Constructive work with offenders
By: edited by Kevin Gorman ... [et al.].
Contributors: Gorman, Kevin, 1951-
Publisher: Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Published: 2006
Place of publication: London; Philadelphia
Language: eng
Number of pages: 224
ISBN-13: 9781843103455
Subjects: Probation -- Great Britain; Social work with criminals -- Great Britain; Constructivism (Psychology)
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Constructive work with 'offenders': setting the scene / Kevin Gorman, Patrick O'Byrne and Nigel Parton; title: Collaborative and constructive frontline practice with offenders in a climate of 'tough love' and 'third way' politics / Bill Jordan; title: The offender as citizen: socially inclusive strategies for working with offenders within the community / Marilyn Gregory; title: Constructing safety: a collaborative approach to managing risk and building responsibility / Michelle Hayles; title: The constructive use of courtroom skills and enforcement to achieve client  co-operation and change / Geoff Kenure; title: Constructing a convincing narrative: the art of persuasive storytelling within the tight constraints of formal pre-sentence assessments for the criminal courts / Kevin Gorman; title: Dangerous constructions: Black offenders in the criminal justice system / Lena Dominelli; title: Constructive work with women offenders : a probation in prison perspective; title: Sue Carless; title: Constructive work with male sex offenders: male forms of life, language games and change / Malcolm Cowburn; title: Dispensing with justice: young people's views of the criminal justice system / Monica Barry; title: Offenders 'R' Us / Marilyn Gregory with Kevin Gorman, Michelle Hayles and Nigel Parton.