An invaluable companion for students studying or about to study criminology. Maintaining its clear style and comprehensive coverage of core skills, the book includes a much needed new chapter on plagiarism, and has been updated with additional information on e-resources and the varying educational levels within a degree.

Based on the theoretical approach to cooperative negotiating skills developed at the Harvard Project on Negotiation, this book presents a two-step process towards mastery of negotiating and influencing skills.

A practical and comprehensive guide to researching, preparing and writing a dissertation at Masters level.

An introduction to the philosophy, theory and practice of the person-centred approach. Focusing on the psychological underpinnings of the approach, this book describes the theory of personality on which it is based and the nature of the therapeutic which is characterised by: unconditional positive regard, empathy, and congruence.

Doing Research with Children and Young People introduces researchers to the key considerations involved in working with children and young people.

A local community study of tense relations between an established group and outsiders becomes a microcosm that illuminates a range of sociological configurations. The Established and the Outsiders examines the mechanisms of stigmatization, monopolization of power, collective fantasy and `we' and `they' images which support and reinforce divisions in society.

Updated with an exciting new chapter on political crime that highlights the debated connections between crime and politics, the Third Edition of White-Collar Crime provides students with a comprehensive introduction to the most important topics within white-collar crime.

Taking as her starting point the need for students to conduct research for themselves in the `real world', Zina O'Leary guides those new to research through the whys and how-tos of the entire research process. This student-focused book offers a hands on and practical guide to the research process.

An invaluable introduction to managing university life for any student, as well as a helpful resource for parents and friends wishing to gain a greater understanding of the stresses faced at university.

An invaluable guide to a variety of core research concepts in both political science and international relations. Each entry is consistently structured and cross-relates entries, it contains examples and can be used across an entire degree.