Psychology in Prisons
by Editor: Graham J. Towl (HM Prison Service)Format: eBook
Pub. Date: 2008-04-01
Publisher(s): Wiley-Blackwell
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Summary
Edited by the Head of Psychology for Her Majesty's Prison Service and the National Probation Service, this book gives an account of the work of psychologists in Her Majesty's prisons. Edited by the Head of Psychology for Her Majesty's Prison and Probation Services. Looks at the work of psychologists in prisons. Contributors look at the background, current practice and likely future directions for each topic.
Table of Contents
| Foreword | |
| List of Contributors | |
| Series Editors' Preface | |
| Preface | |
| Psychological Services in HM Prison Service | |
| Psychologists' Recruitment | |
| Staff Training | |
| Incident Management | |
| Applying the Research on Reducing Recidivism to Prison Regimes | |
| Evaluating Groupwork in Prisons | |
| Sex Offender Groupwork | |
| Violent-Offender Groupwork | |
| Cognitive-Skills Groupwork | |
| Anger-Management Groupwork | |
| Working with Lifers | |
| Working with Young Offenders and Juveniles | |
| Working with Women Prisoners | |
| Working with Suicidal Prisoners | |
| Working with Bullies and Their Victims | |
| Managing Disruptive Prisoners | |
| References | |
| Appendix | |
| Index | |
| Table of Contents provided by Publisher. All Rights Reserved. |
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