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The Myth of Rehabilitation (Second Printing) (Paperback)
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Discovery Miles 2 600
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The Myth of Rehabilitation (Second Printing) (Paperback)
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Loot Price R260
Discovery Miles 2 600
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Many people believe that it is possible to rehabilitate criminals.
When we look more closely at this concept, what are we implying?
Rehabilitation is defined as restoration to a former state of
adequate or appropriate functioning. But many criminals were never
properly behaving citizens, which means there is no barometer of
appropriate behavior to go back to. What is usually meant by the
term "rehabilitation" is reform: changing a bad or improperly
behaving person into one who functions acceptably. Dr. Jones
contends that it is dangerous and misinformed to believe that
criminals can be reformed, because many criminals are sociopaths.
Sociopaths cannot change or be reformed. The offenders who are not
sociopaths can, in some cases, stop repeating undesirable
behaviors, but this happens when they themselves decide to seek
change-it is not effective to impose therapy or counseling. The
core of Dr. Jones' book deals with sociopaths, and how they are
ineffectually dealt with in our criminal justice system. The Myth
of Rehabilitation explores how sociopaths are created...the
circumstances that prevent a person from developing empathy and
conscience. He looks at environmental factors that produce this
character disorder, and how it is likely to manifest itself. The
Myth of Rehabilitation proposes a different type of reform: early
intervention in situations likely to produce a sociopath. This
important book is a call to action both for our criminal justice
system, and for all citizens who want to live in a safer, more
compassionate society.
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