Hound Pound Narrative: Sexual Offender Habilitation and the Anthropology of Therapeutic Intervention

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James B Waldram

Hound Pound Narrative

Sexual Offender Habilitation and the Anthropology of Therapeutic Intervention

James B Waldram

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University of California Press
01 May 2012

Social & cultural anthropology; Rehabilitation of offenders

This is a detailed ethnographic study of a therapeutic prison unit in Canada for the treatment of sexual offenders. Utilizing extensive interviews and participant-observation over an eighteen month period of field work, the author takes the reader into the depths of what prison inmates commonly refer to as the ""hound pound.""

James Waldram provides a rich and powerful glimpse into the lives and treatment experiences of one of society's most hated groups. He brings together a variety of theoretical perspectives from psychological and medical anthropology, narrative theory, and cognitive science to capture the nature of sexual offender treatment, from the moment

inmates arrive at the treatment facility to the day they are relased. This book explores the implications of an outside world that balks at any notion that sexual offenders can somehow be treated and rendered harmless. The author argues that the aggressive and confrontational nature of the prison's treatment approach is counterproductive to the goal of what he calls ""habilitation"" --

the creation of pro-social and moral individuals rendered safe for our communities.

By: James B Waldram
Imprint: University of California Press
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 152mm, Spine: 23mm
Weight: 408g
ISBN: 9780520272569
ISBN 10: 0520272560
Pages: 280
Publication Date: 01 May 2012
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

James Waldram is Professor of Anthropology at the University of Saskatchewan. He is the author of Revenge of the Windigo: The Construction of the Mind and Mental Health of North American Aboriginal Peoples.

Reviews for Hound Pound Narrative: Sexual Offender Habilitation and the Anthropology of Therapeutic Intervention

"""Strong and valuable... [A] rare look inside sex offender treatment... Interesting and important... This book is a success."" -- Richard Tewksbury Criminal Law & Criminal Justice Books"