Gebundenes Buch

Alternative Offender Rehabilitation and Social Justice

Arts and Physical Engagement in Criminal Justice and Community Settings

Herausgegeben: Crichlow, Wesley; Joseph, Janelle

Beschreibung

This book demonstrates that alternative approaches to criminal rehabilitation succeed in developing pro-social attitudes and in improving mental, physical and spiritual health for youth and adults in prison and community settings. The use of mindfulness is highlighted as a foundational tool of self-reflexivity, creative expression and therapy.

Autor

Dr. Janelle Joseph is an Adjunct Professor at the University of Toronto, Canada. She is a former Banting Postdoctoral Fellow whose research on the intersections of culture, gender and physical activity has been published widely in journals such as Ethnic and Racial Studies and Identities: Global Studies in Culture and Power.   Dr. Wesley Crichlow is a tenured Associate Professor at the University of Ontario Institute of Technology, Canada. He is an interdisciplinary youth scholar and community social justice activist who works with socially and economically disadvantaged youth, engaging in community empowerment. He works with others to transform criminal justice rehabilitation models to be more inclusive, culturally-relevant, and engaging for disenfranchised communities.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Macmillan Education / Palgrave Macmillan UK / Springer Palgrave Macmillan
• Artikelnr. des Verlages: 978-1-137-47681-4
• 1st ed. 2015
• Seitenzahl: 197
• Erscheinungstermin: 30. August 2015
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 216mm x 140mm x 13mm
• Gewicht: 390g
• ISBN-13: 9781137476814
• ISBN-10: 1137476818
• Artikelnr.: 42234940