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  • Deprivation of Liberty in the Shadows of the Institution

    by Lucy Series ...
    Series series Law, Society, Policy
    ePDF and ePUB available Open Access under CC-BY-NC licence.During the 20th century the locus of care shifted from large institutions into the community. However, this shift was not always accompanied by liberation from restrictive practices. In 2014 a UK Supreme Court ruling on the meaning of ‘deprivation of liberty’ resulted in large numbers of older and disabled people in care homes, supported ... Read more

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  • Disability and Society

    by Dr Patrick McDonnell ...
    Disability and Society: Ideological and Historical Dimensions explores the changing relationship between disability and society in Western culture from early modern times to the present, with a particular emphasis on Ireland. The author identifies the main ideologies and practices that have shaped the relationship between disability and society, describes how these emerged over time and discusses ... Read more

    $8.69 USD

  • Social Work, Law and Ethics

    by Jonathan Dickens ...
    Series series Student Social Work
    Law and ethics are two vital aspects of social work – all social workers need to practise according to the law and their codes of ethics and conduct. However, the relationship between the law and social work values and ethics is not without its tensions and this book takes a problem-based approach to explore the dilemmas and challenges that can arise.The first part of the book sets out frameworks ... Read more

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  • Understanding Social Work

    by John Pierson ...
    This essential book covers the history and evolution behind social work, helping students new to social work understand how the field has been shaped. ... Read more

    $39.59 USD

  • Legal Responses to Domestic Violence

    by Mandy Burton ...
    This book aims to examine legal responses to domestic violence in a holistic way. In England and Wales, as in other jurisdictions, much attention has been paid to the criminal justice response to domestic violence. The response of the civil justice system has not been ignored, but has been somewhat marginalized. Legal Responses to Domestic Violence takes a systematic approach to examining legal ... Read more

    $115.99 USD

  • Assisted Dying

    Reflections on the Need for Law Reform

    by Sheila McLean ...
    Series series Biomedical Law and Ethics Library
    Assisted Dying explores the law relating to euthanasia and assisted suicide, tracing its development from prohibition through to the laissez faire attitude adopted in a number of countries in the 21st Century. This book provides an in-depth critique of the arguments surrounding legislative control of such practices and particularly looks into the regulatory role of the state. In the classical ... Read more

    $72.99 USD

  • Law and Youth Work

    by Mary Maguire ...
    Series series Empowering Youth and Community Work PracticeýLM Series
    This book offers a practical and straightforward approach to understanding how the law protects, empowers and regulates young people′s lives. The implications for the professional youth worker of a wide range of dilemmas are considered. Workers are encouraged to consider what is meant by rights and, through practical examples, to examine their own beliefs and ethical codes, particularly where they ... Read more

    $52.19 USD

  • The Reform of Child Care Law

    A Practical Guide to the Children Act 1989

    by John Eekelaar ...
    Children Act 1989 introduced the most radical changes to child care law for a generation. Eekelaar and Dingwall provide a concise, practical guide to the legislation for all professionals practising in this area. ... Read more

    $68.99 USD

  • Closing the Asylum: The Mental Patient in Modern Society

    by Peter Barham ...
    The Covid-19 pandemic has affected the mental health of almost everyone, but it has impacted most severely on disadvantaged groups such as people with severe mental health problems, throwing pre-existing inequalities into sharper and starker relief. Though they had mostly all been closed by the turn of the century, the passing of the old Victorian asylums is still a matter of enduring controversy. ... Read more

    $5.00 USD

  • New Law and Ethics in Mental Health Advance Directives

    The Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and the Right to Choose

    by Penelope Weller ...
    Series series Explorations in Mental Health
    The recognition of positive rights and the growing impact of human rights principles has recently orchestrated a number of reforms in mental health law, bringing increasing entitlement to an array of health services. In this book, Penelope Weller considers the relationship between human rights and mental health law, and the changing attitudes which have led to the recognition of a right to demand ... Read more

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  • Healthcare Decision-Making and the Law

    Autonomy, Capacity and the Limits of Liberalism

    by Mary Donnelly ...
    Series Book 12 - Cambridge Law, Medicine and Ethics
    This analysis of the law's approach to healthcare decision-making critiques its liberal foundations in respect of three categories of people: adults with capacity, adults without capacity and adults who are subject to mental health legislation. Focusing primarily on the law in England and Wales, the analysis also draws on the law in the United States, legal positions in Australia, Canada, Ireland, ... Read more

    $38.59 USD

  • Prisons & Punishment

    The Essentials

    by David Scott, Nick Flynn ...
    Covering all the key topics across the subject of Penology, this book gives you the tools you need to delve deeper and critically examine issues relating to prisons and punishment.The second edition:explores prisons and punishment within national, international and comparative contexts, and draws upon contemporary case studies throughout to illustrate key themes and issuesincludes new sections on ... Read more

    $54.89 USD