The Treatment and Rehabilitation of OffendersIain D Crow `[A] useful and informative book. ...I would recommend it to students wanting a good introduction to the current issues in criminal justice and probation′ - Vista: Perspectives on Probation `The three chapters on treatment in practice are all excellent; the treatment of sex offenders, mentally disordered offenders and the treatment of drug misuse are all described within the social context of public concern... Ian gives a good overview of the sex offenders′ treatment program as operated in prisons and Finkelhors model which is typically used by probation in working with offenders′ - Simon Bass, Caring Magazine Treatment and rehabilitation have been central to the development of criminal justice policy, and have played an important role in the development of criminology. In recent years punishment and retribution have attracted more attention than rehabilitation, but there has been a resurgence of interest in treatment and rehabilitation, with indications that some things do ′work′, and an emphasis on ′evidence-based′ policy making. It is also the belief of many that a penal policy without an adequate treatment strategy is unjust and a denial of human rights. In this book Iain Crow provides an accessible overview of the concepts of treatment and rehabilitation, adopting a deliberately broad definition, and considers the historical basis of treatment, and its place within the penal system and British criminology. The collapse of the ′rehabilitative ideal′ is examined, along with what followed it and the development of the more recent ′what works′ movement. The basis for evaluating ′what works′ is also subjected to critical examination. In the second part, the book looks at the part that particular agencies such as the Probation Service, prison and non-statutory organisations have played in the treatment of offenders. In Part Three, the issues raised by treatment and rehabilitation are illustrated with reference to three groups of offenders: sexual offenders, drug misusers and mentally disordered offenders. The Treatment and Rehabilitation of Offenders will be essential reading for students of criminology and criminal justice at both undergraduate and post-graduate levels. |
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... argument that offending is only one aspect of some young people's underlying personal, family and social problems. But treatment, training and welfare have been intermingled components of responses to young offenders, and there has ...
... argued, mentally and physically sick, or possibly both. Few (and declining) in numbers, they were to be offered therapeutic regimes ranging from psychotropic drugs to deep analyses and A Suitable Case for Treatment? /3.
... argued that the rights of the few have to be sacrificed for the good of the many, and that applied ethics is about achieving a balance of good and harm. Alternatively it may be that observing one ethical principle would involve a breach ...
... argument on the principle of proportionality: Surely there should be a right not to be punished more than is proportionate to the seriousness of the offence: . . . since this shows respect for the offender as a rational and autonomous ...
... arguments of those who seek to safeguard the rights of prisoners in this country and elsewhere. What causes those involved with the treatment of offenders most difficulty is the principle of informed consent, since this is an integral ...
Contents
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What Works? | 58 |
On Probation | 83 |
The Treatment of Sex Offenders | 121 |
Mentally Disordered Offenders | 141 |
The Treatment of Drug Misuse | 165 |
Treatment and Social Policy | 199 |
References | 217 |
Index | 232 |