetamine dependence and HIV-related sexual risk behaviors among urban gay and bisexual men, Steven Shoptaw, Cathy J. Reback, James A. Peck, Xiaowei Yang, Erin Rotheram-Fuller, Sherry Larkins, Rosemary C. Veniegas, Thomas E. Freese and Christopher Hucks-Ortiz; Drug user treatment within a criminal justice context, Mike Hough; Substance use, drug treatment and crime: an examination of intra-individual variation in a drug court population, Denise C. Gottfredson, Brook W. Kearley and Shawn D. Bushway. Part V Drug Policy and Prescriptions: To legalize or not to legalize? Economic approaches to the decriminalization of drugs, Anne Line Bretteville-Jensen; The economics of drug prohibition and drug legalization, Jeffrey A. Miron; Drug policy developments within the European Union: the destabilizing effects of Dutch and Swedish drug policies, Caroline Chatwin; Interpreting Dutch cannabis policy: reaso

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Book SynopsisThe legal regulation of family forms is a global phenomenon and changes in the ''traditional'' family have provoked a variety of legal responses. Same-sex marriage, civil partnerships and other legal avenues to recognize intimate relationships between adults have become a feature of many jurisdictions and a subject for debate in most. Parenting has also become contentious, whether the issue is custody, adoption, or legal recognition of parental status of a non-biological parent. How the law should regulate or protect the sexuality and gender identity of youth is a matter of great concern throughout many countries. The sexuality of the elderly members of societies is beginning to be considered. The papers reprinted in this volume contain discussions, analysis and theoretical challenges to legal regulations and definitions of family, to the primacy of marriage as a legal relationship, to the determination of ''sex'' in opposite-sex requirements for marriage and to the treatmeTable of ContentsContents: Introduction; Part I Adult Relationships: Chatting with the lady in the grocery store about Hernandez v Robles, the New York same-sex marriage case, John B. Mitchell; Marriage or liberation? Reflections on two strategies in the struggle for lesbian and gay rights and relationship recognition, Edward Stein; From functional family to spinster sisters: Australia's distinctive path to relationship recognition, Reg Graycar and Jenni Millbank; Law that values all families: beyond (straight and gay) marriage, Nancy D. Polikoff; The legal recognition of same-sex relationships within the European Union, Katharina Boele-Woelki; The 'inevitability' of same-sex marriage in South Africa's post-apartheid state, Pierre De Vos; Is Barbados ready for same-sex marriage? Analysis of legal and social constructs, Céline Abramschmitt; A mere switch or a fundamental change? Theorizing transgender marriage, Ruthann Robson. Part II Parenting: (When) are rights wrong? Rights discourses and indeterminacy in gay and lesbian parents' custody cases, Kimberley D. Richman; From Fretté to E.B.: the European Court of Human Rights on gay and lesbian adoption, Kathleen A. Doty; One, two or three parents? Lesbian co-mothers and a known donor with 'family life' under Dutch law, Machteld Vonk; Gendering legal parenthood: bio-genetic ties, intentionality and responsibility, Susan B. Boyd. Part III Youth and the Elderly: The legally queer child, Bruce MacDougall; Who will make room for the intersexed?, Kate Haas; When your attorney is your enemy: preliminary thoughts on ensuring effective representation for queer youth, Sarah Valentine; From jailbird to jailbait: age of consent laws and the construction of teenage sexualities, Kate Sutherland; Nursing wounds: why LGBT elders need protection from discrimination and abuse based on sexual orientation and gender identity, Jaime E. Hovey; Name index.

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Book SynopsisThe premise of Anna Green''s timely and original book, is that nineteenth-century representations of childhood and adolescence-in paintings, but also in other forms of visual culture and in diverse written discourses of the period-are critical for understanding modernity. Whilst such well-worn signifiers for modernity as the city, the dandy and the prostitute have been well mined, childhood and adolescence have not. Paintings of the young produced in France from 1848 to 1886, Green contends, inform not only our understanding of modern life but also our perception of modernist or avant-garde painting. Figuring largely are Manet and the Impressionists, as well as a gamut of more traditional painters of children who are crucial in providing context for the avant garde. Because modernity is an essentially urban phenomenon, Green''s focus is primarily on the city, usually Parisian, child. The painted youth of her study are organized initially by class and gender. Then the chapters are struTrade Review'Green deals systematically with the emerging categories of childhood and youth, examined according to variables of gender and class. Never content with easy cultural and art historical clichés, she shows throughout a refreshing penchant for turning the tables and complicating expected revisionist readings. Her intelligent, original, and well-written and researched book makes an extremely important contribution to our field.' Norma Broude, American University 'Starting with the bold and convincingly argued thesis that childhood was as critical a sign of modernity as other better known tropes, Anna Green moves skillfully between images and texts. Her book is conceptually sophisticated and deeply researched, both in terms of contemporary theoretical writings and historical material'. Susan Sidlauskas, Rutgers University, USA ’... [a] rigorous, provocative study... Throughout French Paintings of Childhood and Adolescence, Green clearly demonstrates that although later nineteenth-century Paris has been heavily mapped and minutely charted by art historians, the city and the period have had their areas of scholarly neglect. While adding to the interpretations of works by familiar painters such as Manet and Renoir, she also brings forward the works of countless lesser-knowns. In doing so, she avoids an art history that cleaves artists into modernist or reactionary figures, and the breadth of her approach is such that the boundaries between the two groups often lose clear-cut demarcation. In some cases, works by canonical modernists prove to have their reactionary elements, while images by dust-bin reactionaries prove to be informed by modernist attitudes. This is yet one more aspect of Green’s study that makes it such a valuable read.’ Caa.ReviewsTable of ContentsContents: Introduction; Manet's Music in the Tuileries Gardens: childhood - modernity - Paris; Working children, dangerous children; Spectacular girls: young Parisiennes of the streets and stage; 'Good little girls': 'eternal immaturity'; 'To make men of her sons': constructs of masculinity; Boys will be boys: childhood, sex, and adolescence; 'Inside the dark continent': hysterical pleasures; Conclusion: 'the child is father of the man'; Bibliography; Index.

