What works in corrections
Subtitle: reducing the criminal activities of offenders and delinquents
By: Doris Layton MacKenzie
Series: Cambridge studies in criminology; Cambridge studies in criminology (Cambridge University Press)
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2006
Place of publication: Cambridge; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 390
Subjects: Criminals -- Rehabilitation -- United States; Criminals -- Rehabilitation -- United States -- Evaluation; Corrections -- United States; Recidivism -- United States -- Prevention
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 347-385) and index
Table of contents: title: Strategies for reducing recidivism; title: Evidence-based corrections; title: Incapacitation; title: Perspectives on rehabilitation; title: Academic education and life skills programs; title: Vocational education and work programs; title: Cognitive behavioral therapy programs; title: Sex offender treatment; title: Juvenile delinquents; title: Domestic violence offenders; title: Drug courts; title: Drug treatment programs for offenders; title: Correctional boot camps; title: Intermediate sanctions; title: Drawing conclusions