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What Works
Reducing Reoffending Guidelines from Research and Practice
James McGuire (Edited by), J Mcguire (Author)
9780471956860, Wiley
Paperback / softback, published 11 July 1995
256 pages
22.8 x 15.4 x 1.4 cm, 0.397 kg
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.
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 2 The Psychology of Criminal Conduct and Effective Treatment 35 3 What do We Learn from 400 Research Studies on the Effectiveness of Treatment with Juvenile Delinquents? 63 4 The Efficacy of Correctional Treatment: A Review and Synthesis of Meta-evaluations 79 Part II: Practical Applications and Current Developments 5 The STOP Programme: Reasoning and Rehabilitation in a British Setting 115 6 Creating a Culture of Change: A Case Study of a Car Crime Project in Belfast 127 7 Teaching Self-risk Management to Violent Offenders 139 8 A Rationale for the Treatment of Sex Offenders: Pro Bono Publico 155 9 Diversion from Prosecution: A Scottish Experience 173 Part III: Practice, Research and Programme Delivery 10 The Meaning and Implications of ‘Programme Integrity’ 195 11 Practitioner Evaluation in Probation 209 12 Effective Practice and Service Delivery 221 Index 237
James McGuire and Philip Priestley
Don Andrews
Mark W. Lipsey
Friedrich Lösel
Christine Knott
Tim Chapman
Jack Bush
Robert Prentky
David Cooke
Clive R. Hollin
Gill McIvor
Colin Roberts
Subject Areas: Psychology [JM]
