Applying Psychology to Forensic Practice

by Needs, Adrian; Towl, Graham J.

• ISBN13: 9781405105422
• ISBN10: 1405105429
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2004-02-13
• Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell

Summary

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 Biography

Adrian Needs runs the MSc in Forensic Psychology at the University of Portsmouth. He worked in the Prison Service for many years and as an office holder in the BPS has played a leading role in the development of training in forensic psychology. Published work includes articles on social skills interventions, sexual and violent offending and prison officer training.
Graham Towl is Head of Psychology for the Prison Service and the National Probation Service. His recent publications include Psychology in Prisons (Blackwell Publishing, 2003) and numerous journal articles on suicide and self-injury, risk assessment with offenders, ethics and public sector management.

Table of Contents

List of Contributors	vii
Series Editors' Preface	viii
Preface	xi
Section 1: Working with Offenders; Analysis and Intervention	1	(114)
1 The Offender's Perspective on Crime: Methods and Principles in Data Collection	3	(15)
Claire Nee
2 The Community and Family Context in Understanding Juvenile Crime	18	(16)
Mark Wilson
3 Offence Paralleling Behaviour (OPB) as a Framework for Assessment and Interventions with Offenders	34	(30)
Lawrence Jones
4 Risk Assessment	64	(18)
David Crighton
5 The Management of Difficult Clients	82	(15)
Ruby Bell and Sue Evershed
6 Intellectual Disabilities and Crime: Issues In Assessment, Intervention and Management	97	(18)
William R. Lindsay, Jacqueline Law and Fiona MacLeod
Section 2: Working with Criminal Justice Personnel	115	(121)
7 Violent Police-Suspect Encounters: the Impact of Environmental Stressors on the Use of Lethal Force	117	(12)
Aldert Vrij and Jo Barton
8 Enhancing Eyewitness Memory: Developments in Theory and Practice	129	(18)
Pam Newlands
9 Occupational Stress and the Criminal Justice Practitioner	147	(20)
Jennifer Brown
10 The Contribution of Job Simulation Assessment Centres to Organizational Development in HM Prison Service	167	(17)
Keith Baxter, Kirstin Davis, Eliot Franks and Sonia Kitchen
11 Design and Evaluation of Training	184	(18)
David Boag
12 Facilitating Multi-disciplinary Teams	202	(20)
Adrian Needs and Jo Capelin
13 Applied Psychological Services in HM Prison Service and the National Probation Service	222	(14)
Graham Towl
References	236
Appendix Revolving Doors Agency	186	(1)
Index	187