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Book SynopsisThe Madrid International Plan of Action on Ageing (MIPAA), adopted at the Second World Assembly on Ageing, is the first international agreement that specifically recognises the potential of older people to contribute to the development of their societies. In monitoring its implementation two key approaches are evident: a qualitative bottom-up participatory approach and an approach that uses quantitative indicators to monitor sustainable progress and policies. With the European Centre for Social Welfare Policy and Research, playing a pivotal role in the monitoring of the implementation process, one of its key tasks has been to develop a list of 'indicators of achievement'. This book contains extended and revised versions of policy briefs and background papers that support the implementation monitoring process. The analyses included in these chapters make concrete suggestions towards quantitative indicators, with the aim of assisting national governments in mainstreaming ageing in their policies. The contributors provide an overview of the current situation with respect to population ageing and its consequences and also provide projections for the future. The book also includes the final list of quantitative indicators that arose out of consultations with international experts, related to the four main topics addressed: demography, income and wealth, labour market participation, and social protection and financial sustainability.Trade ReviewThis book has contributions that many readers will find useful. They highlight the gaps in klnowledge required to achieve the United Nations' goals and make useful suggestions. The book illustrated the need to mainstream ageing in policy-making...' Ageing and SocietyTable of ContentsContents: Introduction, Bernd Marin and Asghar Zaidi. Part I Changing Demographic Contexts: Facing the 21st century. New developments, continuing problems, David Coleman. Part II Income and Wealth: Internationally comparative indicators of material well-being in an age specific perspective, Michael Förster, Mattia Makovec and Michael Fuchs; Trends in income development, poverty and pension distribution among the older population: new evidence, Michael Förster; Elderly poverty in a larger Europe, Asghar Zaidi, Mattia Makovec, Barbara Lipszyc, Michael Fuchs, Orsolya Lelkes and Klaas de Vos; Welfare indicators of income experience during old age - evidence from the United Kingdom, Asghar Zaidi, Katherine Rake and Jane Falkingham; A multi-indicator model of 'dippy' incomes in retirement, Richard Rose; The long-term adequacy of pensions: EU measures and first results, Olivier Bontout. Part III Quality of Life: Key issues in the conceptualisation and analysis of older people's quality of life in ageing societies, Asghar Zaidi; Monitoring the quality of life in the elderly in European societies - a social indicators approach, Heinz-Herbert Noll; Life satisfaction over the life-cycle, Orsolya Lelkes; Healthy life expectancy in the UN-European region, Jean-Marie Robine. Part IV Labour Market and Early retirement: Employment and social protection indicators for the UNECE region, Christina Behrendt and Mariangels Fortuny; Social security and extending working life: policy challenges and responses, Roland Sigg; Preventing early exit from the labour market indicators, Bert de Vroom; Public pension program provisions: induced retirement and program cost, David Wise; Transition from work to retirement in EU countries, Asghar Zaidi, Mattia Makovec and Michael Fuchs. Part V Sustainable Social Security: Sustainability indicators for effective policy-making: a framework and empirical evidence from the United Kingdom, David Stanton; Sustainable old-age security core indicators, A

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Book SynopsisThis book describes and quantifies the major socioeconomic changes that have occurred in four new member states of the EU (Slovenia, Hungary, Romania and Bulgaria) since the early 1990s. The period covered was a particularly turbulent one, not only because of the transition process which was well underway but becase of the stablization packages and other economic, monetary and social policy measures, which have had a strong impact at individual and household levels. While previous comparable studies have been carried out, they cover the period only to the mid 1990s, thus this book contains unique and very valuable statistical and micro data. Within the broad framework of socioeconomic change, a number of topics are explored in greater detail. These include changes in activity, occupational status and educational attainment, household income sources and income inequality, and risk of income poverty. The analysis is based on household budget surveys and complemented with other statistical sources, enabling a coherent analysis of the impact of large changes in social policy at household level. The country chapters are all based on common methodological guidelines enabling comparisons to be drawn. This will be an invaluable book for researchers in comparative social policy, poverty and social stratification and economic sociology, and for specialists on Central and Eastern Europe.Table of ContentsContents: Introduction, Michael F. Förster; The changing landscape: demography and activity, Manuela Sofia Stanculescu; Changes in household income, income inequality and poverty: a comparative overview, Tine Stanovnik and Natasa Kump; The transition process and changes in income, income inequality and poverty: the case of Bulgaria, Silviya Nikolova; Changes in income, income inequality and poverty: the case of Hungary, György Molnár and Viktoria Galla; The transition process and changes in income, income inequality and poverty: the case of Romania, Manuela Sofia Stanculescu and Lucian Pop; The transition process and changes in income, income inequality and poverty: the case of Slovenia, Tine Stanovnik and Mitja Cok; Technical annex; References.

