A high proportion of crimes committed in Britain are drugs-related, with many offenders having a ...

This book discusses the admission of mentally ill patients, their control in hospital and communi...

Britain, like almost everywhere else, has a burgeoning drug problem. Finding ways of dealing with...

This timely book explores the debates surrounding the legalisation of drugs, examining the altern...

A great deal has been written about the decarceration movement which involves the transfer of men...

This is the first book of its kind on informers in Britain, addressing a series of key questions ...

This book describes the process of privatization of probation, assessing its impact on the probat...

Originally published in 1989. The extraordinary story of Britain's child migrants is one of 350 y...

Over the past few years, opposition to the privatisation in public services in the United Kingdom...

Originally published in 1983 Approaches to Welfare provides a unique introduction to the study of...

This book offers an assessment of Barbara Wootton's legacy as a pioneering public criminologist. ...

Britain, like almost everywhere else, has a burgeoning drug problem. Finding ways of dealing with...