Palgrave Handbook of Global Rehabilitation in Criminal Justice

Maurice Vanstone is Emeritus Professor of Criminology and Criminal Justice at Swansea University, UK. He is the author of Supervising Offenders in the Community: A History of Probation Theory and Practice (2004) and co-editor (with Philip Priestley) of Offenders or Citizens? Readings in Rehabilitation (2010). Philip Priestley is a former probation officer, academic and author of Victorian Prison Lives (1985). He has directed thirty broadcast films for UK television, including Video Letters (BBC 2 1991); Prix Europa, Berlin. He helped start services to victims and probation day centres as alternatives to prison. He is co-editor (with Maurice Vanstone) of Probation and Politics (2016).

• 1. Prospect.- 2. Law, Economic Crisis, and Diversity. An Overview of Rehabilitation in Argentina.- 3. Rehabilitation and Beyond in Settler Colonial Australia: Current and Future Directions in Policy and Practice.- 4. Exploring Expectations and Realities of Rehabilitation in the Canadian Context.- 5. History and transformations of the model of rehabilitation in the criminal justice system in Chile.- 6. Rehabilitation in a Risk Society: ‘The Case of China'.- 7. Penitentiary System in Colombia.- 8. Rehabilitation practices in the Adult Criminal Justice System in England and Wales.- 9. Blending Culture, Religion, and the Yellow Ribbon Program: Rehabilitation in Fiji.- 10. Rehabilitation Aims and Values in Finnish (and Nordic) Criminal Justice.- 11. Executive managerialism, frantic law reform, but desistance culture.- 12. Rehabilitation in Ghana: Assessing Prison Conditions and Effectiveness of Interventions for Incarcerated Adults.- 13. Approaches to Rehabilitation in Hong Kong.- 14. Fromneed-based to control-based rehabilitation: the Hungarian case.- 15. A critical commentary on rehabilitation of offenders in India.- 16. Beyond the treatment paradigm: Expanding the rehabilitative imagination in rehabilitation in Ireland.- 17. Serving a Sentence in Italy: Old and New Challenges.- 18. Community-based rehabilitation in Japan: Some unique.- 19. Criminal rehabilitation in Kenya: opportunities and pitfalls.- 20. Framing and reframing  rehabilitation in criminal justice in Latvia.- 21. Criminal Justice Rehabilitation in Macao, China: Suspended citizenship.- 22. The legal flaws and material implementation gaps of Mexico’s rehabilitation paradigm.- 23. Rehabilitation within the Criminal-Legal System in Missouri.- 24. Resocialisation and re-integration in the Netherlands: political narrative versus reality.- 25. Rehabilitation, Restoration and Reintegration in Aotearoa New Zealand.- 26. An overview of rehabilitation mechanisms in Nigeria’s criminal justice system.- 27. Penal welfarism and rehabilitation in Norway: ambitions, strengths and challenges.- 28. Rehabilitation in Romania - the first 100 years.- 29. Rehabilitation of Offenders in the Scottish Criminal Justice System.- 30. Offender Rehabilitation Approaches in South Africa: An Evidence Based Analysis.- 31. Rehabilitation in Spain: between legal intentions and institutional limitations.- 32. Criminal Justice Rehabilitation in Sweden. Towards an Integrative Model.- 33. Rehabilitation in Taiwan.- 34. Rehabilitation and the Adult Correctional Population in Texas.- 35. Key Practices in Thai Prisons: Rehabilitation.- 36. Probation and the prevention of recidivism in Tunisia: still uncertain beginnings.- 37. The unfinished symphony: progress and setbacks towards a rehabilitation policy in Uruguay.- 38. Re-entry and Reintegration in Virginia, U.S.- 39. Retrospect.

“Readers will find immense value in exploring the myriad rehabilitative approaches discussed within the handbook, gaining profound insights that transcend geographical boundaries. Essential and highly recommended reading for anyone interested in penal policy, restorative justice, and the dissemination of knowledge within the realm of criminal justice, corrections, and penology, this handbook serves as a beacon of expertise and innovation in the field.” (Jo Turner, The Howard Journal of Crime and Justice, October 13, 2024)“Each chapter outlines the development, current approaches, theoretical underpinnings, specific challenges and future directions. … it is heartening to see the attention paid to sensitivities including gender and ethnicity. This text is therefore not only meaningful and relevant to those in the probation field but also an interesting read that holds pertinence for allied professionals, both in academic and applied positions.” (Jo Redcliffe, European Journal of Probation, Vol. 16 (2), 2024)“This collection provides a clarion call for a reimagined rehabilitative endeavour that is rooted in these values ... is culturally sensitive and seeks to heal the harms resulting from criminality rather than compound them.” (Lawrence Burke, Current Issues in Criminal Justice, November 29, 2023)“The handbook features a superb collection of thirty-seven substantive chapters, written by more than sixty contributors. The breadth and depth of the material is impressive … . a handbook that not only shines light on the diversity of rehabilitative work across the globe but instils a sense of hope, passion and empathy in the reader situates The Palgrave Handbook of Global Rehabilitation in Criminal Justice as an essential read for anyone interested in the theory, policy and/or practice of rehabilitation.” (Helena Gosling, International Criminology, September 13, 2023)“I found this book to be inspirational – and a constant reminder of the brilliant work that is attempted in the world of a rehabilitative ideal, often in the face of adverse conditions. … A fascinating book, well worth reading in full, or dipping in and out of.” (Chris Martin, BJCJ - The British Journal of Community Justice, July 26, 2023)