The exploitation of the vulnerable via sex and labour trafficking is an unfortunate yet persistent characteristic of human society. In the introductory chapter, a brief history of human trafficking is provided, definitional and measurement issues are explored, and crucial questions are raised about narrative truth in criminology, and the power of redemption stories for human trafficking participants as they navigate their desistance journeys are discussed.

In the seven book chapters that follow, researchers have conducted both qualitative and quantitative analyses of human trafficking, focusing primarily on sex trafficking.

Authors delve into the complex world of human trafficking through the lens of personal narratives of participants, including sex traffickers, sex workers, social workers, and law enforcement. Drawing from first-hand accounts, the book illuminates the intricate pathways that lead individuals into human trafficking and the challenges faced by those who attempt to leave.

From the initial causes of trafficking involvement to the violent realities faced by sex workers, the book provides an unflinching look at this global crisis. It uniquely combines survivor stories with perspectives from frontline professionals-including hotline operators, law enforcement officers, and social workers-offering a multi-faceted view of the challenges in combating human trafficking and supporting survivors.

This essential reading provides valuable insights for criminologists, social workers, law enforcement professionals, human rights advocates, trauma counselors, policy makers, and scholars in sociology, criminal justice, and gender studies seeking to understand the complex dynamics of human trafficking and its impact on human lives.

This book draws on ethnographic research across multiple European contexts to explore how young people navigate their complex positioning in society today. At a time when environmental disaster, health crises, economic instability, and ongoing conflicts compete for urgency in our collective concerns, young people find themselves simultaneously portrayed as symbols of societal problems and repositories of hope for the future. Through rich ethnographic data, the book examines the shared experiences of European youth as they confront negative everyday representations while negotiating the complex power relations that perpetuate cycles of misrepresentation, stigmatization, and misrecognition. The research reveals how these processes ultimately compound young people's exclusion from equal participation in social life, offering critical insights into youth perspectives on their paradoxical social positioning.

Spanning the fields of youth studies, sociology, cultural studies, political science, and critical theory, this volume speaks to scholars, educators, policymakers, and practitioners working with young people. The interdisciplinary approach makes it valuable for undergraduate and graduate courses in social sciences, while also serving as an essential resource for youth workers, community organizers, and anyone committed to understanding and addressing the structural challenges facing contemporary youth.

The chapters in this book were originally published as a special issue of Journal of Youth Studies.

Policing the UAE is the first textbook designed specifically for students, officers, and educators working within the unique legal, cultural, and operational context of the United Arab Emirates. Unlike international policing texts that assume a Western model, this book draws on local examples, legislation, and organisational structures to reflect how policing is actually delivered in the region today.

The book covers a wide range of topics including:

• crime investigation,
• road safety,
• organised crime,
• vulnerable victims,
• major events,
• and the growing role of artificial intelligence in law enforcement.

Each chapter connects theoretical ideas with real-life examples and case studies from the UAE, such as community engagement programmes and responses to global events such as Expo 2020 and the COVID-19 pandemic.

Written by former operational police officers and current educators, the book balances academic clarity with practical relevance. Reflective questions and exercises throughout encourage critical thinking and professional development, making it suitable for use across diploma, undergraduate, and CPD programmes. By integrating local practice with global research, Policing the UAE offers a groundbreaking model for police education in the region and provides a much-needed resource for those preparing to lead and serve in 21st-century law enforcement.

Fear of the False uncovers colonial South Asia's critical role in the development of forensic science. Around 1900, the government of British India created a web of institutions for the scientific detection of crime. Driven by anxieties about "native mendacity," newly minted forensic analysts focused on uncovering faked evidence planted by South Asians. These experts, joining toxicologists known as "chemical examiners," were supposed to extract objective, scientific truth in the service of British justice. But in trying to counteract the presumed tendency of colonized peoples to lie, the system enabled widespread misconduct by state experts, increasing the risk of wrongful convictions of South Asian defendants.

Through scrupulously documented legal cases, Mitra Sharafi reveals that colonial dynamics put special pressure on the relationship between truth and justice. Examining falsity on both sides of the law through the use of testing to (mis)identify poisons, blood, and spermatozoa, as well as debates over adversarialism and inquisitorialism in the colonial courtroom, Fear of the False explores advances in forensic science and shortcuts in criminal procedure against the backdrop of colonial mistrust.

Thanks to generous funding from the University of Wisconsin Law School, the ebook editions of this book are available as open access volumes through the Cornell Open initiative.

Crowds are among the most visible expressions of democracy - whether in celebration, protest, or tragedy - but they are also moments of tension, where rights, safety, and authority collide. This book explores how societies manage these critical encounters. Drawing on dramatic case studies from Britain, Europe, and the United States, it reveals how crowd psychology and policing intersect, why disorder spreads, and how legitimacy can be won or lost in the space of a single decision.

Policing the Crowd is the first comprehensive account of how crowd psychology has transformed policing. What makes this book distinctive is the depth of its embedded research: written from inside the process, it offers unmatched insight into how evidence has directly shaped policing practice and policy reform.

Some of the key features of this book are as follows:

• Traces the history of public order policing from nineteenth-century Britain to the English riots of 2011 and the Black Lives Matter protests of 2020
• Explains how ideas about crowds evolved - from classical theories to the social identity approach
• Presents how these theories were tested in practice across diverse settings: in football stadiums, on city streets, and in moments of national crisis
• Provides comparative analysis across the UK, the US, and Europe
• Reveals how embedded research partnerships translated theory into practical operational strategies
• Emphasises legitimacy, dialogue, and facilitation as critical elements in conflict prevention

Combining compelling case studies with theoretical clarity, it provides scholars, practitioners, and policymakers with a powerful framework for understanding and managing one of democracy's greatest challenges.

This book offers a pivotal concept, model, and tool called "Drench" that meets the need within organizational transformation to internalize, abide, and sustain the insights, learning, and the energy for change generated during an Appreciative Inquiry (Ai) or any other organization development (OD) process.

Drench is an active, non- action (state of presence) that helps an organization celebrate the discovery of strengths, soak in the dream of transformation, and allow the future to emerge. It facilitates a shift in the organizational consciousness and helps develop a belief in its ability to sustain the transformation. Bringing together field experiences, conceptual understanding, and practical tools, and with a foreword by Dr. David Cooperrider, this book introduces Drench as an addition to the existing 5- D model of Ai. The book is divided into three parts: the first part introduces Drench in the context of organizational transformation through Ai; the second part consists of case studies from our experiences of facilitating organizational transformation; the third part offers a set of practical tools and models that can be combined in a logical as well as intuitive way for deeper results.

Challenging conventional notions of change and development by providing a helpful set of concepts, models and a toolbox for organizational transformation, this is a useful book for change consultants, facilitators and coaches who use OD and/ or Ai for transformation.

A Frequency Dictionary of Multi-Word Expressions in British English presents 5,000 of the most common multi-word expressions (MWEs) in contemporary British English, based on data from the British National Corpus 2014.

Organised into ten functional categories - including idioms, phrasal verbs, collocations and academic or speech formulas - the dictionary provides detailed frequency, dispersion and association metrics for each entry. Visual aids such as collocation graphs, sparklines and thematic boxes support comprehension and practical use. It is a comprehensive, research-based resource for understanding and using natural, high-frequency expressions in spoken and written English.

Additional support materials for this book are available at https://lancslex.lancaster.ac.uk.

Designed for learners, educators and researchers, the dictionary highlights real-world phraseology across genres and registers.