The Journal of Forensic Practice: Volume 17 Issue 1
Research relating to criminology, psychology and evidence-based practice across all forensic settings
Table of contents
Admitting scientific expert evidence in the UK: reliability challenges and the need for revised criteria – proposing an Abridged Daubert
Jane Ireland, John BeaumontExpert evidence is a contentious area with a number of high profile cases highlighting unreliable “scientific” expert evidence, leading to appeals and acquittals. The purpose of…
Men procuring sexual services from women: everyman or peculiar man?
Philip Birch, Jane Ireland– The purpose of this paper is to explore characteristics of men procuring sexual services from women.
The impact of a night confinement policy on patients in a UK high secure inpatient mental health service
Simon Chu, Kimberley McNeill, Karen M. Wright, Anthony Hague, Tracy WilkinsFrom 2012, all high-secure forensic mental health services in England began operating a policy of confining patients to their locked bedrooms overnight to increase service…
The psychosocial experience of role reversal for paraprofessionals providing substance misuse and offender treatment: an interpretative phenomenological analysis
Nicola James, Joel HarveyMany ex-offenders and substance misusers are employed in the treatment and intervention of offenders. The purpose of this paper is to investigate this role as a protective factor…
The therapeutic potential of a prison-based animal programme in the UK
Jenny Mercer, Kerry Gibson, Debbie ClaytonMuch evidence suggests that animals can serve as therapeutic tools for those working with vulnerable individuals. This exploratory study analysed the accounts of staff and…
Young offenders’ experiences of an indeterminate sentence
Melanie Merola– The purpose of this paper was to understand the experience of those living with the Imprisonment for Public Protection (IPP) sentence.
Description and evaluation of a novel service for “difficult to manage” psychiatric in-patients
Adrian J. Hayes, Daniel Pratt, Jenny ShawA new service was developed to provide transitional care between acute and secure services for people with serious mental illness who are considered “difficult to manage”. The…
ISSN:
2050-8794Renamed from:
The British Journal of Forensic PracticeOnline date, start – end:
2013Copyright Holder:
Emerald Publishing LimitedOpen Access:
hybridEditors:
- Dr. Carol Ireland
- Dr Neil Gredecki