James McGuire (EDT) Offender Rehabilitation and Treatment

Annotation

Criminal behaviour continues to be a matter of major publicconcern. How society should respond to it and what should be donewith those who repeatedly offend remain hotly disputed topics ofconversation. Offender Rehabilitation and Treatment draws togetherinternationally renowned experts from the United Kingdom, Europe,North America and Australia. Chapters summarise some of the mostrecent and exciting developments in this field and offer asystematic, knowledge-based approach to the effective reduction ofcriminal behaviour. * Offers coverage of a wide range of key topics in this area * Links theory, research and practice in a coherent and accessiblestyle * International focus with examples and authors from a number ofcountries