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Book Synopsis Constructive Work with Offenders by : Nigel Parton
Download or read book Constructive Work with Offenders written by Nigel Parton and published by Jessica Kingsley Publishers. This book was released on 2006-01-27 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Constructive Work with Offenders offers a challenge to many of the assumptions of criminal justice policy and the dominant approaches to practice. The contributors advocate an emphasis on constructive work with offenders that harnesses their positive strengths and resources, and offers inclusive approaches to effective offender assessment and intervention. Taking a fresh look at much received knowledge, they proclaim that constructive work with offenders is both possible and increasingly warranted, and encourage practitioners to develop new skills and adapt existing expertise to the rapidly changing requirements of the criminal justice system. This book will be of interest to practitioners, trainers, managers, and researchers in the criminal justice system, as well as academics and students in the field of criminology and related disciplines.
Book Synopsis Constructive Work with Offenders by : Kevin Gorman
Download or read book Constructive Work with Offenders written by Kevin Gorman and published by Jessica Kingsley Publishers. This book was released on 2006 with total page 227 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Constructive Work with Offenders offers a challenge to many of the assumptions of criminal justice policy and the dominant approaches to practice. The contributors advocate an emphasis on constructive work with offenders that harnesses their positive strengths and resources, and offers inclusive approaches to effective offender assessment and intervention. Taking a fresh look at much received knowledge, they proclaim that constructive work with offenders is both possible and increasingly warranted, and encourage practitioners to develop new skills and adapt existing expertise to the rapidly changing requirements of the criminal justice system. This book will be of interest to practitioners, trainers, managers, and researchers in the criminal justice system, as well as academics and students in the field of criminology and related disciplines.
Book Synopsis Violence, Crime and Mentally Disordered Offenders by : Sheilagh Hodgins
Download or read book Violence, Crime and Mentally Disordered Offenders written by Sheilagh Hodgins and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2000-06-08 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The mentally disordered criminal is a public nightmare, and themanagement of these offenders can be driven as much by politicaland economic concerns as by scientific evidence and professionaljudgement within the fields of mental health and correctionservices. This book aims to provide a critical and focused reviewof knowledge and best practice in this field for mental health andcorrection professionals and for those concerned with policy andmanagement of services for these offenders. Mentally disordered offenders include offenders who suffer fromschizophrenia, major affective disorders, personality disorders(including psychopathy), brain damage, and mental retardation. Thetopic is of increasing importance because of the growth ofcommunity psychiatry, and the growing community programmes foroffenders, and also because of the growing pressures on thoseinstitutions which deal with offenders and care for the mentallydisordered or disabled. Professionals in these fields will welcomethis book which: * Provides a review of approaches to treatment, accessible to awide mental health and forensic readership * Relates treatment approaches to specific mental problems, andreviews evidence of effectiveness * features a truly international group of authors bringing togethera wide variety of approaches, scientific research, and practicalexperience of important programmes for treatment and prevention "Few recent texts provide both the depth and breadth necessary tounderstand the vexing behaviour of mentally disordered offenders.Drs Hodgins and Muller-Isberner, a remarkable pairing of researchand clinical expertise, have put together a highly readable andsuperb resource for anyone interested in this interface of seriousmental illness and criminal behavior. The authors of theconstituent chapters are leading authorities in their respectiveareas and have provided thoughtful commentary on the most recentinternational literature. This is a first-rate treatment of arapidly growing and fascinating field." Marvin Swartz, DukeUniversity, USA
Book Synopsis Forensic Case Formulation by : Peter Sturmey
Download or read book Forensic Case Formulation written by Peter Sturmey and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2011-08-17 with total page 443 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Forensic Case Formulation is the first text that describes the principles and application of case formulation specifically to forensic clinical practice. Addresses risk assessment and its implications for case formulation and treatment Covers a range of serious forensic problems such as violence, sexual offending, personality disorder, and substance misuse Offers guidance in training clinicians on ways to create useful formulations
Book Synopsis Offending Behaviour Programmes by : Emma J. Palmer
Download or read book Offending Behaviour Programmes written by Emma J. Palmer and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2006-10-02 with total page 310 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Part of the Wiley Series in Forensic Clinical Psychology, Offending Behaviour Programmes: Development, Application and Controversies explores the subject at two levels: the technical issues associated with designing and implementing programs and the broader issues surrounding programs such as the impact on practitioners. Each chapter covers theory, research, practice, and evaluation.
Download or read book Governing Risk written by M. Hardy and published by Springer. This book was released on 2015-01-30 with total page 221 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Drawing on Foucault's later work on governmentality, this book traces the effects of 'the rise of risk' on contemporary social work practice. Focusing on two 'domains' of practice – mental health social work and probation work – it analyses the ways in which risk thinking has affected social work's aims and objectives, methods and approaches.
