Improving social intervention : changing social policy and social work practice through research : a volume in memory of John Carrington Spencer (1915-1978) /

Bibliographic Details
Other Authors:	Spencer, John Carrington, Gandy, John, Robertson, Alex, Sinclair, Susan
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	London : New York : Croom Helm ; St. Martin's Press, 1983.
Subjects:	Spencer, John Carrington. Social policy > Research. Social service > Research.

Table of Contents:

John Spencer / Susan Sinclair
Comparative social policy and the politics of comparison / Roy Parker
Research and policy in the personal social services / Olive Stevenson
Law reform and social change / Hans Mohr
Knowledge and city planning / Norman Dennis
Anomie, ritualism, and inertia among custodial staff in Canadian prisons / Terence Willett
The myth of preventing delinquency through early identification and intervention / Jack Byles
Theory and practice in juvenile justice / Stewart Asquith
Orientations to the meaning of help / Ben Shapiro
Social work, policy, government, and research / Gilbert Smith
Policy, practice, and research / Alex Robertson and John Gandy.