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Book SynopsisOffers an assessment of income redistribution in Eastern Europe, within a comparative European perspective. This book demonstrates the research potential of microsimulation techniques in this region. It includes chapters that are based on an instrument - EUROMOD: the European tax-benefit microsimulation model.Trade Review'The appropriate collection of published studies in Part II and III make the book interesting for a broader audience by providing an overall view on the possible applications of the model...At the same time, the in-depth analysis in individual chapters is interesting for economists and social scientists working in the field of tax and benefit policies....this book is interesting for the broader community and should be read by the experts of tax-benefit policies' The Journal of Artificial Societies and Social Simulation 'The authors are to be congratulated on a most useful book, but even more on the model-building and research projects which it's all about.' Citizen's IncomeTable of ContentsContents: Introduction, Orsolya Lelkes and Holly Sutherland; Part I Setting the Scene: An enlarged role for tax benefit models, Sir Anthony B. Atkinson; EUROMOD: past, present and future, Holly Sutherland. Part II Comparative Analyses Using the Enlarged EUROMOD: The effects of taxes and benefits on income distribution in the enlarged EU, Alari Paulus, Mitja Cok, Francesco Figari, Péter Hegedüs, Silja Kralik, NataÅ¡a Kump, Orsolya Lelkes, Horacio Levy, Christine Lietz, Daniela Mantovani, Leszek Morawski, Holly Sutherland, Péter Szivós and Andres Võrk; Flat tax reform in Eastern Europe: a comparative analysis of alternative scenarios in Estonia, Hungary and Slovenia, using EUROMOD, Alari Paulus, Orsolya Lelkes, Mitja Cok, NataÅ¡a Kump, Péter Hegedüs Andres Võrk, Péter Szivós and Silja Kralik; Alternative tax-benefit strategies to support children in Poland, Horacio Levy, Leszek Morawski and Michal Myck. Part III Evidence Based on Emerging National Models: Reforming child allowances in Lithuania: what does microsimulation tell us?, Lina Salanauskaite and Gerlinde Verbist; Tax-free income vs. in-work tax allowances: effects on labour market participation in Cyprus, Panos Pashardes and Alexandros Polycarpou; Looking ahead: what priorities for tax-benefit modelling?, Herwig Immervoll and Orsolya Lelkes.

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Book SynopsisSuad Joseph is Distinguished Research Professor of Anthropology and Gender, Sexuality and Women's Studies at the University of California, Davis, USA. She founded the Association for Middle East Women's Studies and co-founded its internationally recognized Journal of Middle East Women's Studies; she also founded the Arab Families Research Group, and co-founded the Arab American Studies Association and the Association for Middle East Anthropology.Trade ReviewA comprehensive multi-faceted study that should serve as a reminder for reporters covering Islam to pause and reflect on the power of words to marginalize, trivialize, and mislead. * Lawrence Pintak, PhD. Former CBS News Middle East correspondent and author, America and Islam *This book is an invaluable resource, highlighting the gendered violence and Islamophobic misrepresentations that Muslim women experience around the globe driven, in part, by the flawed reporting that is prevalent in newspapers of record, such as the New York Times. A must read for anyone interested in understanding how media can shape perceptions of women and Islam. * Shaheen Pasha, Pennsylvania State University, USA *In careful, dismaying detail, this must-read thoroughly researched essay collection shows how our most trusted media sources promote Islamophobia. Reporting Islam is a sobering reminder of how Islamophobia is not the result of ignorance, but of routinized, persistent misrepresentation by our most revered institutions. * Evelyn Alsultany, USC Dornsife, USA *By analyzing anti-Muslim racism within the contexts of colonialism, global capitalism, and race/class/gender politics, Reporting Islam helps readers understand the historical and political conditions through which it emerges. It also updates existing perspectives on how media representations fuel some of the most urgent forms of injustice of our times while providing readers with tools for imagining and building a world without Islamophobia and racism. Its urgent interventions make it a must read for the general public and scholars across many fields--from Arab American and Muslim American Studies to Race and Ethnic Studies, Middle East Studies, Gender and Women’s Studies, Media Studies, and beyond. * Nadine Naber, University of Illinois , Chicago, USA *Table of ContentsAcknowledgements Preface Introduction Suad Joseph, University of California, Davis, USA 1. Maturing Islam: Turkey as the Site of Islamic Liberalization in the New York Times, 1980–2011, Caroline McKusick, University of California, Davis, USA 2. The Material life of Representation: “Veiled Muslim Women” in the New York Times, 1980–2011, Lena Meari, Birzeit University, Palestine 3. Specters of Islam: Anti-Islamist (Re)Presentations in Secular Media and Feminism in the New York Times, 1979–2011, Tanzeen Rashed Doha, University of California, Davis, USA 4. Friends and Foes: The Pragmatic Liberal Biases in Representation of Saudi Women vs. Iranian Women in the New York Times, 1980–2011, Hakeem Naim, University of California, Berkeley, USA 5. The Islamic World Is Flat(tened): Contesting Islam in South Asia in the New York Times, 1980–2011, Rajbir Judge, California State University, USA

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Book SynopsisThe welfare system in the United Kingdom is brokenTable of ContentsIntroduction to the Transaction Edition *; Introduction; 1: The New Barbarism; 2: The Winter of Our Discontent; 3: The Flawed Vision; 4: Minimum Income Levels; 95: Social Insecurity; 6: The Disintegrating Socio-Economie Landscape; 7: A Stakeholder’s Welfare

