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Book Synopsis
Bringing together a summary of evidence across diverse offender populations, and featuring an international cast of experienced contributors, What Works in Offender Rehabilitation provides professionals with a guide to best practices in rehabilitation with a variety of offenders.

Table of Contents

About the Editors vii

About the Contributors ix

Foreword xxi

Acknowledgements xxiii

Part I Introduction 1

1 Overview and Structure of the Book 3
Leam A. Craig, Louise Dixon and Theresa A. Gannon

2 ‘What Works’ to Reduce Re-offending: 18 Years On 20
James McGuire

3 Creating Ideological Space: Why Public Support for Rehabilitation Matters 50
Cheryl Lero Jonson, Francis T. Cullen and Jennifer L. Lux

Part II What Works in Offender Assessment 69

4 Applying the Risk–Need–Responsivity Principles to Offender Assessment 71
James Bonta and J. Stephen Wormith

5 What Works in Assessing Risk in Sexual and Violent Offenders 94
Leam A. Craig, Anthony R. Beech and Franca Cortoni

Part III What Works in Offender Rehabilitation 115

6 Efficacy of Correctional Cognitive Skills Programmes 117
Clive R. Hollin, Emma J. Palmer and Ruth M. Hatcher

7 What Works in Reducing Violent Re-offending in Psychopathic Offenders 129
Jenny Tew, Leigh Harkins and Louise Dixon

8 What Works for Personality-Disordered Offenders? 142
Vincent Egan

9 Interventions that Work to Stop Intimate Partner Violence 159
Josilyn Banks, Sheetal Kini and Julia Babcock

10 What Works in Reducing Sexual Offending 173
William L. Marshall, Liam E. Marshall, Geris A. Serran and Matt D. O’Brien

11 Evidence-Based Interventions for Serious and Violent Juvenile Offenders 192
Charles M. Borduin, Alex R. Dopp and Erin K. Taylor

12 Reducing Anger-Related Offending: What Works 211
Raymond W. Novaco

13 What Works in Reducing Substance-Related Offending? 237
John R. Weekes, Andrea E. Moser, Michael Wheatley and Flora I. Matheson

14 What Works in Reducing Arson-Related Offending 255
Katarina Fritzon, Rebekah Doley and Fiona Clark

15 What Works with Female Sexual Offenders 271
Franca Cortoni and Theresa A. Gannon

16 What Works for Offenders with Intellectual Disabilities 285
William R. Lindsay and Amanda M. Michie

17 The Good Lives Model: Does It Work? Preliminary Evidence 305
Gwenda M. Willis and Tony Ward

Part IV What Works in Secure Settings 319

18 Treatment of People with Schizophrenia Who Behave Violently Towards Others: A Review of the Empirical Literature on Treatment Effectiveness 321
Nathan Kolla and Sheilagh Hodgins

19 Treating Offenders in a Therapeutic Community 340
Richard Shuker

20 Best Practice in SVP Treatment Programmes 359
David Thornton and Deirdre D’Orazio

Part V Cultural Factors and Individualized

Approaches to Offender Rehabilitation 387

21 The Role of Cultural Factors in Treatment 389
Jo Thakker

22 An Australasian Approach to Offender Rehabilitation 408
Andrew Day and Rachael M. Collie

23 Criminogenic Needs of Sexual Offenders on Community Supervision 421
R. Karl Hanson and Andrew J.R. Harris

24 Multi-agency Approaches to Effective Risk Management in the Community in England and Wales 436
Sarah Hilder and Hazel Kemshall

25 Group or Individual Therapy in the Treatment of Sexual Offenders 452
Geris A. Serran, William L. Marshall, Liam E. Marshall and Matt D. O’Brien

Index 468

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    Publisher: John Wiley and Sons Ltd
    Publication Date: 03/05/2013
    ISBN13: 9781119974567, 978-1119974567
    ISBN10: 1119974569

    Description

    Book Synopsis
    Bringing together a summary of evidence across diverse offender populations, and featuring an international cast of experienced contributors, What Works in Offender Rehabilitation provides professionals with a guide to best practices in rehabilitation with a variety of offenders.

