The British Journal of Forensic Practice: Volume 11 Issue 4
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Experience of collaborative research practice in forensic mental health
Jean Adams, Sandra Steele, Alyson Kettles, Helen Walker, Ian Brown, Mick Collins, Susan Sookoo, Phil WoodsThe aim of the paper is to share the experience of multi‐national, funded research practice and to explore some of the issues related to conducting such studies in forensic…
The benefit of hair for the construction of facial composite images
Charlie Frowd, Gemma HeptonThe police often ask witnesses and victims to construct a facial composite of people they have seen committing a crime. Research has suggested, however, that these images are of…
Prosecuting inpatient violence: perceptions of staff, patients and others in a women's enhanced medium secure service
Nicholas JanickiThis paper seeks to explore the perceptions of both staff and patients to the involvement of the Criminal Justice System (CJS) as a response to physical assaults committed by…
A literature review of family interventions for dual diagnosis: implications for forensic mental health services
Margaret Richards, Mike Doyle, Peter CookDual‐diagnosis strategies are developing in medium secure services in response to both government policies and clinical need and there has been a move towards integrated services…
Positive psychology and forensic clients: applications to relapse prevention in offending behaviour interventions
Neil Gredecki, Polly TurnerTraditionally, the focus in psychology has been to relieve suffering in matters such as mental illness. In forensic interventions, the focus has been similar, with an emphasis on…