Resources
| DOI | 10.1177/026455059904600325 |
| Published date | 01 September 1999 |
| Date | 01 September 1999 |
| Subject Matter | Articles |
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RESOURCES
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Lack
of
information
can
be
one
of
the
biggest
causes
of
unnecessary
stress
to
families
of
prisoners.
Outside
Help:
Practical
Information for
the
Families
and
Friends
of People
in
Prison
(1999)
provides
helpful,
if
occasionally
over-
generalised,
information
about
important
issues
such
as
prison
visiting
procedures,
benefits
and
housing.
It
also
includes
a
directory
of
services.
Available
free
from
NACRO,
169
Clapham
Road,
London
SW9
OPU.
Tel:
0171 582
6500.
siamm
Drinkline
offers
free
and
confidential
advice
about
all
aspects
of
drinking
and
can
put
callers
in
touch
with
local
sources
of
advice
and
help.
Following
its
launch
in
February
1999
Drinkline
is
now
receiving
more
than
500
calls
a
week.
It
opens
seven
days
a
week,
Monday
to
Friday
from
9am
to
llpm,
and
at
weekends
from
6pm
to
llpm.
Tel:
0800
917
8282.
loollosm
Anthony
and Ber7yman’s
Magistrates
Court
Guide
1999
has
been
up-dated
to
include
a
range
of
new
offences
contained
in
the
Crime
and
Disorder
Act
1998,
including
racially
aggravated
offences.
Published
by
Butterworths,
E29.50.
Mind
the
Law:
MINDs
Evidence to
the
Governments
Mental
Health
Act
Review
Team,
sets
out
MIND’s
policy
recommendations
to
the
Review
Team,
and
helpfully
includes
the
views
of
mental
health
service-users
as
well
as
workers.
By
Margaret
Pedler,
1999,
£7.50.
Given
growing
concern
about
the
’racialisation’
of
mental
health
research,
Getting the
Evidence:
Guidelines for
Ethical
Mental
Health
Research
Involving
Issues
of
’Race’,
Ethnicity
and
Culture,
is
a
particularly
timely
publication.
By
Dr.
Nimisha
Patel,
1999,
£5.99.
Both
reports
can
be
obtained
by
calling
020
8221 9666;
or
e-mailing publications @ mind. org. uk -
add
10%
p&p
for
UK
orders,
20%
for
overseas
orders.
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Aimed
at
anyone
with
a
professional
or
personal
interest
in
deafness,
The
British
Deaf
Association’s
new
directory
of
organisations
and
services,
is
the
most
up-to-date
in
the
UK.
It
includes
information
on
deaf-oriented
social
services,
technology
providers
and
interpreting
services.
Available
for
£22.50
(individuals)
or
£35
(organisations),
from
the
Forest
Bookshop,
8
St.
John’s
Street,
Coleford,
Gloucestershire,
GL16
8AR.
Tel:
01594
833
858
(voice
and
text).
Fax:
01594
833
446.
Videophone:
01594 810
631.
E-mail:
deajbooks@
forestbk.
demon.
co.
uk
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This
guide
details
the
extensive
range
of
research
and
training
activities
currently
being
undertaken
in
the
field
of
criminology.
It
lists
institutions
currently
researching
in
or
teaching
criminology,
individuals
working
under
the
umbrella
of
criminology
and
an
index
linking
individuals
to
their
areas
of
research.
The
British
Directory
of
Criminology
is
available
for
£12
(incl.
p&p)
from
the
Centre
for
Crime
and
Justice
Studies,
King’s
College
London,
8th
Floor,
75-79
York
Road,
London
SEI
7AW.
Tel:
0171
1
401 2425.
E-mail:
istd.en~C~kcl.ac.uk
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