Books in the Solving Social Problems series

Presenting recent studies of non-profit organizations involved in poverty relief services in New York City in comparison with programmes in existence across the US, Street Practice provides a front-line, ground-level perspective on innovative research practices designed to solve community problems.

Explores the role that teaching and learning in higher education can play in solving problems of social injustice. Examining a range of approaches to education, this book considers the challenges that exist in teaching about justice, drawing on empirical data gathered amongst college lecturers and professors, as well as the author's experience.

With the World Health Organization estimating that more than 16 percent of global deaths are due to the effects of alcohol, alcohol misuse can be an extremely damaging social problem, and one that governments around the world have endeavored to address through a range of policy strategies.

A rich examination of the neglect and abuses occurring to women in correctional facilities, Women, Incarceration, and Human Rights Violations draws upon a wealth of case studies from around the world and class action law suits to shed light on 'covert' abuse such sexual or physical abuse.

With a special emphasis on comparisons of violence among incarcerated populations in the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom, Prison Violence explores the various systems that exist for combating the problem, whilst also considering public perceptions of offenders and punishment, as influenced by media and coverage of high-profile cases. Providing a comprehensive analysis of prison violence on national and international levels, this book examines the extent of the problem, theoretical understandings of the issue and concrete solutions designed to prevent and handle such violence.

Through interviews with staff and children, the author compares the work of two NGOs on-the-ground in Thailand with the work of similar organizations overseas, shedding light on the ways in which they combine educational work with shelter settings to prevent human trafficking, protect young people and to provide a future free of exploitation.

Explores integrated and root-cause-based explanations of complex social problems. Suitable for classroom purposes, this title addresses the most fundamental principles of how humans, acting through social units, create, and eventually can remedy, social problems.