Motivating Offenders to Change

There is increasing pressure, soon to be legislation, for particular offenders to be given a choice of psychological treatment or imprisonment, even if treatment must sometimes be within special prison hospitals or units for offenders.<br> <br> The key issue will be motivating offenders to commit themselves to treatment, and to maintain their motivation trough the therapeutic programme and thereafter, on release.<br> <br> This is the first book to tackle the subject of motivating offenders in therapeutic programmes and as such, will prove an invaluable resource for forensic practitioners.<br> <br> * Written by some of the top clinical and forensic practitioners and researchers in offender rehabilitation<br> <br> * There is a real demand for a book on this subject as a result of changes in criminal justice policy and in mental health provision<br> <br> Part of the Wiley Series in Forensic Clinical Psychology