‘Effective Interventions with Offenders – Lessons Learned’

Edited by Ken McMaster & David Riley, RRP $34.95Despite the glitch with the recent Christchurch earthquake we are back on track with the release of our most recent publication. We make the argument that interventions with those who offend are a worthy investment for any civil society. To not invest in intervention is to run the risk of maintaining patterns of behaviour that impact significantly upon the wellbeing and safety of our families, neighbourhoods and communities. This book will be of interest to counsellors, psychologists, social workers and policy planners by exploring a range of issue related to the provision of interventions. While there has been discourse that interventions for those who offend wastes valuable time and resource, the thesis of this book is that with the right matching of intervention with the person who has offended, then positive results are possible. This matching of course takes account of timeliness, cultural, programme intensity, learning styles and dosage.