Psychological Research in Prisons (eBook, PDF)

Redaktion: Towl, Graham J.

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

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

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
• Seitenzahl: 240
• Erscheinungstermin: 8. Mai 2008
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781405173223
• Artikelnr.: 38280611

Autorenporträt

Professor Graham J. Towl, Chief Psychologist, National Offender Management Services, is the editor of Psychology in Prisons (BPS Blackwell, 2003), and a co-editor of Suicide in Prisons (BPS Blackwell, 2000), Applying Psychology to Forensic Practice (BPS Blackwell, 2003), and Psychology in Probation Services (BPS Blackwell, 2004).

Inhaltsangabe

Foreword.
Notes on Contributors.
Introduction. (Graham J. Towl).
1. Methodological Issues in Psychological Research in Prisons. (David A.
Crighton).
2. The Modern Context of Psychology in Corrections: Influences, Limitations
and Values of 'What Works'. (Brian A. Thomas-Peter).
3. The Needs of Offenders and the Process of Changing Them. (Brian A.
Thomas Peter).
4. Psychological Research into Reducing Suicides. (David A. Crighton).
5. Psychological Understanding of Self-Injury and Attempted Suicide in
Prisons. (Louisa Snow).
6. The Effective Management of Bullying in Prisons: Working Towards an
Evidence-Based Approach. (Jane L. Ireland).
7. Drug-Misuse Intervention Work. (Graham J. Towl).
8. Research Into High-Intensity Training (HIT) with Young People. (Derval
Ambrose).
9. Military Corrective Training Centre: An Evaluation. (David P.
Farrington, Kate A. Painter and Darrick Jolliffe).
10. Psychological Research into Life Sentence Offenders. (David A. Crighton
and Jo Bailey).
11. Psychological Research Into Sexual Offenders. (David A. Crighton).
Bibliography.
Index

Rezensionen

"Psychological Research in Prisons provides animpressive collection of accessible and informed chapters, eachhighlighting the extent to which psychological theory and researchcan inform the work of practitioners, and how practice caninfluence the direction of research." Julie Harrower,Chartered Forensic Psychologist, Head of Psychology at CoventryUniversity and Chair of the DFP Board of Examiners

"Psychological Research in Prisons contains somenew and interesting empirical results. But its main achievement isto put the question mark firmly back into 'What works?'Early chapters explore how, often tentative, research findingsabout interventions which might reduce reoffending have becometranslated into overly prescriptive policies that actually serve toundermine rather than foster effective practice. This is a book bypsychologists but its readership should be much wider -policy makers, prison governors, probation and prison staff, andcriminologists will all find much food for thought within itspages." Professor Carol Hedderman, University ofLeicester

"It is sure to become a new standard reference book inthis field. It will be a very useful aid to the work ofpsychologists in Japan, who are currently introducing CBT withincustodial settings." Hiroshi Urata, Senior Psychologist,Wakayama Juvenile Classification Home, Japan