Offenders / Criminals Books

Book SynopsisGenerativity or ‘giving back’ is regarded as a common life stage, occurring for many around middle age. For the first time, this book offers qualitative research on the lives and social relationships of older imprisoned women. In-depth interviews with 29 female prisoners in the south-eastern United States show that older women both engage in generative behaviours in prison and also wish to do so upon their release. As prisoners continue to age, the US finds itself at a crossroads on prison reform, with potential decarceration beginning with older prisoners. The COVID-19 pandemic has led many to consider how to thrive under difficult circumstances and in stressing the resilience of older incarcerated women, this book envisions what this could look like.Table of Contents1. Ageing Less than Gracefully 2. Welcome to My Home: Cell Block D 3. Older, Wiser, and Incarcerated 4. A Positively Negative Experience 5. Parenting Behind Bars 6: Ageing in Their Own Words: Peace of Mind, Body, and Circumstances 7. ‘Usefulness’ of a ‘Useless’ Population 8. Why Not Give Them a Chance? Afterword Appendices

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Book SynopsisBethy’s Mum is in Prison is the third in the My Parent in Prison Series of books for children of imprisoned parents. It portrays the challenges they face and allows them to understand they are not alone. The story follows Bethy who lives with her Nan and her cat Rudy whilst Mum is in prison. Nan helps Bethy learn to deal with questions from school friends about why she doesn’t live with her Mum. It is sometimes hard for Bethy, especially when saying ‘Goodbye’ to her Mum after visiting her in prison with her Nan. She helps her friend Abbie whose best friend moved away and knows her Mum will be proud of her after she is given a Gold Star by her teacher in assembly. The series is pitched at younger readers and inspired by real life stories and events. Some 312,000 children have a parent in prison in the UK alone (2022) many of whom fall within the target age range (below) of this book. The figure is one in every 100 across Europe, millions of children worldwide, giving this vividly illustrated and attractively written work considerable potential.

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Book SynopsisBrings together a wide range of feminist research focused on women’s lived experiences and centred on their own narratives. Drawing on expertise in contemporary fields of study, using cutting-edge participatory, inclusive and narrative methodologies, the book updates Carlen’s pioneering work for current times.Table of ContentsForeword – Pat Carlen Introduction – Sharon Grace, Maggie O’Neill, Tammi Walker, Hannah King, Lucy Baldwin, Alison Jobe, Orla Lynch, Fiona Measham, Kate O’Brien and Vicky Seaman 1. Hearing the Voices of Women Involved in Drugs and Crime – Sharon Grace 2. Knifing Off? The Inadequacies of Desistance Frameworks for Women in the Criminal Justice System in Ireland – Vicky Seaman and Orla Lynch 3. Sex Work, Criminalisation and Stigma: Towards a Feminist Criminological Imagination – Maggie O’Neill and Alison Jobe 4. Criminal Women in Prison Who Self-harm: What Can We Learn from Their Experiences? – Tammi Walker 5. Criminal Mothers: The Persisting Pains of Maternal Imprisonment – Lucy Baldwin, with Mary Elwood and Cassie Brown 6. ‘The World Split Open’: Writing, Teaching and Learning with Women in Prison – Hannah King, Kate O’Brien and Fiona Measham, with Verity-Fee, Phoenix, Iris and Angel 7. Women’s Biographies through Prison – Verity-Fee, Phoenix, Iris and Angel, with Hannah King, Kate O’Brien and Fiona Measham Afterword – Loraine Gelsthorpe

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Book SynopsisAlex's Dad Goes to Prison is the first in the new Parent in Prison Series of books for children of imprisoned parents. It portrays the challenges they face and allows them to understand they are not alone. The book seeks to explain in simple terms why the parent was arrested and sent to prison. It describes what happens whilst the parent is in prison (such as visits and letters) and makes suggestions like starting a box in which to keep letters from and photos of the absent parent. The series aims to reduce stigma, feelings of isolation, and to show that children with a parent in prison can thrive. The series is pitched at younger readers and inspired by real life stories and events. Some 312,000 children have a parent in prison in the UK alone (2022) many of whom fall within the target age range (below) of this book. The figure is one in every 100 across Europe, millions of children worldwide, giving this vividly illustrated and attractively written work considerable potential.

