The Journal of Forensic Practice

Expression of concern

Concerns have been raised with Emerald surrounding the following article: “Outcomes of secure forensic older adult inpatients compared to younger adult inpatients”, Journal of…

Gang membership and rehabilitation: an exploration of narrative accounts from violent gang offenders in an English prison

Sarah Tonks, Zoe Stephenson

The majority of gang research has focussed primarily on American samples, with the rehabilitative field being no exception. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to expand the…

Evaluation of the effectiveness of a diversity and inclusion committee on a psychologically informed planned environment in a UK prison

Hannah Sewell

Psychologically Informed Planned Environments (PIPEs) are designed to support individuals to develop positive relationships. This can be achieved through social activities and…

Is there a link between neurodiversity and stalking? a systematic review

Andrei Baciu, Rachel Worthington

The increasing conviction rates of stalking in the UK have prompted efforts to identify factors that may influence individuals to engage in such behaviour. Over two million people…

Are indeterminate sentenced prisoners prepared for open prison? Practical implications/applications of an exploratory study in an English open prison

Toni Edgell, Hannah Lorimer

Research indicates the challenges indeterminate sentenced prisoners (ISPs) face within open prison may have a potentially devastating impact on rehabilitation and prison sentence…

Exploring the impact of custodial parkrun in an English women’s prison: HMPPS psychologists and partners delivering a best practice evaluation

Lisa Edmondson, Harleen Kooner, Cara Wood

This paper describes qualitative research evaluating the impacts of parkrun in a female prison. The extended methodology section explains why HMPPS psychologists have been ideally…

Examining the role of bullying victimization in predicting psychopathology among in-school Nigerian adolescents

Sewanu Awhangansi, Titilayo Salisu, Oluwayemisi Awhangansi, Adefunke Dadematthews, Eghonghon Abumere, Benazir Siddiq, Eden Phillips, Meera Mogan, Ayoyimika Olushola, Atim Archibong, Adeniran Okewole, Increase Adeosun, Oladipo Sowunmi, Sunday Amosu, Michael Lewis, Philip John Archard, Olugbenga Owoeye, Michelle O'Reilly

This paper aims to examine the role of bullying victimization in predicting psychopathology, encompassing post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), risk of developing prodromal…

Enough is enough: treatment dropout predictors of adolescents with harmful sexual behaviors in a New Zealand community sample

Jonathan Tolcher, Ian Lambie, Kahn Tasker, Tamara Loverich

Adolescents with harmful sexual behaviors (AHSB) who drop out of treatment are more likely to continue offending than are those who complete treatment; therefore, it is important…

What are prison offender managers’ experiences of delivering New Me MOT?

Catia Pagano, Louise Fusco

The New Me MOT toolkit is part of the His Majesty’s Prison and Probation Service (HMPPS) accredited offending behaviour programmes, consisting of a series of short exercises that…

The experience of stress, coping and support for prison officer negotiators in His Majesty’s Prison and Probation Service

Catharine Charlotte Booth, Zoe Stephenson

Negotiation is an established strategy used by the police and His Majesty’s Prison and Probation Service to manage serious incidents. Whilst the literature acknowledges the role…