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Record Nr.

UNISA996213063703316

Titolo

Psychological research in prisons [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Graham Towl

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Oxford, : Blackwell, 2006

ISBN

1-280-74852-4

9786610748525

0-470-76309-4

0-470-77507-6

1-4051-7322-X

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (242 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

TowlGraham J

Disciplina

365.66

365/.66

Soggetti

Correctional psychology - Research

Prisoners - Mental health services

Offenders with mental disabilities - Rehabilitation

Prison psychology - Research

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Foreword,; Notes on Contributors,; Introduction,; 1. Methodological Issues in Psychological Research in Prisons,; 2. The Modern Context of Psychology in Corrections: In.uences, Limitations and Values of 'WhatWorks',; 3. The Needs of Offenders and the Process of Changing Them,; 4. Psychological Research into Reducing Suicides,; 5. Psychological Understanding of Self-Injury and Attempted Suicide in Prisons,; 6. The Effective Management of Bullying in Prisons:Working Towards an Evidence-Based Approach,; 7. Drug-Misuse InterventionWork,

8. Research into High-Intensity Training (HIT) withYoung People,9. Military Corrective Training Centre: An Evaluation,; 10. Psychological Research into Life Sentence Offenders,; 11. Psychological Research into Sexual Offenders,; Bibliography,; Index,

Sommario/riassunto

This up-to-date collection begins with an account and analysis of the



role of psychologists in prisons in relation to research.Looks at the results of evidence based psychological approaches to working with prisonersFirst half of the book has its primary focus on psychological evaluation researchIncludes chapters on psychological research on suicide, bullying, life sentenced prisoners and staff sickness