The Journal of Forensic Practice: Volume 19 Issue 1

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

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Procedural changes in Switzerland: the lawyer goes into the interrogation room

Julie Courvoisier

The purpose of this paper is to highlight how police officers, lawyers and prosecutors experienced the implementation of the mandatory presence of a lawyer during police…

The psychology quadrant: an outcome measure based on the START risk assessment

Matthew John Gill, Samantha Brookes

The purpose of this paper is to develop a psychological outcome tool which reflects the relationship between clusters of items on the Short Term Assessment of Risk and…

Factorial structure of the Resiliency Scale for Children and Adolescents (RSCA) among incarcerated male adolescent offenders

Rachel A. Gibson, Jane Clarbour

The purpose of this paper is to explore the factor structure of the Resiliency Scales for Children and Adolescents (RSCA, Prince-Embury, 2006, 2007) and to provide supporting…

Embedding psychological thinking: an evaluation of a regional training model for probation staff

Clare Mapplebeck, Jo Ramsden, Mark Lowton, Sammy Short, Flora Burn

The purpose of this paper is to outline the qualitative evaluation of a training package delivered to offender managers (OMs) working to support the implementation of the national…

The experience of forensic males in dialectical behaviour therapy (forensic version): a qualitative exploratory study

Samantha Russell, Belinda Siesmaa

Dialectical behaviour therapy (DBT) has been widely used in a number of different settings with published outcomes and literature supporting its validity and efficacy. What is…

Developing and evaluating interventions for women firesetters in high secure mental healthcare

Phyllis Annesley, Leonie Davison, Chris Colley, Liz Gilley, Louise Thomson

The purpose of this paper is to discuss the implementation and evaluation of interventions for women firesetters in high secure mental healthcare at the UK’s National Women’s…

Investigating the voice of the young offender

Heidi Trivasse

The purpose of this paper is to fulfil national guidelines for greater participation of young people within Children’s Services and specifically explored young offenders’ (YOs…

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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