The Journal of Forensic Practice: Volume 18 Issue 4

Editorial

Carol Ireland, Neil Gredecki

Frozen child: schema therapy for a forensic patient in a service for men with a diagnosis of severe personality disorder

Asad Ul Lah, Jacqui Saradjian

Schema therapy has gone through various adaptations, including the identification of various schema modes. The purpose of this paper is to suggest that there may be a…

Danger signs: command hallucinations in the D/deaf

Adrian William Coxell, Danielle Hett, Rachel Chapman

The purpose of this paper is to describe the lack of literature and research on command hallucinations (CHs) in D/deaf persons and make suggestions for assessment…

A community forensic team for people with intellectual disabilities

Morna Browning, Rosemary Gray, Rose Tomlins

The purpose of this paper is to explore the characteristics of adults with intellectual disabilities supported by a Community Forensic Learning Disability Team (CFT) and…

A place to call home: perspectives on offender community reintegration

Emma Tarpey, Hannah Friend

The purpose of this paper is to explore offenders’ experiences of community reintegration facilitated by a supported housing scheme.

Child sexual exploitation

Kirsty Amanda Alderson

The purpose of this paper is to offer an overview of the research to date, including how some findings have informed practice within child care organisations in England…

Females who sexually offend

Carol Ireland, Rebecca Ozanne, Jane Ireland

The purpose of this paper is to consider the current knowledge in regard to females who engage in sexually harmful behaviour (HSB).

Primary person-based crime prevention: an Australian case study

Philip Birch

The purpose of this paper is to consider primary prevention from the perspective of person-based crime prevention. This crime prevention measure is illustrated by an…

Supporting competence in practitioners working in personality disorder services

Helen Johnson, Neil Gredecki, Fiona Rachel Wilks-Riley

The purpose of this paper is to provide a “spotlight” on the literature relating the selection, recruitment and development of staff working in personality disorder (PD) services.

Effective Learning After Acquired Brain Injury

Martin Fisher