UID:
almafu_9959327348202883
Format:
1 online resource (xii, 306 pages) :
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illustrations
Edition:
2nd ed.
Edition:
Electronic reproduction. [Place of publication not identified] : HathiTrust Digital Library, 2010.
ISBN:
9781444301724
,
1444301721
,
144430173X
,
9781444301731
Content:
Edited by the Head of Psychology for HM Prison Service and the National Probation Service, and fully updated to take account of structural changes within these Services, Psychology in Prisons takes an in-depth look at the work of psychologists in prisons strengthened by in-depth consideration of diversity issues such as age, gender, socio-economic group, sexuality and ethnicity. Focuses exclusively on the prison environment and prioritises practical information for practitioners working in prisons. Contextualises psychological work in prisons, and covers evidence based practice in key areas such as drug misuse and sex offending. Focused on the needs of the client group. Features a section on the practicalities of psychological assessment and interventions.
Note:
Revised edition of: Psychology in prisons / edited by Graham Towl. 2003.
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Psychological services in prisons -- Development and criminal behaviour -- Prisoner needs -- Psychological assessment -- Groupwork within prisons -- Principles of risk assessment -- Mental disorder -- Problem drug use -- Post-traumatic stress -- Suicide, attempted suicide, and self-injury -- Violence -- Sex offending -- Evaluation.
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Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002.
Additional Edition:
Print version: Crighton, David A., 1964- Psychology in prisons. Malden, MA ; Oxford : British Psychological Society/Blackwell Pub., 2008 ISBN 9781405160100
Additional Edition:
ISBN 1405160101
Language:
English
Keywords:
Electronic books.
DOI:
10.1002/9781444301724
URL:
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/book/10.1002/9781444301724
