Description
Book SynopsisOffender Rehabilitation and Treatment draws together internationally renowned experts in offender treatment from the United Kingdom, Europe, North America, and Australia to report on the most recent and exciting developments in this field.
Trade Review“…valuable sources for students for years to come…certain themes are repeated, despite the chapter headings being so different…” (Vista, Vol 8(3), May 2004)
Table of ContentsAbout the Editor.
List of Contributors.
Series Editors' Preface.
Preface.
PART I: RESEARCH FINDINGS.
Integrating Findings from Research Reviews (J. McGuire).
The Effects of Therapeutic Communities and Milieu Therapy on Recidivism (D. Lipton, et al.).
The Effectiveness of Cognitive-Behavioural Treatment Methods on Recidivism (D. Lipton, et al.).
Crime Treatment in Europe: A review of outcome studies (S. Redondo, et al.).
Developmental Prevention Programmes: Effectiveness and Benefit-Cost Analysis (D. Farrington and B. Welsh).
PART II: SPECIFIC INTERVENTIONS, MODELS AND OUTCOMES.
Low-Level Aggression: Definition, Escalation, Intervention (The late A. Goldstein).
Intervening with Families of Troubled Youth: Functional Family Therapy and Parenting Wisely (D. Gordon).
Alcohol, Aggression, and Violence (M. McMurran).
Changing Beliefs of Spouse Abusers (M. Russell).
Recent Developments in the Assessment and Treatment of Sexual Offenders (A. Beech and R. Mann).
Serious Mental Disorder and Offending Behaviours (P. Mullen).
PA RT III: IMPLEMENTATION AND POLICY ISSUES.
Risk-Needs Assessment and Allocation to Offender Programmes (C. Hollin).
The Policy Impact of a Survey of Programme Evaluations in England and Wales (T. Ellis and J. Winstone).
The Common-Sense Revolution and Correctional Policy (P. Gendreau, et al.).
Index.
