New approaches to social problems treatment /
This volume examines diverse developments in the evolution of public policy institutions for remedying social problems. The collected chapters address the transformation of social problems, social problems work, and social problems solutions in the context of criminal justice, mental health, and com...
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Otros Autores: | , |
Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
Publicado: |
Bingley :
Emerald,
2010.
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Edición: | 1st ed. |
Colección: | Research in social problems and public policy ;
v. 17. |
Temas: | |
Acceso en línea: | Texto completo Texto completo |
Sumario: | This volume examines diverse developments in the evolution of public policy institutions for remedying social problems. The collected chapters address the transformation of social problems, social problems work, and social problems solutions in the context of criminal justice, mental health, and community institutions (schools) in contemporary society. These diverse settings and institutions collectively reflect a trend toward the use of various 'treatment' initiatives within formal disciplinary systems and as part of legalistic social control strategies. Although all of the remedial approache. |
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Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (x, 298 pages). |
Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references. |
ISBN: | 9781849507370 1849507376 |
ISSN: | 0196-1152 ; |