Treating adult and juvenile offenders with special needs /

Who are offenders with special needs and what kind of treatment do they need? Offering a unique multidisciplinary look at mental health services in the correctional field, this book comprehensively examines standards and treatment in mental health corrections. Treating Adult and Juvenile Offenders w...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author: American Psychological Association
Other Authors: Ashford, José B., Sales, Bruce Dennis
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C. : American Psychological Association, 2001.
Edition:1st ed.
Series:Law and public policy.
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction / José B. Ashford, Bruce D. Sales, and William H. Reid . History, rights, and standards. Political, legal, and professional challenges to treating offenders with special needs / José B. Ashford, Bruce D. Sales, and William H. Reid
  • Treatment rights in uncertain legal times / Craig Haney and Donald Specter
  • National correctional health standards / B. Jaye Anno. Treating disordered offenders. Treating conduct disorder, antisocial, and psychopathic personalities / Carl B. Gacano [and others]
  • Treating substance abuse disorders / C. Aaron McNeece, David W. Springer, and Elizabeth M. Arnold
  • Treating patients found not guilty by reason of insanity / Randall T. Salekin and Richard Rogers. Treating developmentally and learning disabled offenders. Treatment and care for offenders with mental retardation / Kenneth Day and Thomas Berney
  • Treating offenders with educational disabilities / Robert B. Rutherford Jr., Heather M. Griller-Clark, and Cindy Wheeler Anderson. Treating high-risk offenders. Managing and treating violent offenders / Ralph C. Serin and Denise L. Preston
  • Treating Juvenile sex offenders / Judith V. Becker and Bradley R. Johnson
  • Research on the treatment of adult sex offenders / Marnie E. Rice, Grant T. Harris, and Vernon L. Quinsey.
  • Preventing, managing, and treating suicidal actions in high-risk offenders / André Ivanoff and Lindsay M. Hayes. Release planning and aftercare. Release decision making and planning / John F. Edens and Randy K. Otto
  • Aftercare and recidivism prevention / José B. Ashford, Bruce D. Sales and Craig Winston LeCroy. Systems and settings. Systems considerations in treating juvenile offenders with mental disorders / Craig Winston LeCroy, Phillip Stevenson, and Gordon MacNeil
  • Administrative concerns associated with the treatment of offenders with mental illness / Thomas L. Hafemeister, Susan R. Hall, and Joel A. Dvoskin
  • Treating juvenile offenders in community settings / Tamara L. Brown, Charles M. Borduin, and Scott W. Henggeler
  • Adult offenders and community settings : some case examples / H. Richard Lamb and Linda E. Weinberger.