Society holds a popular perception that links children in public care with criminal activity, but this connection is largely assumed. This book addresses the lack of evidence supporting this potentially damaging assumption.It begins by analysing past research, critically examining current policy and combining theoretical insights from the disciplines of childcare and criminology in order to form a theoretical framework for research. The empirical evidence of thirty-nine interviews with young people who have been through the care system is then drawn upon to highlight key findings and conclusions about the relationship between care and crime, and the implications towards current policy. Addressing issues such as:the residential care experiencedeveloping secure attachments in the context of careexperiences of educationlife after care,these powerful examples show the flaws, failures and successes of the various childcare services by offering insight into the reality of young peoples experiences.This book is highly relevant to new legislation and the current political agenda, and will prove an eye-opening read for policymakers and practitioners in the fields of child care and criminology, social workers, and students of social work, social policy and criminology.

Young People in Care and Criminal Behaviour

Politics & Social Sciences

Fitzpatrick, Claire

Social Sciences

Jessica Kingsley Publishers

Understanding Criminal Careers

The study of criminal careers is of increasing interest in criminology. It is now generally recognised that it is important to try to understand criminal behaviour across the life-course rather than focusing on fragmented incidents which provide only a partial picture. This is an accessible text which clarifies the crucial theoretical and methodological debates surrounding the study of criminal careers. It focuses on some major longitudinal studies discussing the onset, persistence, desistance and the duration of a criminal career. The important topics of prediction, risk and specialisation are addressed. The challenging question of 'When do ex-offenders become like non-offenders?' points a way forward. The book concludes by proposing an even more ambitious approach to the topic of criminal careers.

Health, Fitness & Dieting

Soothill, Keith

Francis, Brian

Psychology & Counseling

Willan

The study of criminal careers is of increasing interest in criminology. It is now generally recognised that it is important to try to understand criminal behaviour across the life-course rather than focusing on fragmented incidents which provide only a partial picture. This is an accessible text which clarifies the crucial theoretical and methodological debates surrounding the study of criminal careers.  It focuses on some major longitudinal studies discussing the onset, persistence, desistance and the duration of a criminal career. The important topics of prediction, risk and specialisation are addressed. The challenging question of 'When do ex-offenders become like non-offenders?' points a way forward. The book concludes by proposing an even more ambitious approach to the topic of criminal careers.

In 1797 an extraordinary visionary died, leaving behind a grieving husband, a two-year-old daughter, and a newborn. The woman was Mary Wollstonecraft, her daughter Fanny Imlay, and her baby Mary Godwin, who, through many trials and tribulations, grew up to become the remarkable Mary Shelley, creator of one of the most important books in literature: Frankenstein; Or, The Modern Prometheus. While many books have examined both women's lives, their remarkable similarities, their passions, joys, and their grief, A Vindication of Monsters: Essays on Mary Shelley and Mary Wollstonecraft, delves deeper into the stories behind both women, their connections to historical events, society, their philosophies, and their political contributions to their time. These essays and memoirs explore Mary Wollstonecraft, Mary Shelley, and Shelley's circle of friends, including her husband, the capricious poet Percy Shelley; the libertine Romantic Lord Byron; the first modern vampire author John Polidori; and other contemporary creatives who continue to be inspired by both women today.

A Vindication of Monsters: Essays on Mary Wollstonecraft and Mary Shelley

Biographies & Memoirs

HOLDER, NANCY

Franks, Jason

MURRAY, Lee

Sussex, Lucy

Klinger, Leslie S.

Cade, Octavia

Hood, Robert

Davis, Matthew R.

Bissett, Carina

Morton, Lisa.

Karloff, Sara

Brittany, Michele

Prentice Jr, Donald

Bruder, Ciarán

Mejia, Piper

Ferguson, Anthony P

Stubbs, H K

Butlier, Grant

Arts & Literature

IFWG Publishing International

Space and Time Spring/Summer #146

Science Fiction & Fantasy

Smith, Angela Yuriko

Addison, Linda D.

Payne, Michael H.

Gold, Maxwell I

Munro, Donna J.W.

Bergmann, F.J.

Sekulin, Spencer

Ogochukwu, Jeffrey

Science Fiction

Authortunities Press

Winner of the 2017 Rocky Wood award for Non- Fiction and Criticism.Drawing from horror visionaries such as Clive Barker, David Cronenberg, and Mark Powell, including introspective analysis of films such as 'Tusk,' 'The Fly,' 'Hellraiser,' and 'Eat,' The Body Horror Book is a non-fiction exploration of the monstrous aspect of the human form.By exploring the literary trope of the carnival and the grotesque, and how the state of cultural and political affairs dictate the monsters created within fiction and film, The body Horror Book is designed to educate, terrify, intrigue, and beguile, if you dare to enter the rabbit hole...."Insightful and downright entertaining, e Body Horror Book pierces the tenuous membrane between fiction and reality, exposing the fears we all have in common ... the horrors inflicted on the human body."- Bob Pastorella, reviewer at www.thisishorror.co.uk"If you only have time to read one book... make sure it's this book."- Brendon Meynell, President. Australasian Horror Writers Association Inc."Fascinating and accessible, the Body Horror Book is a strikingly diverse exploration of horror that is interested not simply in getting under your skin, but also in finding out just what you've got hiding under there."- William Tea, Ginger Nuts Of Horror '...a solid and thought-provoking production.'- Tabula Rassa Mag

The Body Horror Book

Literature & Fiction

History & Criticism

CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform

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