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9781405173223

Psychological Research in Prisons

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  • ISBN13:

    9781405173223

  • ISBN10:

    140517322X

  • Format: eBook
  • Copyright: 2008-04-01
  • Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
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Summary

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

Table of Contents

Foreword
Notes on Contributors
Introduction
Methodological Issues in Psychological Research in Prisons
The Modern Context of Psychology in Corrections: Influences, Limitations and Values of æWhat WorksÆ
The Needs of Offenders and the Process of Changing Them
Psychological Research into Reducing Suicides
Psychological Understanding of Self-Injury and Attempted Suicide in Prisons
The Effective Management of Bullying in Prisons: Working Towards an Evidence-Based Approach
Drug-Misuse Intervention Work
Research Into High-Intensity Training (HIT) with Young People
Military Corrective Training Centre: An Evaluation
Psychological Research into Life Sentence Offenders
Psychological Research Into Sexual Offenders
Bibliography
Index
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