Sociology & Social Policy

A comprehensive study of juvenile delinquency and the moral regulation of children and adolescents in the 19th century and the first half of the 20th century...

This book provides a detailed and uncompromising account of current police practices in the UK, in response to sexual assault. Includes chapters on domestic violence, male/female rape, police culture and harassment within the police force...

This ethnography examines the everyday policing of the London Borough of Newham in relation to the London 2012 Olympics...

The exponential growth of sexual commerce, migration and movement of people into the sex industry, as well as localised concerns about transactional sex, are key areas of interest across the urban west. Given the complex regulatory frameworks under-which the sex industry manifests, the role of the p..

The enclosed papers are the culmination of a project Professor John Crank and Dr. Colleen Kadleck carried out assessing issues facing the police into the early 21st century. This book was published as a special issue of Police Practice and Research...

This title was first published in 2000:  This is an examination of the sponsored grant-maintained schools initiative. These schools were an attempt to increase the diversity of schools within the state-maintained sector so families would have a greater choice when selecting the most desirable school..

First published in 1999, this volume recognised how widespread attention has been given to charting how the global rise in investment flows has caused numerous changes in the operation of economies – such as the globalisation of production and increasing international economic interdependency...

Policymaking, Communication, and Social Learning..

This title was first published in 2001. A look at Polish shipping under communism, arguing that it was one of the great achievements of the Communist years. Michael Roe's point is to examine how the political and economic system of the time combined through an industry achieve aims other than those ..

First published in 1999, this volume features articles from specialists in finance on the economic transformation of Poland from a planned approach to a market-based system after the advent of Post-Communist Europe...

Political and Military Sociology..

Political and Military Sociology..