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Images of a Constitution
1st Edition
By William E. Conklin
January 01, 2026
Originally published in 1989, in this remarkable conjunction of constitutional theory, jurisprudence, literary theory, constitutional law, and political theory, William Conklin first tells us what a constitution is not: it is not a text, nor a compendium of judicial and legislative decisions ...
In and Out of School: The ROSLA Community Education Project
1st Edition
By Roger White, David Brockington
January 01, 2026
Originally published in 1978, reissued here with a new preface, this book describes a project based outside the school institution, but in co-operation with it, exploring methods and courses which might offer meaningful education for groups of fifth-form leavers. Though the project had been ...
Lessons from the Past: Issues for Social Work Theory
1st Edition
By Richard Roberts
January 01, 2026
In these times of financial stringency and conservatism in the public sector, social work, with its diversity and differentiation, is criticized for its lack of efficiency and cost effectiveness. First published in 1990, Lessons from the Past demonstrates the need for a more refined theory and ...
Out of Care: The Community Support of Juvenile Offenders
1st Edition
By D. H. Thorpe, D. Smith, C. J. Green, J. H. Paley
January 01, 2026
The late 1970s saw the emergence of a heated debate on the treatment of juvenile delinquents. The argument was usually presented as being between the exponents of ‘law and order’ and punishment on the one hand, and the ‘soft’ advocates of social work and treatment on the other. Originally published...
Probation and Re-Education
1st Edition
By Elizabeth R. Glover
January 01, 2026
Elizabeth Glover had a wide knowledge of Club work, to which she gave seven years’ service at the beginning of her career. This was followed by a period of voluntary work in the Metropolitan Juvenile Courts. She joined the Probation Service in 1931 and remained in it until 1946, working at first in...
Recreation Research and Planning: A Symposium
1st Edition
Edited
By Thomas L. Burton
January 01, 2026
First published in 1970, Recreation Research and Planning brings together some of the pioneering work done in Britain in response to the problems that have arisen from the growth of mass recreation since 1955. In an age of intense and increasingly competitive demand for land and natural resources ...
Retraining for the Elderly Disabled
1st Edition
By Margaret Mort
January 01, 2026
Many elderly patients have long-term physical disability and in order for them to maintain a certain level of independence either in hospital or in the community, great attention must be paid to devising programmes to overcome problems and enhance residual abilities. Originally published in 1985, ...
Skill in Sport: The Attainment of Proficiency
1st Edition
By B. Knapp
January 01, 2026
Originally published in 1963, Skill in Sport was addressed to students and teachers of Physical Education, to coaches interested in the more theoretical aspects of their work, and to all individuals who wished to find out the best ways to acquire skill in any particular game or sport. ...
Social Policy and the Young Delinquent
1st Edition
By Peter Boss
January 01, 2026
Originally published in 1967, Social Policy and the Young Delinquent is an account of a process: of the way in which the treatment of the child delinquent has developed from the days when a boy of nine could be sentenced to be hanged for stealing two penny worth of paint (though the sentence, ...
Surviving the Prison Place: Narratives of Suicidal Prisoners
1st Edition
By Diana Medlicott
January 01, 2026
Suicide in prison is a growing problem across the developed world. Originally published in 2001, this book sets out to enlarge understanding of the complexities of suicidal feelings and of the part played by some inalienable features of prison life. It does this by presenting and analysing ...
Taming the Dragon: Transforming Economic Institutions in the Face of Global Change
1st Edition
By Carlo C. Jaeger
January 01, 2026
In the early 21st century, environmental risks such as climate change, biodiversity loss, resource scarcity, large-scale migrations, and conflicts over critical resources have become our lived reality in a world where nearly 8 billion people struggle to thrive. These crises have proven impossible ...
The Politics of the US Supreme Court
1st Edition
By Richard Hodder-Williams
January 01, 2026
First published in 1980, The Politics of the US Supreme Court offers the first introductory analysis of the US Supreme Court written by a non-American political scientist specifically for students. It provides three distinct advantages: First, it presents the Supreme Court in an accessible format ...