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For students old and new, Brain and Mind Made Simple makes sense of the brain, mind and consciousness. The book is packed with examples, patient histories and explanations, exploring for instance the strange case of Phineas Gage who survived brain injury but with a new personality. An expert, scientific and highly accessible guide.

Nutt Uncut is a direct challenge to politicians and others by a world expert on drugs.

Features one of TV's enduring comic characters. By the actor who played the role of Crabtree. Entirely new and original material

Lefty Lawyer is a book to counter political attacks on members of the legal profession. An award-winning black woman lawyer speaks truth to power.

A rare snapshot of life in women's prisons which describes food as a socio-cultural experience. Refreshingly new for penal observers and of interest to women's support groups everywhere. Resourceful, instructive, innovative.

Based on first-hand accounts, the book is a definitive retrospective and the first detailed history/analysis of the unit. A supreme record of an 'iconic' social experiment which includes diverse and largely unpublished materials.

A totally original super-spoof - the ideal gift for any football fan.

Explains Vladimir Putin's war in Ukraine, overturning standard thinking on war and violence. Describes unique work with serial killers and contains exclusive clinical data. Distils a lifetime of investigation and analysis.

A key text for gender aware readers/researchers which includes accounts of 'lived experience'. Outlines tools, methods and best practice.

A controversial case involving the use of evidence of 'bad character'. Shows the undesirable effect that pressure on the police to solve a case can have. Asks if bias to confirm mistaken suspicions took hold, and challenges a highly questionable conviction.

A rare 'outsider' view of prison which casts new light on hidden events. Of wide professional, penal and general interest - a woman's voice in a strongly male setting.

A thorough examination of the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 which challenges long outmoded ideas. Demonstrating political and media distortions the book calls for fresh thinking and urgent reform. First-rate, in-depth and highly informed.

For beginners and seasoned landlords alike, Better An Empty House... is a one-stop guide for landlords and investors, containing true tales of landlords/tenants and dealing with regulation, compliance and Government proposals.

Confronts topical mental health issues. Based on hard won first-hand experience. For general readers and experts alike. Ideal for youth training, development, debate.

A true story of hope and belief, Amin's Soldiers is a masterpiece of tragicomic writing falling somewhere between Catch 22 and Animal Farm as The Chieftan and his Brains Trust of fellow inmates try to govern themselves against a backdrop of prison gossip, rumour, misinformation and ever-changing rules.

Motherhood In and After Prison is based on first-hand accounts by imprisoned mothers/grandmothers of their incarceration. A feminist, matricentric tour de force, it deeply probes their multi-layered challenges and presents extensive new findings and recommendations.

A rare journey into the bipolar mind which 'opens-up' on mental health. A raw, challenging, humorous account.

Tyler Does Not Have Contact With His Dad in Prison helps parents explain a difficult situation to young children (ages 3-7).

Alex's Dad Goes to Prison is the first in the new Parent in Prison Series of books for children of imprisoned parents. It portrays the challenges they face and allows them to understand they are not alone. The book seeks to explain in simple terms why the parent was arrested and sent to prison. It describes what happens whilst the parent is in prison (such as visits and letters) and makes suggestions like starting a box in which to keep letters from and photos of the absent parent. The series aims to reduce stigma, feelings of isolation, and to show that children with a parent in prison can thrive. The series is pitched at younger readers and inspired by real life stories and events. Some 312,000 children have a parent in prison in the UK alone (2022) many of whom fall within the target age range (below) of this book. The figure is one in every 100 across Europe, millions of children worldwide, giving this vividly illustrated and attractively written work considerable potential. Helps parents explain a difficult situation to young children (ages 3-7). The first in the new Parent in Prison Series. By experienced social work practitioners.

At a time when problems of crime and antisocial behaviour stimulate debate on big society solutions, this book provides an exceptional means of tracing a line of response which began at the end of the 18th century.

Packed with insights into Jewish life, The Jewish Contribution to English Law tells why Jews were drawn to the law. Charting history to and since 1858 and describing how many excelled in legal roles the book introduces readers to Jewish judges, barristers, solicitors and lawyer politicians.

Satish Sekar shows how a miscarriage of justice destroyed families, divided communities and undermined confidence in the criminal justice system. The Cardiff Five case is the first example in the 1st of a homicide in which the original suspects were vindicated by the conviction of the true killer in the DNA age. By then, they had shared 16 years in prison for a crime they did not commit.

The Ouija board jury incident of 1994 is one of the most disconcerting in English legal history. In this first full-length treatment he emphasises the known facts, the constitutional dilemma of investigating even bizarre jury misbehaviour and how the trial involved one of the most serious murder cases of the decade in which two people were shot in cold blood.

Killing Justice in the Lone Star State is a reality check on active Death Row cases. The book offers a fresh perspective for campaigners and reformers which ranges across theory, policy and practice and explains the unjust Texas 'law of parties.'

A powerful critique of existing youth services that spans lived experience, theory and practice. Contains first-hand accounts of relational change and sees youth crime via a refreshing new lens.