Constructive work with offenders [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Kevin Gorman ... [et al.]

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910784177003321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: London ; ; Philadelphia, : Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2006
• ISBN: 1-280-56625-6; 9786610566396; 1-84642-475-5
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (226 p.)
• Altri autori (Persone): GormanKevin <1951->
• Disciplina: 364.40941
• Soggetti: Constructivism (Psychology); Probation - Great Britain; Social work with criminals - Great Britain
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
• Nota di contenuto: COVER; Constructive Workwith Offenders; Contents; Acknowledgements; Prologue; Chapter 1 ConstructiveWork with Offenders: Setting the Scene; Chapter 2Collaborative and ConstructiveFrontline Practice with Offendersin a Climate of 'Tough Love'and 'ThirdWay' Politics; Chapter 3 The Offender as Citizen: Socially Inclusive Strategies forWorking with Offenders within the Community; Chapter 4Constructing Safety:A Collaborative Approach toManaging Riskand Building Responsibility; Chapter 5The Constructive Use of CourtroomSkills and Enforcement to AchieveClient Cooperation and Change; Chapter 6Constructing a Convincing Narrative:The Art of Persuasive Storytelling within the TightConstraints of Formal Pre-Sentence Assessmentsfor the Criminal CourtsChapter 7Dangerous Constructions:Black Offenders in the Criminal Justice System; Chapter 8Constructive Work with Women Offenders:A Probation in Prison Perspective; Chapter 9Constructive Workwith Male Sex Offenders:Male Forms of Life, Language Games and Change; Chapter 10Dispensing [with?] Justice:Young People's Views of the Criminal Justice System; Chapter 11Offenders 'r' Us:The Story of This Book; Epilogue; Contributors; Subject IndexAuthor Index
• Sommario/riassunto: This book offers a challenge to many of the assumptions of criminal justice policy and the dominant approaches to practice. The contributors advocate an emphasis on constructive work with offenders that harnesses their positive strengths and resources, and offers inclusive approaches to effective offender assessment and intervention.