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The shadow of childhood harm behind prison walls : theory, evidence, and treatment /

"Criminal. As you read the word 'criminal,' what were the first thoughts that came to your mind? What were the first feelings? When I do this exercise as part of trainings and college classes, the words typically prompted by these questions are: dangerous, scared, selfish, liar, thief...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Wolff, Nancy (College teacher) (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2023]
Subjects:
Criminals > Public opinion.
Criminals > Social conditions.
Crime > Psychological aspects.
Crime > Public opinion.
Criminels > Opinion publique.
Criminels > Conditions sociales.
Crime > Psychological aspects
Crime > Public opinion
Criminals > Public opinion
Criminals > Social conditions
Social services & welfare, criminology.
True Crime.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • The curse: harm in all its ingloriousness
  • Harm: definition and measurement
  • Childhood harm and its shadow
  • Adulthood harm and its shadow
  • Victimization inside prison
  • Demand for behavioral health treatment
  • Supply of behavioral health treatment
  • A community-engagement strategy for harm recovery in correctional settings
  • Transformative corrections: post-harm growth for all.