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Book SynopsisCommemorating the 75th anniversary of the Department of Social Work at the Mount Sinai Medical Center in New York City, this innovative and exciting book traces the growth of the social work mission and the development of vanguard social work programs at Mount Sinai. Leading social work educators and practitioners look at where the profession is today and speculate on where it might be going. Each article is new and original to this book, and each contributor is a distinguished representative from his specialty in the field. Advancing Social Work Practice in the Health Care Field, with its wealth of historical, practical, and theoretical information, reflects today's state of the art in selected areas and should serve as an information source not only for practitioners and administrators, but also for educators who are committed to enhancing the social work services and the quality of social health care.Table of ContentsContents Preface Introduction: Posing the Issues The Social Work--Community Medicine Connection--Commentary Preparing New Generations of Social Workers for Practice in Health Settings--Commentary Short-Term Treatment in Health Settings: Issues, Concepts, Dilemmas--Commentary Social Work Groups in Health Settings: Promises and Problems--Commentary Clinical Contributions to Administrative Practice--Commentary Advancing Social Work Practice in Health Care Index

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Book SynopsisAs heard on BBC Radio 4's Book of the Week.'Told with the verve and immediacy of a novel' - Iain SinclairA vividly told yet reflective account of a year as a volunteer police officer, examining the nature of policing, its impact on those who are policed and on our communal life.A former carer, primary school teacher and education researcher, Matt Lloyd-Rose became a volunteer police officer to try to understand the challenges facing young people in Brixton, the place he lived and taught. He got more than he bargained for. Each Friday evening, he put on the uniform and policed South London: racing through it on blue lights, patrolling its streets, entering a parallel version of a place he thought he knew.Into the Night takes you on a journey to the heart of our society’s most complex and controversial institution, showing the best and worst of ordinary policing: from macho thrill-seeking and shocking misogyny to qTrade ReviewInside the Met, it’s as bad as you think . . . fascinating . . . it’s the casual, ubiquitous misogyny that was witnessed by Lloyd-Rose that really chills the blood . . . elegantly written -- Richard Morrison * The Times *What’s it really like to patrol the streets of south London as a special constable? Matt Lloyd-Rose’s deadpan account is a revelation -- Simon O’Hagan * Radio Times *A compelling snapshot of modern policing -- Andrew Anthony * The Observer *Urgent . . . Lloyd-Rose’s writing is vivid and forensic * The Financial Times *Extraordinary . . . The account of what he experienced is lyrical, funny and often poignant * The Daily Telegraph *A work of breathtaking social imagination, radiating kindness and wisdom. -- Jay Griffiths, author of Wild and KithA fascinating, and occasionally disturbing, look at a pivotal time in British policing. I used to live down the road from Brixton, where this book is set and it gave me new insight into the area and how we are policed. -- Sally Hayden, author of My Fourth Time, We DrownedAn important and timely book written with empathy and real life experience about policing and the policed . . . Misogyny, racism and bandaids on gaping social wounds - all are catalogued with real care and complexity. If some of it is hard to read, imagine what it was to live. -- Shami ChakrabartiAcutely observed and tenderly written, this evocation of the kaleidoscopic human landscape of the city offers a vivid meditation on the nature of community and place of care in our society. -- Polly Morland, author of A Fortunate WomanA valuable, direct and honest account of a personal journey to the end of the Brixton night, as witness and participant, in the impossible complexity of urban policing. Told with the verve and immediacy of a novel. And enlivened by regular morning meditations in a street café. -- Iain SinclairA textured, compassionate book about cities, loss, wounded souls. What kinds of care has our society outsourced to the police? What could they learn from the work of nurses or teachers? Matt Lloyd-Rose asks so many crucial, haunting questions . . . -- Sukhdev Sandhu[A] humane and astute account of everyday policing in south London. -- Ian Loader * The TLS *

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Book SynopsisPrepared by Patrick J. Sobkowski, J.D.The Law Officerâs Pocket Manual is a handy, pocket-sized, spiral-bound manual that highlights basic legal rules for quick reference and offers examples showing how those rules are applied. The manual provides concise guidance based on U.S. Supreme Court rulings on constitutional law issues and other legal developments, covering arrest, search, surveillance, and other routine as well as sensitive areas of law enforcement. It includes more than 100 examples drawn from leading cases to provide guidance on how to act in a wide variety of situations. The 2026 edition is completely updated to reflect recent court decisions. This book helps you keep track of everything in a readable and easy-to-carry format. Routledge offers tiered discounts on bulk orders of 5 or more copies.

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Book SynopsisThis book discusses the specifics of safety regulations regarding nuclear risk and how experts contribute to the safety of nuclear installations. Drawing on research conducted in collaboration with the French Institute for Radiological Protection and Nuclear Safety (IRSN), the ideas that are put forward rely on a review of the practices of specialists in human and organizational factors concerning nuclear safety. The author shows that the French approach depends on maintaining a technical dialogue between the regulatory authority (ASN), IRSN and nuclear operators. This method of risk management is known as French cooking in the Anglo-Saxon world, where a more formal regulatory approach is taken. This technical dialogue does however hold certain benefits, particularly in the field of human and organizational factors, where it allows an advancement of the state of knowledge, which remains incomplete. After the Fukushima accident, in the face of an ongoing European and global re-evaluaTable of ContentsPreface; Introduction; Part one. Technical dialogue and human factors: a historical perspective; 1. The emergence of human factors in institutions of technical dialogue; 2. Incorporation of human factors in assessment processes; Conclusion to part one: historical and institutional influences of human factors assessments? Part two. The assessment factory; 3. Contribution to the Minotaure safety review; 4. The analysis of incidents at Artémis; 5. Management of the skills of operating personnel in nuclear power plants; Conclusion to part two: the singular aspects of the assessment factory; Part three. The effectiveness of assessment; 6. Persuade or convince: the rhetorical and cognitive effectiveness of the assessment; 7. The operating efficiency of expertise: controlling the forces of technical dialogue; Conclusion to part three: rebalancing dimensions of effectiveness; General conclusion

