Resources
| Date | 01 December 2001 |
| DOI | 10.1177/026455050104800427 |
| Published date | 01 December 2001 |
| Subject Matter | Articles |
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The government’s ‘Get On’campaign
aims to encourage two million new people
to take up basic skills learning by 2004. To
coincide with the campaign, Axis
Education has published its Basic Skills
for Life series covering seven topics:
financial literacy, cooking, finding
housing, maintaining a home, job hunting,
job applications and job interviews. The
books are well designed, accessible and
relevant, as well as educational. They have
an average reading age of 8.8 years and
are likely to be particularly useful for
money advice officers, housing specialists
and basic skills teachers in prisons. The
four ‘life skills’titles are priced at £34.95
each or the set of four for £115. The three
‘job skills’titles are £39.95 each or £100
for the set of three. Available from Axis
Education, PO Box 459, Shrewsbury
SY4 4WZ. Tel: 01939 251007.
Website: www.skillbuild.co.uk
E-mail: enquiries@skillbuild.co.uk
The Sentencing Information Wall Chart
describes procedural requirements,
applicable age groups, minimum and
maximum sentence duration, and
important miscellaneous information
relating to 24 discrete sentences. Given the
proliferation of recent legislation, the chart
is likely to prove a useful addition to most
office notice boards. Available for £12.50
each including p&p if buying up to four;
or £10 if more than five are purchased.
Cheques should be made payable to West
Yorkshire Probation Board and sent to
Ann Briggs, Library, West Yorkshire
Probation Board, 3 Sandy Walk,
Wakefield, WF1 2DJ.
Support for Asylum Seekers, A Guide to
Legal and Welfare Rights (2001) is a
practical handbook for advice workers and
lawyers advising asylum-seekers about
their rights to housing, community care
and welfare benefits. Among the subjects
it covers are basic asylum and immigration
law and procedures, housing entitlements
and the dispersal system. Available from
the Legal Action Group, 242 Pentonville
Road, London N1 9UN. Tel: 020 7833
2931, £30.
The Mental Health Foundation’s monthly
Research and Policy Briefings incorporate
information on current issues in the mental
health field, summaries of research and
responses to government proposals. Each
briefing paper outlines the background to
the topic under discussion, main themes
and findings, and key recommendations.
Recent briefings have covered topics such
as the multi-agency management of sex
offenders and work with people who have
learning disabilities. The annual
subscription price is currently £99 for
statutory agencies and £55 for voluntary
agencies. A useful and very well regarded
resource. For details, contact the Mental
Health Foundation, 20-21 Cornwall
Terrace, London NW1 4QL. Tel: 020 7535
7400. Website: www.mentalhealth.org.uk
The second edition of the Criminal Justice
and the Human Rights Act 1998 provides
an up-dated commentary on the
implications of new human rights
legislation, taking account of recent
developments and emerging, issues. It
includes chapters on prisoners’rights, the
investigation of crime and the impact on
sentencing. Published in September 2001
by Jordan Publishing, £29.95. For details,
contact Jordans on 0117 918 1492.
RESOURCES
Basic Skills Workbooks
Sentencing Wall Chart
Human Rights
Mental Health Updates
Supporting Asylum Seekers
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