Book Synopsis Offenders in focus by : Farrow, Kathryn
Download or read book Offenders in focus written by Farrow, Kathryn and published by Policy Press. This book was released on 2007-07-11 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A great deal has been written about developing effective practice against a backdrop of rapid change in criminal justice services. Much of this is research-oriented and not always accessible to practitioners in their day-to-day work. This book changes that. Drawing on research and integrating this with practitioner experience, the book creates fresh, research-based 'practice wisdom' for engaging effectively with offenders. It explores issues of risk, responsivity and diversity in the context of work with specific offender and offending behaviour groups as a means to highlight those skills and understandings which can be used across the wider range of work environments. The authors break down complex ideas to enable practical application, and each chapter includes questions for reflection and practice development. With its accessible style, balancing academic rigour with clear pointers to best practice, this book will interest everyone working face to face with offenders. It recognises that there are no instant solutions to changing offending behaviour but provides a practice text that will encourage a sense of competence and confidence, enhancing readers' skill and enthusiasm when working with a broad spectrum of offenders.
Book Synopsis Rethinking What Works with Offenders by : Stephen Farrall
Download or read book Rethinking What Works with Offenders written by Stephen Farrall and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2022-04-27 with total page 257 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When it was published twenty years ago, Rethinking What Works with Offenders made a major contribution to criminological knowledge on why people stopped offending, and the impact the probation service had on the desistance process. Unlike other studies that had relied on official conviction data, it was the first to make use of self-reported data, including interviews with men and women on probation, and their supervising Probation Officers. It reconceptualised probation outcomes in terms of degrees of success rather than as 'successful' or 'unsuccessful' and offered important policy implications of these conclusions. The Twentieth Anniversary edition contains the original text along with a new Foreword by Shadd Maruna and Fergus McNeill, locating the book historically and assessing its continued importance to Criminology. It also includes a new chapter by the author reporting on the key findings of the follow-up interviews in 2004 and 2010-12, reflecting on key developments in the field and developing a theory of assisted desistance. Furthermore, it features four new commentaries from Mark Halsey, Isabelle F.-Dufour, Martine Herzog-Evans and José Cid reflecting on the importance and legacy of the book. This book presents an important and challenging range of findings on 'what works' in probation and with offenders and remains essential reading for anybody professionally concerned with the present and future of probation.
Book Synopsis Foundations for offender management by : Anne Robinson
Download or read book Foundations for offender management written by Anne Robinson and published by Policy Press. This book was released on 2011-07-13 with total page 360 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'Offender management' for probation means continuing commitment to constructive work with individuals who break the law but in a changing multi-agency context. Providing a comprehensive introduction to criminal justice work, this book negotiates the structures set by law and policy and allows readers to think critically about roles, accountabilities and professional skills and judgement. Looking at key areas of practice and law, including youth justice, human rights and safeguarding children, the book will be essential for students and practitioners in criminal justice and probation studies.
Book Synopsis Preventing Violence by : James Gilligan
Download or read book Preventing Violence written by James Gilligan and published by Thames & Hudson. This book was released on 2001-07-17 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this controversial and compassionate book, the distinguished psychiatrist James Gilligan proposes a radically new way of thinking about violence and how to prevent it. Violence is most often addressed in moral and legal terms: "How evil is this action, and how much punishment does it deserve?" Unfortunately, this way of thinking, the basis for our legal and political institutions, does nothing to shed light on the causes of violence. Violent criminals have been Gilligan's teachers, and he has been their student. Prisons are microcosms of the societies in which they exist, and by examining them in detail, we can learn about society as a whole. Gilligan suggests treating violence as a public health problem. He advocates initiating radical social and economic change to attack the root causes of violence, focusing on those at increased risk of becoming violent, and dealing with those who are already violent as if they were in quarantine rather than in constraint for their punishment and for society's revenge. The twentieth century was steeped in violence. If we attempt to understand the violence of individuals, we may come to prevent the collective violence that threatens our future far more than all the individual crimes put together.
Book Synopsis Good Practice in Working with Victims of Violence by : Hazel Kemshall
Download or read book Good Practice in Working with Victims of Violence written by Hazel Kemshall and published by Jessica Kingsley Publishers. This book was released on 2000 with total page 230 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Drawing on the experiences of practitioners from a range of backgrounds, this study of real, or threatened physical violence and its consequences, is based upon personal accounts of people who have been subjected to violence.
