Academic & Professional

Leslie Rae / Using Evaluation in Training and Development (Large Paperback)

Practical in tone, yet firmly based on sound theoretical foundations, the book clearly shows how evaluation can and should be applied before, during and after training Guidelines are suggested, methods described and practical, tried and tested, resources...

Jeffrey Jowell / Understanding Human Rights Principles (Large Paperback)

Human rights are brought to life by a number of defining principles. This text explores each of those principles in depth through comprehensive,informative and provocative papers written by prominent and distinguished practitioners and legal academics...

Nicky Stanton / Mastering Communication: Fourth Edition (Large Paperback)

This book is for anyone wanting to improve their communication skills and knowledge of how communication works in organizations. It provides guidance on telephoning and text messaging, interviewing, meetings, giving presentations, speaking in...

Graeme Burton , Richard Dimbleby / Between Ourselves: An Introduction to Interpersonal Communication (Large Paperback)

This is the ideal text for students taking courses in interpersonal communication. It draws together all the main strands in communication theory to illustrate communication processes in action. This new edition fully reflects recent changes in...

Paul Cullen / Refugees and Asylum Seekers in Ireland (Large Paperback)

The explosion over the past few years of the number of people seeking asylum in Ireland as a result of the booming "Celtic Tiger" economy has focused attention for the first time on a wide range of the need for political asylum and Ireland's...

Caroline Fennell / Crime and crisis in Ireland: Justice by illusion? (Large Paperback)

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Michael Hill / The Policy Process in the Modern State (Large Paperback)

In an expanded and improved third edition of this classic textbook, Michael Hill has once again provided an exempary introductory account of the policy process in the modern state. Building on the success of the previous editions, the author has extended...

Richard T De George / Business Ethics (Large Paperback)

This book provides comprehensive, integrated coverage of the entire field of business ethics. It begins with an overview of today's business scene, then explores the basic tools and techniques of ethical analysis and moral reasoning and shows how they...

Michael Hill / Understanding Social Policy (Large Paperback)

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Owen Hargie , David Dickson / Communication Skills for Effective Management (Large Paperback)

It is now widely recognized that communication is at the very heart of effective management. There is therefore an ever-expanding demand for valid and generalizable information on how best to relate to people in organizational contexts. Communication...

David Beetham / Democracy and Human Rights (Large Paperback)

What is democracy? How do we know when we have it? Is liberal democracy merely one, or the only, version of democracy.     All of our books are second hand, and while you may not get the exact copy shown in the picture, all of our books are in...

Michael Moran / Politics and Society in Britain (Large Paperback)

An examination of the changing social structure in modern Britain and the changing attitudes towards political parties and systems. This study discusses such topics as the nature and instability of political culture, and outlines political parties,...

Stuart Oskamp / Reducing Prejudice and Discrimination (Large Paperback)

Finding ways to reduce prejudice and discrimination is the central issue in attacking racism in our society. Yet this book is almost unique among scientific volumes in its focus on that goal. This important book combines critical analysis of theories...

Susan E. Murphy / The Quest for Moral Leaders: Essays on Leadership Ethics (Large Paperback)

The quest for moral leaders is both a personal quest that takes place in the hearts and minds of leaders and a pursuit by individuals, groups, organizations, communities and societies for leaders who are both ethical and effective. The contributors to...

Patrick Gunnigle , Patrick Flood / Personnel Management in Ireland: Practice, Trends and Development (Large Paperback)

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Teresa Brannick / Business Research Methods: Strategies, Techniques and Sources (Large Paperback)

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Thomas N. Garavan , Barra Ó Cinnéide / Cases in Irish business strategy and policy (Large Paperback)

A collection of cases in business strategy and policy in Ireland. Companies profiled include Avonmore Foods, Bailey's Irish Cream and the Jefferson Smurfit Group. Themes covered include how organizations are responding to a complex business environment...

Tolley's Health and Safety at Work Handbook 2010 (Large Paperback)

Covers key aspects of health and safety law and practice, as well as related environmental and employment information. This work aims to provide a clear interpretation of legislation and regulations, on a range of subjects from accident reporting to...

