Dovegate: A Therapeutic Community in a Private Prison and Developments in Therapeutic Work with Personality Disordered Offenders

This book is a closely observed account of the UK's first private sector, prison-based Therapeutic Community (TC) - a 200 bed facility known as Dovegate TC. Providing extensive data and references, it contains first-hand insider accounts by Dovegate staff and inmates and describes the latest developments in TC work. The book considers: the background to and regimes at Dovegate * modern developments in TC work with offenders (often high-risk) * the differences between Dovegate, Grendon, and other UK prison-based TCs * private and public sector imperatives * democratic and hierarchical TCs * reparative, restorative, and punitive approaches * accreditation, group work, assessment, suitability, and de-selection * the TC culture versus the prison culture * the role of positive attitudes, relationships, and experiences * psychology, psychiatry, psychotherapy, security, and control * how TCs alter behavior and prevent crime.