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Zusatztext '[This book] introduces ideas which will be of intense interest to those working in any capacity to support rehabilitation and an approach which, in its values and practicality, will appeal strongly to practitioners themselves. It deserves to be read and discussed widely.' Probation Journal Informationen zum Autor Tony Ward is Professor of Clinical Psychology and Clinical Director at Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand. His research interests include the offense process in offenders, cognitive distortions and models of rehabilitation. He has published over 190 research articles, chapters and books. Shadd Maruna is a Reader in Criminology at Queen’s University Belfast. Previously he has been a lecturer at the University of Cambridge and the State University of New York. His previous book, Making Good: How Ex-Convicts Reform and Rebuild Their Lives (2001) was named the Outstanding Contribution to Criminology by the American Society of Criminology in 2001. Klappentext This comprehensive book reviews the main theories of rehabilitation models and advocates that rehabilitation should focus both on promoting human goods (i.e., providing the offender with the essential ingredients for a 'good' life) as well as reducing/avoiding risk. Zusammenfassung This comprehensive book reviews the main theories of rehabilitation models and advocates that rehabilitation should focus both on promoting human goods (i.e., providing the offender with the essential ingredients for a 'good' life) as well as reducing/avoiding risk. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. How Did ‘Rehabilitation’ Become a Dirty Word? 2. What is a Rehabilitation Theory? 3. The Risk-Need-Responsivity Model of Offender Rehabilitation 4. Evaluating the Risk-Need-Responsivity Model 5. The Good Lives Model of Offender Rehabilitation 6. Evaluating the Good Lives Model 7. In Search of Common Ground
