This handbook discusses some of the ways in which psychological research and methods can be applied by a wide variety of professional groups working with offenders. It concentrates on the assessment of risk in forensic settings and the interventions designed to reduce risk in violent and sexual offenders, and is divided into three sections. The first section includes an overview of major psychological perspectives on offending and this is followed by chapters on the contribution of psychological development and offender profiling. Section two focuses on the assessment of risk with particular...

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...

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.
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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
  

An up-to-date review of recent research into suicide and self-injury in prisons, making links between the research, the prison context, and related practise-based issues. It covers all the key issues for those working in the Prison Service

The Handbook of Psychology for Forensic Practioners discusses some of the ways in which psychological research and methods can be applied by a wide variety of professional groups working with offenders. The book concentrates on the assessment of risk in forensic settings and the interventions designed to reduce risk in violent and sexual offenders.
In three sections it looks at: what we know about offenders; the assessment of risk; and the applicationn of psychological assessment and intervention approaches.
By illustrating theoretical practice with case examples and also...