    Table of Contents

    About the Editors vii

    About the Contributors ix

    Foreword xxi

    Acknowledgements xxiii

    Part I Introduction 1

    1 Overview and Structure of the Book 3
    Leam A. Craig, Louise Dixon and Theresa A. Gannon

    2 ‘What Works’ to Reduce Re-offending: 18 Years On 20
    James McGuire

    3 Creating Ideological Space: Why Public Support for Rehabilitation Matters 50
    Cheryl Lero Jonson, Francis T. Cullen and Jennifer L. Lux

    Part II What Works in Offender Assessment 69

    4 Applying the Risk–Need–Responsivity Principles to Offender Assessment 71
    James Bonta and J. Stephen Wormith

    5 What Works in Assessing Risk in Sexual and Violent Offenders 94
    Leam A. Craig, Anthony R. Beech and Franca Cortoni

    Part III What Works in Offender Rehabilitation 115

    6 Efficacy of Correctional Cognitive Skills Programmes 117
    Clive R. Hollin, Emma J. Palmer and Ruth M. Hatcher

    7 What Works in Reducing Violent Re-offending in Psychopathic Offenders 129
    Jenny Tew, Leigh Harkins and Louise Dixon

    8 What Works for Personality-Disordered Offenders? 142
    Vincent Egan

    9 Interventions that Work to Stop Intimate Partner Violence 159
    Josilyn Banks, Sheetal Kini and Julia Babcock

    10 What Works in Reducing Sexual Offending 173
    William L. Marshall, Liam E. Marshall, Geris A. Serran and Matt D. O’Brien

    11 Evidence-Based Interventions for Serious and Violent Juvenile Offenders 192
    Charles M. Borduin, Alex R. Dopp and Erin K. Taylor

    12 Reducing Anger-Related Offending: What Works 211
    Raymond W. Novaco

    13 What Works in Reducing Substance-Related Offending? 237
    John R. Weekes, Andrea E. Moser, Michael Wheatley and Flora I. Matheson

    14 What Works in Reducing Arson-Related Offending 255
    Katarina Fritzon, Rebekah Doley and Fiona Clark

    15 What Works with Female Sexual Offenders 271
    Franca Cortoni and Theresa A. Gannon

    16 What Works for Offenders with Intellectual Disabilities 285
    William R. Lindsay and Amanda M. Michie

    17 The Good Lives Model: Does It Work? Preliminary Evidence 305
    Gwenda M. Willis and Tony Ward

    Part IV What Works in Secure Settings 319

    18 Treatment of People with Schizophrenia Who Behave Violently Towards Others: A Review of the Empirical Literature on Treatment Effectiveness 321
    Nathan Kolla and Sheilagh Hodgins

    19 Treating Offenders in a Therapeutic Community 340
    Richard Shuker

    20 Best Practice in SVP Treatment Programmes 359
    David Thornton and Deirdre D’Orazio

    Part V Cultural Factors and Individualized

    Approaches to Offender Rehabilitation 387

    21 The Role of Cultural Factors in Treatment 389
    Jo Thakker

    22 An Australasian Approach to Offender Rehabilitation 408
    Andrew Day and Rachael M. Collie

    23 Criminogenic Needs of Sexual Offenders on Community Supervision 421
    R. Karl Hanson and Andrew J.R. Harris

    24 Multi-agency Approaches to Effective Risk Management in the Community in England and Wales 436
    Sarah Hilder and Hazel Kemshall

    25 Group or Individual Therapy in the Treatment of Sexual Offenders 452
    Geris A. Serran, William L. Marshall, Liam E. Marshall and Matt D. O’Brien

    Index 468

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