The Treatment and Rehabilitation of OffendersTreatment 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 historic |
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... social policy concerns . Although both of these policy contexts find a place in this chapter , the main emphasis here is on social policy issues . The focus is more on rehabilitation than on treatment . Two areas of social policy ...
... social policy concerns . Although both of these policy contexts find a place in this chapter , the main emphasis here is on social policy issues . The focus is more on rehabilitation than on treatment . Two areas of social policy ...
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... social policy ' in the present context . It is a term that has the potential to become all embracing , and to raise issues that extend far beyond what can reasonably be discussed in this ... Social Policy 201 Social Programmes and Policy.
... social policy ' in the present context . It is a term that has the potential to become all embracing , and to raise issues that extend far beyond what can reasonably be discussed in this ... Social Policy 201 Social Programmes and Policy.
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... Social Exclusion Unit . The Unit defines social exclusion as ' a shorthand label for what can happen when individuals or areas suffer from a combina- tion of linked problems such as unemployment , poor skills , low incomes , poor ...
... Social Exclusion Unit . The Unit defines social exclusion as ' a shorthand label for what can happen when individuals or areas suffer from a combina- tion of linked problems such as unemployment , poor skills , low incomes , poor ...
Contents
A Suitable Case for Treatment? | 3 |
Nothing Works | 21 |
Methodological Issues | 38 |
Copyright | |
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