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01/26/2024
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We've just added the new books for October and November onto our new Social Sciences New Books Collection area.

Here are some of the highlights for you:

The Bloomsbury Handbook of Theories in Childhood Studies by Sandra Balagopalan, John Wall and Karen Wells - Childhood Studies

Self-worth in Children and Young People: Critical and Practical Considerations by Rachel Burr - Community and Youth Work

Why the Police Should be Trained by Black People by Natasha C. Pratt-Harris - Criminology

The NHS at 75: the State of UK Health Policy by Mark Exworthy, Russell Mannion and Martin Powell - Health and Social Care

The Psychology of Criminal Investigation: From Theory to Practice by Andy Griffiths and Rebecca Milne - Investigation

Police Problem Solving Models and Theories by Steve Wadley - Policing

Contextual Safeguarding: The Next Chapter by Carlene Firmin and Jenny Lloyd - Social Work

Straightforward Statistics by Patrick White - Sociology

If you have a book you would like us to buy then follow our Suggest a Book on the library homepage to request it. We will try and get it as an eBook where possible so more students can use it.

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11/15/2023
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We've added some new books and eBooks onto Library Search which arrived over the spring, summer and autumn. You can find them all on our New Resources for School of Social Sciences list. Take a look at some of the highlights:

Child-Centre Play Therapy: a Practical Guide to Developing Therapeutic Relationships with Children by Nancy H. Cochran, William J. Nordling and Jeff L.Cochran - Childhood Studies.

Working with Vulnerable Children, Young People and Families by Graham Brotherton and Mark Cronin 2nd edn. - Community and Youth Work.

Youth Justice: a Critical Introduction by Stephen Case - Criminology.

Advances in Elder Abuse Research: Practice, Legislation and Policy by Amanda Phelan - Health and Social Care.

Investigative Interviewing: the Conversation Management Approach by Eric Shepherd and Andrew Griffiths - Investigation

Police Use of Force: Global Perspectives and Policy Implications by James F. Albrecht and Garth den Heyer - Professional Policing,

Introducing Social Work by Jonathan Parker - Social Work.

Social Policy in Britain by Peter Alcock, Lee Gregory and Margaret May 5th edn.- Sociology.

If you have a book you would like us to buy then follow our Suggest a Book on the library homepage to request it. We will try and get it as an eBook where possible so more students can use it.

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10/20/2023
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The library has recently subscribed to a new collection of eBooks from Sage Publishing. The package includes unlimited access to many Social Science titles. You can get to Sage Catalyst from the Database Search on Library Search and then entering "Sage Catalyst". Just follow the "View Online" link to launch it. You can browse the eBooks by subject.

Criminology highlighted titles;

Criminology by Tony Murphy.
Criminological Theory by Stephen G Tibbetts and Alex R Piquero.
Research Methods in Criminal Justice and Criminology by Callie Marie Rennison and Timothy Christopher Hart.
An Introduction to Criminology by Pamela Davies and Michael Rowe.
The SAGE Dictionary of Criminology by Eugene McLaughlin and John Muncie.
Criminological Theory by Robert J Lilly, Francis Cullen and Richard A Ball.

In addition, all Sage Catalysis eBooks are discoverable on Library Search. Therefore, if you know the eBook's title, you can visit Library Search and click on view full text from the catalogue record to access the eBook.

If you need any further help accessing SAGE Catalyst or any of our other databases, please get in touch by Chatemail, or phone on (0191) 515 3691.

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