Resources
| Published date | 01 September 2002 |
| Date | 01 September 2002 |
| DOI | http://doi.org/10.1177/026455050204900324 |
| Subject Matter | Articles |
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The Drug Notes series provides
information on the history, effects,
consequences, legal status, prevalence and
supply of the most common illegal drugs.
Published by Drugscope, the nine booklets
include titles on heroin, LSD, cannabis,
cocaine, crack, ecstasy and amphetamines.
Useful as background reading and for
training courses. For details on
availability, contact Drugscope, 32-36
Lomas Street, London SE1 0EE.
Website: www.drugscope.org.uk
Stonham Housing Association is
England’s largest provider of housing for
socially excluded people. Its network of
services covers 7,500 people a year, a
substantial proportion of whom are
ex-offenders in contact with the
Probation Service. Its new website –
www.stonham.org.uk – will make it easier
for professionals to access information on
its 460 projects and services. The site
includes overviews of Stonham’s services
and examples of its work.
The Geese Theatre Company has worked
in a large number of probation areas and
prisons in the UK and is known for its
innovative and energetic training
workshops. This handbook explains the
thinking behind the company’s approach
to applied drama with offenders and
people at risk of offending. It contains
over 100 practical exercises with clear
explanations and suggestions to help
practitioners make best use of the
materials. The Geese Theatre Handbook:
Drama with Offenders and People at Risk,
by Clark Baim, Sally Brookes and
Alun Mountford (eds), is available from
Waterside Press, £19.50. Tel: 01962
855567. Email orders to:
orders@watersidepress.co.uk
How To ... Restrain Your Violent Impulses
(pp16) considers why men and women
behave violently and gives advice on how
to manage anger. It also includes
information on possible support for family
and friends who are targets of violence.
Available from Mind for £1, discounts for
bulk purchases.
Amore substantial report (pp270)
Working for Inclusion: Making Social
Inclusion a Reality for People with Severe
Mental Health Problems provides in-depth
discussion of the way in which mental
health and other agencies can help people
with mental health problems to engage in
community life. Case studies include
schemes in the fields of criminal justice,
health, employment and education.
Published by the Sainsbury Centre for
Mental Health, £25.00. For more details
contact Mind Publications. Tel: 020 8221
9666. Email: publications@mind.org.uk
The Guide To Useful Websites for
probation and other criminal justice
professionals is now available on a new
website – www.boston-spa.org.uk/nprie. It
includes large numbers of sites covering a
range of subjects, all of which have been
evaluated for content and are accessible
immediately by links. Work on the website
is continuing (including updating of site
information) and users will soon be able to
email comments, suggestions for new
sites, etc.
RESOURCES
Drug Information Booklets
Useful Probation Websites
Geese Theatre Handbook
Stonham Housing Website
MIND Publications
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