Offenders / Criminals Books

Book SynopsisPart 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.Table of ContentsAbout the Editors page. List of Contributors. Series Editors' Preface. Preface. 1 Offending behaviour programmes: history and development (Clive R. Hollin and Emma J. Palmer). 2 Offending behaviour programmes and contention: evidence-based practice, manuals, and programme evaluation (Clive R. Hollin). 3 General offending behaviour programmes: concept, theory, and practice (James McGuire). 4 Violent offender programmes: concept, theory, and practice (Devon L. L. Polaschek). 5 Sex offender programmes: concept, theory, and practice (Ruth E. Mann and Yolanda M. Fernandez). 6 Drug and alcohol programmes: concept, theory, and practice (Mary McMurran). 7 The implementation and maintenance of quality services in offender rehabilitation programmes (Claire Goggin and Paul Gendreau). 8 Offending behaviour programmes: controversies and resolutions (Clive R. Hollin and Emma J. Palmer). Index.

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Book SynopsisNew for the Wiley Series in Forensic Clinical Psychology, Cognitive Approaches to the Treatment of Sexual Offenders describes and evaluates the current methods of measuring sexual interest in sex offenders - namely penile plethysmography, the Abel Assessment for Sexual Interest, Affinity 2.Trade Review"Thoroton and Laws' edited volume Cognitive Approaches to the Assessment of Sexual interest in Sexual Offendersis a massively useful brief primer on the variety of methods from experimental cognitive psychology that have been examined in relation to this question." (Psychology & Sexuality, January 2010)Table of ContentsAbout the Editors. List of Contributors. Series Editors’ Preface. Introduction (David Thornton and D. Richard Laws). 1 Penile Plethysmography: Strengths, Limitations, Innovations (D. Richard Laws). 2 The Abel Assessment for Sexual Interests – 2: A Critical Review (Susan J. Sachsenmaier and Carmen L.Z. Gress). 3 Affinity: The Development of a Self-Report Assessment of Paedophile Sexual Interest Incorporating a Viewing Time Validity Measure (David V. Glasgow). 4 Cognitive Modelling of Sexual Arousal and Interest: Choice Reaction Time Measures (Carmen L.Z. Gress and D. Richard Laws). 5 The Implicit Association Test as a Measure of Sexual Interest (Nicola S. Gray and Robert J. Snowden). 6 Measuring Child Molesters’ Implicit Cognitions about Self and Children (Kevin L. Nunes). 7 The Rapid Serial Visual Presentation Test of Sexual Interest in Child Molesters (Vanja E. Flak, Anthony R. Beech and Glyn W. Humphreys). 8 Assessing Sexual Interest with the Emotional Stroop Test (Paul Smith). 9 Comparing Two Implicit Cognitive Measures of Sexual Interest: A Pictorial Modified Stroop Task and the Implicit Association Test (Caoilte ´O Ciardha and Michael Gormley). 10 The Startle Probe Reflex: An Alternative Approach to the Measurement of Sexual Interest (Jeffrey E. Hecker, Matthew W. King and R. Jamie Scoular). 11 Postscript: Steps Towards Effective Assessment of Sexual Interest (David Thornton and D. Richard Laws). Index.

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Book SynopsisNew for the Wiley Series in Forensic Clinical Psychology, thishandbook covers the assessment, treatment, and management of sexualoffenders with intellectual disabilities?an area of growinginterest within clinical forensic psychology.Trade Review"This well written and presented handbook is divided into six parts beginning with the theory and incidence of sexual offending within the population". (Learning Disability Practice, 1 March 2011) "...essential reading for anyone wishing to responsibly develop or evaluate work with sexual offenders who have intellectual disabilities. It is an informativeâ??yet readableâ??volume offering an honest appraisal of an emerging field." (Association of the Treatment for Sexual Abusers (ATSA) News Forum, Summer 2011)Table of ContentsAbout the Editors. Contributors. Foreword. Acknowledgements. PART ONE INTRODUCTION. 1. Overview and Structure of the Book (Leam A. Craig, William R. Lindsay and Kevin D. Browne). 2. Sexual Offenders with Intellectual Disabilities: Characteristics and Prevalence (Leam A. Craig and William R. Lindsay). 3. Developmental Pathways in Intellectually Disabled Sexual Offenders (Susan C. Hayes). 4. Adolescents with Intellectual Disability and Family Sexual Abuse (Kevin D. Browne and Michelle McManus). 5. Applying the Self-Regulation Model to Sexual Offenders with Intellectual Disabilities (Lynne Eccleston, Tony Ward and Barry Waterman). PART TWO DIAGNOSTIC ASSESSMENT AND COMORBIDITY. 6. Psychiatric Illness, Pervasive Developmental Disorders and Risk (Fabian Haut and Eleanor Brewster). 7. Sexual and Gender Identity Disorders in People with Intellectual Disabilities (Dorothy M. Griffiths, Paul Fedoroff and Deborah Richards). PART THREE RISK ASSESSMENT. 8. Assessing Recidivism Risk in Sex Offenders with Intellectual Disabilities (William R. Lindsay and John L. Taylor). 9. Psychopathy and other Personality Disorders in Sexual Offenders with Intellectual Disabilities (Catrin Morrissey). 10. Suggested Adaptations to the HCR-20 for Offenders with Intellectual Disabilities (Douglas P. Boer, Matthew Frize, Ruth Pappas, Catrin Morrissey and William R. Lindsay). 11. Suggested Adaptations to the SVR-20 for Offenders with Intellectual Disabilities (Douglas P. Boer, Matthew Frize, Ruth Pappas, Catrin Morrissey and William R. Lindsay). PART FOUR ASSESSING TREATMENT NEED AND DEVIANCY. 12. Psychometric Assessment of Sexual Deviancy in Sexual Offenders with Intellectual Disabilities (Leam A. Craig and William R. Lindsay). 13. Assessing Treatment Need in Sexual Offenders with Intellectual Disabilities (Peter E. Langdon and Glynis H. Murphy). PART FIVE PROVISIONS AND TREATMENT. 14. Staff Support and Development when Working with Sexual Offenders with Intellectual Disabilities (Shawn Mosher). 15. Community-Based Treatment Programmes for Sex Offenders with Intellectual Disabilities (William R. Lindsay, Amanda M. Michie and Frank Lambrick). 16. The Treatment of Intellectually Disabled Sexual Offenders in the National Offender Management Service: The Adapted Sex Offender Treatment Programmes (Fiona Williams and Ruth E. Mann). 17. Journeying to Wise Mind: Dialectical Behaviour Therapy and Offenders with an Intellectual Disability (Marleen Verhoeven). PART SIX FUTURE DIRECTIONS. 18. Improving Service Provision for Intellectually Disabled Sexual Offenders (Hannah Ford and John Rose). Index.

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Book SynopsisNew for the Wiley Series in Forensic Clinical Psychology, this handbook covers the assessment, treatment, and management of sexual offenders with intellectual disabilities?an area of growing interest within clinical forensic psychology.Trade Review"...essential reading for anyone wishing to responsibly develop or evaluate work with sexual offenders who have intellectual disabilities. It is an informative–yet readable–volume offering an honest appraisal of an emerging field." (Association of the Treatment for Sexual Abusers (ATSA) News Forum, Summer 2011)Table of ContentsAbout the Editors. Contributors. Foreword. Acknowledgements. PART ONE INTRODUCTION. 1. Overview and Structure of the Book (Leam A. Craig, William R. Lindsay and Kevin D. Browne). 2. Sexual Offenders with Intellectual Disabilities: Characteristics and Prevalence (Leam A. Craig and William R. Lindsay). 3. Developmental Pathways in Intellectually Disabled Sexual Offenders (Susan C. Hayes). 4. Adolescents with Intellectual Disability and Family Sexual Abuse (Kevin D. Browne and Michelle McManus). 5. Applying the Self-Regulation Model to Sexual Offenders with Intellectual Disabilities (Lynne Eccleston, Tony Ward and Barry Waterman). PART TWO DIAGNOSTIC ASSESSMENT AND COMORBIDITY. 6. Psychiatric Illness, Pervasive Developmental Disorders and Risk (Fabian Haut and Eleanor Brewster). 7. Sexual and Gender Identity Disorders in People with Intellectual Disabilities (Dorothy M. Griffiths, Paul Fedoroff and Deborah Richards). PART THREE RISK ASSESSMENT. 8. Assessing Recidivism Risk in Sex Offenders with Intellectual Disabilities (William R. Lindsay and John L. Taylor). 9. Psychopathy and other Personality Disorders in Sexual Offenders with Intellectual Disabilities (Catrin Morrissey). 10. Suggested Adaptations to the HCR-20 for Offenders with Intellectual Disabilities (Douglas P. Boer, Matthew Frize, Ruth Pappas, Catrin Morrissey and William R. Lindsay). 11. Suggested Adaptations to the SVR-20 for Offenders with Intellectual Disabilities (Douglas P. Boer, Matthew Frize, Ruth Pappas, Catrin Morrissey and William R. Lindsay). PART FOUR ASSESSING TREATMENT NEED AND DEVIANCY. 12. Psychometric Assessment of Sexual Deviancy in Sexual Offenders with Intellectual Disabilities (Leam A. Craig and William R. Lindsay). 13. Assessing Treatment Need in Sexual Offenders with Intellectual Disabilities (Peter E. Langdon and Glynis H. Murphy). PART FIVE PROVISIONS AND TREATMENT. 14. Staff Support and Development when Working with Sexual Offenders with Intellectual Disabilities (Shawn Mosher). 15. Community-Based Treatment Programmes for Sex Offenders with Intellectual Disabilities (William R. Lindsay, Amanda M. Michie and Frank Lambrick). 16. The Treatment of Intellectually Disabled Sexual Offenders in the National Offender Management Service: The Adapted Sex Offender Treatment Programmes (Fiona Williams and Ruth E. Mann). 17. Journeying to Wise Mind: Dialectical Behaviour Therapy and Offenders with an Intellectual Disability (Marleen Verhoeven). PART SIX FUTURE DIRECTIONS. 18. Improving Service Provision for Intellectually Disabled Sexual Offenders (Hannah Ford and John Rose). Index.

