{"product_id":"offender-rehabilitation-and-treatment-isbn-9780471899679","title":"Offender Rehabilitation and Treatment","description":"Criminal behaviour continues to be a matter of major publicconcern. How society should respond to it and what should be donewith those who repeatedly offend remain hotly disputed topics ofconversation.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Offender Rehabilitation and Treatment draws togetherinternationally renowned experts from the United Kingdom, Europe,North America and Australia. Chapters summarise some of the mostrecent and exciting developments in this field and offer asystematic, knowledge-based approach to the effective reduction ofcriminal behaviour.\u003cbr\u003e * Offers coverage of a wide range of key topics in this area\u003cbr\u003e * Links theory, research and practice in a coherent and accessiblestyle\u003cbr\u003e * International focus with examples and authors from a number ofcountries  About the Editor.  \u003cp\u003eList of Contributors.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSeries Editors' Preface.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePreface.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePART I: RESEARCH FINDINGS.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntegrating Findings from Research Reviews (J. McGuire).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Effects of Therapeutic Communities and Milieu Therapy on Recidivism (D. Lipton, et al.).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Effectiveness of Cognitive-Behavioural Treatment Methods on Recidivism (D. Lipton, et al.).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCrime Treatment in Europe: A review of outcome studies (S. Redondo, et al.).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDevelopmental Prevention Programmes: Effectiveness and Benefit-Cost Analysis (D. Farrington and B. Welsh).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePART II: SPECIFIC INTERVENTIONS, MODELS AND OUTCOMES.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLow-Level Aggression: Definition, Escalation, Intervention (The late A. Goldstein).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntervening with Families of Troubled Youth: Functional Family Therapy and Parenting Wisely (D. Gordon).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAlcohol, Aggression, and Violence (M. McMurran).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChanging Beliefs of Spouse Abusers (M. Russell).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRecent Developments in the Assessment and Treatment of Sexual Offenders (A. Beech and R. Mann).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSerious Mental Disorder and Offending Behaviours (P. Mullen).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePA RT III: IMPLEMENTATION AND POLICY ISSUES.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRisk-Needs Assessment and Allocation to Offender Programmes (C. Hollin).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Policy Impact of a Survey of Programme Evaluations in England and Wales (T. Ellis and J. Winstone).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Common-Sense Revolution and Correctional Policy (P. Gendreau, et al.).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex. \u003c\/p\u003e “…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)  \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJames McGuire\u003c\/strong\u003e is a Reader in Clinical Psychology and Programme Director of the Doctorate in Clinical Psychology at the University of Liverpool, UK. He obtained his first degree in psychology at the University of Glasgow, his PhD in psychology from the University of Leicester based on cross-cultural research carried out in Hong Kong and obtained an MSc in Clinical Psychology at the University of Leeds. He has previously held posts at the University of Edinburgh and University College London, and was for atime self-employed as a training consultant. He is a chartered Clinical and Forensic Psychologist and carries out assessment of offenders for criminal courts and Mental Health Review Tribunals.   Criminal behaviour continues to be a matter of major public concern. How should society respond? What should be done with those who offend repeatedly?  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eOffender Rehabilitation and Treatment\u003c\/i\u003e 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.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe coverage of the book includes:\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003ethree new meta-analytic reviews published for the first time\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eupdate surveys on \"what works\" from Europe and North America\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003emethods of longer-term developmental crime prevention\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eimplementation issues for new programmes and services\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ethe links between violence and alcohol, domestic violence\/spouse abuse, treatment of sexual offenders and approaches to predatory offenders.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e This book will be invaluable to academics, professionals and trainees working with offenders, directly or indirectly, in criminal justice, social service and mental health professions. Practitioners and their managers, students and teachers in psychology, probation, prison and forensic services, family work and allied professions will find something of value to add to their knowledge and inform their practice directly.","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47989709635813,"sku":"NP9780471899679","price":81.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780471899679.jpg?v=1761785198","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/offender-rehabilitation-and-treatment-isbn-9780471899679","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}