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Record Nr.

UNINA9910144679903321

Autore

Crighton David A. <1964->

Titolo

Psychology in prisons / / David A. Crighton and Graham J. Towl

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Oxford, England : , : BPS Blackwell, , [2008]

©2008

ISBN

1-282-00931-1

9786612009310

1-4443-0172-1

1-4443-0173-X

Edizione

[Second edition.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (318 p.)

Disciplina

614.15

Soggetti

Forensic psychology - Great Britain

Prison psychology - Great Britain

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Rev. ed. of: Psychology in prisons / edited by Graham Towl. 2003.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 248-290) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; About the Authors; Foreword to Second Edition; Preface; Part I: Context; Chapter 1: Introduction; Chapter 2: Psychological Services in Prisons; Chapter 3: Development and Criminal Behaviour; Chapter 4: Prisoner Needs; Chapter 5: Psychological Assessment; Chapter 6: Groupwork within Prisons; Chapter 7: Principles of Risk Assessment; Part II: Evidence-Based Practice; Chapter 8: Mental Disorder; Chapter 9: Problem Drug Use; Chapter 10: Post-Traumatic Stress; Chapter 11: Suicide, Attempted Suicide and Self-Injury; Chapter 12: Violence; Chapter 13: Sex Offending; Chapter 14: Evaluation

ReferencesIndex

Sommario/riassunto

Edited by the Head of Psychology for HM Prison Service and the National Probation Service, and fully updated to take account of structural changes within these Services, Psychology in Prisons takes an in-depth look at the work of psychologists in prisons strengthened by in-depth consideration of diversity issues such as age, gender, socio-economic group, sexuality and ethnicity.Focuses exclusively on the prison environment and prioritises practical information for practitioners working in prisons Contextualises psychological work in prisons, and covers evidence b