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Bezig met laden... Dreams from the Monster Factory: A Tale of Prison, Redemption, and One Woman's Fight to Restore Justice to Alldoor Sunny Schwartz
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Meld je aan bij LibraryThing om erachter te komen of je dit boek goed zult vinden. Op dit moment geen Discussie gesprekken over dit boek. The book is a mixture of autobiography and an account of her work with prisoners, based on the idea of accountability, respect and making amends. The program is called RSVP Resolve to Stop the Violence. The results have been studied and it is extremely effective cutting down violent rearrests by up to 80%. Both her story and the story of the program and the inmates were extremely emotional for me. And we've got way too many people in our prisons who are only learning more anger, powerlessness and hate. This is the beginning of a way out and I hope that it gets adopted more generally. I definitely recommend it for anyone with an interest in changing prisons. geen besprekingen | voeg een bespreking toe
Dreams from the Monster Fa ctory tells the true story of Sunny Schwartz's extraordinary work in the criminal justice system and how her profound belief in people's ability to change is transforming the San Francisco jails and the criminals incarcerated there. With an immediacy made possible by a twenty-seven-year career, Schwartz immerses the reader in the troubling and complex realities of U.S. jails, the monster factories -- places that foster violence, rage and, ultimately, better criminals. But by working in the monster factories, Schwartz also discovered her dream of a criminal justice system that empowers victims and reforms criminals.Charismatic and deeply compassionate, Sunny Schwartz grew up on Chicago's south side in the 1960s. She fought with her family, struggled through school and floundered as she tried to make something of herself. Bucking expectations of failure, she applied to a law school that didn't require a college degree, passed the bar and began her life's work in the criminal justice system. Eventually she grew disheartened by the broken, inflexible system, but instead of quitting, she reinvented it, making jail a place that could change people for the better.In 1997, Sunny launched the Resolve to Stop the Violence Project (RSVP), a groundbreaking program for the San Francisco Sheriff 's Department. RSVP, which has cut recidivism for violent rearrests by up to 80 percent, brings together victims and offenders in a unique correctional program that empowers victims and requires offenders to take true responsibility for their actions and eliminate their violent behavior.Sunny Schwartz's faith in humanity, her compassion and her vision are inspiring. InDreams from the Monster Factoryshe goes beyond statistics and sensational portrayals of prison life to offer an intimate, harrowing and revelatory chronicle of crime, punishment and, ultimately, redemption. Geen bibliotheekbeschrijvingen gevonden. |
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EVERY PERSON in corrections must read this book. It would totally change the system and our approach to incarceration. ( )