Analyses of crime and justice in an unprecedented timeWhile COVID-19 lockdowns affected nearly everyone worldwide, feelings of anxiety and fear were exacerbated for those already entangled in the criminal justice system. Scholars recognized the unique opportunity to study crime and the justice system’s response during this period, though they soon realized that determining the pandemic’s effects would be a complicated, nuanced process.Crime, Corrections...

Since the publication of the first edition of this classic text, the major reforms in social work education resulted in the National Occupational Standards Framework (NOSF), which requires all social workers to demonstrate competence in a number of key areas.This practical text book covers all areas of the NOSF including social work ethics, residential care practice, child protection, risk analysis and protecting adults with learning difficulties. Numerous case studies effectively ...

Mr. Warren, ein Londoner Bankier, bittet Sherlock Holmes um Hilfe. Sein Buchhalter, Mr. Hill, wird seit einigen Tagen vermisst. Holmes nimmt sich der Sache an und befragt dessen verzweifelte Frau Eva. Diese berichtet ihm von einer weiteren vermissten Person. Mrs. Cerise Taylor, die Ehefrau des ehemaligen Geschäftspartners des Bankiers Hill, wurde am selben Tag, als der Buchhalter auf merkwürdige Weise verschwand, von ihrem eigenen Mann in die Irrenanstalt eingewiesen. Zufall, oder eine ers...

Groups for parents, babies and toddlers, spanning the 1001 critical days from late pregnancy up to age two, are an effective way of supporting expectant and new parents by helping them to become more attuned, sensitive and empathic towards their child.Contributors bring together a range of theoretical perspectives to show different ways to facilitate groups that combine mindfulness and psychological insight to promote bonding, attunement and mind-mindedness, and to prevent abuse an...

As well-versed in politics, pop culture, and crime fiction as he is ill-fated in life, Jack Taylor is recovering from a mistaken medical diagnosis and a failed suicide attempt. In need of money-and with former cop on his resume-Jack has been hired as a night-shift security guard. But his Ukrainian boss has Jack in mind for a bit of off-the-books work. He wants Jack to find what some claim to be the first true book of heresy, The Red Book, which is currently in the possession of a rogue pri...

Ex-cop-turned-PI Jack Taylor has finally escaped the despair of his violent life in Galway in favor of quiet retirement in the country with his friend Keefer, a former Rolling Stones roadie, and a falcon named Maeve. But on a day trip back into the city to sort out his affairs, Jack is hit by a truck in front of Galway’s Famine Memorial and left in a coma—but mysteriously without a scratch on him. When he awakens weeks later, he finds Ireland in a frenzy over the so-called “Miracle of Galw...

An unexpected transfer lands Jonathan Martin a banking job in the Sheikdom of Dahra. From day one, he discovers that not all is as it seems on the surface.This is his story, a narration of significant events as they happened to him. In a word, his story is a series of adventures, some of which the world is yet not supposed to know. Many of these events are metaphors for the twists and turns of modern life.At one and the same time, Jonathan Martin can be regarded as both a h...

In "The Flowers," Margarita Spalding Gerry masterfully weaves an intricate tapestry of themes revolving around the beauty of nature and the ephemeral nature of existence. Written with a lyrical prose that reflects the Romantic literary style, Gerry's poem evokes vivid imagery and emotions, drawing the reader into a world teeming with the splendor of flowers that symbolize love, loss, and regeneration. The poem's historical context is particularly significant, as it emerges from the late 19...

An unexpected transfer lands Jonathan Martin a banking job in the Sheikdom of Dahra. From day one, he discovers that not all is at it seems on the surface. This is his story, a narration of significant events as they happened to him. In a word, his story is a series of adventures, about some of which the world is yet not supposed to know. Many of these events are metaphors for the twists and turns of modern life. At one and the same time, Jonathan Martin can be regarded as both a hero and ...

The Dahran Offer is the continuing narrative of international intrigue based on the adventures of Sir Jonathan Martin, a gay banker, who has become the owner of some slaves. A boring and uninteresting life is changed forever as he makes discovery after discovery about himself, life, international business, politics, and modern society.

Working in a very mundane banking environment in the Sheikdom of Dahra, Jonathan Martin, having become the unintended and accidental owner of a slave, finds that he is being referred to as the ‘Retrainer’. This narrative is part of his story, of some remarkable events as they happened to him. In a word, his story is a series of adventures about which the outside world is yet not supposed to know. Many of these events are metaphors for the twists and turns of modern life. At one and the sam...

Ethics in Archaeological Practice focuses on the ethics of archaeological work in a European context.This book covers all aspects of the archaeological profession, including archaeological advisors employed by state national, or regional heritage agencies, commercial archaeologists (consultants and contractors), and academics. It considers all archaeologists as professionals and situates ethical practice at the heart of what it means to be a professional archaeologist. It ...