Offender rehabilitation and treatment : effective programmes and policies to reduce re-offending / / edited by James McGuire

• Pubblicazione: New York, : J. Wiley, c2002
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (414 p.)
• Disciplina: 365.66; 365/.66
• Soggetto topico: Prisoners - Mental health services; Recidivism - Prevention; Prisoners - Mental health services - Great Britain; Recidivism - Great Britain - Prevention
• Altri autori: McGuireJames <1948->
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: OFFENDER REHABILITATION AND TREATMENT; CONTENTS; About the Editor; List of Contributors; Series Editors' Preface; Preface; 1 Integrating Findings from Research Reviews; 2 The Effects of Therapeutic Communities and Milieu Therapy on Recidivism; 3 The Effectiveness of Cognitive-Behavioural Treatment Methods on Recidivism; 4 Crime Treatment in Europe: A review of outcome studies; 5 Developmental Prevention Programmes: Effectiveness and Benefit–Cost Analysis; 6 Low-Level Aggression: Definition, Escalation, Intervention ; 7 Intervening with Families of Troubled Youth: Functional Family Therapy and Parenting Wisely 8 Alcohol, Aggression, and Violence; 9 Changing Beliefs of Spouse Abusers; 10 Recent Developments in the Assessment and Treatment of Sexual Offenders; 11 Serious Mental Disorder and Offending Behaviours; 12 Risk–Needs Assessment and Allocation to Offender Programmes; 13 The Policy Impact of a Survey of Programme Evaluations in England and Wales; 14 The Common-Sense Revolution and Correctional Policy
• Sommario/riassunto: Criminal behaviour continues to be a matter of major public concern. How should society respond? What should be done with those who offend repeatedly? Offender Rehabilitation and Treatment links theory, research and practice in a coherent way by providing a systematic, evidence-based approach for the effective reduction of criminal behaviour. James McGuire has brought together internationally renowned experts from a variety of specialisms to present the cutting edge of the most recent and exciting developments in this field.
• Titolo autorizzato: Offender rehabilitation and treatment
• ISBN: 9786610101450; 1-280-10145-8; 0-470-71346-1; 0-470-85649-1
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910830487803321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Wiley series in forensic clinical psychology.