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DOVEGATE IBD

WATERSIDE PRESS
01 / 2011
9781904380542
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Sinopsis

The only book on Dovegate Therapeutic Community, Contains first-hand insider accounts by staff and inmates, Describes the latest developments in TC work, Provides extensive data and references. A closely observed account of the UK&rsquo,s first private sector prison-based Therapeutic Community (TC)&mdash,a 200-bed facility. The book considers: the background to and regimes at Dovegate, modern developments in TC work with (often high-risk) offenders, the differences between Dovegate, Grendon and other UK prison-based TCs, private and public sector imperatives, democratic and hierarchical TCs, reparative, restorative and punitive approaches, accreditation, group work, assessment, suitability and de-selection TC-culture versus prison culture the role of positive attitudes, relationships and experiences, psychology, psychiatry, psychotherapy, security and control, how TCs alter behaviour and prevent crime.á