The shadow of childhood harm behind prison walls : theory, evidence, and treatment / Nancy Wolff.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Wolff, Nancy (College teacher), author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Criminals--Public opinion.

Criminals.

Crime--Psychological aspects.

Crime.

Crime--Public opinion.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (425 pages)

Place of Publication:

New York, New York : Oxford University Press, [2023]

Summary:

In The Shadow of Childhood Harm, Wolff, using a balance of compassion and evidence, takes readers through the lives of people who end up inside prison. Guided by the words of those who have lived the experience of harm, she weaves an expansive body of research that lays bare the harm that began in childhood (the curse) and its subsequent shadow that later, during adolescence and adulthood, manifests as harm to self and others, eventually culminating in crime that results in incarceration, where harm there, once again, repeats like a bad dream.

Contents:

The curse: harm in all its ingloriousness

Harm: definition and measurement

Childhood harm and its shadow

Adulthood harm and its shadow

Victimization inside prison

Demand for behavioral health treatment

Supply of behavioral health treatment

A community-engagement strategy for harm recovery in correctional settings

Transformative corrections: post-harm growth for all.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 363-398) and index.

ISBN:

0-19-765316-2

0-19-765314-6

0-19-765315-4