Psychology in Probation ServicesISBN: 978-1-4051-2469-0
Paperback
224 pages
February 2005, Wiley-Blackwell
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- A route map for psychologists and probation officers working in probation settings and in prisons.
- Outlines the strategic framework for psychological services across prisons and probation.
- Gives an up-to-date picture of some key emerging areas of applied psychological practice in probation settings.
- Covers the development of applied psychological services, court work, mental health, working with sex offenders, risk assessment, group work, cognitive skills, multi-agency public protection panels, and lifer assessments.
- The editors are Deputy Head and Head of Psychology for Prisons and Probation Services, and therefore well placed to compile this book.
- Complements Graham Towl’s book Psychology in Prisons (BPS Blackwell, 2003).