The delivery of treatment through the use of programmes is an
approach to therapeutic intervention that has been present in
clinical psychology for some time. The arguments and debates around
programmes, both conceptually and in terms of technology, have thus
been widely rehearsed in the broader clinical literature. However,
the growth in the use of offending behaviour programmes has been
exponential within the criminal justice system over the last
decade. Typically, offending behaviour programmes are
empirically-based interventions, aimed to reduce re-offending, for
use with either offenders in general, or with particular groups of
offenders such as violent offenders and sex offenders. Offending
behaviour programmes are interesting at two levels. Firstly, there
are various technical issues, such as the design and implementation
of programmes, the accreditation and management of programmes,
alongside the critical question of their effectiveness in both
motivating offenders to partake in treatment, and ultimately their
impact in reducing re-offending. Secondly, there are broader issues
such as the impact of programmes on traditional forms of practice,
the complications associated with a national roll out of
programmes, philosophical objections to working in a prescribed
manner, and training practitioners to deliver programmes.
This book considers these issues from both a general
perspective, as well as containing chapters considering offending
behaviour programmes for specific groups of offenders: generic
programmes, violent and domestic violence offenders, sexual
offenders, and substance-misusing offenders.
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