Offenders in focus Risk, responsivity and diversity /
Farrow, Kathryn.
Wilkinson, Bernadette,MitwirkendeR.
Kelly, Gill,MitwirkendeR.
Farrow, Kathryn,VerfasserIn.
Drawing on research and integrating this with practitioner experience, this book creates fresh, research-based 'practice wisdom' for engaging effectively with offenders. Recognising that there are no instant solutions to changing offending behaviour it provides a practice text that will encourage a sense of competence and confidence, enhancing readers' skill and enthusiasm, when working with a broad spectrum of offenders.
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Cover; Offenders in Focus; Contents; List of figures; Acknowledgements; Introduction; Developing effective practice; Who is this book for?; How the book is set out; 1. The changing face of practice; A brief reminder of early history; Significant principles; More recent history; 'What Works' and the development of effective practice; Risk; Organisational changes and case management; Conclusions and implications for face-to-face practice; 2. Key concepts; Risk; Responsivity; Diversity; Conclusions and implications for practice; Risk; Responsivity; Diversity; 3. Women offenders; Introduction
Setting the scene: research and criminological perspectivesWomen's experience of the criminal justice system; Understanding women's offending behaviour; Promising approaches to work with women offenders; Implications for practice; Assessment; Interventions; Conclusion; 4. Young people who offend; Introduction; Youth and crime: historical, philosophical and organisational perspectives; Age and crime: statistical perspectives; Assessment; Interventions; Conclusion; 5. 'Race' and culture; Introduction; Communicating and thinking clearly - the importance of language
'Race' and culture - the social and political contextFindings about 'race', ethnicity and the criminal justice system; How does the criminal justice system disadvantage Black and Minority Ethnic offenders?; The impact of discrimination on individual identity; Women's experiences; Risk and responsivity; Conclusion; 6. Mental disorder; Introduction; Definitions; The tasks of the criminal justice practitioner; Diversion from the criminal justice process; Intervening with mentally disordered offenders; Mentally ill offenders - Care Programme Approach; Interagency multidisciplinary working
Antisocial personality disorders - background and interventionDual diagnosis; Suicide and self-harm; Practical guidance for engaging with someone who is potentially suicidal; Conclusion; 7. Substance misuse; What is meant by substance misuse?; Drugs and alcohol in society; A career of substance abuse; Substance misuse and offending; Assessment; Interventions; Delivering interventions in a criminal justice system - the impact of coercion; Conclusion; 8. Basic skills; Introduction; Basic skills and offending: conceptual dilemmas; Valuing basic skills: useful definitions and key concepts
Basic skills and offendingImplications for face-to-face work with offenders; Recognition; Re-skilling; Reintegration; The three 'R's and case management; Conclusion; 9. Violent offenders; Introduction; Range of violent behaviours; Understanding the individual; Cognitions; Emotional arousal; Behaviour; External world; Alcohol and violent offending; Women and violent offending; Domestic violence; Racially motivated offending; Intervening with violent offenders; Engaging the violent offender; Key skills and qualities - avoiding potential pitfalls in managing risk
Key skills and qualities - actively engaging the offender
Includes bibliographical references (p. 235-264) and index.
Drawing on research and integrating this with practitioner experience, this book creates fresh, research-based 'practice wisdom' for engaging effectively with offenders. Recognising that there are no instant solutions to changing offending behaviour it provides a practice text that will encourage a sense of competence and confidence, enhancing readers' skill and enthusiasm, when working with a broad spectrum of offenders.
Description based on print version record.
Social work with criminals.
Criminals
Social work with criminals.
Criminals