Inmates' Narratives and Discursive Discipline in Prison: Rewriting personal histories through cognitive behavioral progr
Jennifer Schlosser, "Inmates' Narratives and Discursive Discipline in Prison: Rewriting personal histories through cognitive behavioral progr"
English | ISBN: 1138065897 | 2017 | 164 pages | EPUB | 276 KB
English | ISBN: 1138065897 | 2017 | 164 pages | EPUB | 276 KB
The question of ‘what works’ in offender treatment has dominated the field of prisoner re-entry and recidivism research for the last thirty years. One of the primary ways the criminal justice system tries to reduce the rates of recidivism among offenders is through the use of cognitive behavioural programs (CBP) as in-prison intervention strategies. The emphasis for these programs is on the idea that inmates are in prison because they made poor choices and bad decisions. Inmates’ thinking is characterized as flawed and the purpose of the program is to teach them to think and act in socially appropriate ways so they will be less inclined to return to prison after their release.
This book delves into the heart of one such cognitive behavioural programme, examines its inner workings, its effects on inmates’ narrated experience and considers what happens when a CBP of substandard quality and integrity is used as a gateway for inmates’ release.
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