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Book SynopsisShedding light on the challenges and experiences of women and families within the criminal justice system, this book considers issues of intersectionality, violence and gender. Accessible to both academics and practitioners and with real-world policy recommendations, this collection demonstrates how positive change can be achieved.Table of ContentsForeword ~ Anita Dockley 1. Keeping the conversation going: the Women, Family, Crime and Justice network ~ Natalie Booth, Isla Masson and Lucy Baldwin Part I: Punishing women in the criminal justice system 2. Pregnancy and new motherhood in prison during the COVID-19 pandemic ~ Laura Abbott 3. Empowerment or punishment? The curious case of women’s centres ~ Gemma Ahearne 4. Silent victims: uncovering the realities of the criminal justice system for families of prisoners ~ Zobia Hadait, Somia R. Bibi and Razia Tariq Hadait Part II: Violence, abuse and justice 5. Recognising and responding to domestic violence and abuse in LGB and/or T+ people’s relationships: towards a ‘relationships services’ approach ~ Rebecca Barnes and Catherine Donovan 6. “Throwing the first punch before I got hurt”: the experiences of imprisoned women who have perpetrated intimate partner violence and abuse ~ Jenny Mackay 7. “It feels like a mini victory”: alternative routes to justice in experiences of online misogyny ~ Jo Smith 8. The conversation isn’t over: gaining justice for women and families ~ Natalie Booth, Isla Masson and Lucy Baldwin

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Book SynopsisThis book offers guidance for speech and language therapists and other professionals who are working in a criminal justice setting or who are interested to know more about this dynamic and rewarding client group.The criminal justice system (CJS) includes police custody, community services, secure hospitals and prisons. Although each setting has its differences, there are overarching areas associated with speech, language and communication needs (SLCN) within the population who find themselves coming into contact with the CJS.These needs are many and varied: from social deprivation and developmental language disorder, to head injury, substance misuse and ADHD. The variety is both stimulating and challenging, and this book provides the reader with a range of resources to use with such a complex client base. Key features include: academic evidence about SLCN in the CJS accessible visuals explaining the systems pathways resources to support assesTrade Review"Throughout my parliamentary career, I have been involved with important work relating to health and social care and justice. One of the most important pieces of work was to conduct an extensive review of people with mental health problems or learning disabilities in the criminal justice system which was published in 2009. My review found that people with learning disabilities and mental health problems were grossly over-represented in the criminal justice system, and many found it very difficult to understand what was happening to them and to cope with court processes and custodial environments. I have also had the pleasure of being Vice Chair to the All Party Parliamentary Group that considers Speech and Language Difficulties. So I was delighted to be asked to review this book, which discusses the provision of speech and language therapy for adults in the criminal justice system. The work provides the evidence base for speech, language and communication intervention in the criminal justice system, as well as practical activities and useful resources that would help a clinician to assess and treat communication needs in these client groups. This book should be recommended reading for anyone who would like to understand why communication impairment is a huge issue within the criminal justice system, including politicians and policy makers. The book explains how communication difficulties and needs link to mental health and learning disability. Indeed, it seems to be vital that every professional working in the UK criminal justice sector reads this book so that vulnerable people in the system are understood, are appropriately referred to a specialist speech and language therapy service, and are offered intervention to prevent adverse life outcomes. I offer my recommendation that this book may be the mainstay text that the world of criminal justice has been waiting for." - Lord Bradley, Member of the House of Lords "Working with Adults in the Criminal Justice System fills a significant gap in the market, and will be of interest to anyone working in the criminal justice system, and anyone seeking to learn more about communication needs and how they may be supported. Although the background information on the justice system itself is focused on the UK, the information about how communication needs may present, the role of a speech and language therapist in meeting those needs, and various intervention frameworks and strategies are of relevance and value across other jurisdictions. Similarly, much of the information is just as relevant to those working with young people in the justice system as those working with adults. The case examples bring the information to life, and the photocopiable resources will undoubtedly save everyone a lot of time!" –Mary Woodward, Senior Speech Pathologist with extensive experience in the English and Australian criminal justice systems 'This book is incredible. I’ve used it for a narrative intervention with a young man, it is an SLT bible as far as I’m concerned.’ –Christian Boakye, Highly Specialist SLT working in London Prisons Table of Contents1. Crime and who commits crime 2. How does the criminal justice system work? 3. Investigations, interviews and court 4. Detention and progress through the criminal justice system 5. Assessment of communication 6. Speech and language therapy intervention 7. The changing needs of the criminal justice system (CJS) population 8. Final thoughts and practical information 9. Appendices

