Substance Abusing Inmates - Gideon, Lior

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Auteur(s) : Gideon, Lior

Editeur : Springer Us, New York, N.Y.

Langue : Anglais

Parution : 01/08/2014

Format : Moyen, de 350g à 1kg

Nombre de pages : 188

Expédition : 295

Dimensions : 23.5 x 15.5 x 1.1

ISBN : 1489985212

Résumé :

Lior Gideon is full time faculty at the department of Law, Police Science and Criminal Justice Administration. He was born in Israel, and served in the IDF for 3 years in active duty and for another 13 years in the reserve. He holds a bachelors degree in Sociology with concentration on organizational studies and mass communication, Masters in Sociology, Criminology, and Criminal Justice Administration, from Haifa University, in Israel, and Ph.D. in Criminology from the Faculty of Law at the Hebrew University in Jerusalem, Israel. Prior to joining John Jay, Dr. Gideon has completed two years post-doctoral fellowship with the Bureau of Governmental Research (BGR) at the University of Maryland. During his fellowship he was the head analyst on a National Institute of Health founded grant that examined the outcomes of a seamless system intervention in a multi site study. He wrote his dissertation on drug treatment programs inside prison and social support networks outside the prison. While working on his Ph.D. he managed to establish good working relations with figures in the Israeli Prisoner Rehabilitation Authority, The Israeli Prison System, and also gained a very reach field experience in tracking and interviewing offenders, and released inmates. Dr. Gideon has over eleven years of teaching experience in undergraduate and graduate programs, both in Israel and in the U.S., and more then ten years of research experience (both as a principle investigator and as an analyst), and was involved in five different large scale studies among them a prison based treatment program evaluation, detoxification and rehabilitation of ex-prisoners, and violence against medical staff in non psychiatric hospitals in Israel.

In his most recent research Dr. Gideon served as a project manager for an evaluation project on LSI-R and Proactive Community Supervision. Dr. Gideon also served as the head of statistics and research unit in the Israeli Court Administration research department, and he holds a good solid methodological knowledge. Dr. Gideon has received an award from NIDA, NIMH and NIAAA or his dedication to the field of methodology and services research.

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Biographie:

Lior Gideon is full time faculty at the department of Law, Police Science and Criminal Justice Administration. He was born in Israel, and served in the IDF for 3 years in active duty and for another 13 years in the reserve. He holds a bachelors degree in Sociology with concentration on organizational studies and mass communication, Masters in Sociology, Criminology, and Criminal Justice Administration, from Haifa University, in Israel, and Ph.D. in Criminology from the Faculty of Law at the Hebrew University in Jerusalem, Israel. Prior to joining John Jay, Dr. Gideon has completed two years post-doctoral fellowship with the Bureau of Governmental Research (BGR) at the University of Maryland. During his fellowship he was the head analyst on a National Institute of Health founded grant that examined the outcomes of a seamless system intervention in a multi site study. He wrote his dissertation on drug treatment programs inside prison and social support networks outside the prison. While working on his Ph.D. he managed to establish good working relations with figures in the Israeli Prisoner Rehabilitation Authority, The Israeli Prison System, and also gained a very reach field experience in tracking and interviewing offenders, and released inmates. Dr. Gideon has over eleven years of teaching experience in undergraduate and graduate programs, both in Israel and in the U.S., and more then ten years of research experience (both as a principle investigator and as an analyst), and was involved in five different large scale studies among them a prison based treatment program evaluation, detoxification and rehabilitation of ex-prisoners, and violence against medical staff in non psychiatric hospitals in Israel.

In his most recent research Dr. Gideon served as a project manager for an evaluation project on LSI-R and Proactive Community Supervision. Dr. Gideon also served as the head of statistics and research unit in the Israeli Court Administration research department, and he holds a good solid methodological knowledge. Dr. Gideon has received an award from NIDA, NIMH and NIAAA or his dedication to the field of methodology and services research.

Sommaire:
Introduction: Reintegration and Migration Chapter One: Theoretical Framework Social Background Life-style Exposure and Routine Activity Differential Association Theory Social Bonding and Social Control Social Support Networks Discussion and Summary Chapter Two: The Study and Methodology The Interview Method Participants Sampling The Interviewing Process Chapter Three: There is no Place Like Home - Family Role in the Rehabilitation and Reintegration process. Family Criminal Activity and Drug Relapse The Causes of Criminality and Addiction Family Support and Assistance Spousal Role in Rehabilitation: The Need for Mutual Treatment Lack of Trust Discussion and Summary Chapter Four: Sense of Direction ? The Need for Supervision Control and Supervision Continuum of Treatment and Outside Supervision After Release Community Supervision - Incentive or Leash? Discussion and Summary Chapter Five: What Do I Need to Succeed? Perception of Motivation and its Role in the Rehabilitation Process. Motivation to Change and Self-Efficacy Not Only Talking but Lots of Walking Doing it on My Own Discussion and Summary Chapter Six: Working My Way Out ? the Challenge of Finding a Job Financial Problems The Importance of Employment in the Rehabilitation Process What have I Got to Offer? Trust Issues Discussion and Summary Chapter Seven: Dealing with Social Institutions From the Belly of the Beast to the Belly of Bureaucracy Lost in the Process Absorption Agents and Social Support ? Can Someone Show Me the Way? Discussion andSummary Chapter Eight: Mentoring Others Been There Done That? Preaching the Practice Giving and Receiving Commitment ? Being a Role Model Discussion and Summary Chapter Nine: What Does Migration have to do with Rehabilitation, Reintegration and Reentry? Same Story Different Players The Struggle to Survive Discussion and Summary Chapter Ten: Conclusion - Reintegration and Continuum of Care Study Limitations