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Book SynopsisA practical treatment manual, specifically developed for use with offenders who have intellectual disabilities, which will help clinicians to prepare and run therapeutic group sessions as part of an offender rehabilitation programme. Traditional methods and techniques have been modified so that they can be used with offenders with developmental disabilities Looks at topics such as disclosure, dealing with cognitive distortions, the cycle of offending, victim awareness, pathways to offending and non-offending and relapse prevention As well as CBT, new initiatives in offender rehabilitation, such as self-regulation and the Good Lives Model (GLM), are covered Trade Review"Each chapter is made up of a series of exercises in which specific group activities are described in detail, frequently including examples of dialog that might occur during the exercise to illustrate the focus of the session." (PsycCRITIQUES, March 2010)Table of ContentsList of Figures. Foreword. Preface. About the Author. Part One Background Research and Theory. Chapter 1 Introduction to Offenders, Sex Offenders and Abusers with Intellectual Disability. Chapter 2 Assessment of Offence-Related Issues. Chapter 3 Risk Assessment. Chapter 4 Treatment of Inappropriate Sexual Behaviour. Chapter 5 Theories of Sexual Offending and Intellectual Disability. Chapter 6 A Theory for the Sex Offence Process and a Model for Treatment in Offenders with Intellectual Disabilities. Part Two Treatment Considerations. Chapter 7 Introduction to the Treatment Programme. Chapter 8 Promoting Motivation. Part Three Treatment Manual. Chapter 9 Induction, Setting the Rules, Explaining the Modules. Chapter 10 Offence Disclosure and Accounts. Chapter 11 Allocating Offenders to Pathways. Chapter 12 Cognitive Distortions and Attitudes. Chapter 13 Problem Solving Scenarios and Exercises Which Challenge Cognitive Distortions. Chapter 14 Personal Physical and Sexual Abuse. Chapter 15 The Cycle of Offending. Chapter 16 Victim Awareness and Empathy. Chapter 17 Use of Pornography and Dealing with Sexual Fantasy. Chapter 18 Attachments and Relationships. Chapter 19 Lifestyle Change and Preventing Relapse. Chapter 20 Evaluation of Progress. References. Appendix 1 Vignettes and Scenarios for Problem Solving Exercises. Appendix 2 Examples of Quiz Questions. Index.

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Book SynopsisA practical manual, The Treatment of Sex Offenders with Developmental Disabilities contains traditional methods and techniques to guide clinicians through setting up and delivering group therapy to sexual offenders. Particular attention is given to how to set up role plays, how to present material effectively, and how to motivate the group.Trade Review"Each chapter is made up of a series of exercises in which specific group activities are described in detail, frequently including examples of dialog that might occur during the exercise to illustrate the focus of the session." (PsycCRITIQUES, March 2010)Table of ContentsList of Figures. Foreword. Preface. About the Author. Part One Background Research and Theory. Chapter 1 Introduction to Offenders, Sex Offenders and Abusers with Intellectual Disability. Chapter 2 Assessment of Offence-Related Issues. Chapter 3 Risk Assessment. Chapter 4 Treatment of Inappropriate Sexual Behaviour. Chapter 5 Theories of Sexual Offending and Intellectual Disability. Chapter 6 A Theory for the Sex Offence Process and a Model for Treatment in Offenders with Intellectual Disabilities. Part Two Treatment Considerations. Chapter 7 Introduction to the Treatment Programme. Chapter 8 Promoting Motivation. Part Three Treatment Manual. Chapter 9 Induction, Setting the Rules, Explaining the Modules. Chapter 10 Offence Disclosure and Accounts. Chapter 11 Allocating Offenders to Pathways. Chapter 12 Cognitive Distortions and Attitudes. Chapter 13 Problem Solving Scenarios and Exercises Which Challenge Cognitive Distortions. Chapter 14 Personal Physical and Sexual Abuse. Chapter 15 The Cycle of Offending. Chapter 16 Victim Awareness and Empathy. Chapter 17 Use of Pornography and Dealing with Sexual Fantasy. Chapter 18 Attachments and Relationships. Chapter 19 Lifestyle Change and Preventing Relapse. Chapter 20 Evaluation of Progress. References. Appendix 1 Vignettes and Scenarios for Problem Solving Exercises. Appendix 2 Examples of Quiz Questions. Index.

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Book SynopsisThis "Essential Handbook" provides the critical elements from its companion volume, the successful Handbook of Offender Assessment and Treatment. A comprehensive review of assessment and treatment, it covers the major offender groups: sex offenders, violent offenders, offenders with mental and personality disorders, and property offenders.Trade Review“…concise and accessible…I would recommend this book to the target readership…” (Vista, Vol.9, No.2, 2005)Table of ContentsAbout the Editor. List of Contributors. Preface. Foreword by David P. Farrington. Chapter 1: To treat or not to treat? An historical perspective (Clive R. Hollin). PART I: RISK ASSESSMENT. Chapter 2: Assessing violence risk in mentally and personality disordered individuals (Christopher D.Webster and Gerard Bailes). Chapter 3: Sex offender risk assessment (R. Karl Hanson). PART II: APPROACHES TO TREATMENT. Chapter 4: Behavioral approaches to correctional management and rehabilitation (Michael A. Milan). Chapter 5: Programming in cognitive skills: The reasoning and rehabilitation programme (David Robinson and Frank J. Porporino). Chapter 6: Family-based treatments (Cynthia Cupit Swenson, Scott W. Henggeler and Sonja K. Schoenwald). Chapter 7: Delinquency prevention programs in schools (David LeMarquand and Richard E. Tremblay). Chapter 8: Skills training (Clive R. Hollin and Emma J. Palmer). Chapter 9: Anger treatment with offenders (Raymond W. Novaco, Mark Ramm and Laura Black). PART III: ASSESSMENT AND TREATMENT OF OFFENDERS. Chapter 10: Adult sexual offenders against women (William L. Marshall). Chapter 11: The assessment and treatment of sexual offenders against children (Tony Ward, Stephen M. Hudson and Thomas R. Keenan). Chapter 12: Firesetters (David J. Kolko). Chapter 13: Assessment and treatment:Violent offenders (Devon L. L. Polaschek and Nikki Reynolds). Chapter 14: Offenders with major mental disorders (Sheilagh Hodgins). Chapter 15: Offenders with personality disorders (Mary McMurran). Chapter 16: Property offences (James McGuire). Epilogue. Index.

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Book SynopsisFor over a century, developmental disabilities have been associated with crime in prejudicial and pejorative contexts. Offenders with Developmental Disabilities provides a balanced, comprehensive review of the prevalence, nature and development of offending by those with intellectual disabilities.Trade Review"...a publication which is long overdue...a comprehensive overview...a consistently well written and invaluable reference text..." (Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, Vol 18 05)Table of ContentsAbout the Editors page. List of Contributors. Series Editors' Preface. Preface. PART I: THEORETICAL ISSUES. 1. Natural history and theories of offending in people withdevelopmental disabilities (William R. Lindsay, Peter Sturmey andJohn L. Taylor). 2. Criminal behaviour and developmental disability: anepidemiological perspective (Anthony J. Holland). PART II: LEGAL AND SERVICE CONTEXTS. 3. Legal issues (George S. Baroff, Michael Gunn and SusanHayes). 4. Pathways for offenders with intellectual disabilities (SusanHayes). 5. How can services become more ethical? (Jennifer Clegg). PART III: ASSESSMENT AND EVALUATION. 6. The assessment of individuals with developmental disabilitieswho commit criminal offenses (Edwin J. Mikkelsen). 7. Risk assessment and management in community settings (VernonL. Quinsey). 8. Approaches to the evaluation of outcomes (Nigel Beail). PART IV: TREATMENT AND PROGRAMME ISSUES. 9. Sex offenders: conceptualisation of the issues, services,treatment and management (William R. Lindsay). 10. Treatment of sexually aggressive behaviours in community andsecure settings (Michael C. Clark, Jay Rider, Frank Caparulo andMark Steege). 11. Treatment of anger and aggression (John L. Taylor, RaymondW. Novaco, Bruce T. Gillmer and Alison Robertson). 12. Treatment of fire-setting behaviour (John L. Taylor, IanThorne and Michael L. Slavkin). 13. Offenders with dual diagnosis (Anne H.W. Smith and GregoryO'Brien). 14. Female offenders or alleged offenders with developmentaldisabilities: a critical overview (Kathleen Kendall). 15. The relationship of offending behaviour and personalitydisorder in people with developmental disabilities (Andrew H. Reid,William R. Lindsay, Jacqueline Law and Peter Sturmey). PART V: SERVICE DEVELOPMENT, PROFESSIONAL AND RESEARCHISSUES. 16. Staff support and development (Anthony F. Perini). 17. Research and development (Peter Sturmey, John L. Taylor andWilliam R. Lindsay). Index.

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Book SynopsisTaken from published reviews: Dr Blackburn has written a remarkably good book; indeed, the best book on the topic from either side of the Atlantic I have read. the breadth of the author s knowledge is nothing short of encyclopaedic.Table of ContentsCrime, Criminology, and Psychology. The Measurement and Distribution of Crime. Social and Environmental Theories of Crime. Biological Correlates of Antisocial Behaviour. Familial and Social Correlates of Crime. Personal Attributes of Offenders. Aggression and Violent Crime. Crime and Mental Disorder. Sexual Deviation and Sexual Offending. Forensic Psychology and the Offender. Psychological Interventions with Offenders. Treatment of Dangerous Offenders. The Effectiveness and Ethics of Intervention.

