Psychology In Probation Services

This book serves as a route map for those interested in the application of psychology to the work of probation services. Starting with an outline of the strategic framework for applied psychological services across probation and prisons, the book then gives an up-to-date picture of some key emerging areas of applied psychological practice in probation settings, including: court work, mental health, working with sex offenders, risk assessment, group work, multi-agency public protection panels, lifer assessments, domestic violence work, and suicide and intentional self-injury. The book can be effectively used alongside Graham Towlrs"s Psychology in Prisons (BPS Blackwell, 2003).

David Crighton is Deputy Head of Psychology for Prisons and Probation Services. He is also visiting Professor of Forensic Psychology at London Metropolitan University and co-editor of the British Journal of Forensic Practice.

Graham Towl is Head of Psychology for Prisons and Probation Services. He is also visiting Professor of Forensic Psychology at the University of Birmingham and the University of Portsmouth. He has received the British Psychological Society award for distinguished contribution to professional psychology. He is the editor of Psychology in Prisons (BPS Blackwell, 2003) and joint editor of Suicide in Prisons (BPS Blackwell, 2002). He is also co-editor of the British Journal of Forensic Practice.

Foreword by Herschel Prins

vii

Editors' Preface

x

Series Editors' Preface

xii

Revolving Doors

xiv

List of Contributors

xv

Acknowledgements

xvi

1 Applied Psychological Services in the National Probation Service for England and Wales

1

(13)

Graham Towl and David Crighton

2 Work in the Courts

14

(9)

David Crighton

3 Counselling Psychologists and Mental Health Work in Probation Services

23

(17)

Sharon Mayer

4 Assessment and Treatment of Sexual Offenders

40

(12)

Andrew Bates

5 Risk Assessment

52

(15)

David Crighton

6 Suicide and Intentional Self-Injury

67

(15)

Sara Casado and Amy Beck

7 Groupwork-based Interventions

82

(9)

Anne Williams

8 Cognitive Skills Groupwork

91

(13)

Derval Ambrose

9 Multi-agency Public Protection Arrangements

104

(11)

Tania Tancred

10 Domestic Violence Work with Male Offenders

115

(23)

Jane Lindsay, Dermot Brady and Debbie McQueirns

11 Work with Life Sentence Offenders

138

(18)

Debbie McOueirns

12 Partnership Working: Organizational Roles, Structures and Interfaces

156

(14)

Trudy Leeson and David Crighton

References

170

(16)

Index

186

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