This work, written by practitioners working in an established high secure setting, provides a practical and accessible account of common issues with offenders diagnosed with personality disorder.
Psychological research in prisons
'Psychological Research in Prisons' highlights the extent to which psychological theory and research can inform the work of practitioners, and likewise how practice can influence the direction of research. This work also provides a critique of managerialism and its policy-driven…
Psychological research in prisons
A rigorous critique of the current state of research being conducted in prisons, this volume collects and reviews expert contributions from leading applied forensic psychologists working in the field. Looking beyond the rudimentary idea of what works and what doesn't, "Psycholog…
'Psychological Research in Prisons' highlights the extent to which psychological theory and research can inform the work of practitioners, and likewise how practice can influence the direction of research. This work also provides a critique of managerialism and its policy-driven…
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 psychologica…
Bullying in prisons can have severe consequences both for those directly involved and for the prison regime as a whole, yet the subject has been curiously neglected in the literature. In 1993, the Prison Service introduced their first anti-bullying strategy, and since then there…