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Book SynopsisThis work explicitly sets out to close the gaps in professional practice, such as law, psychiatry, and the behavioural and social sciences and to address the questions that arise at the meeting-points and cross-roads of different backgrounds and spheres of activity.Trade Review"..there is a lot to recommend in this book.." (Legal &Criminological Psychotherapy, February 2002)Table of ContentsAbout the Editors. About the Contributors. Foreword by Dilys Jones. Preface. PART I: BEHAVIOURAL SCIENCES AND LEGAL PROCESSES. Behavioural Sciences Applied to Forensic and Legal Contexts (J.McGuire, et al.). The Legal Context: Obstacle or Opportunity? (D. Carson). Psychology and Police Investigation (P. Ainsworth). Factors Influencing Witness Evidence (A. Memon & D.Wright). Psycho-legal Studies as an Interface Discipline (N. Eastman). Decision-Making in Legal Settings (J. McEwan). PART II: RESEARCH AND PRACTICE. Explanations of Offence Behaviour (J. McGuire). Psychosis and Offending (A. O'Kane & R. Bentall). Risk Assessment and Prediction (R. Blackburn). Systems of Services (D. Heywood). Care and Management in the Community (T. Mason). Treatment of Sexual Deviation and Aggression (J. Hird). Treatment Approaches with Mentally Disordered Offenders (A.Grounds). Effective Interventions, Service and Policy Implications (J.McGuire, et al.). Index.

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Book SynopsisAreas of professional practice, such as law, psychiatry, and the behavioural and social sciences, overlap at numerous points in terms of underlying concepts and basic research.Trade Review"I strongly recommend it to practitioners, researches and students alike in psychology, psychiatry, social work, the probation and prison services, law and policing." (Expert Evidence, Vol 15, 2001) "..enjoyable and thought provoking, it is a positive contribution to the debate.." (Criminal Justice, Vol.1, No.2)Table of ContentsBEHAVIOURAL SCIENCES AND LEGAL PROCESSES. Behavioural Sciences Applied to Forensic and Legal Contexts (J. McGuire, et al.). The Legal Context: Obstacle or Opportunity? (D. Carson). Psychology and Police Investigation (P. Ainsworth). Factors Influencing Witness Evidence (A. Memon & D. Wright). Psycho-legal Studies as an Interface Discipline (N. Eastman). Decision-Making in Legal Settings (J. McEwan). RESEARCH AND PRACTICE. Explanations of Offence Behaviour (J. McGuire). Psychosis and Offending (A. O'Kane & R. Bentall). Risk Assessment and Prediction (R. Blackburn). Systems of Services (D. Heywood). Care and Management in the Community (T. Mason). Treatment of Sexual Deviation and Aggression (J. Hird). Treatment Approaches with Mentally Disordered Offenders (A. Grounds). Effective Interventions, Service and Policy Implications (J. McGuire, et al.). Index.

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Book SynopsisOffers accounts of how killers travel a path that leads from childhood innocence to lethal violence in adolescence or adulthood. This book places the emotional and moral damage of each individual killer within a larger scientific framework of social, psychological, anthropological, and biological research on human development.Trade Review"This book should become the definitive text on the subject." - STARRED REVIEW Library Journal "Garbarino's knowledge, compassion, insight, and unmatched experience provide us with an amazing opportunity to learn the path that lead children to violence... Please - buy this book for yourself and for every single person you know. I did." -- Josh Eudowe eA Risk Management Group "Garbarino is a master storyteller and a graceful, elegant writer who brings the complex science to life in dramatically rendered personal histories. It is a narrative style that makes for clear science and riveting reading. Be prepared to change your mind. I did." -- Dan Clayton St. Lawrence University Alumni Magazine "Jim is a master storyteller and a graceful, elegant writer who brings complex science to life in dramatically rendered personal histories. It is a narrative style that makes for clear science and riveting reading. Be prepared to change your mind. I did." -- Daniel Clayton St. Lawrence University Alumni MagazineTable of ContentsAcknowledgments Introduction: Becoming an Expert Witness Part I Getting Close to Killers 1 The Concept of Choice in the Criminal Justice System 2 Keeping Killers inside Our Circle of Caring 3 Moral Damage: Growing Up with a War Zone Mentality 4 Emotional Damage: The Consequences of Unresolved Trauma Part II The American Way of Killing 5 "If You're Old Enough to Do the Crime, You're Old Enough to Do the Time" 6 Tales of Rehabilitation, Transformation, and Redemption 7 Guns Don't Kill People--People with Guns Kill People 8 Making Sense of the Senseless: Understanding and Preventing Killing in America Appendix: Zagar's Model References Index

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Book SynopsisThe Psychology of Criminal Justice integrates aspects of psychology''s contributions to criminology and to socio-legal studies within a single narrative framework. It does this by describing the interpersonal and group dynamics of decision-making at key stages in the processing of accused persons from the time an alleged offence is committed to the moment sentence is passed. The book bears directly on many current debates concerning the ability of the criminal justice system to deliver reliable verdicts. It recognizes the interdependence of decision makers in the system and addresses questions at an appropriately social-psychological level. The book examines systematically and critically the dynamics of criminal decision-making, the response of victims, the assumptions, attitudes and behavior of police officers, the conduct of court proceedings, the performance of witnesses, the strengths and weaknesses of juries, and the sentencing of magistrates and judges. Discussions of lTable of ContentsAcknowledgements. List of Figures. List of Tables. Introduction. 1. Who is the criminal?. 2. Are Criminals Morally Immature?. 3. Preparedness for Crime. 4. Calculating Criminal Behavior. 5. Criminal-Victim Interaction. 6. Social Psychology of Criminal Liability. 7. Police on Crime. 8. Stories in Court. 9. Testifying in Court. 10. Twelve Available People: How Juries Decide. 11. Punishing the Offender: Sentencing in Practice. 12. Procedure and the Distribution of Criminal Justice. References. Index.

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Book SynopsisAnalyses the positive role that former prisoners can have in reconstructing communities in the wake of internal conflict.Table of ContentsPreface Introduction 1. Understanding Political Imprisonment: Northern Ireland and the International Context 2. Prisoner Release and Reintegration in the Northern Ireland Context 3. The History and Evolution of Former Prisoner Groups 4. Imprisonment and the Post-Imprisonment Experience 5. Residual Criminalisation and its Effects 6. Community and Conflict 7. Former Prisoners and the Practicalities of Conflict Transformation 8. Conclusion: Conflict Transformation and Reintegration Reconsidered? Notes Index

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Book SynopsisFilled with stories of pain, regret, and resistance, this chilling account of how four women survived their time at Kingston Penitentiary stands as an indictment of the idea that prisons and punishment are society’s answer to crime.Trade ReviewAlthough Ted McCoy’s Four Unruly Women is a short and accessibly written text—and, therefore, an excellent teaching resource!—it also offers a meticulously researched and multilayered analysis of four women, all imprisoned at the notorious Kingston Penitentiary (KP) at different times, for a revealing glimpse into the gendered pains of imprisonment over the course of a century (1838–1934). -- Amanda Glasbeek * Histoire social/Social History *This book honours Bridget Donnelly, Charlotte Reveille, Kate Slattery and Emily Boyle by bringing their disturbing stories to light. -- Ann Hansen * Herizons *Table of ContentsIntroduction: Seeking Unruly Women 1 Bridget’s Life Sentence2 Charlotte’s Moral Insanity3 Alias Kate4 Emily’s Maternal IdealAfterword: Seeing Unruly Women NotesBibliographyIndex

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Book SynopsisFilled with stories of pain, regret, and resistance, this chilling account of how four women survived their time at Kingston Penitentiary stands as an indictment of the idea that prisons and punishment are society’s answer to crime.Trade ReviewAlthough Ted McCoy’s Four Unruly Women is a short and accessibly written text—and, therefore, an excellent teaching resource!—it also offers a meticulously researched and multilayered analysis of four women, all imprisoned at the notorious Kingston Penitentiary (KP) at different times, for a revealing glimpse into the gendered pains of imprisonment over the course of a century (1838–1934). -- Amanda Glasbeek * Histoire social/Social History *This book honours Bridget Donnelly, Charlotte Reveille, Kate Slattery and Emily Boyle by bringing their disturbing stories to light. -- Ann Hansen * Herizons *Table of ContentsIntroduction: Seeking Unruly Women 1 Bridget’s Life Sentence2 Charlotte’s Moral Insanity3 Alias Kate4 Emily’s Maternal IdealAfterword: Seeing Unruly Women NotesBibliographyIndex

