Offender Rehabilitation and Treatment: Effective Programmes and Policies to Reduce Re-Offending

Copyright © 2002 John Wiley & Sons Ltd

Offender Rehabilitation and Treatment: Effective Programmes and Policies to Reduce Re-Offending

Editor(s): James McGuire

Published Online: 13 MAY 2008

Print ISBN: 9780471987611

Online ISBN: 9780470713464

DOI: 10.1002/9780470713464

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Criminal behaviour continues to be a matter of major public concern. How society should respond to it and what should be done with those who repeatedly offend remain hotly disputed topics of conversation.

Offender Rehabilitation and Treatment draws together internationally renowned experts from the United Kingdom, Europe, North America and Australia. Chapters summarise some of the most recent and exciting developments in this field and offer a systematic, knowledge-based approach to the effective reduction of criminal behaviour.
* Offers coverage of a wide range of key topics in this area
* Links theory, research and practice in a coherent and accessible style
* International focus with examples and authors from a number of countries

Table of contents

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      Frontmatter (pages i–xiv)

  2. Part I: Research Findings

    1. Chapter 1

      Integrating Findings from Research Reviews (pages 1–38)

      James McGuire

    2. Chapter 2

      The Effects of Therapeutic Communities and Milieu Therapy on Recidivism: Meta‒analytic Findings from the Correctional Drug Abuse Treatment Effectiveness (CDATE) Study (pages 39–77)

      Douglas S. Lipton, Frank S. Pearson, Charles M. Cleland and Dorline Yee

    3. Chapter 3

      The Effectiveness of Cognitive‒Behavioural Treatment Methods on Recidivism: Meta‒analytic Outcomes from the CDATE Project (pages 79–112)

      Douglas S. Lipton, Frank S. Pearson, Charles M. Cleland and Dorline Yee

    4. Chapter 4

      Crime Treatment in Europe: A Review of Outcome Studies (pages 113–141)

      Santiago Redondo, Julio Sánchez‒Meca and Vicente Garrido

    5. Chapter 5

      Developmental Prevention Programmes: Effectiveness and Benefit-Cost Analysis (pages 143–166)

      David P. Farrington and Brandon C. Welsh

  3. Part II: Specific Interventions, Models and Outcomes

    1. Chapter 6

      Low‒Level Aggression: Definition, Escalation, Intervention (pages 167–192)

      Arnold P. Goldstein

    2. Chapter 7

      Intervening with Families of Troubled Youth: Functional Family Therapy and Parenting Wisely (pages 193–219)

      Donald A. Gordon

    3. Chapter 8

      Alcohol, Aggression, and Violence (pages 221–241)

      Mary McMurran

    4. Chapter 9

      Changing Beliefs of Spouse Abusers (pages 243–258)

      Mary Nòmme Russell

    5. Chapter 10

      Recent Developments in the Assessment and Treatment of Sexual Offenders (pages 259–288)

      Anthony Beech and Ruth Mann

    6. Chapter 11

      Serious Mental Disorder and Offending Behaviours (pages 289–305)

      Paul E. Mullen

  4. Part III: Implementation and Policy Issues

    1. Chapter 12

      Risk–Needs Assessment and Allocation to Offender Programmes (pages 307–332)

      Clive R. Hollin

    2. Chapter 13

      The Policy Impact of a Survey of Programme Evaluations in England and Wales: Towards a New Corrections‒Industrial Complex? (pages 333–358)

      Tom Ellis and Jane Winstone

    3. Chapter 14

      The Common-Sense Revolution and Correctional Policy (pages 359–386)

      Paul Gendreau, Claire Goggin, Francis T. Cullen and Mario Paparozzi

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      Index (pages 387–394)

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