Book Synopsis Violent and Sexual Offenders by : Jane L. Ireland
Download or read book Violent and Sexual Offenders written by Jane L. Ireland and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2009 with total page 338 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Building on the success of the first edition and the growth of research in the field over the past decade, this book offers an authoritative overview of the assessment, treatment, and management of violent and sexual offenders. This new and expanded edition reflects the considerable developments in research and empirical data and captures the increasing breadth of risk assessment approaches, the wider range of empirically based therapies, and the more creative means of considering management.
Book Synopsis Offenders with Developmental Disabilities by : William R. Lindsay
Download or read book Offenders with Developmental Disabilities written by William R. Lindsay and published by Wiley-Blackwell. This book was released on 2004-05-28 with total page 392 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book provides a comprehensive review of the nature and development of offending by those with intellectual disabilities. It includes coverage of evidence-based assessment and treatment ideas, strategies and plans, but also places the field in a historical, legal and ethical context.
Book Synopsis Cognitive Self Change by : Jack Bush
Download or read book Cognitive Self Change written by Jack Bush and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2016-05-23 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: COGNITIVE SELF CHANGE “The consensus amongst the leading researchers in the offender treatment area is that the comprehensive and sophisticated clinical methods the authors have derived for offender treatment are unsurpassed. Indeed, they have formed the basis for what is known as the core correctional practices for reducing anti-social behavior.” Paul Gendreau, Professor Emeritus, University of New Brunswick “Bush and colleagues’ phenomenologically based approach to offender rehabilitation is based explicitly on the stories they have collected from prisoners and probationers and is a welcome contribution to an academic literature that too often obfuscates the actual work involved in delivering help to the hardest to reach in the criminal justice system.” Shadd Maruna, Ph.D., Dean of the Rutgers School of Criminal Justice Cognitive Self Change presents a practical guide to rehabilitation based on understanding the way individual offenders experience themselves and the world around them at the moment they offend. De-incentivizing criminal behavior and replacing it with self-empowered change are the keys to upending the traditionally antagonistic relationship between criminals and those meant to help them change. The authors, with their experience of working with offenders and implementing rehabilitation programs, have drawn together clinical and academic perspectives on the treatment of high-risk offenders, analyzing current approaches to treatment and the problems encountered in their application. Cognitive Self Change rejects the traditional dichotomy of control versus treatment, devising instead a strategy that integrates both. Focusing on high-risk and “hard-core” offenders, not just those that are “ready to change,” they discuss why offenders offend, why they are seldom motivated to change, and why they often fail to engage in treatment. This leads to a strategy of communication that teaches offenders a set of skills they can use to change themselves, and that motivates them to do so.
Book Synopsis Offender Rehabilitation and Treatment by : James McGuire
Download or read book Offender Rehabilitation and Treatment written by James McGuire and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2002 with total page 422 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: International in its scope, the focus of this study is on effective programmes and policies that prevent recidivism. The study reflects the key concerns of researchers, theorists and those working with offenders who return to crime.
Book Synopsis International Perspectives on the Assessment and Treatment of Sexual Offenders by : Douglas P. Boer
Download or read book International Perspectives on the Assessment and Treatment of Sexual Offenders written by Douglas P. Boer and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2011-03-21 with total page 752 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: International Perspectives on the Assessment and Treatment of Sexual Offenders: Theory, Practice and Research provides the first truly global perspective on the assessment and treatment of sex offenders. Presents a comprehensive overview of current theories and practices relating to the assessment and treatment of sex offenders throughout the world, including the US, Europe, and Australasia Covers all the major developments in the areas of risk assessment, treatment, and management Includes chapters written by internationally respected practitioners and researchers experienced in working with sexual offenders such as Bill Marshall, Ruth Mann, Karl Hanson and Jayson Ware
Book Synopsis Community Reparation for Young Offenders by : N. Pamment
Download or read book Community Reparation for Young Offenders written by N. Pamment and published by Springer. This book was released on 2015-12-06 with total page 108 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Community reparation for young offenders involves unpaid work such as painting and decorating, litter picking and graffiti removal. Whilst remaining a major part of the youth justice landscape, concern has been raised about the poor quality of workplace provision. In this book, Nicholas Pamment provides the first fully researched examination of community reparation. He establishes the most comprehensive model for the effective delivery of unpaid work, demonstrating the importance of 'meaningful' work placements which facilitate key employability skills, associated with reductions in re-offending. Drawing upon empirical evidence and the experience of offenders, he warns against a formulaic approach to workplace allocation, where there is an over-reliance on low cost menial tasks. His timely study concludes that more attention needs to be paid to the rehabilitative potential of community reparation, requiring the commitment and dedication of service providers.
