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1. Bail: Law, Policy and Practice

   By Anthea Hucklesby

   Bail is back on the political and policy agenda and is once again topical. The high and ever rising prison population has resulted in the government putting in a range of measures in an attempt to reduce the prison remand population. This coupled with several high profile cases involving serious...

   July 2011 | 978-0-415-48911-9 | Hardback (Routledge)

2. International Perspectives on Child Victimisation

   By Julia Davidson, Christopher Hamerton

   International Perspectives on Child Victimisation offers a comprehensive overview of the established themes and emergent debates relating to the abuse and victimisation of children. Highlighting key areas of global concern, and illustrated with detailed case studies of important developments, Julia...

   July 2011 | 978-0-415-57957-5 | Hardback (Routledge)

3. Research Methods for Youth Work: An introduction

   Edited by Simon Bradford, Fin Cullen

   Rigorous research is crucial to effective work with young people and increasingly youth practitioners need to be able to develop, review and evidence their work using a variety of research and assessment tools. This text equips students and practitioners with a thorough understanding of research...

   July 2011 | 978-0-415-57103-6 | Paperback (Routledge)

4. The Marketing of War in the Age of Neo-Militarism

   Edited by Christos Kassimeris, Kostas Gouliamos

   This book examines the social implications and impact of militarism in both the West and developing countries, exploring the effects of militarism and the military-industrial complex on education, the environment, popular culture, and systems of governance....

   July 2011 | 978-0-415-88513-3 | Hardback (Routledge)

5. The Routledge Companion to Education

   Edited by James Arthur, Andrew Peterson

   June 2011 | 978-0-415-58347-3 | Paperback (Routledge)

6. Poverty

   Edited by David Gordon

   The radical notion that it is possible to end poverty is at least two hundred years old. For example, Nicolas de Condorcet, the French Enlightenment philosopher, argued in his Sketch for a Historical Picture of the Progress of the Human Mind (1795) that poverty was not a result of natural laws or...

   June 2011 | 978-0-415-56336-9 | Hardback (Routledge)

7. Singapore's Ageing Population: Managing Healthcare and End of Life Decisions

   Edited by Wing-Cheong Chan

   A rapidly ageing population is the most significant demographic issue confronting Singapore in our lifetime. This has created new and increasing demands on Singapore’s healthcare system and on the families of the older adults. The challenge is in providing a system of care that is humane, effective...

   June 2011 | 978-0-415-60975-3 | Hardback (Routledge)

8. Rethinking the Welfare Rights Movement

   By Premilla Nadasen

   May 2011 | 978-0-415-80086-0 | Paperback (Routledge)

9. Aging in World History

   By David G. Troyansky

   May 2011 | 978-0-415-77907-4 | Paperback (Routledge)

10. Handbook of Critical Criminology

    Edited by Walter S. DeKeseredy, Molly Dragiewicz

    The Handbook of Critical Criminology is a collection of original essays specifically designed to offer students, faculty, policy makers, and others an in-depth overview of the most up-to-date empirical, theoretical, and political contributions made by critical criminologists around the world....

    May 2011 | 978-0-415-77967-8 | Hardback (Routledge)