Choosing Correctional Options That Work: Defining the Demand and Evaluating the Supply

By: Harland, Alan T.

This landmark volume responds to the persistent demands from criminal justice professionals, policy advisers and the general public for correctional options that work'.

The contributors: define the options; seek to identify the varied concepts and hidden agendas underneath the simple phrase what works?'; select three key areas in which to review relevant theory and empirical evidence - risk//needs assessment techniques; intervention//sanctioning options; programme implementation approaches; promote a dialogue amongst the key players which will prepare them for proactive decision-making on when and for whom alternatives to prison, particularly in the community, are appropriate rather than force them into panic dec

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0803959311
• ISBN13: 9780803959316
• Release Date: December 1995
• Publisher: Sage Publications, Inc
• Length: 294 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 8.9"