Offending Behaviour Programmes Development, Application and Controversies

Part of the Wiley Series in Forensic Clinical Psychology, Offending Behaviour Programmes: Development, Application and Controversies explores the subject at two levels: the technical issues associated with designing and implementing programs and the broader issues surrounding programs such as the impact on practitioners. Each chapter covers theory, research, practice, and evaluation.

Professor Clive Hollin is a Fellow of the British Psychological Society and a Chartered Forensic Psychologist. He is professor of Criminological Psychology at the University of Leicester, and the first recipient of the Senior Career Award from the Division of Criminological and Legal Psychology of the BPS, for his distinguished contribution to forensic psychology.

Dr Emma Palmer lectures in forensic psychology at the University of Leicester. She is an associate fellow of the BPS, and a chartered forensic psychologist. She has run training events for the National Probation Service and is managing editor of the journal Psychology, Crime and Law.

About the Editors page.

List of Contributors.

Series Editors' Preface.

Preface.

1 Offending behaviour programmes: history and development (Clive R. Hollin and Emma J. Palmer).

2 Offending behaviour programmes and contention: evidence-based practice, manuals, and programme evaluation (Clive R. Hollin).

3 General offending behaviour programmes: concept, theory, and practice (James McGuire).

4 Violent offender programmes: concept, theory, and practice (Devon L. L. Polaschek).

5 Sex offender programmes: concept, theory, and practice (Ruth E. Mann and Yolanda M. Fernandez).

6 Drug and alcohol programmes: concept, theory, and practice (Mary McMurran).

7 The implementation and maintenance of quality services in offender rehabilitation programmes (Claire Goggin and Paul Gendreau).

8 Offending behaviour programmes: controversies and resolutions (Clive R. Hollin and Emma J. Palmer).

Index.