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Book SynopsisThis comprehensive and engaging textbook provides a fresh and sociologically-grounded examination of how deviance is constructed and defined and what it means to be classed a deviant.Table of ContentsPreface xiv About the Companion Website xvi 1 Defining Social Deviance and Deviants 1 Student Learning Outcomes 1 What is Deviance? 2 The absolutist position 3 The statistical anomaly view 3 Box 1.1: In their own words: Being deviant: A left‐hander in a right‐handed world 4 The Sociological Perspective 7 The Social Construction of Deviance 7 Norms, social control, and a range of tolerance 8 Importance of culture, time, place, and situation 11 Importance of acts, actors, and audience 13 The Role of Media in Defining Deviance 15 Moral entrepreneurs, moral crusades, and moral panics 15 Confusing crime and deviance 16 Equating diversity with deviance 17 Negative and Positive Results of Deviance 17 Negative consequences of deviance 18 Positive aspects of deviance 19 Summary 20 Outcomes Assessment 20 Key Terms and Concepts 21 2 Deviance and Social Identity 22 Student Learning Outcomes 22 Becoming Deviant 23 Deviance as a Status 23 Deviance as a master status 24 Primary and secondary deviance 27 Box 2.1: In their own words: Primary deviance: Student cheating 28 Deviant career 29 Deviance as a Role 30 Role‐taking, role embracement, role merger, and role engulfment 30 Role distance: The deviant deviant 32 Deviance, Deviants, and Stigma 32 Managing a Spoiled Identity 33 Deviance, Identity, and The Media 34 Summary 36 Outcomes Assessment 37 Key Terms and Concepts 37 3 Popular Notions and Pseudoscientific Explanations for Deviance 38 Student Learning Outcomes 38 Demonology: “The Devil Made Me Do It” 39 Box 3.1: In their own words: Interview with a twenty‐year‐old wiccan 41 Morality, Immorality, and Deviance 42 Positivism, Pseudoscience, and the Medical Model of Deviance 44 Early biological and physiological theories of deviance 44 The medical model of deviance 48 The medicalization of deviance 49 Blame it on the Media 50 Print media and deviance 50 Television, movies, video games and deviance 52 Media violence, aggression, and deviant behavior 53 The internet and the power of social media 54 Fallacies of Popular Notions and Pseudoscientific Explanations 55 Summary 56 Outcomes Assessment 56 Key Terms and Concepts 57 4 Sociological Explanations for Deviance 58 Student Learning Outcomes 58 A Functionalist Perspective on Deviance 59 Strain theories 60 Deviant subcultures 63 Strengths and weaknesses of the functionalist perspective 65 The Conflict Perspective and Deviant Behavior 66 The Marxian heritage 66 The social reality of crime and delinquency 67 Social threat theory 68 Strengths and weaknesses of the conflict perspective 68 Interactionist Theories and the Constructionist View of Deviance 69 Labeling theories 71 Social learning theories 73 Control theories 75 Strengths and weaknesses of interactionist theories 76 A Feminist Perspective on Deviance 77 The Pervasive Influence of the Media 78 Box 4.1: In their own words: By Noah Nelson 79 Summary 80 Outcomes Assessment 81 Key Terms and Concepts 81 5 Deviant Occupations 82 Student Learning Outcomes 82 The Sociology of Work 83 Occupation as Master Status 84 Illegal Occupations 86 “Immoral” Occupations: Working in the Adult Entertainment Industry 87 Working in adult films 88 Stripping/nude dancing 90 Box 5.1: In their own words: Topless dancers: Managing stigma in a deviant occupation 92 Black‐Collar Occupations: Stigmatized Occupations and “Dirty” Work 93 Stigma of handling the dead 94 Box 5.2: In their own words: Morticians and funeral directors: Handling the stigma of handling the dead 95 Deviant Occupations and the Media 96 Summary 99 Outcomes Assessment 100 Key Terms and Concepts 100 6 Sexual Deviance and Deviant Lifestyles 101 Student Learning Outcomes 101 Sex, Gender, and Human Sexuality 102 Sexual Norms and Sexual Deviance 103 Adultery/Swinging/Mate Swapping/Co‐Marital Sex 104 Box 6.1: In their own words: Swinging and “the lifestyle” 106 Naturism/nudism 107 Sex norms and homosexuality 108 Homosexuality and the law 109 Homophobia 111 Transvestism, transgenderism, and transsexuality 112 Prostitution 114 Phone sex and cybersex 116 Sexual Deviance and the Media 117 Summary 120 Outcomes Assessment 121 Key Terms and Concepts 121 7 Alcoholism and Other Drug Abuse 122 Student Learning Outcomes 122 A Brief History of Alcohol in the United States 123 Alcohol Use among Social Groups in the United States 125 Becoming an Alcoholic 128 Stages of alcoholism 129 Alcoholic as a master status 131 Box 7.1: In their own words: Driving under the influence 131 Alcohol and the media 132 A Brief History of Drugs in the United States 133 Race/ethnicity and drug legislation 134 Drug‐crime connection 136 Moral panics and moral entrepreneurs 137 Women, drugs, and moral panics 139 Legal and illegal drugs 139 Substance use on campus 140 Box 7.2: In their own words: Underage drinking 141 Recreational Drug Use 142 Becoming an Addict 143 Box 7.3: In their own words: Marijuana User 145 Drugs and the Media 147 Summary 148 Outcomes Assessment 148 Key Terms and Concepts 148 8 Physical and Mental Deviance 149 Student Learning Outcomes 149 Media and the “Ideal” Body 150 Abominations of the Body 151 Physical disabilities 152 Obesity and eating disorders 157 Box 8.1: In their own words: Bulimia 159 Mental Disorders 161 Mental illness and the medical model 162 Mysteries of the mind 163 Box 8.2: In their own words: Diagnosed with bipolar disorder 164 Mental illness in the military 165 Box 8.3: In their own words: Alzheimer’s and multiple mental illnesses 166 Mental Disorders and the Media 167 One flew over the cuckoo’s nest 167 Summary 168 Outcomes Assessment 168 Key Terms and Concepts 169 9 Suicide and Self‐Harm 170 Student Learning Outcomes 170 Defining Suicide 171 Durkheim’s Classic Study 172 Egoistic suicide 173 Altruistic suicide 174 Anomic suicide 175 Fatalistic suicide 177 Criticisms of Durkheim’s work 177 Modern Theories of Suicide 178 Suicide in the United States 178 Sex and race differences in suicide 179 Age and suicide 180 Box 9.1: In their own words: Effects of suicide on family members 182 Physician‐Assisted Suicide 183 Suicide‐by‐Cop 185 Box 9.2: In their own words: Attempted suicide‐by‐cop 186 Suicide Terrorism 187 Self‐Harm 188 Box 9.3: Resources 190 Suicide and the Media 191 Summary 191 Outcomes Assessment 192 Key Terms and Concepts 192 10 Beyond the Range of Tolerance: Extreme Deviance 193 Student Learning Outcomes 193 Body Modification and Mutilation 194 Extreme tattooing 195 Surgery, implants, and amputation 197 Suspension 198 Box 10.1: In their own words: “Hooked” on suspension 198 Edgework, Risk‐Taking Behavior, and Extreme Sports 200 Extreme sports 201 Box 10.2: In their own words: “I’m not happy unless I’m in fear for my life” 204 Extreme Lifestyles 206 Minimalism 206 Survivalism and doomsday preppers 208 Extreme Deviance and the Media 209 Summary 210 Outcomes Assessment 211 Key Terms and Concepts 211 11 Violence, Street Crime, and Delinquency 212 Student Learning Outcomes 212 Measuring Crime in the United States 213 Violence 214 Murder 214 Robbery 217 Assault 219 School violence 220 Child abuse 222 Property Crimes 224 Burglary 225 Larceny‐theft, motor vehicle theft, and arson 226 Box 11.1: In their own words: Auto theft 226 Terrorism 227 Violence Against Women 229 Rape and sexual assault 229 Sexual assault on campus 230 Rape myths 230 Intimate partner violence 232 Box 11.2: In their own words: Intimate partner violence 233 Crime and the Media: The CSI Effect 234 Box 11.3: Resources for survivors of violence 234 Summary 235 Outcomes Assessment 236 Key Terms and Concepts 236 12 Corporate Crime and Elite Deviance 237 Student Learning Outcomes 237 White‐Collar Crime 238 Defining white‐collar crime 239 Measuring white‐collar crimes 242 Box 12.1: In their own words: Compilation of interviews with Bernie Sanders 244 Corporate Crime 245 Political Corruption 247 Police Misconduct 251 Elite Deviance and the Media 252 Summary 252 Outcomes Assessment 252 Key Terms and Concepts 253 13 Cyberdeviance 254 Student Learning Outcomes 254 Hacking and Online Piracy 256 System trespassing 257 Cyberpiracy 258 Cyberwarfare 259 Cyberbullying 259 Box 13.1: In their own words: Confessions of a cyberbully 262 Cyberstalking 263 Cyberdeviance and the Media 264 Summary 264 Outcomes Assessment 265 Key Terms and Concepts 265 14 Deviance, Deviants, and Social Control 266 Student Learning Outcomes 266 Informal Social Control 268 Gossip, ridicule, and shame 269 Ostracism 270 Formal Social Control 271 Neighborhood watch and vigilantism 272 Law enforcement 274 Courts and corrections 275 Social Control and Stigma 277 Media and Public Opinion 278 Judge Judy 279 Summary 281 Outcomes Assessment 281 Key Terms and Concepts 281 References 282 Glossary 302 Index 313