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Book Synopsis*As heard on Radio 4''s Book of the Week*''A true, compassionate and honest account of what it is to work in our prisons.'' Dr Gwen Adshead, Sunday Times bestselling author of The Devil You Know''A vivid, unsentimental insight into a world that needs to be seen . . . a powerful reminder of how far we are from rehabilitating our prisons.'' The Observer''A superb, compelling book . . . powerful.'' Daily Mail''This is a beautifully written account about hope and optimism, of humanity, realism, resilience and the complexity of people.'' Professor David Wilson__________''The men I have worked with and the staff I''ve worked alongside over the last ten years in prison have taught me strength, compassion, courage, and fundamentally, the need to talk, the need to share and the need to tell these stories. These are the stories of lives lived, lost and taken, behind walTrade Review'This beautiful book really resonated for me as a true, compassionate and honest account of what it is to work in our prisons; and the massive political challenges that go with incarceration.' Dr. Gwen Adshead, Sunday Times bestselling author of The Devil You Know'This is a beautifully written account about hope and optimism, of humanity, realism, resilience and the complexity of people - some of whom wear a uniform and others who don't. Oh and it's also an account that's personal, warm and inspiring and so perhaps you'll be surprised when I tell you it's a book about prison and the people who live and work there. I'm just sorry that not all Prison Officers are like Alex South.' Professor David Wilson'I was completely gripped whilst reading it - it's such a powerful memoir and one that shines a light into a world most of the public rarely see, but need a greater understanding of if the system is to change for the better. A fascinating and heart-breaking insight into those who work in the prison system as well as those incarcerated within it.' Nikki Smith, author of The Beach Party'A vivid, unsentimental insight into a world that needs to be seen.' The Observer'Brilliant' Radio Times

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Book SynopsisA darkly funny, harrowing and heartbreaking look at the reality of prison life, with first-hand accounts from men who found themselves on the wrong side of the cell doors.Neil ‘Sam’ Samworth spent eleven years as a prison officer at HMP Manchester, better known as Strangeways. He has seen it all: from notorious criminals, dangerous gangsters and repeat offenders to those who simply made the wrong decisions. In this shocking page-turner, he tracks down former prisoners and staff, and uncovers the inside story of what life is really like in one of the UK’s most infamous high-security prisons.We’ll see a prisoner whose unwanted feud with an inmate ends in a fight and the loss of his eye, another who is convicted for theft but leaves addicted to spice, and many who become victims of the Imprisonment for Public Protection system where they find themselves serving indefinite sentences for petty crimes. We’ll see the dark underworld of the prison system, where riots can occur at any time, where the worlds of gangbangers suddenly collide, where class A drugs and contrabands roam. On the other side, we’ll see staff grappling with a failing prison system, while dealing with an inmate who records the highest ever psychopath rating and caring fully for men with mental health issues.In brutally raw and gripping detail, Strangeways Unlocked gives voice to the people behind the bars and exposes a prison system that is failing them, providing an unforgettable account of a life that many can only imagine.

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Book SynopsisA darkly funny, harrowing and heartbreaking look at the reality of prison life, with first-hand accounts from men who found themselves on the wrong side of the cell doors. Including a preface powerfully read by the author, Neil Samworth.Neil ‘Sam’ Samworth spent eleven years as a prison officer at HMP Manchester, better known as Strangeways. He has seen it all: from notorious criminals, dangerous gangsters and repeat offenders to those who simply made the wrong decisions. In this shocking page-turner, he tracks down former prisoners and staff, and uncovers the inside story of what life is really like in one of the UK’s most infamous high-security prisons.We’ll see a prisoner whose unwanted feud with an inmate ends in a fight and the loss of his eye, another who is convicted for theft but leaves addicted to spice, and many who become victims of the IPP system where they find themselves serving indefinite sentences for petty crimes. We’ll see the dark underworld of the prison system, where riots can occur at any time, where the worlds of gangbangers suddenly collide, where class A drugs and contrabands roam. On the other side, we’ll see staff grappling with a failing prison system, while dealing with an inmate who records the highest ever psychopath rating and caring fully for men with mental health issues.In brutally raw and gripping detail, Strangeways Unlocked gives voice to the people behind the bars and exposes a prison system that is failing them, providing an unforgettable account of a life that many can only imagine.Trade ReviewNeil Samworth’s story is authentic, tough, horrifying in some places and hilarious in others. It captivates the reader because the author’s honesty and decency shine through as he tells it like it is on the daily roller coaster ride of prison life in Strangeways. An enthralling, exciting but disturbing book -- Jonathan Aitken on Strangeways

