Table of Contents

PART ONE: THE CONCEPT OF TREATMENT
A Suitable Case for Treatment?
Nothing Works!
Determining What Works
Methodoligical Issues
What Works?
PART TWO: THE INSTITUTIONS OF TREATMENT
On Probation
In Prison
PART THREE: TREATMENT IN PRACTICE
The Treatment of Sex Offenders
Mentally Disordered Offenders
The Treatment of Drug Misuse
PART FOUR: BEYOND TREATMENT
Treatment and Social Policy

Reviews

`[A] useful and informative book. ...I would recommend it to students wanting a good introduction to the current issues in criminal justice and probation′ - Vista: Perspectives on Probation `The three chapters on treatment in practice are all excellent; the treatment of sex offenders, mentally disordered offenders and the treatment of drug misuse are all described within the social context of public concern... Ian gives a good overview of the sex offenders′ treatment program as operated in prisons and Finkelhors model which is typically used by probation in working with offenders′ - Simon Bass, Caring Magazine