What else works? : creative work with offenders / edited by Jo Brayford, Francis Cowe, John Deering.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Brayford, Jo.

Cowe, Francis

Deering, John, 1956 March 26-

Lipman Criminology Library Fund.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Criminals--Rehabilitation--Great Britain.

Criminals.

Criminals--Rehabilitation.

Alternatives to imprisonment.

Community-based corrections.

Great Britain.

Community-based corrections--Great Britain.

Alternatives to imprisonment--Great Britain.

Physical Description:

xiv, 290 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Uffculme : Willan Publishing, 2010.

Summary:

What Else Works? has developed out of a growing awareness amongst practitioners that centralized notions of what works and --one size fits all-- approaches to work with offenders and other groups is inevitably limited in its scope and effectiveness. The book seeks to dispel the view of probation service users as 'offenders', and socially excluded people as 'problems' to be managed and treated, and instead considers more creative alternatives to reduce both re-offending and social exclusion. These include working separately with women, black and minority ethnic groups, local community-focussed projects, in education and nature and conservation programmes. The reader is encouraged to think about past and current policy, practice, and the relationship between practitioners and offenders or other socially excluded people. Questions are raised as to whether, and how, practice could be different and contributors explore the theme of creative and change-focussed practice or focus on a particular approach to a practice. This book will appeal to students on criminal justice, criminology and social work courses, professionals operating in these fields as well as the wider audience of professionals and academics who may engage with these --service users-- from a range of policy and practice perspectives.

Contents:

Introduction / Francis Cowe, Jo Brayford, John Deering

Creative work: an historical perspective / Maurice Vanstone

Travelling hopefully: desistance theory and probation practice / Beth Weaver, Fergus McNeill

Bringing sense and sensitivity to corrections: from programmes to 'fix' offenders to services to support desistance / Frank J. Porporino

Women offenders: more troubled than troublesome? / Jenny Roberts

Residential work with adult offenders: greenhouses or warehouses? / Francis Cowe, Sally Cherry

Creative working with minority ethnic offenders / Pauline Durrance, Liz Dixon, Hindpal Singh Bhui

Asset-based welfare and youth justice: making it local / Mark Drakeford, Lee Gregory

Dancing through gaps: a Welsh approach to personal support in custody for young people / Jo Brayford , Duncan Holtom

Contemporary sex offender treatment: incorporating circles of support and the good lives model / Mark S. Carich, Chris Wilson, Peter A. Carich, Martin C. Calder

Getting out: offenders in forestry and conservation work settings / Claudia Carter, Aaron Pycroft

Putting the OM into NOMS: problems and possibilities for offender management / Mike Maguire, Peter Raynor

What else works - back to the future? / Jo Brayford, Francis Cowe, John Deering.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Lipman Criminology Library Fund.

ISBN:

9781843927662

1843927667

1843927675

9781843927679

OCLC:

573129083

Publisher Number:

99941677258