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Cage Your Rage: An Inmate's Guide to Anger Control

EvanDonovan — Tue, 23 Oct 2007 17:15:49 -0500

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Cage Your Rage: An Inmate’s Guide to Anger Control

By Murray Cullen, American Correctional Association, 1992.

Summary:

Many inmates struggle with uncontrolled anger and aggressive behavior. In fact, this issue may have contributed to their incarceration. This workbook provides practical instruction about how inmates can be angry, but avoid aggressive behavior. In addition, it helps them to recognize situations in which they may have gotten angry unnecessarily and discusses how they can change their attitudes to avoid becoming angry needlessly. The workbook enables inmates to explore the causes for their anger, such as childhood experiences and pain, and describes what may be internal and external triggers. In addition, it explains the difference between anger and aggressive actions and how to avoid letting anger lead to violence. Inmates will learn relaxation techniques, guidance about how to change negative thinking patterns, and other skills to help them manage their anger successfully.

Why does FASTEN recommend this resource?

When an inmate struggles with anger and aggression, a crucial part of his preparation for a successful return to his community and family is the development of anger management skills. This well-written workbook provides straightforward information about the causes of anger and how an inmate can control it. It encourages the inmate to engage in extensive self-examination by asking thought-provoking questions and giving inmates the opportunity to write detailed responses. Faith-based practitioners can utilize this resource in their pre-release programs to help inmates learn how to avoid engaging in violent and destructive behaviors that may have contributed to their imprisonment.

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Youth Mentoring: Amachi

EvanDonovan — Tue, 23 Oct 2007 10:49:40 -0500

Mentor Guide For People Working With Children of Promise

Miki — Mon, 22 Oct 2007 12:04:30 -0500

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Mentor Guide For People Working With Children of Promise

(National Crime Prevention Council, 2004)

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Summary:

The National Crime Prevention Council's Mentor Guide: For People Working With Children of Promise is a resource designed to help mentors preparing to work with children of prisoners. The guide includes advice on planning activities with the child, setting wise goals, and starting discussions. It details some of the problems children of prisoners face, such as teasing, confusion, and guilt, and gives helpful tips on how the mentor can help the child work through these problems constructively. The guide also gives important guidelines for the mentor on developing trust in the relationship, maintaining a good relationship with the child's family and/or caregiver, and managing expectations for the mentor-mentee relationship that are reasonable and appropriate.

Why does FASTEN recommend this resource?

More and more FBOs are being challenged to serve some of America's most needy -- the children of prisoners. This Mentor Guide is a very helpful introduction to mentoring these youth and is written in an accessible and engaging way. The Guide includes many practical tips under the sections "What You Can Do" that empower mentors to walk with mentees through sensitive issues. It also includes advice about how to relate to children of varying ages and includes an extensive bibliography of additional helpful resources. Produced by the National Crime Prevention Council, it is reliable and well-researched.

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Amachi: Mentoring the Children of Prisoners in Philadelphia

jarboe — Fri, 19 Oct 2007 08:57:57 -0500

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Amachi: Mentoring the Children of Prisoners in Philadelphia

(Public/Private Ventures and Center for Research on Religion and Urban Civil Society)

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Summary:

This book focuses on the early years of the Amachi program and its success; how it was set up, and its operation and maintenance. This information is helpful for practitioners and others interested in starting an Amachi program in your community.

Why does FASTEN recommend this resource?

This short book offers data regarding the program’s quality and effectiveness and explains the strategies and mechanics of setting up, operating, and maintaining an Amachi program. It provides a concise yet thorough explanation of the Amachi model that includes discussion of the reasoning behind this approach. It answers detailed questions that practitioners are likely to ask—about the types of activities the mentors and children are engaged in; the time they spend in different activities; how often the mentors meet with their assigned children; and how to recruit pastors into the initiative. It also includes a list of churches partnering with Amachi in Philadelphia. The book concludes with a short discussion of the five “critical elements that contributed to the project’s early successes.”

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