What Works in Corrections
Reducing the Criminal Activities of Offenders and Delinquents
What Works in Corrections examines the impact of correctional interventions, management policies, treatment and rehabilitation programs on the recidivism of offenders and delinquents. The book reviews different strategies for reducing recidivism and describes how the evidence for effectiveness is assessed. Thousands of studies were examined in order to identify those of sufficient scientific rigor to enable conclusions to be drawn about the impact of various interventions, policies and programs on recidivism. Systematic reviews and meta-analyses were performed to further examine these results. This book assesses the relative effectiveness of…
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Produktdetails
- ISBN: 978-0-521-00120-5
- EAN: 9780521001205
- Produktnummer: 2271714
- Verlag: Cambridge University Press
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2011
- Seitenangabe: 404 S.
- Masse: H22.9 cm x B15.2 cm x D2.3 cm 618 g
- Abbildungen: Paperback
- Gewicht: 618
Über den Autor
Doris Layton MacKenzie is Professor of Criminology and Criminal Justice at the University of Maryland. She earned her masters and doctorate in Psychology from The Pennsylvania State University and was awarded a Visiting Scientist position at the National Institute of Justice, US Department of Justice. In this capacity, she provided expertise to Federal, State and Local jurisdictions on correctional boot camps, correctional policy, intermediate sanctions, research methodology, experimental design, statistical analyses, and evaluation techniques. As an expert in criminal justice, Dr MacKenzie has consulted with State and Local jurisdictions, and has testified before US Senate and House Committees. Dr MacKenzie has recently completed an edited book on correctional boot camps. Currently, she is a Co-Director of the International Prison Project and has been invited to present her work at the United Nations as well as in cities worldwide.
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