Psychology In Probation Services

Author : David A. Crighton,Graham J. Towl
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 216 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2008-04-15
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9781405137829

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Psychology in Probation Services by David A. Crighton,Graham J. Towl Pdf

This book serves as a route map for psychologists and probation officers working in probation services. Outlines the strategic framework for psychological services across prisons and probation. Gives an up-to-date picture of some key emerging areas of applied psychological practice in probation settings. Covers the development of applied psychological services, court work, mental health, working with sex offenders, risk assessment, group work, cognitive skills, multi-agency public protection panels, and lifer assessments. The editors are Deputy Head and Head of Psychology for Prisons and Probation Services, and therefore well placed to compile this book. Complements Graham Towl’s book Psychology in Prisons (BPS Blackwell, 2003).

Author : Graham J. Towl,David A. Crighton
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2009-01-22
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9781444301731

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Psychology in Prisons by Graham J. Towl,David A. Crighton Pdf

Edited by the Head of Psychology for HM Prison Service and the National Probation Service, and fully updated to take account of structural changes within these Services, Psychology in Prisons takes an in-depth look at the work of psychologists in prisons strengthened by in-depth consideration of diversity issues such as age, gender, socio-economic group, sexuality and ethnicity. Focuses exclusively on the prison environment and prioritises practical information for practitioners working in prisons Contextualises psychological work in prisons, and covers evidence based practice in key areas such as drug misuse and sex offending Focused on the needs of the client group Features a section on the practicalities of psychological assessment and interventions

Author : Adrian Needs,Graham J. Towl
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2008-04-15
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9780470693186

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Applying Psychology to Forensic Practice by Adrian Needs,Graham J. Towl Pdf

This book illustrates the wide variety of applications of psychology to the criminal and civil justice system. Illustrates the wide variety of applications of psychology to the criminal and civil justice system. Gives examples of how forensic psychology can benefit not only from clinical and criminological approaches, but also from the insights of occupational, cognitive, developmental and social psychology. Many of the chapters introduce readers to areas which have not received extensive coverage elsewhere. Includes new directions in forensic practice. Chapters draw out the implications for professionals working in the field. Contributors include both academics and practitioners. Reflects both the scope and the potential of forensic psychology.

Author : Graham J. Towl
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2008-04-15
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9781405173223

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Psychological Research in Prisons by Graham J. Towl Pdf

This up-to-date collection begins with an account and analysis of the role of psychologists in prisons in relation to research. Looks at the results of evidence based psychological approaches to working with prisoners First half of the book has its primary focus on psychological evaluation research Includes chapters on psychological research on suicide, bullying, life sentenced prisoners and staff sickness

Author : Graham J. Towl,Cynthia McDougall
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 84 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : Forensic psychology
ISBN : 185433316X

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What Do Forensic Psychologists Do? by Graham J. Towl,Cynthia McDougall Pdf

Author : Gary A. Bernfeld,David P. Farrington,Alan W. Leschied
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 308 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2003-01-10
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9780470848197

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Offender Rehabilitation in Practice by Gary A. Bernfeld,David P. Farrington,Alan W. Leschied Pdf

Documented evidence suggests that community safety is best achieved through policies promoting human services rather than relying totally on prisons and that promoting intervention in an individual's own environment (known as 'ecological integrity') is closely associated with effective intervention. This is the first book to focus on the transfer of knowledge of worldwide effective offender rehabilitation programs. Prominent researchers and practitioners in the criminal justice field have contributed their extensive knowledge of what it takes to implement effective correctional practices with ecological integrity. * Reviews "real world" challenges of program effectiveness and survival * Offers effective, evidence based, innovative alternatives to imprisonment of offenders * Offers a common multi-level systems perspective as a framework for the international case studies featured * The first book to focus on the transfer of knowledge and best practice through the concept of "technology transfer"

Author : Marguerite Ternes,Philip R. Magaletta,Marc W. Patry
Publisher : Springer
Page : 308 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2018-11-24
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9783030004521

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The Practice of Correctional Psychology by Marguerite Ternes,Philip R. Magaletta,Marc W. Patry Pdf

