Choose one special population discussed in the chapter and describe one approach to treatment for that population.
What will be an ideal response?
An example may be the therapeutic community (TC) for substance abusing offenders. In this model, trained counselors interact with a small group of offenders, establishing therapeutic relationships and engaging them in a process of taking responsibility for and changing their substance abusing behavior. Therapeutic communities are most effective when they are intensive, behavior-based, and focused on targeting an offender’s drug use.
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Civil commitment and the inpatient treatment of the mentally ill faced a major transformation in the mid-1950s because of
a. psychotropic medication b. Supreme Court decisions c. The community mental health center movement d. none of the above
Media content lends support to preventive or rehabilitative criminal justice policies over punitive policies
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
What was the name of the organization originally set up by the oppressed peasants of Guatemala?
a. The Guatemalan Unity Group b. The Organization of People in Arms c. The Guerrilla Army of the Poor d. Rebel Armed Forces