Social Skills in Prison and the Community: Problem-Solving for Offenders

by David Flegg, Philip Priestley, James McGuire

'Gate fever' is the name of a non-medical syndrome said to infect men in prison as the date of their discharge draws near. Its symptoms are euphoria and anxiety, mixed with irrational thinking; and the unfailing cure of the condition is the cold douche of reality which awaits the victim outside the prison gate. The primary aim of this book, originally published in 1984, is to describe and promote social-skills-based methods for helping offenders...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1032571128
• ISBN13: 9781032571126
• Release Date: October 2023
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 196 Pages
• Weight: 1.03 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.1" x 9.2"