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  • Lost Children of the Empire

    by Philip Bean, Joy Melville ...
    Series series Routledge Library Editions: The British Empire
    Originally published in 1989. The extraordinary story of Britain’s child migrants is one of 350 years of shaming exploitation. Around 130,000 children, some just 3 or 4 years old, were shipped off to distant parts of the Empire, the last as recently as 1967.For Britain it was a cheap way of emptying children’s homes and populating the colonies with ‘good British stock’; for the colonies it was a ... Read more

    $48.99 USD

  • Approaches to Welfare

    Edited by Philip Bean, Stewart MacPherson ...
    Series series Routledge Library Editions: Welfare and the State
    Originally published in 1983 Approaches to Welfare provides a unique introduction to the study of social welfare in Britain. The contributions, by distinguished figures in the field of social welfare and social policy, explore all the dimensions of the study of social welfare demonstrating that not only have social policies changed in the forty years since the establishment of the welfare state, ... Read more

    $31.99 USD

  • Barbara Wootton and the Legacy of a Pioneering Public Criminologist

    by Philip Bean ...
    Series series Routledge Key Thinkers in Criminology
    This book offers an assessment of Barbara Wootton’s legacy as a pioneering public criminologist. Barbara Wootton (1897-1988) was a leading British social scientist, magistrate, academic and public servant. She was also a life peer (Baroness Wootton of Abinger) and the first woman to sit on the Woolsack in the House of Lords as Deputy Speaker. One of the Royal Commissions on which she served was on ... Read more

    $59.99 USD

  • Criminal Justice and Privatisation

    Key Issues and Debates

    Edited by Philip Bean ...
    Over the past few years, opposition to the privatisation in public services in the United Kingdom and elsewhere has grown, especially in areas related to criminal justice. Privatisation has existed within the British criminal justice system at least since the early 1990s, but the privatisation of the Probation Service in 2014 was a significant landmark in this process and signalled a larger ... Read more

    $55.99 USD

  • Drugs and Crime

    by Philip Bean ...
    A high proportion of crimes committed in Britain are drugs-related, with many offenders having a documented history of drug use. However, the direct link between drugs and crime is often less clear than is supposed and this text attempts to achieve a better understanding of these and surrounding issues that have been marred by misunderstanding and a lack of consensus amongst experts.This text ... Read more

    $77.99 USD

  • Madness and Crime

    by Philip Bean ...
    This book provides an authoritative and highly readable review of the relationship between madness and crime by one of the leading authorities in the field. The book is divided into four parts, each essay focusing on selected features of madness which have relevance to contemporary society.Part 1 is about madness itself, exploring three main models − cognitive, statistical, and emotional. Part 2 ... Read more

    $42.99 USD

  • Probation and Privatisation

    by Philip Bean ...
    Privatisation was introduced into the probation service on the 1st June 2014 whereby work with medium and low risk offenders went to a number of private and voluntary bodies, work with high risk offenders remained with the State. The National Probation Service (NPS) covered State work whilst the 35 existing Probation Trusts were replaced by 21 Community Rehabilitation Companies (CRCs). Staff were ... Read more

    $57.99 USD

  • Rehabilitation and Deviance (Routledge Revivals)

    by Philip Bean ...
    Series series Routledge Revivals
    First published in 1976, this book examines rehabilitation within the penal system in Britain in the 1970s. It argues that the ‘rehabilitative ideal’ is not the only possible alternative to a penal policy but an option which has now become institutionalized and alien to traditional concepts of justice. Using a framework derived from the sociology of law, Philip Bean looks at aspects of ... Read more

    $57.99 USD

  • Drug Treatment

    What Works?

    Edited by Philip Bean, Teresa Nemitz ...
    Britain, like almost everywhere else, has a burgeoning drug problem. Finding ways of dealing with this problem is a major platform of government policy and a great deal has been made of the impact of treatment on drug users. Drug Treatment: What Works? is a cutting edge survey of the latest developments in these treatments, and it sets out to ask some of the crucial questions in the treatment of ... Read more

    $99.99 USD

  • Informers

    Policing, policy, practice

    Edited by Roger Billingsley, Teresa Nemitz, Philip Bean ...
    The police rely heavily on paid and unpaid informers: without them clear-up rates would plummet, and many crimes would remain undetected. Yet little is known about the informer system and how it works, for example: who are these informers? how are they recruited? how are they handled? who handles them? what sort of information do they provide?Recent high profile cases have drawn attention to the ... Read more

    $65.99 USD

  • Legalising drugs

    Debates and dilemmas

    by Philip Bean ...
    Government policy has steadfastly been against drug legalisation, but increasingly critics have argued that this is unsustainable. This book is a timely examination of the issues this raises.Numerous suggestions have been offered. Some seek complete legalisation, others a more modified form, yet still others want an increasing commitment to harm reduction policies.Philip Bean examines the ... Read more

    $24.69 USD

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  • Debates in Criminal Justice

    Key Themes and Issues

    Edited by Tom Ellis, Stephen Savage ...
    This innovative new book recognises that, while criminal justice studies is a core component of all criminology/criminal justice undergraduate degrees, it can be a confusing, overwhelming and a relatively dry topic despite its importance. Taking an original approach, this book sets out a series of ten key dilemmas - presented as debates - designed to provide students with a clear framework within ... Read more

    $65.99 USD