The British Journal of Forensic Practice: Volume 6 Issue 2

Editorial

David Crighton, Graham Towl

Searching for ‘What Works’: HM Prison Service accredited cognitive skills programmes

Louise Falshaw, Caroline Friendship, Rosie Travers, Francis Nugent

This study evaluated the effectiveness of prison‐based cognitive skills programmes in England and Wales in reducing reconviction. Two‐year reconviction rates were compared for…

Secure care and treatment needs of mentally disordered adolescents

Phillip Vaughan

A survey was undertaken to determine the number of young people needing secure psychiatric inpatient care as at 1st January 2001. Twenty‐three individuals were identified who were…

The extent and impact of sexual harassment by patients upon staff working at a medium secure facility

Jo Hebb, Gareth Hughes, Eugene Nyamande, Cheryl Blackwell, Amber Gunn‐Westland

This article provides a report on the extent and nature of sexual harassment by patients towards staff. The analysis is based on a large medium secure psychiatric unit in the UK.

Mental health in‐reach services at HMP Usk/Prescoed

Tracey Salathial

This paper aims to capture some of the issues raised by those working on the development of mental health services in the prison environment. Each establishment in England and…

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