Title: Readings on Correctional Programming: Needs, Interventions, and Approaches
Publisher: Cognella Academic Publishing
Publication Date: 2020
Language: English
ISBN 10: 1793513902
ISBN 13: 9781793513908
Binding: Soft cover
Condition: New

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Readings on Correctional Programming: Needs, Interventions, and Approaches explores research-based programs and interventions that has proven to be effective in institutional and community corrections. Students are provided with curated readings that examine various types of programs in the field of corrections and discuss them in the context of their setting, target populations, criminogenic needs, and treatment approaches.

The anthology feature seven distinct units. Unit I includes readings that underscore the benefits of effective correctional programs in reducing recidivism, increasing the chances of offenders in securing employment, and helping offenders treat challenges related to substance abuse and behavioral issues. The readings in Unit II provide an overview of programming considerations relative to program setting and delivery. In Unit III, students examine different target populations, including sex offenders, drug-addicted offenders, juveniles, and antisocial and psychopathic offenders. Units IV and V explore the principles of effective correctional rehabilitation, including the Risk-Need-Responsivity model. Closing units review specific programs in prisons: educational, vocational, and work programs, as well as correctional recreation and religious programming.

Readings on Correctional Programming is designed to help readers recognize the value of correctional programming and discover their passion for correctional rehabilitation.

About the Author

Mateja Vuk is an assistant professor in the University of Hertfordshire Law School. She holds a Ph.D. in criminology and criminal justice from the University of South Carolina. Dr. Vuk's research has been published in Deviant Behavior and American Journal of Criminal Justice.

Brittani McNeal is an assistant professor in the Department of Criminology at the University of West Georgia. She holds a Ph.D. in criminal justice from the University of Arkansas at Little Rock. Dr. McNeal's research has been published in American Journal of Criminal Justice and Law & Human Behavior.

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