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Overview
"HMP Grendon hosts the UK's best known prison-based therapeutic community, inhabited by around 225 residents, almost all convicted of crimes against the person, and about half of whom have killed. This is an inside account of the work, and the theory behind the work, carried out at a prison which not only exemplifies the best in prison philosophy, but also a pioneering approach to the treatment of psychopaths." Previously the Director of Therapy at Grendon. Mark Morris provides a unique insight into the work of this experimental prison regime. He tracks its history from the 1950s, and describes how its approaches have evolved over the decades. He explores Grendon's status as a provider of a psychological therapy and positions its treatment process as a therapeutic community, explaining why this approach is so appropriate and effective for helping prisoners with personality disorders and how the prison environment can help in the rehabilitation of offenders.Synopsis
HMP Grendon is a therapeutic community of about 225 people, nearly all of whom are convicted of violent crimes, and about half of whom have killed. Morris, previously Director of Therapy there, examines how the prison became a therapeutic community from the 1950s, and why he feels it is appropriate and effective in the rehabilitation of offenders. He describes the prison itself, its residents and its programs, the development of the multidisciplinary team method and how Gerndon became a model of psychodynamic treatment. He explains how the prison's management handled the differences and similarities with other corrections systems, including the inevitable dilemmas and the difficulties of reporting results to two government departments. Morris closes with commentary on the evolution of the Dangerous and Severe Personality Disorder initiative, its impact on release, how it relates to the therapeutic community mode in prisons. Annotation ©2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR