{"product_id":"9789814452106","title":"Making Of Captains Of Lives, The: Prison Reform In Singapore: 1999 To 2007: Prison Reform in Singapore: 1999 to 2007","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis book tells a story of successful prison reform that brought the recidivism rate of prisoners down from 44% to 24%. In the process of this reform, the entire Prison Service was transformed from a custody focused mindset to a rehabilitation centred culture. This change was wrought despite the lack of enthusiasm of the then political leadership.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe author describes his personal role in the reform effort, the methodology used to engender change in organizational culture and the struggles for the soul of the prison service and the hearts and minds of all those involved. These include organizations involved in the aftercare of ex-offenders, volunteers who came forward to assist in the efforts and the families and employers of offenders and ex-offenders. The journey ends with the Yellow Ribbon Project that now embodies the rehabilitative efforts for ex-offenders.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Making of Captains of Lives\u003c\/i\u003e is a personal account of a public sector leader who has helped built a highly efficient prison system in Singapore, providing a strong case study for successful change management and public sector leadership. It will encourage the hearts of all those civil servants who believe in serving their nations and societies by devoting themselves to a worthy cause in their day-to-day work.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eContents: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMy Entry\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMy Initial Steps\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Lead-up to Visioning\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eVisioning\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRe-visioning\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Prison School\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Rehabilitation Framework\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStrategy to Achieve Vision\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe First Initiatives\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOvercoming Resistance from Within\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCorporate Image Campaign\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eYellow Ribbon Project\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSome Insights into Rehabilitation\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEnd of Tenure\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Leadership Model\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEpilogue\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReadership: \u003c\/b\u003eGovernment officials who are interested in prison reform, change management and correctional management, general public who are interested in general management and leadership.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"World Scientific Publishing Company, Incorporated","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47143739687152,"sku":"9789814452106","price":16.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9789814452106_p0.jpg?v=1763691290","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9789814452106","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}