Describes, collates, and summarises a body of research, both theoretical and empirical, that explores the issue of treatment readiness in offender programming. This book unpacks a model of treatment readiness and how it has been operationalised, and discusses how the construct has been applied to the treatment of different offender groups.

This book aims to describe, collate, and summarise a body of recent research - both theoretical and empirical - that explores the issue of treatment readiness in offender programming. Included within each section are contributions from a number of authors whose work has stimulated discussion and helped to inform practice in offender rehabilitation, making this an important resource for those who have an interest in the delivery of rehabilitation and reintegration programmes for offenders.

'The book provides an encouraging insight into the advancements being made in providing ethical and effective interventions to reduce reoffending, within a therapeutic milieu of legitimate and respectful relationships, and led by the individual's own efforts to stop offending and achieve their goals.' - Ros Burnett, Reader in Criminology, University of Cambridge in The Howard Journal of Criminal Justice, May 2011