Dovegate: A Therapeutic Community in a Private Prison and Developments in Therapeutic Work with Personality Disordered Offenders

The only book on Dovegate Therapeutic Community
Contains first-hand insider accounts by staff and inmates
Describes the latest developments in TC work
Provides extensive data and references. A closely observed account of the UK's first private sector prison-based Therapeutic Community (TC)--a 200-bed facility. The book considers: the background to and regimes at Dovegate
modern developments in TC work with (often high-risk) offenders
the differences between Dovegate, Grendon and other UK prison-based TCs
private and public sector imperatives
democratic and hierarchical TCs
reparative, restorative and punitive approaches
accreditation, group work, assessment, suitability and de-selection TC-culture versus prison culture the role of positive attitudes, relationships and experiences
psychology, psychiatry, psychotherapy, security and control
how TCs alter behaviour and prevent crime.