What works : reducing reoffending : guidelines from research and practice

Author(s)

• McGuire, James

Bibliographic Information

What works : reducing reoffending : guidelines from research and practice

edited by James McGuire

（Wiley series in offender rehabilitation）

J. Wiley, c1995

• : pbk

Note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Description and Table of Contents

Volume

ISBN 9780471950530

Description

The last few years have seen a marked change in attitudes to the rehabilitation and management of offenders. It is now impossible to ignore evidence which demonstrates the possibilities for reducing re-offending. This volume assembles and consolidates that evidence, and indicates the implications for both practice and research. The contributors review the research evidence, present illustrative examples of the kind of intervention programmes that have proved effective, and address issues of service planning, delivery and evaluation. The specific programmes described here include interventions related to violence, car crime, and sexual offences, and a key emphasis of the book is the relationship between research and practice.

Table of Contents

• PART 1 WHAT WORKS DEBATE: Reviewing What Works: Past, Present and Future
• The Psychology of Criminal Conduct and Effective Treatment
• What Do We Learn from 400 Research Studies on the Effectiveness of Treatment with Juvenile Delinquents? PART 2 PRACTICAL APPLICATIONS AND CURRENT DEVELOPMENTS: The STOP programme: Reasoning and Rehabilitation in a British Setting
• Creating a Culture of Change: A Case Study of a Car Crime Project in Belfast
• Teaching Self-Risk Management to Violent Offenders
• A Rationale for the Treatment of Sex Offenders: PART 3 PRACTICE, RESEARCH AND PROGRAMME DELIVERY: The Meaning and Implications of Programme Integrity
• Practitioner Evaluation in Probation
• Effective Practice and Service Delivery.

Volume

: pbk ISBN 9780471956860

Description

The last few years have seen a marked change in attitudes to the rehabilitation and management of offenders. It is now impossible to ignore evidence which demonstrates the possibilities for reducing reoffending. This book assembles and consolidates that evidence, and indicates the implications for both practice and research. Professionals in probation, parole and law, as well as in forensic psychology, psychiatry, nursing, and prison management and policy, will find this book of direct relevance to their work and thinking. It will be of interest and value to practitioners, academics and researchers across the whole field of adult and juvenile criminal justice. A key emphasis of the book is the relationship between research and practice: the evidence presented here constitutes a significant advancement in knowledge in the social sciences generally, and the findings are of considerable practical importance, in providing guidelines of relevance to practitioners and policy-makers throughout the criminal justice system.

Table of Contents

About the Editor vi List of Contributors viii Series Preface ix Preface xi Part I: The 'What Works' Debate 1 Reviewing 'What Works': Past, Present and Future 3 James McGuire and Philip Priestley 2 The Psychology of Criminal Conduct and Effective Treatment 35 Don Andrews 3 What do We Learn from 400 Research Studies on the Effectiveness of Treatment with Juvenile Delinquents? 63 Mark W. Lipsey 4 The Efficacy of Correctional Treatment: A Review and Synthesis of Meta-evaluations 79 Friedrich Loesel Part II: Practical Applications and Current Developments 5 The STOP Programme: Reasoning and Rehabilitation in a British Setting 115 Christine Knott 6 Creating a Culture of Change: A Case Study of a Car Crime Project in Belfast 127 Tim Chapman 7 Teaching Self-risk Management to Violent Offenders 139 Jack Bush 8 A Rationale for the Treatment of Sex Offenders: Pro Bono Publico 155 Robert Prentky 9 Diversion from Prosecution: A Scottish Experience 173 David Cooke Part III: Practice, Research and Programme Delivery 10 The Meaning and Implications of 'Programme Integrity' 195 Clive R. Hollin 11 Practitioner Evaluation in Probation 209 Gill McIvor 12 Effective Practice and Service Delivery 221 Colin Roberts Index 237

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Details

• NCID: BA27182321
• ISBN:
  • 047195053X
  • 0471956864
• LCCN: 94044564
• Country Code: uk
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: Chichester ; New York
• Pages/Volumes: xiii, 242 p.
• Size: 23 cm
• Classification:
  • LCC : HV6049
  • DC20 : 364.3/6
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : Recidivism -- Prevention
  • LCSH : Criminals -- Rehabilitation -- Great Britain -- Case studies
• Parent Bibliography ID:
  • BA27182580