The Journal of Forensic Practice: Volume 20 Issue 1

Research relating to criminology, psychology and evidence-based practice across all forensic settings

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Random assignment in sexual offending programme evaluation: the missing method

Jamie S. Walton

The need for random assignment in sexual offending programme evaluation is clear. Decades of high dependence on weak-inference methodology, that of observational studies, has…

Investigative interviewing, dissociative identity disorder and the role of the Registered Intermediary

Brendan M. O’Mahony, Becky Milne, Kevin Smith

Intermediaries facilitate communication with many types of vulnerable witnesses during police investigative interviews. The purpose of this paper is to find out how intermediaries…

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“I kind of find that out by accident”: probation staff experiences of pharmacological treatment for sexual preoccupation and hypersexuality

Helen Elliott, Belinda Winder, Ellie Manby, Helen Edwards, Rebecca Lievesley

The purpose of this paper is to explore the views and experiences of probation staff working with individuals convicted of a sexual offence who have been prescribed medication to…

How do high-risk young adult prisoners with emerging personality disorders describe the process of change in therapy?

Jake Shaw, Owen Forster

The purpose of this paper is to investigate the views of young adult prisoners with emerging personality disorders (PDs), who were assessed as posing a high risk of causing…

Staff perceptions of positive behavioural support in a secure forensic adult mental health setting

Graeme Karger, Bronwen Davies, Rosemary Jenkins, Victoria Samuel

Challenging behaviour has been a concern across forensic services. Traditionally these have been managed reactively using medication, seclusion and restraint; however, there is…

Changing the perception of police culture: recognising masculinity diversity and difference in a “dirty hands” vocation

Michael Kennedy, Philip Birch

The purpose of this paper is to problematise the application of hegemonic masculinity to police practice and culture.

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Development of forensic normative data for the WAIS-IV

Lucinda Charlotte Flinn, Charlotte Louise Hassett, Louise Braham

The Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale – Fourth Edition (WAIS-IV) (Wechsler, 2008) is a cognitive assessment that is often used in secure forensic settings, however it has not been…

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ISSN:

2050-8794

e-ISSN:

2050-8808

ISSN-L:

2050-8794

Online date, start – end:

2013

Copyright Holder:

Emerald Publishing Limited

Open Access:

hybrid

Editors:

  • Dr. Carol Ireland
  • Dr Neil Gredecki