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Book SynopsisPrisons don't work, but prisoners do. Prisons are often critiqued as unjust, but we hear little about the daily labour of incarcerated workers - what they do, how they do it, who they do it for and under which conditions. Unions protect workers fighting for better pay and against discrimination and occupational health and safety concerns, but prisoners are denied this protection despite being the lowest paid workers with the least choice in what they do - the most vulnerable among the working class. Starting from the perspective that work during imprisonment is not "rehabilitative," this book examines the reasons why people should care about prison labour and how prisoners have struggled to organize for labour power in the past. Unionizing incarcerated workers is critical for both the labour movement and struggles for prison justice, this book argues, to negotiate changes to working conditions as well as the power dynamics within prisons themselves.

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Book SynopsisWhen Kate married gangster Ronnie Kray, he introduced her to the most deadly criminals ever known. She persuaded them to talk about their crimes, fears and dreams. The result is a book offering an authentic, shocking and gripping insight into the criminal mind. In this true crime classic, Kate Kray delves into the world of some of Britain's most dangerous prisoners, conducting first-hand interviews with them in order to better understand their crimes. From cold contract killings to crimes of passion, this is a fascinating insight into the minds of murderers who have been punished with the longest sentence of all.

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Book Synopsis***From the bestselling author of A Bit of a Stretch***'It's a cracking book. He really can write.' - James O'Brien, LBC'Eloquent, witty, engaging and enraged ... the most important book you'll read this year.' Sathnam Sanghera'Chris Atkins brings a unique perspective, an unflinching eye and a dark sense of humour to hidden stories from the underbelly of the British justice system. Time after Time is entertaining, unsettling, illuminating and important.' Rafael BehrA funny, touching, challenging and campaigning book about our prisons crisis by the Sunday Times bestselling author of A Bit of a StretchRead the hilarious, shocking and enraging inside stories of those stuck in our broken justice system. Meet the prisoners who: -escaped jail by pretending to be his twin brother-lived in luxury hotels for nine months masquerading as the Duke of Marlborough-was put back inside indefinitely for not attending a partyBritish prisoners have to endure the most inhumane and barbaric conditions imaginable, so why do so many of them keep going back? 80% of criminals who receive cautions or convictions are reoffenders 46% of ex-prisoners are re-convicted within a year of leaving prison Reoffending costs the taxpayer £18 billion per yearThe numbers are staggering. But the reasons behind them will shock you. Former inmate and documentary maker Chris Atkins has spent the last six years tracking the fortunes of a dozen repeat offenders to understand why the state fails to keep them out of trouble.Featuring funny, wild and poignant stories, Time After Time exploits Chris's unprecedented access to the criminal underworld to understand why the system actually makes reoffending all but inevitable for ex-prisoners.Trade ReviewEloquent, witty, engaging and enraged ... the most important book you'll read this year. -- Sathnam SangheraChris Atkins brings a unique perspective, an unflinching eye and a dark sense of humour to hidden stories from the underbelly of the British justice system. Time after Time is entertaining, unsettling, illuminating and important. -- Rafael BehrAn incredible piece of work. I am trembling with rage at the state of the British penal system. Dear God - I hope this book helps change things. * John Niven *Shocking, scathing, entertaining... If you thought you knew how bad British prisons are, you haven't read this book... It's an inside story to make you weep at the incompetence, stupidity and viciousness of the current system. * Guardian on A Bit of a Stretch *Powerful... a dispassionate record of the grinding down of the human soul, deliberate hopelessness, insane and moribund bureaucracy, the whims of bullying guards, roll calls, curses, kicks and punches.' * Telegraph on A Bit of a Stretch *An incredibly compelling account, not just because of Atkins' incongruity and his knack for black, observational humour, but because it lays bare a system that has become utterly dysfunctional. Atkins is thrust into the heart of Britain's prison crisis and can never quite believe what he is seeing. It's a sort of Kafkaesque haplessness. A bleak catalogue of absurdity. * The Times on A Bit of a Stretch *Surreal, darkly funny, at times horrifying but always humane account of what it's like to be locked up. * Observer on A Bit of a Stretch *A highly readable and thought-provoking account, which illuminates a failing and anachronistic institution in dire need of a radical overhaul. * Daily Mail on A Bit of a Stretch *A soul-searching account... A pacy memoir which is imbued with a dark humour... heartbreaking. [Atkins is] honest enough to have left in the parts that would make his mother wince. * Sunday Times on A Bit of a Stretch *Fabulous. Candid, funny and never self-pitying, this is a must-read insight into why prison simply doesn't work. -- Jon Snow on A Bit of a StretchIt's a cracking book, he can really write. -- James O’Brien * LBC *Table of Contentsi: Prologue ii: Introduction 1: 'Gavin' 2: Ed 3: Josh 4: Jojo 5: Jake 6: 'Harry' and 'Ingrid' 7: Alex 8: 'Sandra' and 'Lee' 9: Steve 10: Simon 11: 'Alan' 12: 'Eric' 13: Marc 14: Carl and Karl iii: Conclusion iv: Appendix v: Acknowledgements vi: Endnotes vii: Index

