The British Journal of Forensic Practice: Volume 14 Issue 4
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Calibrating risk for violent political extremists and terrorists: the VERA 2 structured assessment
D. Elaine Pressman, John FlocktonThe purpose of this paper is to outline the process of risk assessment for terrorists and violent political extremists and to present an example of such an approach. The approach…
Are they worth it? A systematic review of QOL instruments for use with mentally disordered offenders who have a diagnosis of psychosis
Helen Walker, Lindsay Tulloch, Colin MartinReports on quality of life (QOL) measures for forensic patients are severely limited. The present paper aims to consider how to assess chronic patient's well‐being and to identify…
The practical utility of using repertory grids with sexual offenders maintaining their innocence: a case study
Nicholas Blagden, Belinda Winder, Mick Gregson, Karen ThorneThe aim of this paper is to highlight the practical utility of using repertory grids with sexual offenders in denial and to demonstrate through a case study how they can be used…
Approaches to personality disordered offenders: experiential and empirical lessons from the Forensic Personality Disorder Assessment and Liaison Service
Rajan Nathan, Laura Cramond, Andrew Brown, Bernadette McEllin, Richard WhittingtonThe profile of personality disorder in forensic clinical practice has been raised by key developments over the last decade, although services remain in the large part piecemeal…
Stress control in prison health care: an audit
Lauren Breese, Lesley Maunder, Eunice Waddell, David Gray, Jim WhiteThe principle of equivalence states that the provision of healthcare in the community should be extended into prisons. Stress control is a psychoeducational intervention that has…
Integrating treatment for offenders with an intellectual disability and personality disorder
Jon Taylor, Catrin MorrisseyThe purpose of this paper is to provide an overview of the rationale for appropriate treatment for offenders with personality disorder and intellectual disability co‐morbid with…