This highly accessible volume tours the competencies and challenges relating to contemporary mental health service delivery in correctional settings. Balancing the general and specific knowledge needed for conducting effective therapy in jails and prisons, leading experts present eclectic theoretical models, current statistics, diagnostic information, and frontline wisdom. Evidence-based practices are detailed for mental health assessment, treatment, and management of inmates, including specialized populations (women, youth) and offenders with specific pathologies (sexual offenders, psychopaths). And readers are reminded that correctional psychology is in an evolutionary state, adapting to the diverse needs of populations and practitioners in the context of reducing further offending. Included in the coverage: · Assessing and treating offenders with mental illness. · Substance use disorders in correctional populations. · Assessing and treating offenders with intellectual disabilities. · Assessing and treating those who have committed sexual offenses. · Self-harm/suicidality in corrections. · Correctional staff: The issue of job stress. The Practice of Correctional Psychology will be of major interest to psychologists, social workers, and master’s level clinicians and students who work in correctional institutions and settings with offenders on parole or probation, as well as other professionals within the correctional system who work directly with offenders, such as probation officers, parole officers, program officers, and corrections officers.

Author : Joanna R. Adler
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 353 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2013-03-07
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781135992866

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Forensic Psychology by Joanna R. Adler Pdf

This book brings together a team of experts in the field of forensic psychology to demonstrate the scope of the discipline and the techniques employed in key areas of research, policy and practice. Its aim is to go beyond the introductory texts on the subject to challenge perceptions, to raise questions for research, to pose problems for practice, and to inspire and stimulate, demonstrating the ways in which forensic psychology can aid the practice of criminal justice. It will be essential reading for students, academics and practitioners. The book is divided into seven sections, addressing key topics with which the discipline is concerned − its broader context, investigation and prosecution, testimony and evidence, correlates of criminality, persistent offending, intervention and prevention and punishment and corrections. The contributors include both academics and practitioners, and are drawn from the UK, the USA and Australasia.

Author : Graham Towl,David P. Farrington,David Crighton,Gareth Hughes
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2013-09-05
Category : Law
ISBN : 9781134011278

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Dictionary of Forensic Psychology by Graham Towl,David P. Farrington,David Crighton,Gareth Hughes Pdf

Over the past decade, forensic psychology has grown rapidly as a subject, with an increasing number of forensic psychologists working in demanding roles in prisons, secure training facilities, and high, medium and low security healthcare facilities as well as other parts of the criminal justice system. This Dictionary is designed to meet the needs of both students and practitioners. It contains approximately 100 entries on key terms and concepts, arranged alphabetically and contributed by leading academic and practicing forensic psychologists.

Author : Emma J. Palmer
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 310 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2006-10-02
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9780470023372

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Offending Behaviour Programmes by Emma J. Palmer Pdf

Part of the Wiley Series in Forensic Clinical Psychology, Offending Behaviour Programmes: Development, Application and Controversies explores the subject at two levels: the technical issues associated with designing and implementing programs and the broader issues surrounding programs such as the impact on practitioners. Each chapter covers theory, research, practice, and evaluation.

Author : Jack Kitaeff
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 652 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2019-06-11
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9780429554667

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Handbook of Police Psychology by Jack Kitaeff Pdf

The Handbook of Police Psychology features contributions from over 30 leading experts on the core matters of police psychology. The collection surveys everything from the beginnings of police psychology and early influences on the profession; to pre-employment screening, assessment, and evaluation; to clinical interventions. Alongside original chapters first published in 2011, this edition features new content on deadly force encounters, officer resilience training, and police leadership enhancement. Influential figures in the field of police psychology are discussed, including America’s first full-time police psychologist, who served in the Los Angeles Police Department, and the first full-time police officer to earn a doctorate in psychology while still in uniform, who served with the New York Police Department. The Handbook of Police Psychology is an invaluable resource for police legal advisors, policy writers, and police psychologists, as well as for graduates studying police or forensic psychology.

Author : Paul Taylor,Sharon Morley,Jason Powell
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 179 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2020-06-09
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9781351240598

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Mental Health and Punishments by Paul Taylor,Sharon Morley,Jason Powell Pdf

How might we best manage those who have offended but have mental vulnerabilities? How are risks identified, managed and minimised? What are ideological differences of care and control, punishment and therapy negotiated in practice? These questions are just some which are debated in the eleven chapters of this book. Each with their focus on a given area, authors raise the challenges, controversies, dilemmas and concerns attached to this particular context of delivering justice. Taking insights on imprisonment, community punishments and forensic services, this book provides a broad analysis of environments. But it also casts a critical light on how punishment of the mentally vulnerable sits within public attitudes and ideas, policy discourses, and the ways in which those seen to present as risky and dangerous are imagined. Written in a clear and direct style, this book serves as a valuable resource for those studying, working or researching at the intersections of healthcare and criminal justice domains. This book is essential reading for students and practitioners within the fields of criminology and criminal justice, social work, forensic psychology, forensic psychiatry, mental health nursing and probation.

