Michael Fischer, Brenda Geiger

Reform Through Community

Resocializing Offenders in the Kibbutz

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This book recounts a successful effort to resocialize criminal offenders placed in Kibbutzim. Social scientist Michael Fischer and educational philosopher Brenda Geiger describe the events and experiences that unfolded when a Kibbutz adopted an Israeli ex-convict as a temporary member of its collective. They conclude that resocialization is achievable: that a world of hard work, interdependence, and self-denial can successfully compete against the temptations for adventure and diversion in an offender's past and present. Fischer and Geiger reconstruct the subjective experiences of the Israeli ex-convicts who were invited to live and work as members on separate Kibbutzim. They detail how a protective environment, daily routines, egalitarianism, peer group support, acceptance, and trust yielded involvement, commitment, and higher self-esteem on the part of the offenders. Relating the kibbutz experience to theories of social psychology and criminology, Fischer and Geiger offer a model for resocialization combining group dynamics with social learning in a context of meaningful work and acceptance. This study is valuable to students and scholars of social psychology, criminology, and Judaic Studies.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Praeger
• Seitenzahl: 248
• Erscheinungstermin: 30. Juli 1991
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 19mm
• Gewicht: 561g
• ISBN-13: 9780313279317
• ISBN-10: 0313279314
• Artikelnr.: 31198688

Autorenporträt

Michael Fischer is an American Artist born in St. Louis Missouri in 1963 into a musical family. His heart and talent led him to Hollywood California in 1987 where he worked in motion picture, film and television production on HBO Tales From The Crypt and Nightmare On Elm Street. Michael began working with Professional Sports Leagues and the National Hockey League in 1990. His work was featured in syndicated Hockey Magazines and on the Los Angeles Kings Prime Ticket TV Network. In 2023 Michael has become a proud new Author showcasing his work with THE PUCKFORD 7 Ice Hockey Holiday Adventure Story. "The Goonies of Ice Hockey meets The Wizard of Oz!"Two years in the making! This book and TOONSTHATROCK.com are Michael's return to the world of writing and illustrating doing what he does best! He is a dreamer who once lived in his car all the way to Pixar!In 2024, Michael currently resides in Nashville, Tennessee.

Inhaltsangabe

Foreword by Hans Toch Introduction The Israeli Criminal Justice System
Kibbutz History, Ideology, and Social Structure The Kibbutz Resocialization
Program Methodology Synopsis of Kibbutz Resocialization Process Work and
Other Activities Adoptive Parents Kibbutzniks and Kibbutz Friends
Girlfriends The Offender's Past Social Control Change The Future Critical
Program Ingredients: Participants' Perspectives Implications Epilogue
Appendix A: Kibbutz Resocialization Contract Appendix B: Offender's
Contract Appendix C: Offender's Interview Guide Appendix D: Adoptive
Parents' Interview Guide Appendix E: Secretary of the Kibbutz Interview
Schedule Appendix F: Questions for the Program Coordinator and Steering
Committee Bibliography Index