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Book SynopsisInternational 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.Table of ContentsAbout the Editors xiii List of Contributors xvii Poem by Moira Mpanza xxi Preface by William L. Marshall xxiii Part I Introduction to the International Field of Sexual Offender Assessment and Treatment Chapter 1 Adult Sexual Offender Treatment – Is It Effective? 3Reinhard Eher and Friedemann Pfäfflin Chapter 2 Adult Sexual Offender Assessment 13Carol A. Ireland and Leam A. Craig Chapter 3 Female Sexual Offenders 35Franca Cortoni and Theresa A. Gannon Part II Sexual Offender Assessment: Issues and Applications Chapter 4 International Comparisons of the Validity of Actuarial Risk Tools for Sexual Offenders, with a Focus on Static-99 57Leslie Helmus, R. Karl Hanson, and Kelly E. Morton-Bourgon Chapter 5 Structured Professional Guidelines: International Applications 85Martin Rettenberger and Stephen J. Hucker Chapter 6 Assessing the Risk of Child Sexual Abuse in Litigious Families in the Family Court 111Chris Lennings, Annalese Bolton, and Emma Collins Chapter 7 Phallometric Assessment of Sexual Arousal 141Hannah L. Merdian and David T. Jones Chapter 8 Proxy Measures of Sexual Deviancy 171Wineke Smid, Daan van Beek, and Jelle Troelstra Chapter 9 Uses, Misuses, and Abuses of Risk Assessment with Sexual Offenders 193Lea H. Studer, A.Scott Aylwin, Christine Sribney, and John R. Reddon Part III Sexual Offender Treatment: Issues and Applications Chapter 10 Theoretical Perspectives and their Practical Application for Assessment and Treatment of Sexual Offenders with an Intellectual Disability 215William R. Lindsay Chapter 11 Development and Evaluation of a Treatment Program for Incarcerated Rapists in South Africa 235Lorinda Bergh Chapter 12 The Danish Sexual Offender Treatment and Research Program (DASOP) 251Ellids Kristensen, Peter Fristed, Marianne Fuglestved, Eva Grahn, Mikael Larsen, Tommy Lillebæk, and Thorkil Sørensen Chapter 13 Multisystemic Therapy with Juvenile Sexual Offenders: Development, Validation, and Dissemination 263Charles M. Borduin, Richard J. Munschy, David V. Wagner, and Erin K. Taylor Chapter 14 Risk, Needs, and Responsivity Principles in Action: Tailoring Rapist’s Treatment to Rapist Typologies 287Sarah Reid, Nick J. Wilson, and Douglas P. Boer Chapter 15 The Importance of Contextual Issues within Sexual Offender Treatment 299Jayson Ware Chapter 16 The Role of Culture in Sexual Offender Rehabilitation: A New Zealand Perspective 313Armon J. Tamatea, Mate Webb, and Douglas P. Boer Chapter 17 Managing Sexual Offender Treatment Programs 331Ruth E. Mann, Jayson Ware, and Yolanda M. Fernandez Chapter 18 Denial of Sexual Crimes: A Therapeutic Exploration 355Kris Vanhoeck and Els Van Daele Chapter 19 Motivational Interviewing in the Treatment of Sexual Offenders 373David S. Prescott and Joel Porter Chapter 20 Disclosing the Secret: Working with Families around Sexual Abuse Victimization 397Yael Idisis and Sheri Oz Chapter 21 Pharmacotherapy of Sexual Offenders and Men who are at Risk of Sexual Offending 419Peer Briken, Andreas Hill, and Wolfgang Berner Chapter 22 Bringing “Good Lives” to Life: Applying Social Therapy to Working with Sexual Offenders 433Andrew Frost Chapter 23 Axis I Mental Health Disorders and Sexual Offending 449Bruce D. Watt and Tania Withington Chapter 24 Sexual Offending in Psychotic Patients 463Leam A. Craig and Orestis Giotakos Chapter 25 Forensic-Psychiatric Treatment for Internet Sex Offenders: Ten Years of Experience 479Marc Graf and Volker Dittmann Chapter 26 Just an Incest Offender? 489Lea H. Studer, Christine Sribney, A. Scott Aylwin, and John R. Reddon Chapter 27 The Internet and Sexual Offending: An International Perspective 507Cynthia Calkins Mercado, Hannah L. Merdian, and Rudolf Egg Chapter 28 Sexual Abuse in the Catholic Church and Other Youth-Serving Organizations 525Cynthia Calkins Mercado, Karen Terry, and Anthony D. Perillo Chapter 29 American Sexual Offender Castration Treatment and Legislation 543Elena del Busto and Michael C. Harlow Part IV Human Rights and Ethical Issues Chapter 30 Ethical Issues Regarding the Implementation of Sex Offender Treatment in Brazil 575Danilo A. Baltieri, Arthur Guerra de Anrade and Douglas P. Boer Chapter 31 Community Protection from Sexual Violence: Intended and Unintended Outcomes of American Policies 587Jill S. Levenson Chapter 32 Human Rights Issues in Sexual Offender Risk Assessment 609James Vess Chapter 33 Morality and Legality in the Use of Antiandrogenic Pharmacotherapy with Sexual Offenders 627Karen Harrison and Bernadette Rainey Part V Future Directions Chapter 34 The Role of the International Association for the Treatment of Sexual Offenders (IATSO) in International Public Policy and Practice 655Friedemann Pfäfflin and Reinhard Eher Chapter 35 Dealing with Missing Data: The Promise of Dunkelfeld Research with Sexual Offenders against Minors 665Steven Feelgood and Gerard A. Schaefer Chapter 36 The Future of Sexual Offender Treatment Programs 683William L. Marshall and Liam E. Marshall Index 705

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Book SynopsisA comprehensive guide to the theory, research and practice of violence risk management The Wiley Handbook of What Works in Violence Risk Management: Theory, Research and Practice offers a comprehensive guide to the theory, research and practice of violence risk management. With contributions from a panel of noted international experts, the book explores the most recent advances to the theoretical understanding, assessment and management of violent behavior. Designed to be an accessible resource, the highly readable chapters address common issues associated with violent behavior such as alcohol misuse and the less common issues for example offenders with intellectual disabilities. Written for both those new to the field and professionals with years of experience, the book offers a wide-ranging review of who commit acts of violence, their prevalence in society and the most recent explanations for their behavior. The contributors explore various assesTable of ContentsAbout the Editors xi About the Contributors xiii Foreword xxvii Acknowledgements xxix Part I Introduction 1 1 An Overview of Violent Behaviour from Aggression to Homicide: Theory, Research, and Practice 3J. Stephen Wormith, Leam A. Craig, and Todd E. Hogue 2 What Do We Know About Violent Offending Behaviour? 33Daryl G. Kroner and Gunnar C. Butler 3 What Works with Violent Offenders: A Response to ‘Nothing Works’ 53James McGuire Part II What Works in Violence Risk Assessment 79 4 From Predicting Dangerousness to Assessing and Managing Risk for Violence: A Journey Across Four Generations 81James R.P. Ogloff and Michael R. Davis 5 Violence Risk Formation: The Move Towards Collaboratively Produced, Strengths‐Based Safety Planning 99Lawrence Jones 6 Predicting Violent Reoffending with the VRAG‐R: Overview, Controversies, and Future Directions for Actuarial Risk Scales 119L. Maaike Helmus and Vernon L. Quinsey 7 Structured Professional Judgement in Violence Risk Assessment 145Catherine Garrington and Douglas P. Boer 8 Intimate Partner Violence Risk Assessment and Management: An RNR Approach to Threat Assessment 163N. Zoe Hilton and Liam Ennis 9 Sexual Violence Risk Assessment 183Martin Rettenberger and Leam A. Craig 10 Personality‐Based Violence Risk Assessment 203Mark E. Olver 11 Assessing Risk for Violent, General, and Sexual Offending in Adolescents: Recent Advances and Future Directions 223Jodi L. Viljoen , Melissa R. Jonnson, and Stephane M. Shepherd Part III What Works in Specialty Clinical Assessments 251 12 The Importance of Understanding Anger in the Clinical Assessment of Violence 253Andrew Day and Ephrem Fernandez 13 Gang Violence Prevention Efforts: A Public Health Approach 265Dawn McDaniel and Caitlin Sayegh 14 Terrorism and Ideological Violence 279Wagdy Loza 15 Assessing the Risk and Treatment Needs of People Who Perpetrate Intimate Partner Violence 297Louise Dixon and Nicola Graham‐Kevan 16 Aggression from a Psychobiological Perspective: Implications for Enhanced Violent Risk Assessment and Interventions 315David Nussbaum 17 Assessment of Risk of Violent Offending for Adults with Intellectual Disability and/or Autism Spectrum Disorder 349Martyn Matthews and Elliot Bell Part IV What Works in Violence Intervention 367 18 Risk‐Reducing Treatment in High‐Risk Psychopathic and Violent Offenders 369Devon L.L. Polaschek and Stephen C.P. Wong 19 Anger Treatment with Violent Offenders 385Raymond W. Novaco 20 Managing Violent Offenders with a Personality Disorder 399Caroline Logan 21 Antisocial and Aggressive Behaviour Amongst Persons with Schizophrenia: Evidence and Propositions for Prevention 419Sheilagh Hodgins 22 Intimate Partner Violence Perpetrator Programmes: Ideology or Evidence‐Based Practice? 437Nicola Graham‐Kevan and Elizabeth A. Bates 23 Interventions for Violent Offenders with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities 451John L. Taylor Part V What Works in Violence Risk Management 465 24 Sexual Violence Risk Management 467Gina Ambroziak and David Thornton 25 Effective Systems and Processes for Managing Violent Offenders in the United Kingdom and the European Union 485Hazel Kemshall and Sarah Hilder 26 Beyond Core Correctional Practice: Facilitating Prosocial Change through the Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision 505Guy Bourgon, Nick Chadwick, and Tanya Rugge 27 What Works in Risk Assessment in Stalking Cases 527David V. James and Lorraine P. Sheridan 28 Managing Violent Offenders in the Community: Reentry and Beyond 543Ralph C. Serin , Christopher T. Lowenkamp , and Caleb D. Lloyd Index 559

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Book SynopsisEdited by the Head of Psychology for HM Prison Service and the National Probation Service, and fully updated to take account of structural changes within these Services, Psychology in Prisons takes an in-depth look at the work of psychologists in prisons strengthened by in-depth consideration of diversity issues such as age, gender, socio-economic group, sexuality and ethnicity. Focuses exclusively on the prison environment and prioritises practical information for practitioners working in prisons Contextualises psychological work in prisons, and covers evidence based practice in key areas such as drug misuse and sex offending Focused on the needs of the client group Features a section on the practicalities of psychological assessment and interventions Trade Review"An excellent introductory text that will undoubtedly appeal to those who work in prisons … .The text is completely up to date with relevant literature." (Psychologist, December 2008)Table of ContentsAbout the Authors. Preface. Part 1: Context:. 1. Introduction. 2. Psychological Services in Prisons. 3. Development and Criminal Behaviour. 4. Prisoner Needs. 5. Psychological Assessment. 6. Groupwork within Prisons. 7. Principles of Risk Assessment. Part 2: Evidence Based Practice:. 8. Mental Disorder. 9. Problem Drug Use. 10. Post Traumatic Stress. 11. Suicide, Attempted Suicide and Self-injury. 12. Violence. 13. Sex Offending. 14. Evaluation. References. Index

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Book SynopsisThis topical book looks at the attitudes of probation practitioners and managers to the philosophy, values, and practicalities of the Transforming Rehabilitation agenda. It provides unique insights into the values, attitudes and beliefs of probation staff and their delivery of services.Trade Review“This captivating and important work intelligently evaluates the effects of Transforming Rehabilitation upon both the legitimacy and governance of the probation sector and the ethos and ideals of probation work.” Katherine Williams, Aberystwyth University"A very timely, interesting and challenging study, the first to explore in depth staff concerns about `TR’ and its implications for probation values and practice." Professor Mike Maguire, University of South Wales"At a time of unprecedented change for probation this book provides thought-provoking responses from the inside. The research findings and critical analysis provide a unique vantage point which merits wide readership." Jill Annison, Plymouth UniversityTable of ContentsIntroduction; Respondent views on the purposes and values of the probation service; Is this the end of an ideal?; Prospects for the future; Subsequent events.