Tolley's Health and Safety at Work Handbook 2006 (Large Paperback)

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Tolley's Health and Safety at Work Handbook 2009 (Large Paperback)

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Robert Reiner / The Politics of the Police (Large Paperback)

This third edition of the popular and highly acclaimed text, The Politics of the Police , has been updated to take account of recent and profound changes in the law, policy, and organization of policing. It examines the complex and highly-charged debates...

Tim Newburn / Handbook of Policing (Large Paperback)

This volume aims to provide a comprehensive but readable overview of policing in the UK, reflecting the transformations that have taken place in recent years and the increasing professionalisation of one of the country's most important services...

Simon French / Operational Research Techniques (Large Paperback)

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Jeremy W. Stranks / The Manager's Guide to Health and Safety at Work (Large Paperback)

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Ralph Crawshaw , Tom Williamson , Barry Devlin / Human Rights and Policing:Standards for Good Behaviour and a Strategy for Change (Large Paperback)

This is a unique book in that it distils the knowledge, ideas and experience of three police professionals in the cause of a human rights-based approach to policing. The book is written for an audience of police officials, human rights workers with an...

Dave Davis / A Guide to Investigating Using the Internet (Large Paperback)

A Guide to Investigating Using the Internet provides you with essential information on to use the Internet effectively. The Guide is full of useful tips and helpful techniques, and shows you how to get results. Topics covered Internet addressing;...

Loraine Blaxter , Christina Hughes , Malcolm Tight / How to Research (Large Paperback)

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R Meredith Belbin / The Coming Shape of Organization (Large Paperback)

This book from Meredith Belbin, the UK's leading expert on teams, takes the reader on a different and fascinating journey. His insightful analysis takes us from the faults of typical hierarchies to the new world of restructured, flatter organizations...

Carol H. Weiss / Evaluation (Large Paperback)

This timely and accessible guide on the conduct of evaluation studies explores how we apply research methods in evaluating social programs, illustrating its points with reference to a variety of fields, including education, social services, and criminal...

David De Vaus / Research Design in Social Research (Large Paperback)

With this book David de Vaus has written one of the best general research methods textbooks around. The use of different types of research design as the point of departure is a different and very helpful approach to take, especially since many textbooks...

Tom Campbell / Sceptical Essays on Human Rights (Large Paperback)

Britain's Human Rights Act 1998 is the latest in a wave of legislative and constitutional instruments that have been passed in a number of countries (including Canada, New Zealand and South Africa) and which put human rights at the top of the public law...

Ralph Crawshaw / Human Rights and Policing (Large Paperback)

This is a second, thoroughly revised and expanded edition of a book that has four clear to provide a concise account and analysis of international human rights and humanitarian law standards relevant to policing; to set out arguments for compliance with...

Willem de Lint , Alan Hall / Intelligent Control: Developments in Public Order Policing in Canada (Hardback)

Massive public protests have had a prominent presence at the turn of the millennium, with many thousands of protestors controlled by small, yet, increasingly specialized police forces. Investigating the ways in which police practices have evolved in...

Stanley Lewis Lyons / Security of Premises: A Manual for Managers (Hardback)

This book gives managers responsible for security succinct and practical guidance on security strategies appropriate to the problems and risks associated with their particular organisations.     All of our books are second hand, and while you...

Rowan Bosworth-Davies / Money Laundering: A Practical Guide to the New Legislation (Hardback)

Financial institutions are facing one of the most serious threats in recent years in the form of new EC and UK legislation against the handling of money derived from criminal acitivities. This comprehensive book should be a useful source of information...

Jane Hughes / Detention of Asylum Seekers in Europe:Analysis and Perspectives (Hardback)

This volume presents a compilation of cross-disciplinary essays written by representatives of non-governmental and inter-governmental organisations, practising lawyers, academics, researchers and a psychiatrist, which reflect the heightened concern among...

Joseph M. Juran / Quality Planning and Analysis (Hardback)

Written by internationally recognized leaders in quality, this book provides comprehensive coverage and reflects modern thinking on quality in the 90's and into the 21st century. It gives balanced coverage of the impact of quality on all organizational...

