%0 Journal Article
%T Prisoners' motivations for therapeutic community treatment: In search of a 'different' approach to offender rehabilitation
%J Probation journal
%D 2013
%A Stevens, Alisa
%V 60
%N 2
%P 152-167
%X Offenders' motivations to undertake rehabilitative programmes are underexplored. Drawing upon semi-ethnographic research, this article considers the reasons why prisoners apply to join a democratic therapeutic community. It identifies a typology of motivation to participate, and determines that most applicants are seeking an alternative to the rehabilitative hegemony of structured, manualized, cognitive-behavioural interventions. The findings have important implications for correctional staff, and in particular, offender managers, who are best placed to identify and encourage suitable offenders to apply for admission.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>
%G en
%I SAGE Publishing
%@ 0264-5505
%U http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0264550513478321