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Book SynopsisAn easy-to-read prison survival guide of do's and don'ts. Perfect for anyone facing trial for an offence that may lead to imprisonment, their families and friends. Packed with humour as well as more serious items. Backed by prisoner support organizations. Straightforward and highly entertaining. Frankie started writing the LBP from day two of entering prison as a first-time offender. He had no idea how the system or a prison worked. He was clueless about it all and it was hard for him going in and frightening for the family and loved ones he left behind. The writing began as self-help and as the days progressed it occurred to Frankie that the LBP would prove useful to first-time offenders as well as other prisoners and help them get through what is surely one of the most difficult times in their lives. It also motivated him to get out on the prison wing and find out as much as possible about his new home. There are a lot of books about people in prison, people in far worse places than Frankie was and on far longer sentences. But the LBP is a book about prison not people, and will help new inmates, their friends and families get to know what to expect from the system. The LBP is a masterpiece in comic writing but somehow gets through to people with serious information in a way that more formal texts cannot. Already organizations connected to the criminal justice system are beginning to acknowledge that Frankie Owen's LBP is an ideal read for people facing the trauma of a first prison sentence. It will also be of considerable interest to other prisoners or people working in a custodial setting. "If people want to know what prison is like it's for them, if people need to know what happens in prison it's definitely for them". 'By the end of the book, I felt like Frankie Owens was my cell-mate. His style and execution is either perversely skilful or an absolute fluke, but whatever it is, it is certainly good': Prison Service Journal. 'Absolutely hilarious, I'm not sure it'll ever be standard prison issue but maybe it should be! Packed full of witty and wry observations and some extremely pertinent advice. It is well-structured, easy to read and informative. I hope he continues writing as The Little Book of Prison is something that the general public would love to read as well as a guide book for other prisoners': Koestler Award Judges 'Funny and educational, in a tongue in cheek kind of way, and has a much wider appeal than you might think': thebookbag.co.uk Frankie Owens was prisoner A1443CA at Her Majesty's pleasure until 2 August 2011. If he had been given the information gathered in LBP, he thinks that the first weeks inside would have been better and the learning curve not as steep.Trade Review'Our awards judges don't give a Platinum Award lightly, and this book is a winner on more than one level. It is a practical and totally frank introduction to real life in the British prison system - probably the best introduction there is. But it is also a wonderfully human narrative and a sharply argued critique - the wit and wisdom of one inmate who turns out to be a born writer. I was gripped from start to finish - roared with laughter one minute, winced with pain the next, and was left wondering why we have prisons at all': Tim Robertson, Chief Executive, The Koestler Trust. 'A fun, easy to read little guide to the bits of prison life they never tell you about at induction': Inside Time. 'Funny and educational, in a tongue in cheek kind of way, and has a much wider appeal than you might think': thebookbag.co.uk. As featured in the Guardian, The Huffington Post, the RSA, BBC Radio, Sabotage Times and leading prison newspaper Inside Time.Table of ContentsGolden Rules Of LBP: About the Author; 1 Introduction: 2 Getting To Court: 2.1 Getting Nicked: 2.2 Police Custody: 2.3 Doctor Blag: 2.4 Court Appearance: 3 Getting to Prison: 3.1 The Reliance Ride: 3.2 First Night: 3.3 Cell Etiquette: 4 Getting Through Induction: 4.1 The Probation: 4.2 CARAT: 4.3 The Chaplaincy: 4.4 The Gym: 4.5 Money: 5 Getting Through First Weeks: 5.1 Boredom: 5.2 Food and Canteen: 5.3 Application Forms and Letters: 5.4 Medication: 5.5 Clothes: 6 Getting on with your Bird: 6.1 Education: 6.2 Work: 6.3 Going to Court - Sentence: 6.4 Never Going Back

