CORRECTION OF A CORRECTIONAL PSYCHOLOGIST IN TREATMENT OF THE CRIMINAL OFFENDER

• NCJ Number: 10541
• Author(s): H F UEHLING
• Date Published: 1973
• Length: 228 pages
• Sale Source: Charles C. Thomas
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America
• Note: HV6085.U32

Annotation

STAFF PSYCHOLOGIST WRITES OF PRISON TREATMENT PROGRAMS, CITING PERSONAL EXPERIENCES, AND NOTING BOTH CLINICAL AND CUSTODIAL SHORTCOMINGS OVER THE YEARS.

Abstract

THE AUTHOR POINTS OUT THE REPRESSING RIGIDITY OF EARLY PSYCHOMETRIC EVALUATIONS, FEATURES VARIOUS THERAPEUTIC APPROACHES, INCLUDING INDIVIDUAL AND GROUP PSYCHOTHERAPY AND FAMILY THERAPY, AND EXAMINES PSYCHOLOGICAL MOTIVATION FOR ILLEGAL ACTIONS.