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Book SynopsisAll the world's criminal justice systems need to undertake direct work with people who have come into their care or are under their supervision as a result of criminal offences. Typically, this is organized in penal and correctional services in custody in prisons, or in the community, supervised by services such as probation. Bringing together international experts, this book is the go-to source for students, researchers, and practitioners in criminal justice, looking for a comprehensive and authoritative summary of available knowledge in the field.Covering a variety of contexts, settings, needs, and approaches, and drawing on theory and practice, this Companion brings together over 90 entries, offering readers concise and definitive overviews of a range of key contemporary issues on working with offenders. The book is split into thematic sections and includes coverage of: Theories and models for working with offenders Policy contexts of Trade Review"Giving those who offend the opportunity, the resources, and the support to become better people has always seemed the most ethical of penal aims, but in insecure and turbulent times it has invariably been the hardest to defend and sustain. Historically, not all that has been done in rehabilitation’s name has been wise, kind, or effective and it has long needed the sort of critical friends it finds here to ensure that in both theory and practice it is aligned with human rights and goes beyond merely meeting criminogenic needs. Never before have the philosophical, political, and empirical arguments in its favour – and the numerous unresolved tensions in debate about them – been brought together as comprehensibly as they are in this welcome collection. It sets out all the models of good practice and identifies the contexts and cultures in which they are likely to thrive. It faces up squarely to the moral and practical challenges that champions of rehabilitation will always face, including the new technological ones. It makes a better world possible." Mike Nellis, Emeritus Professor of Criminal and Community Justice, University of Strathclyde, UK "Providing effective rehabilitation is a critically important function of the criminal justice system. Significant advances have been made but are hard won, and require careful attention to matching interventions to needs. At the same time, reforms are often compromised by political considerations and resource constraints. This admirable collection by a range of leading scholars and practitioners provides the reader with an up-to-date map and assessment of contemporary theories and practices to help them navigate this complex area, and understand how to choose or implement effective solutions." Dr Stuart Ross, School of Social and Political Sciences, University of Melbourne, Australia "This collection of essays brings together an impressive group of authors to push forward knowledge and thinking on processes of desistance and rehabilitation." Stephen Farrall, Research Professor in Criminology, College of Business, Law and the Social Sciences, University of Derby, UK "The history of punishing crime is intimately tied to the concept of rehabilitation – or the process and potential of reforming people who break the law into law-abiding citizens. Across time and place, academics and practitioners have debated if rehabilitation through criminal justice interventions is possible and whether it ought to be one of the core goals of punishment. The Routledge Companion to Rehabilitative Work in Criminal Justice provides a fresh international and cross-disciplinary look at these questions, considering rehabilitation and desistance from the perspective of researchers, practitioners, and people experiencing criminal justice contact." Michelle Phelps, Assistant Professor of Sociology, University of Minnesota (Twin Cities), USA Table of Contents1. An Introduction to The Routledge Companion to Rehabilitative Work in Criminal Justice; SECTION ONE: THEORIES AND MODELS FOR WORKING WITH OFFENDERS; 2. Conceptualising Rehabilitation: Four forms, two models, one process and a plethora of challenges; 3. Promoting inclusion and citizenship? Selective reflections on the recent history of the policy and practice of rehabilitation in England and Wales; 4. Should there be a right to rehabilitation?; 5. Human Rights and Rehabilitative Work in Criminal Justice; 6. Retribution and Rehabilitation: Taking Punishment Seriously in a Humane Society; 7. Restorative Justice: A different approach to working with offenders and with those whom they have harmed; 8. The Evidence-based Approach to Correctional Rehabilitation: Current status of the Risk-Need-Responsivity (RNR) Model of Offender Rehabilitation; 9. An overview of the Good Lives Model: Theory and evidence; 10. Diversifying desistance research; 11. Doing justice to desistance narratives12. Therapeutic jurisprudence and rehabilitation; SECTION TWO: POLICY CONTEXTS AND CULTURES; 13. The ‘Transforming Rehabilitation’ agenda in England and Wales: implications of privatisation; 14. The Rehabilitative Prison: an oxymoron, or an opportunity to radically reform the way we do punishment?; 15. Rehabilitation and re-entry in Scandinavia; 16. Using technology and digitally enabled approaches to support desistance; 17. Prisons, personal development and austerity; SECTION THREE: ASSESSMENT PRACTICE; Chapter 18. Risk and need assessment: Development, critics and a realist approach; 19. A critical review of risk assessment policy and practice since the 1990s; 20. The promises and perils of gender-responsivity: Risk, incarceration, and rehabilitation; 21. Risk and need assessment in youth justice: key challenges; 22. Pre-sentence reports: constructing the subject of punishment and rehabilitation; SECTION FOUR: DIRECT WORK WITH OFFENDERS; 23. Examining community supervision officers’ skills and behaviours: A review of strategies for identifying the inner-workings of face-to-face supervision sessions; 24. Motivational Interviewing: Application to Practice in a Probation Context; 25. Trauma-informed practices with youth in criminal justice settings; 26. Building social capital to encourage desistance: Lessons from a veteran-specific project; 27. Working with veterans and addressing Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder; 28. Prosocial Modelling; 29. Core Correctional Practices: The Role of the Working Alliance in Offender Rehabilitation; 30. Gut Check: Turning Experience into Knowledge; 31. Applications of Psychotherapy in Statutory Domestic Violence Perpetrator Programmes: Challenging the Dominance of Cognitive Behavioural Models; 32. Arts-based interventions in the justice system; 33. The use of sport to promote desistance from crime: lessons from across the prison estate; 34. Violent Offenders: Contemporary issues in Risk Assessment, Treatment and Management; 35. Effective approaches to working with sex offenders; 36. ‘Five-minute interventions’ in prison: rehabilitative conversations with offenders; 37. The benefits of mindfulness-based interventions in the criminal justice system: a review of the evidence; 38. Mentoring in the Justice System; 39. The contribution of ex-service users: An Analysis of the Life and Death of a Peer Mentor Employment Rehabilitation Programme; 40. Co-producing outcomes with service users in the penal system; 41. Victim-focused Work with offenders; SECTION FIVE: RESETTLEMENT; Chapter 42. Preparing prisoners for release: Current and recurrent challenges; 43. Prisoner Reentry in the United States; 44. Post-release residential supervision; 45. The Health Needs of People Leaving Prison: A New Horizon to Address; Chapter 46. Rights, Advocacy and Transformation; 47. Strengths-Based Reentry and Resettlement; 48. The Role of Third Sector Organisations in Supporting Resettlement and Reintegration; SECTION SIX: APPLICATION TO SPECIFIC GROUPS; 49. More Sinned against than Sinning: Women’s pathways into crime and criminalisation; 50. What Works with Female Offenders? A UK Perspective; 51. Gender-Responsive Approaches for Women in the United States; 52. Women’s experiences of the criminal justice system; 53. Working with Black and Minority Ethnic Groups in the Penal System; 54. ‘Race’, Rehabilitation and Offender Management; 55. Hamlet’s Dilemma: Racialization, agency, and the barriers to black men’s desistance; 56. Applications of risk prediction technologies in criminal justice: The nexus of race and digitised control; 57. Cultural competency in community corrections; 58. Responding to youth offending: historical and current developments in practice; 59. Youth Justice in Wales; 60. ‘Rights-Based’ and ‘Children and Young People First’ Approaches to Youth Justice; 61. Effective supervision of young offenders; 62. Working with young people in prison; 63 Prevention Work with Young People; 64. Realising the potential of community reparation for young offenders; 65. Foreign national prisoners: Precarity and deportability as obstacles to rehabilitation; 66. End of life in prison: challenges for prisons, staff and prisoners; 67. Older Prisoners: A Challenge for Correctional Services; 68. The role of offenders’ family links in offender rehabilitation; 69. The Impact of Imprisonment on Families; SECTION SEVEN: SECTION SEVEN: CONTROL AND SURVEILLANCE; 70. Approaches to working with young people: encouraging compliance; 71. Compliance during community-based penal supervision; 72. The Impact of adjudications and discipline; 73. Electronic monitoring and rehabilitation; 74. Integrated offender management and rehabilitation for adult offenders in England and Wales; SECTION EIGHT: THE MANY HATS OF PROBATION: PRACTICE ETHOS AND PRACTITIONERS’ PERSPECTIVES; 75. Probation worker identities: responding to change and turbulence in community rehabilitation; 76. Probation values in England and Wales: can they survive Transforming Rehabilitation?; 77. Probation and Parole - Shaping Principles and Practices in the Early 21st Century: A US Perspective; 78. How practitioners conceptualise quality: A UK Perspective; 79. The balancing act of probation supervision: The roles and philosophies of probation officers in the evidence-based practice era; 80. Innovations to transform probation supervision: An examination of experiences across eleven US agencies; SECTION NINE: LIVED EXPERIENCES FROM THE LENS OF INDIVIDUALS INVOLVED IN THE JUSTICE SYSTEM AND PRACTITIONERS; 81. Experiencing community-based supervision: the pains of probation; 82. Experiencing Probation: Results from the Honest Opportunity Probation with Enforcement (HOPE) Demonstration Field Experiment: US Perspective; 83. Pain, Harm and Punishment; SECTION TEN: THE DEVELOPMENT OF AN EVIDENCE BASE; 84. Features of Effective Prison-based Programmes for Reducing Recidivism; 85. Performance Measure in Community Corrections: Measuring Effective Supervision Practices with Existing Agency Data; 86. Visual methods and Probation Practice; 87. Evaluating practice: Observation methods; 88. Evaluating Women’s Programmes; 89. Group programmes with offenders; 90. Evaluating Group Programmes: A Question of Design?; 91. The Lost Narrative in Carceral Settings: Evaluative Practices and Methods to Improve Process and Outcomes Within Institutions; 92. Probation research, evidence and policy: the British experience

