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SECOND CHANCES : the transformative relationship between incarcerated youth and shelter dogs.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- DALTON, JOAN K.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Young male prisoners.
- Dogs.
- Human-animal relationships.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource
- Place of Publication:
- [S.l.] : PURDUE UNIVERSITY PRESS, 2025.
- Contents:
- Project POOCH timeline
- Author's note
- My path to corrections
- The human-animal bond
- Do we want a dog program?
- Training boys, training dogs
- Grand opening
- Troublinc times
- Adding more boys and more dogs
- Dogs saving humans
- Emotions from the past
- Expanding school offerings
- Contagious energy
- Setting the bar higher
- Dogs bring volunteers
- There was no seat for me at the table
- New experiences
- Don't shoot the dog
- Learning new skills and facing new challenges
- More incredible people elevate POOCH
- Compassion and the incarcerated
- Never give up hope
- More challenges
- Keeping hope alive
- Letting go is never easy
- In their own words
- I am out! Now what?
- Thoughts from youth
- Letters from adopted dogs and their pet parents
- What's next?
- Afterword
- Acknowledgments
- Appendix 1: Terminology
- Appendix 2: Class rules and expectations for success
- Appendix 3: Recommended resources
- About the author
- Notes:
- Electronic reproduction. New York Available via World Wide Web.
- ISBN:
- 9781626711075
- 1626711070
- Publisher Number:
- 40032783120
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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