By Harry E. Allen, Editor

Illustrating what some of the leading thinkers in corrections are doing to identify risk and lower recidivism, this book examines programs that can lower recidivism and better prepare individuals for everyday life. 2002. Programs discussed include:

• Reaffirming Rehabilitation: Public Support for Correctional Treatment
  
• What Works: Effective DWI Intervention
  
• The Spousal Assault Risk Assessment Guide (SARA): Reliability and Validity in Adult Male Offenders
  
• Effective Intervention with Sex Offenders
  
• Psychopathy as a Risk Factor for Violence
  
• Assessing Psychopathy in Juveniles
  
• Effective Family-based Treatment for Juvenile Offenders: Multisystemic Therapy and Functional Family Therapy