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Book SynopsisThis volume brings together classic articles which explore the increasingly crucial and relatively recent concept of age discrimination. Issues relating to an ageing workforce are now widespread as many employees are either working longer in order to compensate for depleted pensions; or, in countries where there are labor shortages among younger workers, employers are trying to induce older workers to remain in the workforce. The essays in this volume explore the evolution of legislation against age discrimination as well as the legal structures relating to age discrimination in the US (where legislation is more advanced), the European Union, Canada and Australia.Table of ContentsContents: Introduction; Is age discrimination really age discrimination? The ADEA's unnatural solution, Samuel Issacharoff and Erica Worth Harris; Hands-tying and the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, Christine Jolls; Why is there mandatory retirement?, Edward P. Lazear; From race to age: the expanding scope of employment discrimination law, George Rutherglen; Life-cycle justice: accommodating just cause and employment at will, Stewart J. Schwab; Decent work, older workers and vulnerability in the economic recession: a comparative study of Australia, the United Kingdom and the United States, Susan Bisom-Rapp, Andrew Frazer and Malcolm Sargeant; The aging of the American workforce, Sara E. Rix; Age discrimination in United States labor markets: a review of the evidence, Scott J. Adams and David Neumark; A gap in the agenda: enhancing the regulation of age discrimination in employment, Michael C. Harper; International comparison of age discrimination laws, Joanna N. Lahey; A softly greying nation: law, ageing and policy in Canada, Charmaine Spencer and Ann Soden; The amendment of the Employment Measure Act: Japanese anti-age discrimination law, Ryoko Sakuraba; Age discrimination and the European Court of Justice: EU equality law comes of age, Colm O’Cinneide; The new UK retirement regime: employment law and pensions, Claire Kilpatrick; Name index.

