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This book is part of the Criminal Justice and Psychology Series.

Transforming Corrections offers an alternative perspective not easily found in the existing literature concerning the way in which individuals in the criminal justice system are understood and treated by those responsible for their care. Intended as a supplementary text, this collection will help to enhance the current conversation that is ongoing in the field of rehabilitative corrections.

The wide-reaching focus of this collection is intended to provide a variety of alternative perspectives related to issues of theory, correctional practice and offender treatment. As such, Transforming Corrections could be adopted in introductory courses in criminology and criminal justice as well as graduate courses more specifically focused on issues related to offender treatment and correctional administration.

"A book subtitled Humanistic Approaches to Corrections and Offender Treatment manifestly does not mirror prevailing practices in corrections, nor reflect the dominant ethos of the times. Such a book instead gives some of us heady sustenance and support in the goals that we secretly aspire to -- it gives us a sense of what might be achieved in the distant future, and what might already have been accomplished. The book is an invitation for us to 'hang in there' and persevere. 'If you are not quite burned out, have not given up, and are still fighting the odds,' the message of these chapters is, 'you are not nearly as alone as you sometimes feel out there on your limb.' The reassuring fact is that there are enclaves of humanistic activity in correctional settings, and as these experiments demonstrate their effectiveness, they are bound to ensure the long-term survival of the approach." -- Hans Toch, University at Albany-SUNY, from the Preface

"It is regrettable that a collection such as this is necessary in order to encourage those who wish to treat prisoners as human beings. For this reason alone, the book deserves a place in every library. Summing Up: Recommended. Upper-division undergraduates and above." -- CHOICE Magazine

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CHOICE Review

The crime control industry benefits substantially from the creation of a false dichotomy between "them" (the demons and deviants) and "us" (the angels and conformists), to the considerable detriment of the community at large. This book provides a most helpful examination of various more humane alternatives in a highly sophisticated theoretical section, another on nonclinical issues, and another on offender treatment. The first section is generally useful, establishing the philosophical roots of humanistic theories. The second section covers specific frameworks for alternatives, such as various versions of restorative justice. This reviewer (his sociological biases explaining this) was less impressed by the third section. While it no doubt offers helpful guidance for future practitioners, by disregarding the relevance of social structure it seems to be somewhat at odds with the broad orientation of the rest of the book. It grates a little to still see prisoners referred to, most inappropriately, as "clients." The client, let us be honest, is the state. It is regrettable that a collection such as this is necessary in order to encourage those who wish to treat prisoners as human beings. For this reason alone, the book deserves a place in every library. Summing Up: Recommended. Upper-division undergraduates and above. C. Powell University of Southern Maine