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What works in corrections : reducing the criminal activities of offenders and delinquents / Doris Layton MacKenzie.

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This assesses the effectiveness of rehabilitation programs, specialized treatment for different types of offenders, management and treatment of drug-involved offenders and punishment, control and surveillance interventions to provide an intensive review of correctional interventions and programs. Th...

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Online Access: Full Text (via Cambridge)
Main Author: MacKenzie, Doris L.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York : Cambridge University Press, 2006.
©2006
Series:Cambridge studies in criminology (Cambridge University Press)
Subjects:
Criminals > Rehabilitation > United States.
Criminals > Rehabilitation > United States > Evaluation.
Corrections > United States.
Recidivism > United States > Prevention.
Corrections
Criminals > Rehabilitation
Criminals > Rehabilitation > Evaluation
Recidivism > Prevention
United States
Table of Contents:
  • Strategies for reducing recidivism
  • Evidence-based corrections
  • Incapacitation
  • Perspectives on rehabilitation
  • Academic education and life skills programs
  • Vocational education and work programs
  • Cognitive behavioral therapy programs
  • Sex offender treatment
  • Juvenile delinquents
  • Domestic violence offenders
  • Drug courts : a strategy for managing drug-involved offenders
  • Drug treatment programs for offenders
  • Correctional boot camps
  • Intermediate sanctions : intensive supervision programs and electronic monitoring
  • Drawing conclusions.

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