Correctional Counseling and Treatment

by Peter C. Kratcoski

Overview

This easy-to-read collection provides valuable coverage of a wide variety of topics and helps both experienced and inexperienced correctional workers increase their knowledge of counseling. Twenty new selections offer current research on such topics as anger management, juvenile offenders, mediation, and the characteristics and unique problems of people involved in corrections. The counseling techniques discussed in this comprehensive volume can be used in community or institutional programs, with juvenile or adult offenders, or adapted for members of the noncriminal population.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9783319543499
Publisher:	Springer-Verlag New York, LLC
Publication date:	04/27/2017
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
File size:	1 MB

About the Author

Peter C. Kratcoski earned a PhD in sociology from the Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania, a MA in sociology from the University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, Indiana, and a BA in sociology from King’s College, Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania. He was selected for several post-doctoral grants by the National Science Foundation. He taught at the College of St. Thomas, St Paul, Minnesota and at the Pennsylvania State University before assuming the position of assistant professor of sociology at Kent State University in 1969. He retired as professor of criminal justice studies and chairman of the Department of Criminal Justice Studies at Kent State in 1997, where he is currently a professor emeritus and adjunct professor. He has published many books, chapters in books, and journal articles in the areas of juvenile delinquency, juvenile justice, international policing, crime prevention, corrections and victimology. His most recent writing and research has centered on juvenile justice, collaborative policing, correctional counseling, financial crimes, corruption and fraud and victimization of the elderly.

Table of Contents

	Preface	xi
	Introduction: The Scope and Purposes of Correctional Treatment	1
Section I	Evaluation of Correctional Treatment	9
1.	Evaluating Interventions with Violent Offenders: A Guide for Practitioners and Policymakers	16
2.	Evaluating Intensive Supervision Probation/Parole: Results of a Nationwide Experiment	37
Section II	Correctional Personnel: Past, Present, and Future	61
3.	The Correctional Worker Concept: Being Connected in the '90s	73
4.	Reflections on the Education Factor in the Correction Officer Role	78
5.	A New Look at Officers' Role Ambiguity	97
6.	Burnout: Avoiding the Consequences of On-the-Job Stress	104
Section III	Crime Prevention, Restorative Justice, and Diversion	109
7.	Day Treatment: Community-Based Partnerships for Delinquent and At-Risk Youth	113
8.	What's "New" about the Balanced Approach?	126
9.	Communications in a Teen Court: Implications for Probation	161
10.	The Mediation Process	179
11.	A Manual for Mediators	194
12.	Holding Juvenile Offenders Accountable: A Restorative Justice Perspective	212
Section IV	Classification for Correctional Treatment	229
13.	The Functions of Classification Models in Probation and Parole: Control or Treatment-Rehabilitation?	233
14.	The Case Management System Experience in Ohio	250
15.	Functional Unit Management: An Unsung Achievement	269
16.	Case Managing Multiproblem Offenders	276
Section V	Casework Counseling and Crisis Intervention	291
17.	Stages of Counseling	296
18.	Recognizing and Utilizing Ethnic and Cultural Diversity in Counseling Approaches	330
19.	The Nature of Interviewing	342
20.	What Do We Know about Anger Management Programs in Corrections?	350
21.	Conflict Resolution: A Primer for Correctional Workers	377
Section VI	Reality Therapy and Responsibility Training	389
22.	Reality Therapy: Issues and a Review of Research	392
23.	Probation and Cognitive Skills	411
24.	Brief Solution-Focused Work: A Strength-Based Method for Juvenile Justice Practice	420
Section VII	Behavior Modification	435
25.	Behavior Modification: Perspective on a Current Issue	437
Section VIII	Group Counseling in Corrections	483
26.	The Process of Group Counseling	489
27.	The Use of Groups	516
Section IX	Special Areas of Correctional Treatment	535
28.	Drug Courts: Issues in Planning and Implementation	545
29.	Family Drug Court: Another Permanency Perspective	553
30.	Counseling Alcoholic Clients: A Microcounseling Approach to Basic Communication Skills	558
31.	Treatment of the Sex Offender	601
32.	Northwest Treatment Associates: A Comprehensive Community Based Education and Treatment Program for Adult Sex Offenders	617
33.	Treatment in Transition: The Role of Mental Health in Correctional Facilities	634
34.	Older Inmates: Special Programming Concerns	648
Section X	Correctional Treatment: Past, Present, and Future	663
35.	Mandatory Literacy	671
36.	Home Confinement: A '90s Approach to Community Supervision	677
37.	Privatizing Discretion: "Rehabilitating" Treatment in Community Corrections	682

Editorial Reviews

Presents information on treatment techniques in wide use in American corrections, both in the juvenile justice system and with adults, in institutional and community settings. This latest edition discusses current research in areas including anger management, juvenile offenders, mediation, and the characteristics and unique problems of people who work in corrections. The author is a social worker and Kent State U. criminologist. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Booknews

Reviewer: Gary B Kaniuk, PsyD (Cermak Health Services)
Description: This book discusses treatment modalities that are used in correctional settings, both community and institutional. It explores the history of counseling in corrections, the role of mental health staff, and various treatment methods. This is an update of the fifth edition, published in 2004.
Purpose: According to the preface, the book "is designed to provide information on the counseling and treatment methods currently being used in community and institutional corrections in the United States." It presents "treatment methods and approaches that are most often used by criminal justice agencies."
Audience: The book is intended to provide "students with an overview of the methods used for correctional treatment and counseling, and the tools to begin to think critically about how and when to apply these methods." The author is professor emeritus and adjunct professor at Kent State University and he has published extensively in the fields of policing, crime prevention, corrections, and victimization.
Features: The book first discusses the restorative justice program, which balances the needs of victims, offenders, and communities, and includes diversion programs that ensure that the victim is compensated and the offender receives treatment. With the advent of the victims' rights movement, victims have been included in the various phases of the criminal justice process. Part II explores the roles of mental health professionals in corrections, and notes that corrections officers are being trained in mental healthcare and crisis intervention in order to respond to emergencies. In addition, there is a move in the juvenile justice system to divert nonviolent offenders to supervision in the community instead of incarceration. Classifications within intake units use actuarial instruments to assess risk and need. Research shows that repeat offenders can benefit from probation supervision but they must be carefully screened. At the same time, some offenses have been decriminalized, so there is an increased need for community corrections programs. The last part of the book focuses on treatment modalities used in corrections. Mental health professionals must have good interviewing skills to elicit information needed to make important decisions. Behavior modification is used with both juvenile and adult prisoners. Unfortunately, positive behaviors do not always generalize into the community. Group counseling is widely used in correctional settings due to the large numbers of prisoners who need mental health treatment. Some groups are led by professionals while others are peer-led (substance abuse groups). Counselors must have solid crisis intervention skills in order to assist individuals who have personal or family emergencies. Cognitive-behavioral therapy is very popular in corrections because it is evidence-based and has shown to be effective with this population. The book ends with an interesting discussion of treatment vs. punishment. The book is organized fairly uniformly, with a summary and list of discussion questions at the end of each chapter.
Assessment: This book is well written by experts in the field, and addresses both children and adults. It explores the major treatment modalities in corrections today. Students will benefit greatly from this book.

Doody's Review Service

This book discusses treatment modalities that are used in correctional settings both community and institutional. … This book is well written by experts in the field, and addresses both children and adults. It explores the major treatment modalities in corrections today. Students will benefit greatly from this book.” (Gary B. Kaniuk, Doody’s Book Reviews, September, 2017)

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