Services for families and children are rightfully the focus of intense scrutiny and debate, and there is a clear need to establish a knowledge of which services work well.This volume provides a comprehensive overview of research evidence from the UK and USA on the effectiveness of selected child welfare interventions. It addresses the challenges of measuring effectiveness in child welfare and explains the policy context for child welfare service delivery. Leading international cont...

From A Mysterious Island Hidden in the Pacific Comes a Man Known to Friend and foe alike. Genius. Scientific Wizard. Adventurer. Troubleshooter. Hero. A Force For Justice That Strikes Like Thunder!Pro Se Productions, in conjunction with Altus Press, Presents THE NEW ADVENTURES OF THUNDER JIM WADE! The latest in the PULP OBSCURA line, THE NEW ADVENTURES OF THUNDER JIM WADE features brand new tales of this classic Hero by six of the finest writers of New Pulp today! Two fisted action...

The decision whether or not to reunify a child in care with their birth family is one of the most serious taken by children's services, and often involves considerable risk.This book examines the long-term consequences of this decision for children who entered public care for abuse or neglect. It compares the experiences and progress of children who remained in care or returned to their birth families up to four years after the decision was taken. It covers how the decision is made...

The transition from care into adulthood is a difficult step for any young person, but young people leaving care have a high risk of social exclusion, both in terms of material disadvantage and marginalisation.In Young People's Transitions from Care to Adulthood leading academics gather together the latest international research relating to the transition of young people leaving care, outlining and comparing the range of legal and policy frameworks, welfare regimes and innovative pr...

BENVENUTI NEL LUOGO PIÙ SPAVENTOSO DI GOTHAM! Nel tentativo di sfuggire a un lungo periodo di detenzione per appropriazione indebita, Warren White, il “Grande Squalo Bianco” della finanza, si appella all’infermità mentale e si ritrova a scontare un periodo di osservazione nell’Ospedale psichiatrico giudiziario Arkham di Gotham City. Costretto a vivere tra le brutali mura di un manicomio, in compagnia di pazzi sanguinari come Joker e Due Facce, White intraprenderà il suo personalissimo viag...

This volume examines the school-to-prison pipeline, a concept that has received growing attention over the past 10–15 years in the United States. The “pipeline” refers to a number of interrelated concepts and activities that most often include the criminalization of students and student behavior, the police-like state found in many schools throughout the country, and the introduction of youth into the criminal justice system at an early age. The school-to-prison pipeline negatively and dis...

Two alligator hunters never dreamed that their catch of the day would be the mayor. Soon after, Wade Dalton is called in to investigate.After the mayor of Kiln is pulled from the Homochito River, Wade starts sifting through the long list of business associates and girlfriends of the now-deceased victim. The mayor's disgruntled wife also has a part to play in the investigation.But even with his powerful deductive skills and keen questioning, can Wade sort through the steamy ...

Recipient of three National Endowment for the Arts grants and with works exhibited at the prestigious Biennale de Paris, New York’s Whitney Museum, the de Menil Collection in Houston, and other venues, Bob “Daddy-O” Wade started “keeping it weird” in 1961 when he arrived in Austin with his ’51 custom Ford hot rod and his slicked-back hair. Primed to study art at the University of Texas, Wade’s coif and dragster earned him his trademark moniker, and the abstract, welded sculptures he fashio...

Every golfer has a story. And for many, sharing stories about the game's challenges and pleasures, legends and lore, is as much a joy as playing the game itself. Amy Alcott, one of golf's great personalities and an LPGA Hall of Fame member, has drawn upon her remarkable network of well-known golfing friends and gathered their stories for the first time ever.In this entertaining and fascinating collection of candid conversations, Alcott offers a rare look at the personal lives and e...

As the fight for equal rights continues, Defiant takes a critical look at the strides and struggles of the past in this revelatory and moving memoir about a young Black man growing up in the South during the heart of the Civil Rights Movement. For fans of It's Trevor Noah: Born a Crime, Stamped, and Brown Girl Dreaming."With his compelling memoir, Hudson will inspire young readers toemulate his ideals and a...

Leasing is a cheap way to get the use of land... Until the checks get too high. Then, murder becomes a negotiating tactic.When farmers get murdered, Wade looks at the money trail. One is the lease of the hunting rights to the farms soon after the murders. When he digs further, he finds another kind of lease: oil rights.There is a connection between the deaths and the families who hold rights to the land. But can Wade find it?

As the fight for equal rights continues, Defiant takes a critical look at the strides and struggles of the past in this revelatory and moving memoir about a young Black man growing up in the South during the heart of the Civil Rights Movement. For fans of It's Trevor Noah: Born a Crime, Stamped, and Brown Girl Dreaming."With his compelling memoir, Hudson will inspire young readers toemulate his ideals and a...