Forensic Case Histories: Understanding Serious Offending Behaviour in Men

ISBN-13: 9780367360832 / Angielski / Twarda / 2020 / 164 str.

Jackie Craissati

Opis

Forensic Case Histories examines men’s violent and sexual offending behaviors, outlined through a series of real offender narratives, from a psychological perspective and in an accessible manner that will engage any audience, from the criminology-intrigued layperson to the specialist in the field.

Spis treści

1. Introduction: Setting the scene 2. Adam’s story: Revealing the layers of meaning in an offence 3. Bill and Chris’ story: Understanding why denying the offence might be a protective factor and unrelated to future risk 4. David and Eddie’s story: Understanding the impact of a childhood in care in relation to later violent offending 5. Frank’s story: Understanding how sexual victimisation in childhood might be linked to the abuse of others in adulthood 6. Kevin, Len and Mark’s story: Getting to grips with risk assessment 7. Owen’s story: Personality disorder and psychopathy, mad or bad? 8. Peter, Quinn, Rob and Stuart’s story: severe mental illness and violence, understanding risk and responsibility for those who are violent 9. Tom, Vic and William’s story: Fantasy, planning and ‘seemingly irrelevant decisions’10. The practitioner’s story: Reflecting on our emotional responses to the work

O autorze

Dr. Jackie Craissati MBE has more than 30 years of experience in forensic mental health and criminal justice services, and is the author of five books on the subject of men with sexual convictions, and the management of offenders with a diagnosis of personality disorder.