Full Description
This book offers a solution-focused and strengths-based guide to becoming an effective Prison Officer. Written and developed by a collection of ex-prisoners who are all now professionals, practitioners, and educators in the criminal justice field, the book draws on lived experience and the diverse literature on prisons and penal policy to explore good and bad examples of professional practice.
The book is informed by the belief that those with direct experiences of custody and incarceration offer a vital perspective on the efficacy of penal practice. While these voices are often accessed through research, it is rare they are seeking to lead the conversation. This book seeks to reset this balance. Drawing on themes such as discretion, respect, relationships, and legitimacy, it offers recommendations for best practices in developing a rehabilitative culture in prison.
This book will be of interest to practitioners, researchers, and educators alike. It is essential reading for all those engaged with prisons, punishment, penal practice, desistance, and rehabilitation.
Contents
1.Introduction to the Team and Project Andi Brierley 2.The Legitimacy of Trust Andi Brierley 3.More Than a Number! Kevin Neary 4.Flexibility: Negotiation and Discretion Max Dennehy 5.I Have Never met a Child that Healed in a Cell Kierra Myles 6.From Adversity to University Daniel Whyte 7.We're only Human Devon Ferns 8.Relationships are the Agents of Change James Docherty 9.Time for Change Andi Brierley