Mitchell L. Eisen / Memory and Suggestibility in the Forensic Interview (Hardback)

Memories are the ultimate foundation of testimony in legal settings ranging from criminal trials to divorce mediations and custody hearings. Yet the last decade has seen mounting evidence of various ways in which the accuracy of memories can be distorted...

Christopher Pollitt , Geert Bouckaert / Quality Improvement in European Public Services: Concepts, Cases and Commentary (Hardback)

Since the late 1980s the quality of public services has become a major focus of attention for politicians, managers and citizens, but surprisingly there has been little material with a truly European focus. This book remedies this absence. Part One...

William Bratton , Peter Knobler / The Turnaround: How America's Top Cop Reversed the Crime Epidemic (Hardback)

When Bill Bratton was sworn in as New York City's police commissioner in 1994, he made what many considered a bold The NYPD would fight crime in every borough...and win.  It seemed foolhardy; even everybody knows you can't win the war on crime...

John Ridley / Safety at Work (Sixth Edition) (Hardback)

Safety at Work is widely accepted as the authoritative guide to safety and health in the workplace and covers all aspects of safety management.The sixth edition has been revised to cover recent changes to UK practice and standards in health, safety,...

James Dingley / Terrorism and the Politics of Social Change: A Durkheimian Analysis (Hardback)

Terrorism and political violence have invariably accompanied the progressive modernization of states; a socio-cultural reaction to the problems of social change and development. To understand this phenomenon, it is necessary to consider the nature of...

John O. Burtis , Paul David Turman / Group Communication Pitfalls: Overcoming Barriers to an Effective Group Experience (Hardback)

Group Communication Overcoming Barriers to an Effective Group Experience treats groups and the work involved in grouping as useful tools humans have developed for responding to pressures or demands faced by group members. This book assumes an orientation...

Max Koch / Roads to Post-Fordism: Labour Markets and Social Structures in Europe (Hardback)

In this book Max Koch develops a theoretical model to understand the restructuring of labour markets and social structures of advanced capitalist countries on the basis of the 'regulation approach'. This approach is then applied to comparative analysis...

Claudia Tazreiter / Asylum Seekers and the State: The Politics of Protection in a Security-Conscious World (Hardback)

Highly topical in subject matter, Asylum Seekers and the State reveals immigration policy as a political process which has social consequences not only for the newcomer group, but also for the wider receiver society. This work considers the obligations...

Seumas Miller , John Blackler / Ethical Issues in Policing (Hardback)

Police Studies constitute an important area of academic inquiry and policing raises a large number of ethical questions, yet to date there has been a paucity of research on the subject. This significant volume provides an integrated mix of...

Cary L. Cooper , Ivan T. Robertson / 1995, International Review of Industrial and Organizational Psychology (Hardback)

Organizational psychology is concerned with the world of work and training, specifically the functioning of organizations and how people and groups behave. PRovides self-contained, state-of-the-art reviews of topics of current concern and significant new...

Willard M. Oliver / Catholic Perspectives on Crime and Criminal Justice (Hardback)

  Drawing upon Catholic social teaching, traditional writings, and Sacred Scripture, this book presents a Catholic perspective of crime and criminal justice in America. Specifically, it presents a policy framework for the criminal justice system...

D.B.L. McClelland / Handbook of Transfusion Medicine

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ACSM's Guidelines for Exercise Testing and Prescription (Large Paperback)

The single most internationally read and referenced text in sports medicine, exercise science, and health and fitness, this manual succinctly summarizes recommended procedures for exercise testing and exercise prescription in healthy and diseased...

Charles Montgomery / Happy City : Transforming Our Lives Through Urban Design (Large Paperback)

" Happy City is not only readable but stimulating. It raises issues most of us have avoided for too long. Do we live in neighbourhoods that make us happy? That is not a silly question. Montgomery encourages us to ask it without embarrassment, and to...

Ken Blakemore / Understanding Equal Opportunity Policies (Large Paperback)

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