Facilitating Desistance from Aggression and Crime: Theory, Research, and Strength-Based Practices (Wiley Clinical Psychology Handbooks) - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1119166462 ISBN 13: 9781119166467

Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell, 2022

Synopsis

In Facilitating Desistance from Aggression and Crime: Theory, Research, & Strength-Based Practices, Drs. Calvin Langton and James Worling have gathered together internationally renowned authorities in the fields of psychology, psychiatry, criminology, social work, and law, to critically examine desistance as a construct, process, and outcome as well as the place of strengths work in correctional and forensic mental health settings. Integrating theory, emprical evidence, and applied practices, this timely volume is an essential scholarly resource with a clear practical emphasis for policy makers, researchers, practitioners, and graduate students.

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About the Author

Calvin M. Langton, Ph.D., is an Associate Professor in the Department of Psychology, University of Windsor, Ontario, Canada. He is also a clinical and forensic psychologist registered in Ontario, Canada, and a chartered psychologist in the United Kingdom.

James R. Worling, Ph.D., is a clinical and forensic psychologist in full-time private practice in Toronto, Canada. He has over 34 years experience working with adolescents who have offended sexually.

Edition details

• Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
• Publication date: 2022
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1119166462
• ISBN 13: 9781119166467
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 512
• Editor: Langton Calvin M., Worling James R.