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Book SynopsisWhy is it that food prices are so high that millions of South African families go hungry, while the prices paid to farmers for that same food are so low that many cannot stay in business? Why are the people who produce food – farmworkers - among the most insecure of all? An Empty Plate analyses the state of the South African agri-food system.

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Book SynopsisPhotojournalist Masixole Feni, the first black winner of the 2017 Ernest Cole award, showcases his work in A Drain on our Dignity: An Insider's Perspective. It portrays issues such as evictions, poor infrastructure, lack of sanitation, water scarcity, and overpopulation in black communities.

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Book SynopsisHappiness: as elusive as a working inkjet printer, and as slippery as an eel covered in baby oil. When we chase happiness, it runs away like a cat when you''re trying to give it a bath, but the world of pop psychology is filled with competing advice that either claims it can help you catch it or warns you not to seek it out at all. Comedian Ariane Sherine is determined to help us find the true path to happiness, and public health expert David Conrad has the key: 50 well-selected research studies that show you exactly what to do to find happiness in your relationships, your friendships, your finances, your sex life and your career. Using wide-ranging evidence from around the world, Conrad and Sherine show us the true science behind what makes people happy and outline the simple, practical steps we can take to attain this too. This book has all the facts, stats and entertainment you could ever need to live a blissfully content life. And celebriti

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Book SynopsisFrom animal welfare campaigner Vanessa Holburn and with a foreword by dog lover and presenter of ''A Place in the Sun'' Danni Menzies, this book has everything you need to know to help you pick the perfect pooch for your home and lifestyle.How To Pick a Puppy is the essential handbook to finding a ''furever'' dog and ensuring that you have many happy and healthy years together. It contains practical advice on how to research the types and breeds of dog available. It considers the pros and cons of puppies, senior, pedigree and rescue dogs, and explains why one might suit an individual more than another. The book equips the reader with all the right questions they need to ask before they choose a dog and shows them how to find a responsible breeder or rescue centre. It teaches how to avoid the pitfalls of getting the wrong dog from the wrong place, and shows you how to spot and avoid a puppy farmer. It also explains the legal responsibilities of dog owneTrade ReviewFor anyone considering getting a puppy, or an adult dog for that matter, this book is a worthwhile investment * Your Dog *

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Book SynopsisUnlock greater profits. Empower happier and more engaged staff. Foster loyalty and connection with customers. Save your business... and the world. How? It all starts with a Purpose Upgrade.History shows that hard times can lead to the greatest opportunities for renewal. The Purpose Upgrade will support readers in leading enterprises that thrive by solving our most important problems.It shows how businesses can create more compelling benefits for customers, build meaningful livelihoods for colleagues, and unlock superior returns for investors by ''repurposing'' and revitalising the activities they engage in.Meet the social entrepreneur who repurposed the previously ''boring'' trade in office supplies to fund micro-finance initiatives that reach millions of the people most exposed to poverty, so that ''even a bad day at the office saves lives''.Learn how the leaders of a coal-mining business repurposed their enterprise first as an industriTrade ReviewThe Purpose Upgrade is thoughtful, practical and inspiring. The private sector can and must play a key role in overcoming the significant challenges the world is facing. After all, as a business you cannot be successful - nor call yourself successful - in a society that fails. Impact and leadership come with responsibility, and this book offers must-have insights for leaders from across all industries. -- Feike Sijbesma, CEO of Royal DSM (2007–2020), Co-Chair Global Climate Adaptation Centers, Fortune World’s 50 Greatest Leaders (2018) and UN Humanitarian of the Year 2010In today's world every business needs to put purpose above profit. Paul's book is a necessary and enlightening call to action for businesses to re-think why they exist and the implications for everything they say, think and do. -- Mike Berners-Lee, author of There Is No Planet BThe Purpose Upgrade is an important book that feeds the imagination. Most importantly it is a book about emotional intelligence and the energy unlocked by doing the right thing. Never underestimate the power of feeling good about yourself and the people around you. Read this book and become something greater than you previously thought possible. -- Sir Tim Smit KBE, Co-Founder of the Eden projectThis brilliantly original work weaves a fascinating range of cutting-edge ideas into a cogent argument for fundamentally rethinking how organisations understand and pursue their core purpose. As the world faces up to its radically uncertain future, Paul Skinner's highly engaging text challenges us all to create a "Wealth of Change". It is a book full of humanity and hope. -- Gareth Owen OBE, Humanitarian Director of Save the ChildrenPaul Skinner is one of the best and here he tackles the purpose agenda with erudition and originality. His book will be standard reading for everyone who seeks a Purpose Upgrade personally or professionally. -- Sue Unerman, Chief Transformation Officer of MediaCom and co-author of BelongingPaul Skinner has written a most engaging and readable book, both visionary and practical. It builds on his earlier thesis of Collaborative Advantage by challenging organisational leaders to coalesce stakeholders' energies towards higher societal or even global goals. I have personally seen how his ideas have been remarkably effective in the efforts of International Civil Society organisations. The scale of our crises now means we need businesses capable of addressing our greatest challenges and I urge leaders everywhere to answer this timely call to action and follow this greater path to success. -- Sir Brendan Gormley KCMG, former Chief Executive of the Disasters and Emergencies CommitteeIn some ways the tragedy of recent capitalism is that, while it has ostensibly created a breadth of wealth and opportunity, it has narrowed the minds of everyone who participates in it. The shareholder value movement was a great example of this. This book is a necessary and timely contribution to a more organic, more nuanced and more complete appreciation of what a business can achieve. -- Rory Sutherland, Vice-Chair of Ogilvy and The Spectator’s ‘Wikiman’Paul Skinner's latest book, The Purpose Upgrade, has to be an essential read for everyone in business, whether an entrepreneur, CEO or marketing chief - or in fact anyone who cares about the future of humankind. Paul has not only led the way in conscious marketing in the UK as well as globally, but is one of the most intelligent people I know and his perspective on how to combine purpose, business, the future of society and indeed the world is absolutely crucial understanding for us all. -- Lynne Franks OBE, social entrepreneur, author and Founder of the SEED Women’s Leadership PlatformAs we face into what some might argue is the greatest reset of the modern era, The Purpose Upgrade challenges us to think deeply about what purpose really means, while providing us with a framework for bringing true meaning and purpose to organisational culture, aligning corporate aspiration with stakeholder ambition. A must-read for anyone who cares about the role they, and their organisation, play in creating a whole that is much more meaningful than its constituent parts. -- Célia Pronto, Managing Director of Love Home Swap and Non-Executive Director of South East Water, Moto Hospitality and Samworth Brothers

