The Journal of Forensic Practice: Volume 23 Issue 2

Psychologists as expert witnesses: survey results from the expert witness advisory group (EWAG)

Leam A. Craig

In January 2013, new court procedure rules were introduced in England and Wales, which resulted in significant changes to the instruction of expert witness psychologists…

How do forensic inpatients’ interpersonal sensitivity to dominance and perceptions of staff coercion impact upon anger and rates of aggression?

Jessica Holley, James Tapp, Simon Draycott

Coercive practices – which are used as means to manage violent/aggressive behaviour in secure forensic settings – have come under scrutiny in recent years due to their paradoxical…

Self-injurious behaviour in forensic mental health care: a study into the prevalence and characteristics of incidents of self-injury

Vivienne de Vogel, Nienke Verstegen

Incidents of self-injury by forensic psychiatric patients often have a deleterious impact on all those involved. Moreover, self-injurious behaviour is an important predictor for…

Accessing and engaging with primary health care services following discharge from forensic secure services: the perspectives of service users and mental health practitioners

Emily Samuels, Nicola Moran

Physical health inequalities and mortality rates are higher amongst individuals with severe mental illness (SMI), including among forensic populations, than the general…

Working in a prison: Challenges, rewards, and the impact on mental health and well-being

Sophie Dennard, Derek K. Tracy, Aaron Beeney, Laura Craster, Fiona Bailey, Anisah Baureek, Michael Barton, Jeanette Turrell, Sarah Poynton, Vafo Navkarov, Radha Kothari

Prisons are uniquely challenging working environments. Staff are often exposed to direct and indirect trauma, impacting negatively on their mental well-being. Due to the limited…

Victim empathy-based content in aggression treatment: exploring impact within a secure forensic hospital

Thomas Nally, Jane L. Ireland, Leah Greenwood, Carol A. Ireland, Philip Birch

This study aims to explore the impact of inclusion of victim empathy-based content in offender treatment.

Drama education as part of a good lives model treatment approach

Nienke Verstegen, Wineke Smid, Jolijn van der Schoot

Forensic psychiatric treatment is aimed at reducing violence risk factors (Bonta and Andrews, 2017) and achieving positive, prosocial life goals (Willis et al., 2013). Drama…

Access to non-violent pornography in a secure forensic hospital

Thomas Nally, Jane L. Ireland, Kimberley McNeill, Philip Birch, Carol A. Ireland

The purpose of this paper is to explore non-violent pornography within secure hospital settings.