Facilitating desistance from aggression and crime : theory, research, and strength-based practices /
edited by Calvin M. Langton, James R. Worling.
- 1 online resource (xxi, 489 pages) : illustrations (some color)
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of Contents Section 1: Foundations
1: Desistance theory and forensic practice Andrew Day and Mark Halsey
2: Contributions to desistance research from developmental psychopathology Keith Burt, Virginia Peisch and Elyse Rosenberg
3: Contributions to desistance research and practice from positive psychology Yilma Woldgabreal and Andrew Day
4: Risk and strength variables in recidivism-desistance prediction research with applied assessment practices Calvin M Langton, Gabriela D. B. Sheinin and James R Worling
5: Strengths in the Risk-Needs-Responsivity Model of Offender Assessment and Rehabilitation J. Stephen Wormith and Kayla E. Truswell
Section2: Assessment
6: Desistance from conduct problems during childhood: Potential Explanatory factors and assessment Anna-Karin Andershed and Henrik Andershed
7: Assessment of protective factors in youth justice settings Chi Meng Chu, Xuexin Xu and DongDong Li
8: Factors related to desistance from sexual recidivism James R Worling and Calvin M Langton
9: Women's Desistance from crime: The role of individual, relational, socio-structural factors over time Anne-Marie Slotboom, Elanie Rodermond and Jan Hendriks
10: Factors predicting desistance from intimate partner violence perpetuation in adults Patti A. Timmons Fritz and Jewels Adair
11: Factors predicting desistance from criminal and aggressive behavior in mentally disordered individuals Michiel de Vries Robbe
12: Factors predicting desistance from criminal behavior and aggression in adult offenders: A critical review Kirk Heibrun, David DeMatteo, Rebecca Schiedel, Victoria Pietruszka, Jaymes Fairfax-Columbo, and Shelley Arnold
Section 3: Treatment
13: Evidence-Based delinquency prevention for children exhibiting conduct problems Dustin A. Pardini and David A Hawes
14: Strengths-Based approaches to address criminal behaviors in adolescents Alan Carr, Dan Hartnett and Jane Meleady
15: Strength-Based treatments for adults and juveniles who have been sexually abusive: A review W.L. Marshall and L. E. Marshall
16. Strengths-Based approaches to the treatment of incarcerated women and girls Gina Fedock and Stephanie s. Covington
17. Strengths-Based batter intervention programs for intimate partner violence Kristin W. Bolton, Jon C. Hall and Cathleen Jordan
18. Strength-Based approaches with offenders with mental illness Tonia L. Nicholls, Karen Petersen, Lindsey Kendrick-Koch, Barinder Singh, Hayley Ross, and Christopher Webster
19: The Good Lives Model: Next steps in research and practice Sophie R. Dickson and Gwenda M. Willis
In Facilitating Desistance from Aggression and Crime: Theory, Research, & Strength-Based Practices, Drs. Calvin Langton and James Worling have gathered together internationally renowned authorities in the fields of psychology, psychiatry, criminology, social work, and law, to critically examine desistance as a construct, process, and outcome as well as the place of strengths work in correctional and forensic mental health settings. Integrating theory, emprical evidence, and applied practices, this timely volume is an essential scholarly resource with a clear practical emphasis for policy makers, researchers, practitioners, and graduate students.--Provided by the Publisher
About the Author Calvin M. Langton, Ph.D., is an Associate Professor in the Department of Psychology, University of Windsor, Ontario, Canada. He is also a clinical and forensic psychologist registered in Ontario, Canada, and a chartered psychologist in the United Kingdom.
James R. Worling, Ph.D., is a clinical and forensic psychologist in full-time private practice in Toronto, Canada. He has over 34 years experience working with adolescents who have offended sexually.