Comprehensive, critical and accessible, Criminology: A Sociological Introduction offers an authoritative overview of the study of criminology, from early theoretical perspectives to pressing contemporary issues such as the globalisation of crime, crimes against the environment, terrorism and cybercrime. Authored by an internationally renowned and experienced group of authors in the Department of Sociology at the University of Essex, this is a truly international criminology text that delves i...

This guide aims to help both supervisors and supervisees use supervision to maximise learning, and to support best practice.

Introduces readers to the most important thinkers and schools of thought in contemporary sociological theory - from Parsons and Merton to the Frankfurt School to Foucault, Bourdieu, Giddens and Hochschild - locating each thinker within their own social, political and historical context and helping readers use these ideas to understand the contemporary world.

This accessible and exciting new text looks at the implications of aesthetic labour for work and employment by contextualizing debates and offering a critical approach.

The methodology described in Statistics in Steps makes statistics comprehensible for students and lecturers. This textbook gives a clear and concise explanation of how certain statistical techniques work and what they are used for, illustrated by real-life examples. The book focuses on how statistical techniques are used, not on the formulas behind them (although they are treated in the book as well). Thus enabling students to use statistics as a useful tool to process quantitative data.

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Van toezichthouders wordt steeds vaker verwacht dat ze informatie over hun toezicht en onder toezicht staande organisaties publiceren. Dat doen ze om burgers in staat te stellen keuzes te maken, om onder toezicht staande partijen te bewegen zich aan wet- en regelgeving te houden en om verantwoording af te leggen.

Een veel gehoord argument voor transparantie over toezicht is dat dit bijdraagt aan het vertrouwen. Maar draagt transparantie wel bij aan het winnen van het vertrouwen van burgers? E...

In Linkebeek bij Brussel overleed in augustus 2003 Chantal Beaudelet door een schot dat was afgevuurd met het dienstwapen van haar vriend Jack Darne. Chantal en Jack lagen op dat moment samen in bed. Drie jaar later werd Jack veroordeeld voor haar moord. Jack zegt dat Chantal zelfmoord pleegde en dat hij ten onrechte al veertien jaar vastzit voor de moord op Chantal. In het onderzoek door de politie kwamen er vreemde verhalen naar boven: over een depressie bij Chantal en over een buitenechtel...

Known as the gold standard for research methods, Babbie's THE PRACTICE OF SOCIAL RESEARCH gives you a definitive guide to research as practiced by social scientists. Combining a straightforward approach with the author's renowned sense of humor, this student-friendly text equips you with the tools and knowledge to apply research concepts as both researcher and consumer. The author emphasizes the process by showing you how to design and construct projects, introducing today's various observati...

One of America's leading anthropolgists offers solutions to the perplexing question of why people behave the way they do.

Why do Hindus worship cows? Why do Jews and Moslems refuse to eat pork? Why did so many people in post-medieval Europe believe in witches?

Marvin Harris answers these and other perplexing questions about human behavior, showing that no matter how bizarre a people's behavior may seem, it always stems from identifiable and intelligble sources.

This is an essential companion to your coaching training. It guides you through the foundational knowledge and skills, looks at ethics and practice issues, answers key questions about the training process, and includes top tips from students.