E-Book, Englisch, 412 Seiten, E-Book
McGuire Offender Rehabilitation and Treatment
1. Auflage 2003
ISBN: 978-0-470-85649-9
Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
Format: PDF
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Effective Programmes and Policies to Reduce Re-offending
E-Book, Englisch, 412 Seiten, E-Book
Reihe: Wiley Series in Forensic Clinical Psychology
ISBN: 978-0-470-85649-9
Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)
Criminal behaviour continues to be a matter of major publicconcern. How society should respond to it and what should be donewith those who repeatedly offend remain hotly disputed topics ofconversation.
Offender Rehabilitation and Treatment draws togetherinternationally renowned experts from the United Kingdom, Europe,North America and Australia. Chapters summarise some of the mostrecent and exciting developments in this field and offer asystematic, knowledge-based approach to the effective reduction ofcriminal behaviour.
* Offers coverage of a wide range of key topics in this area
* Links theory, research and practice in a coherent and accessiblestyle
* International focus with examples and authors from a number ofcountries
Autoren/Hrsg.
Weitere Infos & Material
About the Editor.
List of Contributors.
Series Editors' Preface.
Preface.
PART I: RESEARCH FINDINGS.
Integrating Findings from Research Reviews (J. McGuire).
The Effects of Therapeutic Communities and Milieu Therapyon Recidivism (D. Lipton, et al.).
The Effectiveness of Cognitive-Behavioural Treatment Methods onRecidivism (D. Lipton, et al.).
Crime Treatment in Europe: A review of outcome studies (S.Redondo, et al.).
Developmental Prevention Programmes: Effectiveness andBenefit-Cost Analysis (D. Farrington and B. Welsh).
PART II: SPECIFIC INTERVENTIONS, MODELS AND OUTCOMES.
Low-Level Aggression: Definition, Escalation, Intervention (Thelate A. Goldstein).
Intervening with Families of Troubled Youth: Functional FamilyTherapy and Parenting Wisely (D. Gordon).
Alcohol, Aggression, and Violence (M. McMurran).
Changing Beliefs of Spouse Abusers (M. Russell).
Recent Developments in the Assessment and Treatment of SexualOffenders (A. Beech and R. Mann).
Serious Mental Disorder and Offending Behaviours (P.Mullen).
PA RT III: IMPLEMENTATION AND POLICY ISSUES.
Risk-Needs Assessment and Allocation to Offender Programmes (C.Hollin).
The Policy Impact of a Survey of Programme Evaluations inEngland and Wales (T. Ellis and J. Winstone).
The Common-Sense Revolution and Correctional Policy (P.Gendreau, et al.).
Index.
