What Else Works?

Taylor & Francis

What Else Works?Creative Work with Offenders\nAuthor(s): Jo Brayford, Francis B Cowe, John Deering\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Willan Publishing\nISBN-13: 9781843927679, 978-1843927679\nSynopsis\nWhat Else Works? has developed out of a growing awareness amongst practitioners that centralized notions of what works and one size fits all approaches to work with offenders and other groups is inevitably limited in its scope and effectiveness. \n\nThe book seeks to dispel the view of probation service users as 'offenders', and socially excluded people as 'problems' to be managed and treated, and instead considers more creative alternatives to reduce both re-offending and social exclusion. These include working separately with women, black and minority ethnic groups, local community-focussed projects, in education and nature and conservation programmes. The reader is encouraged to think about past and current policy, practice, and the rel.