<p>This book combines the&nbsp;latest in sociology, psychology, and biology to&nbsp;present evidence-based research on&nbsp;what works in community and institutional corrections. It spans from&nbsp;the&nbsp;theoretical underpinning of&nbsp;correctional counseling to&nbsp;concrete examples and tools necessary for&nbsp;professionals in the&nbsp;field.&nbsp;</p><p>This book equips readers with&nbsp;the&nbsp;ability to&nbsp;understand what we should do, why we should do it, and tools for&nbsp;how to&nbsp;do it in the&nbsp;field. It discusses interviewing, interrogating, and theories of&nbsp;directive and nondirective counseling, including group counseling. It discusses the&nbsp; strengths and weaknesses of&nbsp;various correctional approaches such as cognitive-behavioral therapies, group counseling, and therapeutic communities. It introduces ethical and legal considerations for&nbsp;correctional professionals.&nbsp;</p><p>With an explanation of&nbsp;the&nbsp;presentence investigation report, case management, and appendices containing a variety of&nbsp;classification and assessment instruments, this volume provides practical, hands-on&nbsp;experience. Students of&nbsp;criminal justice, psychology and social work will gain an understanding of&nbsp;the&nbsp;unique challenges to&nbsp;correctional success and practical applications of&nbsp;their studies.&nbsp;</p><p> </p><p>"This book is a teacher/student/practitioner's dream. Grounded in theory and evidence-based research on&nbsp;best practices, it is accessible, well-written, filled with&nbsp;sound insights and tools for&nbsp;working with&nbsp;criminal justice clients. I have used and loved each new edition of&nbsp;this fine text."&nbsp;-&nbsp;Dorothy S. McClellan, Texas A&amp;M University-Corpus Christi</p><p></p><p><br></p>