Critical Knowledge About 12-Step Programs for Criminal Justice Professionals [Videoconference held August 29, 2001]
Publication year:
2001
| Cataloged on:
Oct. 31, 2006
ANNOTATION: The strengths and weaknesses of 12-step programs and how they integrate with "what works" in the correctional field are discussed during this 3-hour program. The following topics are addressed: enhancing communication and cooperation and supporting the appropriate use of 12-step programs; recognizing the benefits of 12-step programs throughout the criminal justice system; understanding how the mission of 12-step programs complements the goal of corrections; special issues with 12-step programs -- legal and mandatory participation and conflicting research and literature; and implementing what has been learned.