What works in corrections : reducing the criminal activities of offenders and delinquents
by
MacKenzie, Doris L.
Title
:
What works in corrections : reducing the criminal activities of offenders and delinquents
Author
:
MacKenzie, Doris L.
ISBN
:
9780521806459
9780521001205
Personal Author
:
MacKenzie, Doris L.
Publication Information
:
New York : Cambridge University Press, 2006.
Physical Description
:
x, 390 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Series
:
Cambridge studies in criminology
Cambridge studies in criminology (Cambridge University Press)
Series Title
:
Cambridge studies in criminology
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.
Abstract
:
"In What Works in Corrections, Doris Layton MacKenzie examines the effects of correctional interventions, management policies, and treatment and rehabilitation programs on the recidivism of offenders and delinquents. She reviews different strategies for reducing recidivism and describes how the evidence for effectiveness is assessed. MacKenzie examined thousands of studies to identify those with sufficient scientific rigor to enable her to draw conclusions about the effects of various interventions, policies, and programs on recidivism. Systematic reviews and meta-analyses were performed to further examine these results."--BOOK JACKET.
Subject Term
:
Criminals -- Rehabilitation -- United States.
Criminals -- Rehabilitation -- United States -- Evaluation.
Corrections -- United States.
Recidivism -- United States -- Prevention.
Electronic Access
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| Library | Material Type | Item Barcode | Shelf Number | Copy |
|---|
| IIEMSA | General Books | 33168025409992 | 364.3 M156W 2006 | 1 |
| IIEMSA | General Books | 33168023685031 | 364.3 M156W 2006 | 2 |