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Record Nr.

UNINA9910816171003321

Autore

Crow Iain

Titolo

The treatment and rehabilitation of offenders / / Iain Crow

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; Thousand Oaks, Calif., : SAGE, 2001

ISBN

1-4462-3892-X

1-280-36967-1

0-7619-6038-4

1-4129-3174-6

9786610369676

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xi, 236 p.)

Disciplina

365.66

Soggetti

Criminals - Rehabilitation - Great Britain

Probation - Great Britain

Punishment - 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 index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Contents; Acknowledgements; Foreword; Chapter 1 - A Suitable Case for Treatment?; Chapter 2 - Nothing Works!; Chapter 3 - Determining What Works: Methodological Issues; Chapter 4 - What Works?; Chapter 5 - On Probation; Chapter 6 - In Prison; Chapter 7 - The Treatment of Sex Offenders; Chapter 8 - Mentally Disordered Offenders; Chapter 9 - The Treatment of Drug Misuse; Chapter 10 - Treatment and Social Policy; References; Index

Sommario/riassunto

This text provides an introduction to the debates around treatment and rehabilitation - a central development in current criminal justice policy. It looks at the role agencies such as the Probation Service have played in the treatment of offenders.