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Book SynopsisThis book explores the politics of modernisation and transformation of probation in the criminal justice system. It draws upon innovative social theories and moral perspectives to analyse changes in the probation service and makes a timely contribution to criminal justice and probation theory.Trade Review"A meticulous, succinct and extremely well written analysis of the probation services in the United Kingdom..." European Journal of Probation (about first edition)"During the past twenty years or so through a process involving missed opportunities, misguided policies and political posturing successive governments have almost squeezed the humanitarian life out of the Probation Service: it lingers still. Although, Philip Whitehead argues in this book that the humanitarian role of the Service will not survive, those of us who disagree know that if it is to survive in some form that benefits society by contributing to the rehabilitation of those people who offend, a thorough and critical understanding of that process is crucial. No-one is better qualified to deliver that understanding than Philip Whitehead. Not only has he worked within the Service throughout this period but he has shown in his many publications an acute understanding of the history of probation. This book promises to be both the definitive account of its recent past and the critically challenging one that is needed." Maurice Vanstone, Emeritus Professor of Criminology, Swansea University“The book makes an excellent contribution to the theoretical imagination in probation … a provocative and stimulating read… Transforming Probation reconnects the reader to the heritage and value base of probation, which is absent in New Public Management, Payment by Results and the pitfalls of inhumane, depersonalised targets in the mixed economy of provision for people on probation.” Probation JournalTable of ContentsModernising probation and criminal justice since 1997; Durkheim, Weber, Marx, Foucault, and the Symbolic: social theory with the ‘big guys’; Religious, humanitarian and personalist impulses: footprints left by ‘the good guys’; Social theory and organizational complexity: putting theories and impulses to work; Researching modernization and cultural change in probation: views of solicitors, clerks, magistrates, barristers and judges; Modernizing monstrosities and cultural catastrophes: probation trapped in a new order of things.

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Book SynopsisThis book explores the politics of modernisation and transformation of probation in the criminal justice system. It draws upon innovative social theories and moral perspectives to analyse changes in the probation service and makes a timely contribution to criminal justice and probation theory.Trade Review"A meticulous, succinct and extremely well written analysis of the probation services in the United Kingdom..." European Journal of Probation (about first edition)“The book makes an excellent contribution to the theoretical imagination in probation … a provocative and stimulating read… Transforming Probation reconnects the reader to the heritage and value base of probation, which is absent in New Public Management, Payment by Results and the pitfalls of inhumane, depersonalised targets in the mixed economy of provision for people on probation.” Probation Journal"During the past twenty years or so through a process involving missed opportunities, misguided policies and political posturing successive governments have almost squeezed the humanitarian life out of the Probation Service: it lingers still. Although, Philip Whitehead argues in this book that the humanitarian role of the Service will not survive, those of us who disagree know that if it is to survive in some form that benefits society by contributing to the rehabilitation of those people who offend, a thorough and critical understanding of that process is crucial. No-one is better qualified to deliver that understanding than Philip Whitehead. Not only has he worked within the Service throughout this period but he has shown in his many publications an acute understanding of the history of probation. This book promises to be both the definitive account of its recent past and the critically challenging one that is needed." Maurice Vanstone, Emeritus Professor of Criminology, Swansea UniversityTable of ContentsModernising probation and criminal justice since 1997; Durkheim, Weber, Marx, Foucault, and the Symbolic: social theory with the ‘big guys’; Religious, humanitarian and personalist impulses: footprints left by ‘the good guys’; Social theory and organizational complexity: putting theories and impulses to work; Researching modernization and cultural change in probation: views of solicitors, clerks, magistrates, barristers and judges; Modernizing monstrosities and cultural catastrophes: probation trapped in a new order of things.

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Book SynopsisThis book is the first to bring together international research on evidence-based skills and practices in probation and youth justice in the public, private and voluntary sectors. Wide-ranging in scope, it also covers effective approaches to working with ethnic minority service users, women and young people.Trade Review"I’m often asked what practitioners can do to encourage and support desistance from crime. Now I know exactly what to tell them: read this book! This remarkable collection reviews the evidence base for everything from emotional work in probation to the recruitment of ex-offender engagement workers. It is an essential resource for understanding effective rehabilitation." Shadd Maruna, Professor of Criminology, University Manchester"A well-articulated and comparative evidence base for the construction of effective working relationships in probation practice....a must read for practitioners and policy makers." Dr Aaron Pycroft, University of PortsmouthTable of ContentsPart 1: Contextualizing practice: Key theoretical, organisational and policy developments; Chapter 1: Introduction – Effective practice skills: new directions in research ~ Pamela Ugwudike, Peter Raynor, and Jill Annison; Chapter 2: The effective practice of staff development in England and Wales: learning from history and contemporary research ~ Maurice Vanstone; Chapter 3: The search for impact in British probation: from programmes to skills and implementation ~ Peter Raynor; Chapter 4: Is constructive practice still possible in a competitive environment? Findings from a case study of a community rehabilitation company in England and Wales ~ Lol Burke, Matthew Millings and Gwen Robinson; Chapter 5: Implementation uptake: organisational factors affecting evidence-based reform in community corrections in the United States ~ Danielle S. Rudes, Faye S. Taxman, Kimberly Kras, Kimberly S. Meyer & Shannon Magnuson; Part 2: International research on evidence‑based skills; Chapter 6: The Risk-Need-Responsivity model: evidence diversity and integrative theory ~ Martine Herzog-Evans; Chapter 7: Professional practices and skills in first interviews: a comparative perspective on probation practice in Spain and Belgium ~ Ester Blay and Johan Boxstaens; Chapter 8: Desistance-related skills in Romanian probation contexts ~ Ioan Durnescu; Chapter 9: From evidence-informed to evidence-based: the Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision ~ James Bonta, Guy Bourgon and Tanya Rugge; Chapter 10: Promoting quality in probation supervision and policy transfer: evaluating the SEED programme in Romania and England ~ Angela Sorsby, Joanna Shapland and Ioan Durnescu; Chapter 11: Supervision face-to-face contacts: the emergence of an intervention ~ Heather Toronjo and Faye S. Taxman; Chapter 12: Understanding emotions as effective practice in English probation: the performance of emotional labour in building relationships ~ Andrew Fowler, Jake Phillips and Chalen Westaby; Chapter 13: Staff supervision in youth justice and its relationship to skill development: findings from Australia ~ Charlene Pereira and Chris Trotter; Part 3: Evidence-based practice with diverse groups; Chapter 14: Evidence-based skills in Welsh youth justice settings ~ Pamela Ugwudike and Gemma Morgan; Chapter 15: The impact of training and coaching on the development of practice skills in youth justice: findings from Australia ~ Chris Trotter; Chapter 16: Can the recruitment of ex-offenders enhance offender engagement? An assessment of the London Probation Trust’s engagement worker role ~ Nigel Hosking and John Rico; Chapter 17: Collaborative family work in youth justice ~ Chris Trotter; Chapter 18: Resisting effective approaches for BAME offenders in England and Wales: the triumph of inertia ~ Patrick Williams and Pauline Durrance; Chapter 19: The ambiguity of therapeutic justice and women offenders in England and Wales ~ Jill Annison, Tim Auburn, Daniel Gilling and Gisella Hanley Santos; Chapter 20: Conclusion ~ Pamela Ugwudike, Jill Annison and Peter Raynor.

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Book SynopsisAs marketisation and privatisation reshape the criminal justice system, this illuminating overview sets out their causes, scale and impacts. With case studies and economic, sociological and criminological perspectives, leading academics consider the evolving roles of public, private and voluntary sectors and possible future reforms.Table of ContentsIntroduction: Marketisation and Privatisation in Criminal Justice; an Overview ~ Kevin Albertson, Mary Corcoran and Jake Phillips Part 1 ~ Introduction and Theoretical Frameworks Market Society Utopianism in Penal Politics ~ Mary Corcoran Outcomes-Based Contracts In the UK Public Sector ~ Chris Fox and Kevin Albertson The Carceral State and the Interpenetration of Interests: Commercial, Governmental, and Civil Society Interests in Criminal Justice ~ James Gacek and Richard Sparks Understanding the Privatisation of Probation Through the Lens of Bourdieu’s Field Theory ~ Jake Phillips The Progress of Marketisation: The Prison and Probation Experience ~ Kevin Albertson and Chris Fox Part 2 ~ Experiences of Marketisation in the Public Sector The ‘Soft Power’ of Marketisation: The Administrative Assembling of Irish Youth Justice Work ~ Katharina Swirak Police Outsourcing and Labour Force Vulnerability ~ Roxanna Dehaghani and Adam White Marketisation or Corporatisation? Making Sense of Private Influence in Public Policing Across Canada and the US ~ Kevin Walby and Randy K. Lippert Marketisation and Competition in Criminal Legal Aid: Implications for Access to Justice ~ Tom Smith and Ed Johnston Holding Private Prisons to Account: What Role for Controllers As ‘The Eyes and Ears of the State’? ~ Joanna Hargreaves and Amy Ludlow A Flawed Revolution? Interrogating the Transforming Rehabilitation Changes in England and Wales Through the Prism of a Community Justice Court ~ Jill Annison, Tim Auburn, Daniel Gilling and Gisella Hanley Santos Part 3 ~ Marketisation and the Voluntary Sector Constructive Ambiguity, Market Imaginaries and the Penal Voluntary Sector in England and Wales ~ Mary Corcoran, Mike Maguire and Kate Williams Marketisation of Women’s Organisations in the Criminal Justice Sector ~ Vickie Cooper and Maureen Mansfield Surviving the Revolution? The Voluntary Sector Under Transforming Rehabilitation in England and Wales ~ Kevin Wong and Rob Macmillan Part 4 ~ Beyond Institutions: Marketisation Beyond the Criminal Justice Institution Neoliberal Imaginaries and GPS Tracking in England and Wales ~ Mike Nellis Misery As Business: How Immigration Detention Became a Cash-Cow in Britain’s Borders ~ Monish Bhatia and Victoria Canning Prison Education: A Northern European Wicked Policy Problem? ~ Gerry Czerniawski Making Local Regulation Better? Marketisation, Privatisation and the Erosion of Social Protection ~ Steve Tombs The ‘Fearsome Frowning Face of the State’ and Ex-Prisoners: Promoting Employment or Alienation, Anger and Perpetual Punishment? ~ Del Roy Fletcher Conclusion: What Has Been Learned ~ Kevin Albertson, Mary Corcoran and Jake Phillips

