The Journal of Forensic Practice: Volume 20 Issue 1
Research relating to criminology, psychology and evidence-based practice across all forensic settings
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Health and Social CareTable Of Contents
Random assignment in sexual offending programme evaluation: the missing method
Jamie S. WaltonThe need for random assignment in sexual offending programme evaluation is clear. Decades of high dependence on weak-inference methodology, that of observational studies…
Investigative interviewing, dissociative identity disorder and the role of the Registered Intermediary
Brendan M. O’Mahony, Becky Milne, Kevin SmithIntermediaries facilitate communication with many types of vulnerable witnesses during police investigative interviews. The purpose of this paper is to find out how…
“I kind of find that out by accident”: probation staff experiences of pharmacological treatment for sexual preoccupation and hypersexuality
Helen Elliott, Belinda Winder, Ellie Manby, Helen Edwards, Rebecca LievesleyThe purpose of this paper is to explore the views and experiences of probation staff working with individuals convicted of a sexual offence who have been prescribed…
How do high-risk young adult prisoners with emerging personality disorders describe the process of change in therapy?
Jake Shaw, Owen ForsterThe purpose of this paper is to investigate the views of young adult prisoners with emerging personality disorders (PDs), who were assessed as posing a high risk of…
Staff perceptions of positive behavioural support in a secure forensic adult mental health setting
Graeme Karger, Bronwen Davies, Rosemary Jenkins, Victoria SamuelChallenging behaviour has been a concern across forensic services. Traditionally these have been managed reactively using medication, seclusion and restraint; however…
Changing the perception of police culture: recognising masculinity diversity and difference in a “dirty hands” vocation
Michael Kennedy, Philip BirchThe purpose of this paper is to problematise the application of hegemonic masculinity to police practice and culture.
Development of forensic normative data for the WAIS-IV
Lucinda Charlotte Flinn, Charlotte Louise Hassett, Louise BrahamThe Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale – Fourth Edition (WAIS-IV) (Wechsler, 2008) is a cognitive assessment that is often used in secure forensic settings, however it has…
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