This book provides a comprehensive overview of the methods used in the Criminal Justice system
in the United States to counsel and treat offenders. It is aimed at advanced undergraduate and
early graduate-level students for courses in Correctional Treatment or Rehabilitation or
Community Corrections more broadly. The sections in the book provide: - Aims and Scope of
Correctional Counseling and Treatment -Tools that Corrections Workers Use (including counseling
and case management) - Behavioral Modification Treatments: Examples and Applications -
Cognitive Therapies: Examples and Applications Throughout the text there is an emphasis on the
big picture: the interaction of the correctional component of the justice system with other
components particularly courts (including special courts like family courts drug courts
veterans courts and other programs).Chapters in this book address the diverse population of
correctional facilities including juvenile offenders those with mental illness addiction and
substance abuse problems physical and mental disabilities and homeless populations. The
author also provides analysis of how legislation influences the corrections process. This work
is also enhanced by providing comparative analysis of the criminal and juvenile justice
systems: their goals objectives and how these can affect counseling and treatment available
within these two systems. This pedagogical features of this engaging text include: excerpted
interviews with correctional practitioners about the problems and challenges they encounter
discussion questions classification instruments and real-world examples of specific treatments
programs and case studies that give students the chance to select the appropriate interviewing
counseling or treatment approach to deal with the problem issues of the case. This work
provides 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.
