Providing a brief overview of mixed methods research, this second edition takes the reader through the essential steps in planning or designing a study.

Written by two of the most prominent criminologists in the field, Race and Crime, 6th Edition takes an incisive look at the intersection of race and ethnicity and the criminal justice system.

By introducing each step taken in a criminal investigation, this text allows students to gain a clear understanding of the processes involved and helps them to critically assess the interplay of investigations, criminology and forensics.

This book helps students to understand the relationship between theory and practice in social work.

A study of institutions, management, ethics and contemporary society.

Hall offers a wide-ranging exploration of the issues surrounding cultural identity. He outlines the reasons why the question of identity is so compelling and yet so problematic. Outstanding contributors then interrogate different dimensions of the crisis of identity providing both theoretical and substantive insights into different approaches to understanding identity.

This book shows the reader how to craft high quality, precisely-worded survey questions that will elicit rich and useful data to help answer their research or evaluation questions.

'In an era of "big data" and evidence based practice, this book provides students and practitioners with an engaging and informative way into the world of counselling and psychotherapy research. It is essential reading for those starting to make sense of and engage in empirical study' - Andy Hill, Head of Research, BACP

The definitive introduction to the theory and practice of emotion-focused counselling.

'At last - answers to a multitude of questions on the complexities of the therapeutic relationship. This is a gem of a book.'Carole Smith, Course Leader, BSc Counselling Studies, Huddersfield University