The importance of context : understanding the nature of anti-social behaviour in rural Scotland.
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Wooff, A. (2016)
The importance of context : understanding the nature of anti-social behaviour in rural Scotland. In Donnermeyer, J. F. (Ed.). The Routledge international handbook of rural criminology.. Taylor & Francis (Routledge). ISBN 9781138799745, 9781315755885
This chapter seeks to provide a starting point for understanding anti-social behaviour (herein ASB) within a rural context, and how this provides important illumination of the...
Productive Ignorance: Assessing Public Understanding of Human Trafficking in Ukraine, Hungary and Great Britain
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Sharapov, K. (2016)
Productive Ignorance: Assessing Public Understanding of Human Trafficking in Ukraine, Hungary and Great Britain. In P. Rigby, & M. Malloch (Eds.), Human Trafficking: The Complexities of Exploitation, 17-40. Edinburgh University Press. doi:10.3366/edinburgh/9781474401128.003.0002
Focusing on three national case studies this chapter explores the comparative empirical data on public knowledge and understanding of human trafficking, examining the link bet...
The ethics of researching the police : dilemmas and new directions.
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Skinns, L., Wooff, A. & Sprawson, A. (2015)
The ethics of researching the police : dilemmas and new directions. In Brunger, M., Tong, S. & Martin, D. (Eds.). Introduction to policing research : taking lessons from practice., 185-203. Taylor & Francis (Routledge). ISBN 9780415750400, 9781138013292, 9781315795294
This chapter examines key ethical dilemmas faced by social science researchers. It explores informed and voluntary consent, confidentiality and anonymity, and relationships in...
Radical and Engaged Cinema in Scotland.
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MacPherson, R. (2014)
Radical and Engaged Cinema in Scotland. In Directory of World Cinema ScotlandIntellect
A short history of radical and engaged films and filmmakers in Scotland from 1917 to the present.
A normative theory of the Information society
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Duff, A. (2012)
A normative theory of the Information society. Abingdon: Routledge
Violence against women: current theory and practice in domestic abuse, sexual violence and exploitation.
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Lombard, N., & McMillan, L. (2011)
Violence against women: current theory and practice in domestic abuse, sexual violence and exploitation. Jessica Kingsley Publications
Violence against women is a pervasive problem in society and responding appropriately to those who experience it and those who perpetrate it is a constant challenge for social...
Promoting Health and Wellbeing in later Life. Interventions in Primary Care and Community Settings.
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Frost, H., Haw, S., & Frank, J. (2011)
Promoting Health and Wellbeing in later Life. Interventions in Primary Care and Community Settings. Edinburgh: Scottish Collaboration for Public Health Research and Policy
In developed countries the population of older people is expected to rise as life expectancy increases. Consequently, it will become increasingly difficult to maintain indepen...
Legions, Laws and Languages: book history and English hegemony.
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McCleery, A. (2009)
Legions, Laws and Languages: book history and English hegemony. In S. Frost, & R. Nix (Eds.), Angles on the English-speaking World, 39-54. Museum Tusculanum Press
Daniel Bell's theory of the information society.
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Duff, A. (2009)
Daniel Bell's theory of the information society. In B. Smart (Ed.), Post-Industrial Society, 201-232. Sage
Daniel Bell is recognised to be the foremost writer on the information society. The paper expounds his writings in detail, showing their development from the 1960s to the 1990...
Binge drinking- a commentary.
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Gill, J. S., Murdoch, J., & O'May, F. (2007)
Binge drinking- a commentary. In K. I. DiGuarde (Ed.), Binge Drinking Research Progress, 125-140. Nova Science Publishers