"Another Day in Paradise' is an anthology of first-person stories by international aid workers. Written by active aid workers and spanning the 'hot spots' of the globe from Afghanistan to Vietnama, these stories tell it like it really is 'on the ground."
'Another Day in Paradise' is an anthology of first-person stories by international aid workers. Written by active aid workers and spanning the 'hot spots' of the globe from Afghanistan to Vietnama, these stories tell it like it really is 'on the ground'.
In Aversion and Erasure, Carolyn J. Dean offers a bold account of how the Holocaust's status as humanity's most terrible example of evil has shaped contemporary discourses about victims in the West. Popular and scholarly attention to the Holocaust has led some observers to concl…
In Aversion and Erasure, Carolyn J. Dean offers an account of how the Holocaust's status as humanity's most terrible example of evil has shaped contemporary discourses about victims in the West. Dean explores the pervasive idea that suffering and trauma in the United States and …
Publisher's description: What are the effects that violent crime has on our everyday lives, both in terms of the individual victims and their larger community? This unique text draws from both the fields of criminology and psychology to provide a comprehensive examination of the…
Publisher's description: What are the effects that violent crime has on our everyday lives, both in terms of the individual victims and their larger community? This unique text draws from both the fields of criminology and psychology to provide a comprehensive examination of the…
The Programs described in this book are designed to provide early intervention to children and families undergoing stress reactions to a catastrophic event. The authors offer interventions aimed at enhancing the skills of mental health professionals, educators, and peer counselo…
This book, based on papers presented at the 5th international conference held at Leuven, Belgium in 2002, aims to provide an overview of recent experience of restorative justice.
Restorative justice has become an increasingly important element in reform and change to criminal justice systems throughout the western world, and there are many reasons for satisfaction with the progress that has been made -- from the point of view of victims, offenders, the l…
This book, based on papers presented at the 5th international conference held at Leuven, Belgium in 2002, aims to provide an overview of recent experience of restorative justice.
"John Pilger is one of the world's most renowned investigative journalists and documentary film-makers. In this fully updated collection, he reveals the secrets and illusions of modern imperialism. Beginning with Indonesia, he shows how General Suharto's bloody seizure of power …
'This outstanding volume takes our understanding of state crime and the undocumented migration process in an important new direction. By employing the concept of temporality, Monish Bhatia and Vicky Canning have brought together an innovative group of scholars who, collectively,…
This book provides a contemporary 'snapshot' of critical debate centred around cybercrime and related issues, to advance theoretical development and inform social and educational policy. It covers theoretical explanations for cybercrime, typologies of online grooming, online-tro…
Studie over de trend in Duitsland sinds het midden van de jaren negentig om het slachtofferschap van Duitsers tijdens de Tweede Wereldoorlog te benadrukken en over de weerslag daarvan in de Duitse literatuur.
Restorative justice' is one of the most talked about topics in the field of criminal justice, increasingly emphasised in relation to young offenders. Many see it also as a paradigm shift in criminal justice, away from dominant punitive and therapeutic paradigms, emphasising inst…
Restorative justice is one of the most talked-about developments in the field of crime and justice. It emphasises the reintegration of offenders into communities, rather than their control through strategies of punishment and exclusion. The main aim of this book is to provide a …
Jo Goodey offers a broad consideration of victims and victimology, addressing topics relating to the status, needs and understanding of victims of crime.
