The Correctional Helicopter: How and Why Correctional Agencies Fail to Rehabilitate Offenders

Many theorists have debated the approaches that should be used to reduce the rates of reoffending. In recent decades, much of this has been codified into principles to guide correctional staff and organisations. However, despite these guidelines, agencies that closely follow these principles appear to be the exception rather than the rule.

This book combines extensive on-the-ground experience in correctional agencies with an in-depth understanding of the What Works literature. There are many...