Policy Press

Pathways to Recovery and Desistance

The Role of the Social Contagion of Hope

By David Best

Published

Sep 4, 2019

Page count

232 pages

ISBN

978-1447349303

Dimensions

216 x 138 mm

Imprint

Policy Press

Published

Sep 4, 2019

Page count

232 pages

ISBN

978-1447349327

Dimensions

Imprint

Policy Press

Published

Sep 4, 2019

Page count

232 pages

ISBN

978-1447349327

Dimensions

Imprint

Policy Press

Published

Sep 4, 2019

Page count

232 pages

ISBN

978-1447349310

Dimensions

Imprint

Policy Press
Pathways to Recovery and Desistance
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Available Open Access under CC-BY-NC licence. This is the first book that uses the latest research evidence to build guidance on community-based rehabilitation with the aim of challenging stigma and marginalisation. The case studies discussed, and a strengths-based approach, emphasize the importance of long-term recovery and the role that communities and peers play in the process. Best examines effective methods for community growth, offers sustainable ways of promoting social inclusion and puts forward a new drug strategy and a new reform policy for prisons.

David Best is Professor of Criminology at Leeds Trinity University and Honorary Professor of Regulation and Global Governance at Australian National University. Trained as a psychologist and criminologist, he has worked in practice, research and policy in the areas of addiction recovery and rehabilitation of offenders.

Foreword ~ William L. White;

What we know about recovery, desistance and reintegration;

Australian origins: building bridges and community connections;

What do you need to recover? Jobs, Friends and Houses;

Keep it in the family: the role of families in supporting the rehabilitation of prisoners;

Recovery, research and communities: Sheffield Addiction Recovery Research Group (SARRG) and recovery cities;

Developing an initiative to support community connections;

A visible and accessible recovery community;

Overview and conclusions.