Psychology in probation services / edited by David Crighton and Graham Towl.
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TextSeries: Forensic practicePublication details: Oxford : BPS Blackwell, 2005Description: xiii, 196 pISBN: 9781405137829 (ebook)Subject(s): Prisoners -- Mental health services -- Great Britain | Mentally ill offenders -- Mental health services -- Great Britain | Probation -- Mental health services -- Great Britain | Forensic psychology -- Great Britain | Crime | Social services & welfare, criminology | Penology & punishment | Criminal or forensic psychologyGenre/Form: Online access: Click here to access online Also available in printed form ISBN 9781405124690Summary: This work serves as a route map for psychologists and probation officers working in probation services. This book serves as a route map for psychologists and probationofficers working in probation services. Outlines the strategic framework for psychological servicesacross prisons and probation. Gives an up-to-date picture of some key emerging areas ofapplied psychological practice in probation settings. Covers the development of applied psychological services, courtwork, mental health, working with sex offenders, risk assessment,group work, cognitive skills, multi-agency public protectionpanels, and lifer assessments. The editors are Deputy Head and Head of Psychology for Prisonsand Probation Services, and therefore well placed to compile thisbook. Complements Graham Towl's book Psychology inPrisons (BPS Blackwell, 2003).
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 170-185) and index.
This work serves as a route map for psychologists and probation officers working in probation services. This book serves as a route map for psychologists and probationofficers working in probation services. Outlines the strategic framework for psychological servicesacross prisons and probation. Gives an up-to-date picture of some key emerging areas ofapplied psychological practice in probation settings. Covers the development of applied psychological services, courtwork, mental health, working with sex offenders, risk assessment,group work, cognitive skills, multi-agency public protectionpanels, and lifer assessments. The editors are Deputy Head and Head of Psychology for Prisonsand Probation Services, and therefore well placed to compile thisbook. Complements Graham Towl's book Psychology inPrisons (BPS Blackwell, 2003).
Also available in printed form ISBN 9781405124690
Electronic reproduction. Askews and Holts. Mode of access: World Wide Web.
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