Mixed Methods in Criminology is the first book to bring together the discipline of criminology with the mixed methods research strategy, which has become increasingly prominent within criminological teaching and research.The book is structured so that it charts the course of a criminological mixed methods study. Starting with an introduction to mixed methods and its implications for criminology and criminological research, the book then works systematically through the pla...

Hidden older illegal drug users are a seldom researched group; most research on illegal drug users instead focusses on the young or the institutionalised. To counter this trend, this book reports on a study of current 'hidden' users of illegal drugs aged 40 and over. These are individuals who have sustained illegal drug use over the long term, largely away from the gaze of the authorities, whilst living otherwise 'conventional' lives, holding down jobs, raising families and so on. Thus the...

In Scripture we encounter God and come to know God’s people. *Women in the Old Testament, Part One,*takes you on a journey through Israel’s beginnings, Israel’s captivity and freedom, and Israel’s tribal period from the perspective of the earliest women of salvation history, such as Sarah, Deborah, and Ruth. Guided by the classic commentary of Irene Nowell, OSB, and the contemporary scholarship of Jaime Waters, enter into these ancient stories of women of the Bible that remain rich and rel...

With a foreword by First Minister of Wales, Mark Drakeford, this book is the first to offer an in-depth look into what makes the Welsh Social Work context unique. It includes the move towards joint children, families and adult provision and the emphasis on early intervention, future generations and partnership considerations.Covering the subject knowledge required by the Welsh regulator, Social Care Wales, it provides essential reading for students and practising social workers in ...

Jump into the waves, and enter the world of Faerie!On a rock by the shore sits a mermaid fairDreaming of her lost lover as she combs her hairKelpies, and selkies, and the great snakes of the seaAll stop and listen as she sings of a love never to beFor the sailor she saved from those dark, storm-tossed wavesGot back on his ship, and sailed awayNow the mermaid's alone, with broken-hearted dre...

While we may know the Bible stories of Israel’s military leaders, kings, and prophets, we are often less familiar with the stories of the women who helped to establish a monarchy, defend Israel’s interests, and reflect God’s image in unique ways. In Women in the Old Testament, Part Two, a continuation of the classic commentary by Irene Nowell, OSB, in conversation with the contemporary voice of Jaime Waters, you will explore stories of women of the Bible such as Judith and Esther,...

Frederic was never cut out to be a reality TV star.After losing a rigged cooking show competition, and a potential lover, to another baker, Frederic Jackson wants the anonymity of small town life and his own bakery. He's packed his considerable baggage and moved to Bluewater Bay, using the network's hush money over the show's fixed results to rebuild his simple dream.Blaire Caruthers knew working for his father was a bad idea, manipulating the outcome of th...

A Bluewater Bay NovelAfter losing a rigged cooking show competition—and a potential lover—to another baker, Frederic Jackson packs up his considerable baggage and moves to Bluewater Bay. He uses the network’s hush money to buy a new bakery where he hopes the small town’s revitalized economy will let him start anew.Blaire Caruthers never wanted to work for his father at Caruthers Industries. He should have known that fixing the company’s show results was a m...

La joven Nancy Astley vendía ostras en una pequeña ciudad portuaria en la costa de Kent hasta que un día llegó una compañía de variedades donde cantaba un joven encantador, Nancy se dejó seducir por su voz y por su gracia, y descubrió que en realidad era también una jovencita, como ella. La siguió a Londres como su asistenta, como su amante y como su compañera de actuación. Pero esto no fue más que el primer paso de una larga y muy peculiar educación sentimental. Porque en la Inglaterra vi...

A powerful anthology uniting the voices of Indigenous women, Elders, grassroots community activists, artists, academics, and family members affected by the tragedy of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls, and Two-Spirit people from across Turtle Island.In 2010, Métis artist Jaime Black-Morsette created the REDress Project—an art installation consisting of placing red dresses in public spaces as a call for justice for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls, and Two-Spi...

Un día de verano llaman al doctor Faraday a Hundreds Hall, la mansión de los Ayres, en el desolado centro de la Inglaterra de posguerra. Faraday ya había estado allí cuando era un niño y su madre era una de las criadas de la casa. Ahora es médico, aunque con una posición social no muy cómoda, y piensa que esta visita es un golpe de suerte. Pero Hundreds Hall ya no es más que la sombra de sí misma. La señora Ayres aún es una señora elegante, aunque viva entre paredes desconchadas. Roderick,...

Vital to an agrarian communitys survival, threshing floors are agricultural spaces where crops are threshed and winnowed. But the Hebrew Bible rarely refers to such agricultural activities taking place at such sites. Instead, biblical narratives repeatedly depict threshing floors in ancient Israel as sites for mourning rites, divination rituals, cultic processions, and sacrifices. Kings consult prophets there; even the Solomonic temple was built on a threshing floor.Jaime L. Waters...