Details

Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Crighton, David A.,
• Towl, Graham J.,

Titel

Psychology in prisons

Auflage

Second edition

Ort / Verlag

Oxford, England : BPS Blackwell,

Erscheinungsjahr

[2008]

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• Rev. ed. of: Psychology in prisons / edited by Graham Towl. 2003.
• Includes bibliographical references (p. 248-290) and index.
• 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
• 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
• English
• Description based on print version record.