Working with Sex Offenders in Prisons and through Release to the Community (eBook)

A Handbook

Alec Spencer (Autor)

eBook Download: EPUB

1999
256 Seiten
Jessica Kingsley Publishers (Verlag)
978-1-84642-906-4 (ISBN)

Infos

This book looks at a wide range of issues and problems relating to the management of sexual offenders in prisons and their reintegration into the community. Issues involved in the setting up of programmes, the creation of the right environment, and the support and training of staff, are universally applicable.

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Working with Sex Offenders in Prisons and through Release to the Community is the first study of its kind to look at a wide range of issues and problems relating to the management of sexual offenders in prisons and their reintegration into the community. Spencer's analysis of the delivery of prison-based offence-specific programmes, both within the broader context of criminal justice systems and the community provides valuable insight into the relationship between prisons and other agencies dealing with sex offenders. Spencer makes a strong case for implementing treatment for sexual offenders within prisons, as well as the need for support and supervision in the community once released. His multi-agency approach is an innovative and cohesive strategy for effective interventions, and highlights major issues which need to be addressed so that programmes stand a chance of succeeding in a penal setting.The issues involved in the setting up of programmes, the creation of the right environment, and the support and training of staff, are universally applicable; as are discussions of risk assessment, the links between victims and offenders, sex offenders in special hospitals, women as sex abusers, the use of pornography and sexual offender notification. This book is essential reading, not only for specialists in the field, but also for students and professionals working in related areas.

Autor

Alec Spencer is currently Governor of HM Prison Edinburgh and he is on the SPS Accreditation Panel. He is also a member of NOTA (UK) and ATSA (USA). He lectures at Edinburgh University, where he is a Research Asssociate of the Centre for Law and Society, and runs workshops and training events for those working with sex offenders in prisons.

Inhalt

Foreword. Dedication. Preface. 1. Introduction. 2. Sexual Offenders and Their Victims. 3. Creating an Integrated Approach within a Prison Service. 4. Other Issues for Prisons. 5. The Programme. 6. Complementary and Supporting Programmes. 7. Monitoring and Evaluation. 8. Staff Training and Support. 9. Information about Offending Behaviour. 10. Bridging the Gap - I. Throughcare, the Multi-agency Approach. 11. Bridging the Gap - II. From Prison to Home and the Community. 12. Other Mult-agency Issues. 13. The Prisoner's Tale. 14. Postscript 15. A Model for Multi-agency Case Work. Annexe One: Case Studies from the STOP Programme. References. Index.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 1.6.1999
• Reihe/Serie: Forensic Focus
• Reihe/Serie: Forensic Focus
• Reihe/Serie: Forensic Focus
• Verlagsort: London
• Sprache: englisch
• Maße: 140 x 140 mm
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Psychologie
• Themenwelt: Studium ► 2. Studienabschnitt (Klinik) ► Pathologie
• Themenwelt: Recht / Steuern ► Strafrecht ► Kriminologie
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Pädagogik ► Sozialpädagogik
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie
• Schlagworte: Abuse • addiction • adult social care • Child Abuse • Community Care • Counsellors • criminal justice • Domestic Abuse • Group therapy • High-risk • Innovative • Mental Health • Police • prison care • Rehabilitation • Safeguarding • safeguarding adults • social workers • social work with adults • Substance Misuse • Testimonies • Trauma • trauma-informed • volunteers • vulnerable adults • working with offenders
• ISBN-10: 1-84642-906-4 / 1846429064
• ISBN-13: 978-1-84642-906-4 / 9781846429064