Policy development and implementation has a pivotal role in the youth justice system, profoundly impacting professionals and the children they work with. This imaginative book challenges limited explanations of policy-making as linear and government-dominated through original research into the practices, identities and relationships of a wide range of stakeholders working in multiple policy- making contexts in England and Wales.The result is a detailed expert analysis of the contex...

In his lifetime, John Herschel was Britain’s best-known natural philosopher, a world celebrity, and arguably the first modern scientist of the generation in which the term itself was invented. The polymath son of William Herschel, discoverer of Uranus and constructor of the world’s largest telescopes, Herschel took highest honors as a student at Cambridge, conducted groundbreaking work in chemistry and optics, helped establish a mathematical revolution, extended his father’s astronomical s...

Identifying and exploring the challenges in understanding and responding to youth crime, this book investigates the different contexts which contribute to youth offending as well as those which either help or hinder effective youth justice responses to it.Supporting readers to evaluate traditional understandings and responses to youth offending, this critical, evidence-based text engages with a variety of international case studies, practice examples and expert perspectives from ac...

Making Stars Physical offers the first extensive look at the astronomical career of John Herschel, son of William Herschel and one of the leading scientific figures in Britain throughout much of the nineteenth century. Herschel’s astronomical career is usually relegated to a continuation of his father, William’s, sweeps for nebulae. However, as Stephen Case argues, John Herschel was pivotal in establishing the sidereal revolution his father had begun: a shift of attention from the...

This book provides a comprehensive, student-friendly and critical introduction to youth justice in England and Wales, offering a balanced evaluation of its development, rationale, nature and evidence base. It explores the evolution of definitions and explanations of youth offending and examines the responses to it that constitute youth justice.Bringing together theory, policy and practice, this book provides a balanced exposition of contemporary youth justice debates, including det...

This book aims to provide an understanding of youth offending and policy and practice responses, particularly the risk-focused approaches that have underpinned much recent academic research, youth justice policy and interventions designed to reduce and prevent problem behaviour. There has been growing concern, however, on the part of critical criminologists and others, about the theoretical, epistemological, methodological and ethical bases of risk-focused research with young people. They ...

Life is Not Always a Butcher's Game. Sometimes the Prizes Are Real. Sometimes They're Precious. All-time best-selling author STEPHEN KING returns with a novel of carny life—and death... College student Devin Jones took the summer job at Joyland hoping to forget the girl who broke his heart. But he wound up facing something far more terrible: the legacy of a vicious murder, the fate of a dying child, and dark truths about life—and what comes after—that would change his world forever. A rive...

South Dakota Crusader portrays a principled and accomplished man who spent the first half of his life preparing for national public service.This book takes an in-depth look at Francis Case's life and times up to the day before he officially becomes a U. S. congressman. It begins by describing his family background and early years as one of five children born in rural Iowa, where his Methodist-minister father served ten pastorates before accepting a new assignment i...

Seven further stories from the pen of emerging pastiche author Stephen Herczeg. Some have appeared in the annals of the MX Series of New Sherlock Holmes stories and the Holmes anthologies of Belanger Books, along two previously unpublished adventures.A seemingly innocent concern from Lestrade about his cousin, leads Holmes back into a world left behind after the affair of The Five Orange Pips.Investigating the appearance of a body at the base of Tower Bridge, unveils a hidden cult of Satan...

Comprehensive Study Resource That Helps Readers Pass the PACES ExamConcise and ideal for quick reference, Cases for PACES is the perfect resource for MRCP PACES preparation in the run-up to the examination. Its full-colour one-page case study format matches the style of the exam and lets you quickly read up on all the most common cases to ensure you will be prepared.The authors’ experience in learning and teaching PACES is condensed to provide exac...

Another eight eclectic tales from the pen of Stephen Herczeg. All have featured in annals of the MX Books of New Sherlock Holmes stories and the many anthologies from Belanger Books.The body was in the box, and then it wasn't. Holmes must find the dead girl and the identity of her killer.A young girl appears to be possessed by a demon. What is the truth and who is behind it?Dead bees. Honey that tastes of ash. A retired Holmes must track down the cause and unearth the mystery behind the st...

Once again, the pen of Stephen Herczeg has produced another set of eclectic stories from the world of Sherlock Holmes and his creator. All have featured in annals of the MX Books of New Sherlock Holmes stories and the many anthologies from Belanger Books.A disturbing Christmas gift sees Holmes employed to find the owner of a severed foot.A break-in at the British Museum leads Holmes into the ominous presence of animal-like humans.Before Holmes met him, Colonel Lysander Stark built a career...