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Lieferstatus:	Auf Bestellung (Lieferzeit unbekannt)
Veröffentlichung:	September 2011
Genre:	Wirtschaft / Recht
	Causes & Prevention Of Crime / Causes and prevention of crime / Criminal or forensic psychology / PSYCHOLOGY / Psychopathology / General / SOCIAL SCIENCE / Criminology / SOCIAL SCIENCE / Violence in Society / Violence and abuse in society / Violence in society
ISBN:	9780195384642
EAN-Code:	9780195384642
Verlag:	Oxford University Press
Einband:	Gebunden
Sprache:	English
Serie:	American Psychology-Law Society Series
Dimensionen:	H 234 mm / B 156 mm / D 21 mm
Gewicht:	658 gr
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Inhalt:

Over the past three decades, the American criminal justice system has become unapologetically punitive. High rates of incarceration and frequent use of long-term segregation have become commonplace, with little concern for evidence that such practices make the public safer - and as the editors of this groundbreaking volume assert, they do not. Bringing together experts in the fields of social science, forensic psychology and criminal justice, Using Social Science to Reduce Violent Offending addresses what truly works in reducing violent offending. Promoting an approach to correctional policy grounded in an evidence-based and nuanced understanding of human behavior, leading authorities from the United States, Canada, and Great Britain offer specific and practical strategies for improving the criminal and juvenile justice systems. Beginning by covering the history and scope of violent crime and incarceration in the U.S., this pioneering volume offers clear and practical recommendations for implementing approaches focused on behavioral change of even the most particular offender groups, such as juvenile offenders, sexual offenders, and offenders with mental illnesses. The authors argue for a more scientifically informed justice system, one where offenders-through correctional approaches such as community-based treatments and cognitive behavioral interventions-can be expected to learn the skills they will need to succeed in avoiding crime upon release. Authors also highlight methods for overcoming system inertia in order to implement these recommendations. Drawing on the science of human behavior to inform correctional practice, this book is an invaluable resource for policymakers, practitioners, mental health and criminal justice professionals, and anyone interested in the science behind the policies surrounding criminal punishment.