04653nam 2200577Ia 450 991080714240332120240417231730.01-281-12463-X97866111246321-906534-33-0(CKB)1000000000799865(StDuBDS)AH23095255(SSID)ssj0000303794(PQKBManifestationID)11205031(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000303794(PQKBWorkID)10277826(PQKB)10634969(MiAaPQ)EBC3416225(Au-PeEL)EBL3416225(CaPaEBR)ebr10696073(CaONFJC)MIL112463(OCoLC)923509323(EXLCZ)99100000000079986520000301e20031999 uy 0engur|||||||||||txtccrMurderers and life imprisonment containment, treatment, safety and risk /Eric Cullen and Tim Newell ; with a foreword by Stephen Shaw ; contributions by David Wilson and Roland Woodward1st ed.Winchester Waterside Press2003, c19991 online resource (190 p.)Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph1-872870-56-2 Cover -- CONTENTS -- Foreword -- Preface -- 1 The Scale and Nature of the Problem -- I. MURDER HOW OFTEN DOES IT HAPPEN? -- WHO ARE THE MURDERERS? -- HOMICIDE IN AMERICA -- 11. LIFE IMPRISONMENT IN THE UK -- NUMBERS AND PLACES -- PROFILE OF THE LIFER POPULATION -- 'MYRA SYNDROME' -- STRUCTURE OF A LIFE SENTENCE -- THE VICTIM'S CHARTER -- INDIVIDUAL CASES -- TWO STRIKES AND YOU'RE IN -- 2 The Psychology of the Murderer -- I. THEORIES OF VIOLENCE AND MURDER -- Biological determinants -- Socio-cultural determinants -- Psychological determinants -- Situational determinants of violence. -- Psychiatric determinants -- Political motivation -- 11. WHAT THE MURDERERS SAY -- SIX CASE STUDIES -- Ill. HOW TO KNOW AND HOW TO HELP -- STRATEGIES FOR HELPING MURDERERS AND OTHER LIFERS TO CHANGE -- THREE Delusions of Innocence -- I. LIFERS, INNOCENCE AND HM PRISON SERVICE: THE SCALE OF THE PROBLEM -- II. MISCARRIAGE OF JUSTICE CASES -- Ill. PRISON AND INNOCENCE: PROTESTS AND THE OFFICIAL SIDE -- IV. THE SEX OFFENDER TREATMENT PROGRAMME AND THE PROBLEMS OF INNOCENCE -- V. 'FALSE NEGATIVES' -- 4 Containment and Treatment -- I. CONTAINMENT -- Physical controls -- Psychological controls -- Loss of control -- Lifers as a stabilising influence. -- II. STAFF COMPETENCIES: SKILLS REQUIRED TO WORK EFFECTIVELY WITH LIFERS -- Ill. TREATMENT -- How the Prison Service 'manages' lifers -- The Lifer Manual -- THE ROLE OF PROBATION -- PRISON SERVICE COURSES -- SOTP -- Cognitive Behavioural Programmes -- MENTALLY DISORDERED OFFENDERS -- HOW LIFERS (AND THE STAFF WHO WORK WITH THEM) MANAGE PRISON -- 5 Discretionary Lifer Panels -- I. INTRODUCTION -- THE DISCRETIONARY LIFE SENTENCE -- CHANGES IN CULTURE -- II. LEGAL BACKGROUND TO THE CHANGES -- Ill. THE CHANGES -- IV. HOW DLPs WORK -- V. 'SECTION 2 DISCRETIONARY LIFERS' -- VI. CONCLUSIONS -- 6 Lifer Risk Assessment.I. WHAT IS RISK ASSESSMENT? (BRIEFLY) -- II. THE NEED FOR RISK ASSESSMENT -- Ill. HOW IS RISK ASSESSMENT DONE? -- IV. THE ASSESSMENT OF RISK IN LIFE SENTENCE PRISONERS AS PRACTISED IN ENGLAND AND WALES -- V. MAJOR CRITICISMS AND WAYS FORWARD -- IV. CONCLUSIONS -- 7 Beyond Criminal Justice -- I. THE ETHICS OF LIFE IMPRISONMENT -- II. DO LIFERS HAVE HUMAN RIGHTS? -- Ill. THE NATURE OF EVIL -- IV. NATURAL LIFE -- V. CONCLUSION -- 8 Proposals -- I. CONTAINMENT -- II. TREATMENT -- Ill. PUBLIC SAFETY -- Appendix A: Alex's Story. Secret Justice. An Extreme Illustration of Why Discretionary Lifer Panels Were Needed -- Appendix B The Parole Board Rules 1997 -- Appendix C: Comparisons Between the Mandatory and Discretionary Life Sentence Systems -- Bibliography -- Subject Index -- Back cover.Provides an examination of 'Who Are the Lifers?' (including a UK/USA comparison). This book covers topics such as: 'The Structure of a Life Sentence', 'The Psychology of the Murderer', 'Containment and Treatment', 'Discretionary Lifer Panels' and a range of ethical and human rights issues.Life imprisonmentGreat BritainMurderersLife imprisonmentMurderers.Cullen Eric1619595Newell Tim1619596MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910807142403321Murderers and life imprisonment3951942UNINA