Counseling Criminal Justice Offenders 2nd Edition

The Title "Counseling Criminal Justice Offenders 2nd Edition" is written by Ruth E. Masters. This book was published in the year 2003. The ISBN number 0761929339|9780761929338 is assigned to the Hardback version of this title. This book has total of pp. 296 (Pages). The publisher of this title is Sage Publications. Counseling Criminal Justice Offenders 2nd Edition is currently Available with us.

• The second edition of Counseling Criminal Justice Offenders is designed to provide students and criminal justice workers with an understanding of
- the criminal justice offender and his or her problems including treatment of psychopathy;
- the counseling process, including a practical knowledge of legal principles;
- modalities that are used and/or have been used in American corrections;
- appropriate and effective counselor attitudes;
- the relationship between trauma, addiction, and criminality;
- the significance of emotions in the counseling process;
- counseling male and female offenders; and
- what constitutes success in counseling criminal justice offenders? The book takes the position that empathy, caring, and the ability to listen well are critical for the criminal justice counselor.

• Each chapter begins with "Chapter Highlights" and "Key Terms" and ends with matching exercises and discussion questions. This edition also contains a section at the end of each chapter that identifies Internet sites that are relevant to the chapter’s subject matter and suggested readings.