Applying Complexity Theory: Whole systems approaches to criminal justice and social work - Couverture rigide

 
9781447311409: Applying Complexity Theory: Whole systems approaches to criminal justice and social work
Couverture rigide
ISBN 10 : 144731140X ISBN 13 : 9781447311409
Editeur : Policy Press, 2014

Synopsis

Approaches based around complexity theory are increasingly being used in the study of organisations and the delivery of services. This is the first book to explore the application of complexity theory to difficult practice issues in criminal justice and social work and is intended to stimulate debate. It brings together experts in this emerging field to address complexity theory from a range of perspectives (positivist, realist, and constructivist), providing a detailed but accessible discussion of the key issues to whole systems approaches. The chapters cover theory and research on the nature of complex adaptive systems, their application to key areas of service delivery and the efficacy and ethics of criminal justice and social work interventions. The book argues for the usefulness of applying complexity theory to address significant and intractable social problems and also challenges the reductionist approaches to solving those problems currently favoured by policy makers. It will be of interest to academics and postgraduate students in social work and criminal justice.

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À propos de l?auteur

Aaron Pycroft is Senior Lecturer in Addiction Studies at the Institute of Criminal Justice Studies at the University of Portsmouth, where he teaches, writes and researches on theory, policy and interventions related to substance misuse. Clemens Bartollas PhD is a Professor of Sociology at the University of Northern Iowa School of Sociology, Anthropology and Criminology. He has written extensively in the areas of criminology and criminal justice, penology and corrections.

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Éditeur
Policy Press
Date d'édition
2014
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
144731140X
ISBN 13 
9781447311409
Reliure
Relié
Nombre de pages
328
Éditeur
Pycroft Aaron, Bartollas Clemens
Coordonnées du fabricant
non disponible
Personne responsable
gpsr@libri.de
gpsr@libri.de

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