New approaches to social problems treatment
This volume examines diverse developments in the evolution of public policy institutions for remedying social problems. The collected chapters address the transformation of social problems, social problems work, and social problems solutions in the context of criminal justice, mental health, and com...
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| Other Authors | , |
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| Format | Electronic eBook |
| Language | English |
| Published |
Bingley, UK :
Emerald,
2010.
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| Series | Research in social problems and public policy;
v. 17 |
| Subjects | |
| Online Access | Full text |
| ISBN | 9781849507370 1849507376 9781849507363 |
| ISSN | 0196-1152 ; |
| DOI | 10.1108/S0196-1152(2010)17 |
| Physical Description | 1 online resource (212 p.) |
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Table of Contents:
- Part I: Introduction. New approaches to social problems remedies / Stacy Lee Burns and Mark Peyrot
- Part II: New Forms of Deviance. Hate crimes and their criminalization / Tim J. Berard
- Part III: Sexual Offenses : creating victim-centered criminal justice practices for rape prosecution / Amanda Konradi ; Forgotten victims, unforgiven perpetrators : social problems work with adult male sexual offenders who purport to have been sexually victimized as children / Michael Petrunik and Adina Ilea
- Part III: Violence and Schools. The columbine effect and school anti-violence policy / Glenn W. Muschert and Anthony A. Peguero ; The gang's school : challenges of reintegrative social control / Robert Garot
- Part V: Substance Abuse in the Courts. Losing hope : the production of failure in drug court / Mitchell B. Mackinem and Paul Higgins ; Standardizing social problems solutions : the case of court-supervised drug treatment / Stacy L. Burns and Mark Peyrot
- Part VI: Correctional Treatment. Recovery and punishment : reconciling the conflicting objectives of coercive treatment in correctional settings / Holly Ventura Miller, J. Mitchell Miller, Rob Tillyer and Kristina M. Lopez ; Ex-inmates with psychiatric disabilities returning to the community from correctional custody : the forensic transition team approach after a decade / Stephanie Hartwell
- Part VII: Conclusion. Social problems and public policy : a theoretical overview of policy issues and implications / Mark Peyrot and Stacy Lee Burns.