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Book SynopsisAs marketisation and privatisation reshape the criminal justice system, this illuminating overview sets out their causes, scale and impacts. With case studies and economic, sociological and criminological perspectives, leading academics consider the evolving roles of public, private and voluntary sectors and possible future reforms.Table of ContentsIntroduction: Marketisation and Privatisation in Criminal Justice; an Overview ~ Kevin Albertson, Mary Corcoran and Jake Phillips Part 1 ~ Introduction and Theoretical Frameworks Market Society Utopianism in Penal Politics ~ Mary Corcoran Outcomes-Based Contracts In the UK Public Sector ~ Chris Fox and Kevin Albertson The Carceral State and the Interpenetration of Interests: Commercial, Governmental, and Civil Society Interests in Criminal Justice ~ James Gacek and Richard Sparks Understanding the Privatisation of Probation Through the Lens of Bourdieu’s Field Theory ~ Jake Phillips The Progress of Marketisation: The Prison and Probation Experience ~ Kevin Albertson and Chris Fox Part 2 ~ Experiences of Marketisation in the Public Sector The ‘Soft Power’ of Marketisation: The Administrative Assembling of Irish Youth Justice Work ~ Katharina Swirak Police Outsourcing and Labour Force Vulnerability ~ Roxanna Dehaghani and Adam White Marketisation or Corporatisation? Making Sense of Private Influence in Public Policing Across Canada and the US ~ Kevin Walby and Randy K. Lippert Marketisation and Competition in Criminal Legal Aid: Implications for Access to Justice ~ Tom Smith and Ed Johnston Holding Private Prisons to Account: What Role for Controllers As ‘The Eyes and Ears of the State’? ~ Joanna Hargreaves and Amy Ludlow A Flawed Revolution? Interrogating the Transforming Rehabilitation Changes in England and Wales Through the Prism of a Community Justice Court ~ Jill Annison, Tim Auburn, Daniel Gilling and Gisella Hanley Santos Part 3 ~ Marketisation and the Voluntary Sector Constructive Ambiguity, Market Imaginaries and the Penal Voluntary Sector in England and Wales ~ Mary Corcoran, Mike Maguire and Kate Williams Marketisation of Women’s Organisations in the Criminal Justice Sector ~ Vickie Cooper and Maureen Mansfield Surviving the Revolution? The Voluntary Sector Under Transforming Rehabilitation in England and Wales ~ Kevin Wong and Rob Macmillan Part 4 ~ Beyond Institutions: Marketisation Beyond the Criminal Justice Institution Neoliberal Imaginaries and GPS Tracking in England and Wales ~ Mike Nellis Misery As Business: How Immigration Detention Became a Cash-Cow in Britain’s Borders ~ Monish Bhatia and Victoria Canning Prison Education: A Northern European Wicked Policy Problem? ~ Gerry Czerniawski Making Local Regulation Better? Marketisation, Privatisation and the Erosion of Social Protection ~ Steve Tombs The ‘Fearsome Frowning Face of the State’ and Ex-Prisoners: Promoting Employment or Alienation, Anger and Perpetual Punishment? ~ Del Roy Fletcher Conclusion: What Has Been Learned ~ Kevin Albertson, Mary Corcoran and Jake Phillips

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Book SynopsisShedding light on the challenges and experiences of women and families within the criminal justice system, this book considers issues of intersectionality, violence and gender. Accessible to both academics and practitioners and with real-world policy recommendations, this collection demonstrates how positive change can be achieved.Table of ContentsForeword ~ Anita Dockley 1. Keeping the conversation going: the Women, Family, Crime and Justice network ~ Natalie Booth, Isla Masson and Lucy Baldwin Part I: Punishing women in the criminal justice system 2. Pregnancy and new motherhood in prison during the COVID-19 pandemic ~ Laura Abbott 3. Empowerment or punishment? The curious case of women’s centres ~ Gemma Ahearne 4. Silent victims: uncovering the realities of the criminal justice system for families of prisoners ~ Zobia Hadait, Somia R. Bibi and Razia Tariq Hadait Part II: Violence, abuse and justice 5. Recognising and responding to domestic violence and abuse in LGB and/or T+ people’s relationships: towards a ‘relationships services’ approach ~ Rebecca Barnes and Catherine Donovan 6. “Throwing the first punch before I got hurt”: the experiences of imprisoned women who have perpetrated intimate partner violence and abuse ~ Jenny Mackay 7. “It feels like a mini victory”: alternative routes to justice in experiences of online misogyny ~ Jo Smith 8. The conversation isn’t over: gaining justice for women and families ~ Natalie Booth, Isla Masson and Lucy Baldwin

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Book SynopsisIn this history of prison reform in mid-twentieth-century Canada, the voices of prisoners help to provide a nuanced understanding of prisoners as active agents of change.Trade Review"Including prisoner stories in an historical context provided a more nuanced and complicated reframing of the post-Archambault Commission era." -- Beverly Cramp * BC BookWorld *"The pair [Clarkson and Munn] writes with a cohesive voice, and considering the polyvocal and collective biographical approach they take towards their writing, this is impressive." -- Katie-Marie McNeill, Queen’s University * Labour/Le Travail *Table of ContentsAcknowledgments Preface Introduction Serendipity: Finding Voices Writing a Social History of Prisons Study Parameters and Limitations Organization of this Book Section One: Disrupting the Old Order 1. Riots and Reform: Political Action and the Making of the Archambault Report The Protest Causes of the Riot Context of Resistance The Illusion of Reform Riots and Revelations: Deconstructing the Narrative 2. The Blueprint for the New Deal: The Archambault Commission Re-envisions Reform Royal Commission Mandate and Findings Prison Conditions Recommendations of the Archambault Report Classification, Segregation, and the Protection of Young Prisoners The Borstal Ascendency in Canadian Penitentiaries Consolidation of Governance Reception of the Report Post-War Pressure for Implementation The Gibson Report Sauvant’s Progress Gibson’s Plan Section Two: Disruptive Influences 3. “Men Who Beefed”: Writing the New Deal The Creation of the Penal Press in Canada The Penal Press Expands Taking Shape: The Technical Aspects of the Penal Press The Penal Press Finds Purpose “Prisoners are People” and the “New Deal” Materialize Strength in Numbers: The Penal Press Goes International “Keeping It Real” or “What to Write about in the Penal Press” The Difficulties of Being THE Voice of Prisoners 4. The New Deal: Same as the Old Deal? Classification and Segregation Using Classification to Achieve a Rehabilitated Subject Achieving Security and Efficiency through Classification and Segregation Reducing Idleness through Classification Staying Connected: Visitation and Correspondence in Prison Education and Vocational Training Work and Industry Mollycoddling and the Defense of the New Deal The New Deal… Same as the Old Deal? 5. Time Off: Clemency, Remission, and Parole Good Time The First-Year Problem The Earned/Lost Problem Acts of Grace Amnesty Remission Branch – Royal Prerogative of Mercy Remission Branch – Ticket-Of-Leave Parole Autonomy Board Composition Interim Progress: Automatic Review Disappointment: Prisoners Are People but We Don’t Need to Meet Them Disappointment: Denial of Parole Disappointment: Drug Addicts and Alcoholics Getting the Public On-Side Early Progress Reports Reason for Optimism? 6. New Deal/Old Deal Discontent and Censorship The Official Face of Reform The Contested View of Reform Situation Critical: The New Deal Riot Antecedents to the Riot: Daily Life and Overcrowding Censorship: Controlling the New Deal’s Narrative Conclusion Talk of Violence, Mismanagement, and Progressive Reform A Story of Uneven Progress Disrupting Methodology: On the Importance of Muti-vocality/History from Below Disrupting the Idea that Change Comes from the Top Disrupting the Idea that “We Blew It” Disrupting the “Con” Disrupting Singular Narratives Appendix A: Excerpts from Commissioner’s Annual Reports detailing Psychiatric Services 1947–1957 Appendix B: Article Refused for Publication in Pathfinder 1953 Bibliography Endnotes

