Specific resources will be made available digitally to the students accessible via the https://www.unitasacademy.org.uk, the following texts are also recommended:
The Student's Companion to Social Policy by
Chapter - David, M. 'Education'
This fully updated and expanded edition of the bestselling Student's Companion to Social Policy charts the latest developments, research, challenges, and controversies in the field in a concise, authoritative format. Provides students with the analytical base from which to investigate and evaluate key concepts, perspectives, policies, and outcomes at national and international levels Features a new section on devolution and social policy in the UK; enhanced discussion of international and comparative issues; and new coverage of 'nudge'-based policies, austerity politics, sustainable welfare, working age conditionality, social movements, policy learning and transfer, and social policy in the BRIC countries Offers essential information for anyone studying social policy, from undergraduates on introductory courses to those pursuing postgraduate or professional programmes Accompanied by updated online resources to support independent learning and skill development with chapter overviews, study questions, guides to key sources and career opportunities, a key term glossary, and more Written by a team of experts working at the forefront of social policy
Criminology and Social Policy by
Criminology and Social Policy systematically examines the relationship between social policy and crime. In this lively and engaging text, Paul Knepper discusses the difference social policy makes, or can make, in any response to crime. He also considers the contribution of criminology to the debates on major social policy areas, such as housing, education, employment, health and family. The book provides criminology students with an understanding of key social policy issues, and introduces criminological theory to social policy students. It is designed to cover the core components of courses in both of these areas. Equipped with study aids and guidance on further reading, Criminology and Social Policy is essential for all students of criminology and social policy at undergraduate level. Dr Paul Knepper is Lecturer in Social Policy at the University of Sheffield.
Youth and Crime by
This book provides you with the most comprehensive and authoritative overview of youth and crime available. Keeping you abreast of the contemporary debates surrounding youth crime and justice, this book examines all the key topics that you'll encounter during your studies in youth and crime at undergraduate and postgraduate level. The book: *Covers the issues around antisocial behaviour orders (ASBOs), gangs, gun and knife crime, early intervention initiatives, the respect agenda, restorative justice and child imprisonment *Features expanded coverage of youth and media, social media, cyberbullying and hate crime and takes into account recent legislative updates *Includes chapters on youth victimology and comparative and international youth justice, providing a critical analysis of issues such as institutional abuse, child trafficking, international children's rights and transnational policy transfer *Includes a new companion website, featuring links to journal articles, relevant websites, blogs and government reports Complete with chapter outlines, summary boxes, key terms, study questions, further reading lists and a glossary, this is the textbook to take you through your studies in youth and crime.