Author : Irving B. Weiner,Allen K. Hess
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 914 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2006-04-20
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9780471746812

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The Handbook of Forensic Psychology by Irving B. Weiner,Allen K. Hess Pdf

This is a fully-revised and updated version of the top academic work in forensic psychology. Focussed mainly on the practical aspects of forensics, this volume provides all readers need to know to be effective practioners. Detailed sections cover both civil and criminal forensic practice; forensic report writing; treating mental illness in the incarcerated; andethicsal issues. Contributors are the best-known and most respected practitioners in the field from the US and Canada. All chapters are completely revised from the previous edition, including 6 which have new authors. Forensic psychology is one of the fastest-growing specialties in the field. Its practitioners are able to avoid managed care and structured settings, and they often focus on assessment, rather than long-term treatment of clients. With the growing public interest in all things forensic, most graduate programs in psychology have added at least one course in forensic psychology over the past few years; and more established professionals are entering the field every day.

Author : Joanna Clarke,Pamela Wilson
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 264 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2017-09-09
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9781137297235

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Forensic Psychology in Practice by Joanna Clarke,Pamela Wilson Pdf

What do you need to consider when preparing a report on a juvenile offender? Why would interviewing a sex offender prove particularly challenging? How do practitioners survive the pressures of working with offenders? Forensic Psychology in Practice: A Practitioner's Handbook provides a practical guide toovercoming these challenges. If you are training, you will find clear guidance to help you deal with challenging clients, and more experienced practitioners will welcome the opportunity to refresh their knowledge. If you are a student, the book will be an indispensable resource that will help you expand your understanding of forensic psychology. Throughout the book, experienced and respected practitioners translate the theories of forensic psychology into real-life practice, and the text has been designed to take you from the classroom and into your first years as a practitioner. Forensic Psychology in Practice: - Explains the skills practitioners employ and their application to specific client groups, from victims to offenders - Features a wealth of case studies, putting theory into practice - Provides coping strategies and advice for working in potentially daunting environments - Covers contemporary topics including gangs and internet sex offenders Forensic Psychology in Practice is the ideal companion for anyone who wishes to learn more about the obstacles forensic settings and clients pose, and how best to overcome them.

Author : Jennifer Brown,Yvonne Shell,Terri Cole
Publisher : SAGE
Page : 492 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2015-09-14
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9781473933989

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Forensic Psychology by Jennifer Brown,Yvonne Shell,Terri Cole Pdf

Winner of the British Psychological Society Book Award 2018 - Textbook category ′This fascinating book examines some of the ideological underpinnings of forensic psychological research, policy and practice. It is refreshingly reflective and a significant contribution to the field. I strongly recommend it.′ - Professor Graham Towl, Durham University and formerly Chief Psychologist at the Ministry of Justice ′The strength of this book is the complexity of concepts and topics covered mean that it is suitable for students who wish to be challenged.’ - Dr Louise Almond, University of Liverpool ′This is a book for people who like to think. It presents the realities of practice with the challenges of theory and asks the reader to shake off complacency. It is insightful and challenging but most of all, it is very readable.′ - Professor Joanna R. Adler, Middlesex University Students of Forensic Psychology need to learn how to combine practical skills such as report writing or assessments with a critical understanding of both theory and the wider political and policy landscape that surrounds the profession. Mapped to the British Psychological Society’s Stage One and Two training requirements for forensic psychologists Forensic Psychology: Theory, Research, Policy and Practice will help you understand how these crucial areas of the profession interact and how they can shape one another. Throughout the text the authors provide a detailed analysis of key concepts, debates and theories while weaving in insights and reflections from key professionals, ensuring you have the necessary knowledge and skills to pass assignments and get past the stage 2 supervised practice requirements en route to becoming a qualified forensic psychologist. This text will be essential reading for all those on MSc Forensic Psychology courses, and will also be a useful reader for those on practitioner doctorates as well as the already qualified needing to keep up with the CPD. The book is also a useful companion to professionals in allied criminal justice professions.