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Book SynopsisDisruptive Prisoners reconstitutes the history of Canada’s federal prison system in the mid-twentieth century through a process of collective biography one involving prisoners, administrators, prison reformers, and politicians. This social history relies on extensive archival research and access to government documents, but more importantly, uses the penal press materials created by prisoners themselves and an interview with one of the founding penal press editors to provide a unique and unprecedented analysis. Disruptive Prisoners is grounded in the lived experiences of men who were incarcerated in federal penitentiaries in Canada and argues that they were not merely passive recipients of intervention. Evidence indicates that prisoners were active agents of change who advocated for and resisted the initiatives that were part of Canada’s New Deal in Corrections. While prisoners are silent in other criminological and historical texts, here they aTrade Review"Including prisoner stories in an historical context provided a more nuanced and complicated reframing of the post-Archambault Commission era." -- Beverly Cramp * BC BookWorld *"The pair [Clarkson and Munn] writes with a cohesive voice, and considering the polyvocal and collective biographical approach they take towards their writing, this is impressive." -- Katie-Marie McNeill, Queen’s University * Labour/Le Travail *Table of ContentsAcknowledgments Preface Introduction Serendipity: Finding Voices Writing a Social History of Prisons Study Parameters and Limitations Organization of this Book Section One: Disrupting the Old Order 1. Riots and Reform: Political Action and the Making of the Archambault Report The Protest Causes of the Riot Context of Resistance The Illusion of Reform Riots and Revelations: Deconstructing the Narrative 2. The Blueprint for the New Deal: The Archambault Commission Re-envisions Reform Royal Commission Mandate and Findings Prison Conditions Recommendations of the Archambault Report Classification, Segregation, and the Protection of Young Prisoners The Borstal Ascendency in Canadian Penitentiaries Consolidation of Governance Reception of the Report Post-War Pressure for Implementation The Gibson Report Sauvant’s Progress Gibson’s Plan Section Two: Disruptive Influences 3. “Men Who Beefed”: Writing the New Deal The Creation of the Penal Press in Canada The Penal Press Expands Taking Shape: The Technical Aspects of the Penal Press The Penal Press Finds Purpose “Prisoners are People” and the “New Deal” Materialize Strength in Numbers: The Penal Press Goes International “Keeping It Real” or “What to Write about in the Penal Press” The Difficulties of Being THE Voice of Prisoners 4. The New Deal: Same as the Old Deal? Classification and Segregation Using Classification to Achieve a Rehabilitated Subject Achieving Security and Efficiency through Classification and Segregation Reducing Idleness through Classification Staying Connected: Visitation and Correspondence in Prison Education and Vocational Training Work and Industry Mollycoddling and the Defense of the New Deal The New Deal… Same as the Old Deal? 5. Time Off: Clemency, Remission, and Parole Good Time The First-Year Problem The Earned/Lost Problem Acts of Grace Amnesty Remission Branch – Royal Prerogative of Mercy Remission Branch – Ticket-Of-Leave Parole Autonomy Board Composition Interim Progress: Automatic Review Disappointment: Prisoners Are People but We Don’t Need to Meet Them Disappointment: Denial of Parole Disappointment: Drug Addicts and Alcoholics Getting the Public On-Side Early Progress Reports Reason for Optimism? 6. New Deal/Old Deal Discontent and Censorship The Official Face of Reform The Contested View of Reform Situation Critical: The New Deal Riot Antecedents to the Riot: Daily Life and Overcrowding Censorship: Controlling the New Deal’s Narrative Conclusion Talk of Violence, Mismanagement, and Progressive Reform A Story of Uneven Progress Disrupting Methodology: On the Importance of Muti-vocality/History from Below Disrupting the Idea that Change Comes from the Top Disrupting the Idea that “We Blew It” Disrupting the “Con” Disrupting Singular Narratives Appendix A: Excerpts from Commissioner’s Annual Reports detailing Psychiatric Services 1947–1957 Appendix B: Article Refused for Publication in Pathfinder 1953 Bibliography Endnotes

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Book SynopsisBrings together a wide range of feminist research focused on women’s lived experiences and centred on their own narratives. Drawing on expertise in contemporary fields of study, using cutting-edge participatory, inclusive and narrative methodologies, the book updates Carlen’s pioneering work for current times.Table of ContentsForeword – Pat Carlen Introduction – Sharon Grace, Maggie O’Neill, Tammi Walker, Hannah King, Lucy Baldwin, Alison Jobe, Orla Lynch, Fiona Measham, Kate O’Brien and Vicky Seaman 1. Hearing the Voices of Women Involved in Drugs and Crime – Sharon Grace 2. Knifing Off? The Inadequacies of Desistance Frameworks for Women in the Criminal Justice System in Ireland – Vicky Seaman and Orla Lynch 3. Sex Work, Criminalisation and Stigma: Towards a Feminist Criminological Imagination – Maggie O’Neill and Alison Jobe 4. Criminal Women in Prison Who Self-harm: What Can We Learn from Their Experiences? – Tammi Walker 5. Criminal Mothers: The Persisting Pains of Maternal Imprisonment – Lucy Baldwin, with Mary Elwood and Cassie Brown 6. ‘The World Split Open’: Writing, Teaching and Learning with Women in Prison – Hannah King, Kate O’Brien and Fiona Measham, with Verity-Fee, Phoenix, Iris and Angel 7. Women’s Biographies through Prison – Verity-Fee, Phoenix, Iris and Angel, with Hannah King, Kate O’Brien and Fiona Measham Afterword – Loraine Gelsthorpe

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Book SynopsisAusterity continues to impact the criminal justice process in England and Wales: police numbers are down, the Crown Prosecution Service is in disarray, legal aid has been reduced, courts are closing and magistrates are leaving. Research into the criminal process usually focuses on England, however this book offers a rare insight into South Wales. Drawing on first-hand accounts of lawyers, police, suspects, and the convicted and their families, it uncovers how these affected individuals navigate the challenges caused by austerity, what has changed and what can be done to improve the system. This book is a reliable and evocative account of the reality of criminal justice in Wales.Table of ContentsWhy Wales? A System in Crisis The People and Their Experiences Criminal Justice in Its Place Pressures of Practice Criminal Justice Relationships Navigating the Criminal Justice System Doing Criminal Justice Differently

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Book SynopsisAusterity continues to impact the criminal justice process in England and Wales: police numbers are down, the Crown Prosecution Service is in disarray, legal aid has been reduced, courts are closing and magistrates are leaving. Research into the criminal process usually focuses on England, however this book offers a rare insight into South Wales. Drawing on first-hand accounts of lawyers, police, suspects, and the convicted and their families, it uncovers how these affected individuals navigate the challenges caused by austerity, what has changed and what can be done to improve the system. This book is a reliable and evocative account of the reality of criminal justice in Wales.Table of ContentsWhy Wales? A System in Crisis The People and Their Experiences Criminal Justice in Its Place Pressures of Practice Criminal Justice Relationships Navigating the Criminal Justice System Doing Criminal Justice Differently

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Book SynopsisElgar Advanced Introductions are stimulating and thoughtful introductions to major fields in the social sciences, business and law, expertly written by the world’s leading scholars. Designed to be accessible yet rigorous, they offer concise and lucid surveys of the substantive and policy issues associated with discrete subject areas.This Advanced Introduction charts the growth and development of victimology since the Second World War. Exploring competing theoretical perspectives, data sources, and policy emphases, it presents a critical overview of the field and suggests future directions of travel for researchers. Topics covered include trauma creep, witnessing pain, gaining knowledge of suffering, compensation, the role of offenders, and victim-centred justice.Key Features: Discusses victimology in its historical context Considers the ethical dilemmas of studying victimisation and suffering Adopts a global outlook, incorporating perspectives from the Global South Explores positivist, radical, critical, cultural, narrative, and feminist victimology Reviews key policy developments including restorative justice and reconciliation Examining key concepts in victimology and placing them in their policy context, this Advanced Introduction will be essential reading for scholars and students in criminology, sociology, social policy, and criminal justice. It will also prove a useful guide for activists and policy-makers seeking to centre victims in their work.Trade Review‘This book is essential reading for students, scholars, and policy makers looking for a rich, critical, and interdisciplinary understanding of victimology. Sandra Walklate's offering is destined to be a classic piece of scholarship, one that powerfully demonstrates that victimology is an important discipline in its own right.’ -- Walter S. DeKeseredy, West Virginia University, USTable of ContentsContents: Preface 1. Victimology in historical context 2. Theorising victimhood 3. Knowing victimhood 4. Policy, victimhood, and trauma creep 5. Making amends 6. Southernising victimology 7. Conclusion References Index

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Book SynopsisElgar Advanced Introductions are stimulating and thoughtful introductions to major fields in the social sciences, business and law, expertly written by the world’s leading scholars. Designed to be accessible yet rigorous, they offer concise and lucid surveys of the substantive and policy issues associated with discrete subject areas.This Advanced Introduction charts the growth and development of victimology since the Second World War. Exploring competing theoretical perspectives, data sources, and policy emphases, it presents a critical overview of the field and suggests future directions of travel for researchers. Topics covered include trauma creep, witnessing pain, gaining knowledge of suffering, compensation, the role of offenders, and victim-centred justice.Key Features: Discusses victimology in its historical context Considers the ethical dilemmas of studying victimisation and suffering Adopts a global outlook, incorporating perspectives from the Global South Explores positivist, radical, critical, cultural, narrative, and feminist victimology Reviews key policy developments including restorative justice and reconciliation Examining key concepts in victimology and placing them in their policy context, this Advanced Introduction will be essential reading for scholars and students in criminology, sociology, social policy, and criminal justice. It will also prove a useful guide for activists and policy-makers seeking to centre victims in their work.Trade Review‘This book is essential reading for students, scholars, and policy makers looking for a rich, critical, and interdisciplinary understanding of victimology. Sandra Walklate's offering is destined to be a classic piece of scholarship, one that powerfully demonstrates that victimology is an important discipline in its own right.’ -- Walter S. DeKeseredy, West Virginia University, USTable of ContentsContents: Preface 1. Victimology in historical context 2. Theorising victimhood 3. Knowing victimhood 4. Policy, victimhood, and trauma creep 5. Making amends 6. Southernising victimology 7. Conclusion References Index

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Book SynopsisA 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.Trade Review"This book was well set out and easy to follow - in an increasing 'risk' society - the range of appropriate issues are considered.This book will prove to be useful for a number of modules on the course." Charlotte Fletcher-Morgan, Nottingham Trent UniversityTable of ContentsIntroduction; Part one: Context: The changing face of practice; Key concepts; Part two: Diversity: Women offenders; Young people who offend; 'Race' and culture; Part three: Responsivity: Mental disorder; Substance misuse; Basic skills; Part four: Risk: Violent offenders; Property offenders; Part five: Evaluating and ending well; Return to concepts.

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Book SynopsisRobert Johnson and Hans Toch''s Crime and Punishment: Inside Views is an edited volume of original essays written by offenders in their own words. The book provides a unique, inside view of crime, prisoners, and the experience of punishment. These essays represent the worldviews of 52 offenders, introducing the reader to the forces that shaped their lives and compelled them to commit crimes, their struggles with their own feelings, and their experiences--often rocky--with prison life and the criminal justice system. Crime and Punishment: Inside Views is useful as a supplement for courses in criminal justice, corrections, and criminology. It illuminates a wide array of individuals, settings, and issues, offering a stimulating introduction to the study of crime and punishment. These writings will sharpen student''s critical thinking skills as they compare and judge these offenders'' own words against the context of their textbooks. Editors Johnson and Toch''s insightful introductions Table of ContentsSECTION I: DOING CRIME; SECTION II: REHABILITATION; SECTION III: FINDING FAITH; SECTION IV: BEING IMPRISONED; SECTION V: LIVING IN PRISON; SECTION VI: JUSTICE AND INJUSTICE

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