1st Edition

Social Skills in Prison and the Community Problem-Solving for Offenders

206 Pages
by Routledge

206 Pages
by Routledge

206 Pages
by Routledge

‘Gate fever’ is the name of a non-medical syndrome said to infect men in prison as the date of their discharge draws near. Its symptoms are euphoria and anxiety, mixed with irrational thinking; and the unfailing cure of the condition is the cold douche of reality which awaits the victim outside the prison gate. The primary aim of this book, originally published in 1984, is to describe and promote... Read more

Acknowledgments.  1. The Problem and a Project  2. Design and Development  3. Training the Staff  4. The Offenders and their Problems  5. Methods and Materials  6. The Conduct of the Courses  7. The Results of the Courses  8. Afterwards  9. Problems and Prospects.  Appendixes.  Notes.  Bibliography.  Index.

Biography

Philip Priestley, James McGuire, David Flegg, Valerie Hemsley, David Welham and Rosemary Barnitt