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Book SynopsisWhat is the future of welfare in Europe? The European welfare state is generally considered to be one of the finest achievements of the post-1945 world. Set up to eradicate poverty by providing a minimum standard of living and social safety net, the welfare state has come under increasing strain from ageing societies, growing unemployment, a deskilling society, and mass migration (both from inside and outside of Europe). With contribution from some of Europe''s leading experts on this subject, this path-breaking volume highlights the internal and external pressures on the welfare state and asks whether any European welfare model is sustainable in the long term. This book will be of interest to all students, academics and professions working in the field of European social policy.Table of ContentsPreface; Introduction: the future of welfare in a global Europe, Bernd Marin. Part I From Warfare to Welfare and Workfare: War and the welfare state, Herbert Obinger and Klaus Petersen. Part II Demographic Metabolism, New Measures of Age and Ageing, and the Active Ageing Index (AAI) 2012-2015: Demographic metabolism: enabling future generations, Wolfgang Lutz; An easily understood and intergenerationally equitable normal pension age, Warren C. Sanderson and Sergei Scherbov; The Active Ageing Index (AAI) 2012-2015, Asghar Zaidi. Part III Towards a Human Investment State: Future-Able Education, Skill Formation, and Economic-Financial Literacy as Prerequisites of Sustainable Welfare Society: Social investment, skills, and inequality: hard choices in education and welfare state policies, Marius R. Busemeyer; Skills, stakes, and clout: early human capital foundations for European welfare futures, Pieter Vanhuysse; ‘Reform, inform, educate’: a new paradigm for pension systems’ sustainability. Lessons from the 2011 ‘Rescue Italy’ pension reform, Elsa Fornero. Part IV Class, Generation, Gender, and Age Cleavages in Ageing Societies: Cleavages in ageing societies: generation, age, or class?, Martin Kohli; Women’s work and pensions. Drawing lessons from Central and Eastern Europe, Agnieszka Chłoń-Domińczak; Reallocation of resources across age in a comparative European setting. The National Transfer Accounts project, Alexia Fürnkranz-Prskawetz. Part V Too Sick to Work? Disability - and Happiness - in Stressful and Long-Life Societies: Too sick to work? The role of mental ill-health as a driver of inactivity and long-term unemployment, Christopher Prinz; Happily ever after. The role of welfare policies, Orsolya Lelkes. Part VI Fragile Welfare Sustainability: Two Model Cases in Point: How sustainable is the Swedish model?, Joakim Palme; Plea for an ‘Agenda 2020’, Bert Rürup. Part VII No European Social Model in Europe - or Towards a European Social Union?: No ‘European social model’ in Europe? A polemic statement of disappointment by a critical proponent, Bernd Marin; The case for a European social union. From muddling through to a sense of common purpose, Frank Vandenbroucke.

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Book SynopsisThis book argues that in order to understand dibao (China's minimum livelihood guarantee) we need to look at how the programme emerged and how it has developed in the years since.

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Book SynopsisIt's time for everyone who cares about the state of our nation to heed the call and join forces to redeem the soul of America. It's time to come together and renounce the politics of rejection, division, and greed. It's time to lift up the common good, move up to higher ground, and revive the heart of democracy. In a single, rousing sermon, the celebrated Reverend William J. Barber II of the Poor People’s Campaign makes an impassioned argument whose message could not be clearer: It's time for change, and the time needs you.

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