Psychology in Probation Services

Abstract

List of Contributors.Foreword - Herschel Prins, University of Loughborough and TrentUniversity.Editors' Preface.Series Editors' Preface.Revolving Doors Agency - its Work with Offenders in the Community.1. Applied Psychological Services in the National Probation Service for England and Wales - Graham Towl and David Crighton.2. Work in the Courts - David Crighton.3. Counselling Psychologists and Mental Health Work in Probation Services - Sharon Mayer, Devon NHS Trust.4. The Role of Psychology in the Assessment and Treatment of Sexual Offenders in the National Probation Service - Andrew Bates, National Probation Service, Thames Valley area.5. Risk Assessment - David Crighton.6. Suicide and Intentional Self-Injury - Sara Casado, National Probation Service, Sussex area, and Amy Beck, National Probation Service, Surrey area.7. Groupwork-based Interventions - Anne Williams, HM Prison Service and National Probation Service, West Midlands area.8. Cognitive Skills Groupwork - Derval Ambrose, National Probation Service, London area.9. Multi-Agency Public Protection Arrangements - Tanya Tancred, National Probation Service, Kent area.10. Domestic Violence Work with Male Offenders: Examining Current Practice and Considering Potential Future Developments - Jane Lindsay, University of Portsmouth, Dermot Brady, National Probation Service, London area, and Debbie McQueirns, National Probation Service, London area.11. Work with Life Sentence Offenders - Debbie McQueirns.12. Partnership Working: Organizational Roles, Structures and Interfaces - Trudy Leeson, National Probation Service, Derbyshire area, and David Crighton.Bibliography.Index