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Book SynopsisJustin Rollins' acclaimed The Lost Boyz (below) traced the author's early life on the streets. Ten years on, this new book describes how he did time in adult prisons and experienced other challenges including trauma, associated fears, flashbacks and fixations. It traces the origins of his anxiety, obsessive compulsive behaviour, complex post-traumatic stress and other life-limiting conditions. It tells of the violence and abuse in his past and explains how this drove many of his actions. Fast paced and readable as any novel, the book describes how the author overcame 'locked-in' thinking and a violent lifestyle to become not just law-abiding but an acknowledged expert on street crime, gangs, drugs and youth culture. It will be of interest to a wide range of people working with disadvantaged young people and those confronted by mental health issues and/or affected by 'ghosts' from the past.Trade Review‘A searing, page-turning, roller coaster ride through one of the darkest jungles in the Criminal Justice System’-- Jonathan AitkenTable of ContentsForeword by Noel 'Razor' Smith. My First Taste of a Real Prison; The Horror of Aylesbury; One, Two, Three, Four, Five ... One, Two, Three ...; Violent Young Offenders; Fire Raiser; The Colour of My Skin; Home Sweet Home; Meet Jimmy Walker the Stalker; Running; Bootlegging Days; Familiar Walls; Back on the Road; Fatherhood; The Night a DJ Saved My Life; Searching for Answers; It's Good to Talk; A Locked Mind; Old Wounds to Heal; Epilogue. Index.

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Book SynopsisMotherhood In and After Prison describes the devastating impact of sending mothers to prison, including on the women, their children, wider family and place in society. Using the same lens as for her acclaimed Mothering Justice (Waterside Press, 2015) and with special access to incarcerated mothers, Lucy Baldwin combines her vast experience of criminal and social justice with their own words to: Introduce readers to the lives of imprisoned women; Describe how before, during and after prison they were treated differently, their maternal identity and role was 'spoiled' and they needed to continually 'renegotiate motherhood'; Draw out key themes from her own findings and what was previously known about the imprisonment of women; Put forward recommendations for positive change. The book will be of interest to a national and international readership of policymakers, educators, practitioners, feminists, and women's groups. Extract: 'I don't have much contact with my daughter, my ex has her whilst I'm in here and he don't want me to have contact with her, it's just an excuse to punish me and control me like he always does. He don't care that it punishes her too. God knows what he's saying to her about me.' (Melanie)Trade Review‘Lucy Baldwin’s important book explores the wider context of the imprisonment of women … Written with passion, Motherhood in and After Prison presents powerful evidence of the enduring harm caused by the imprisonment of mothers and offers sound recommendations for change in policy and practice’-- Dr Rona Epstein, Coventry University Law Journal; 'This timely book beautifully educates without judgement and is a must read for policymakers and practitioners alike, driving home a most critical message about the colossal and devastating impact of imprisoning mothers'-- Lady Edwina Grosvenor (from the Foreword).Table of ContentsForeword by Lady Edwina Grosvenor; Preface; List of Abbreviations. PART I - Overview. Introduction; Gendered Criminal Justice; The Making of Motherhood; The Mothers. PART II - Findings. Pre-Prison Experiences; Entering the Prison Space and Early Days; Distant Mothering and Grandmothering; Regimes, Rules and Relationships; Renegotiating Motherhood; Trust and Surveillance; Trauma and Pain. PART III - Conclusions and Recommendations. Drawing Together the Evidence. References and Bibliography. Index.

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Book SynopsisThe Prison Psychiatrist's Wife is a gripping true story of a Herculean project. Sue Johnson's psychiatrist husband Bob, recruited to work with notorious offenders at Parkhurst Prison, sets out to discover whether he can change dangerous and violent men. What begins as a bold and enlightened experiment leads him into clashes with prison culture and eventually to the High Court with threats to invoke the Official Secrets Act. From her unique point of view as an unfettered outsider, the author casts a searingly moving eye onto the workings of our deepest dungeons and the politics that feed them. This book is an unforgettable account from the perspective of the unseen wife. A rare 'outsider' view of prison which casts new light on hidden events. Of wide professional, penal and general interest - a woman's voice in a strongly male setting.Trade Review'A beautifully written account of the experience of working creatively in a top security setting of control'-- Prison Service Journal; 'Wonderful book... beautifully written as well as presenting the tragic face of humanity versus this country's inhumane penal system'-- Dr Felicity de Zulueta, Emeritus Consultant Psychiatrist in Psychotherapy; 'A tremendous book. A perspective that needs to be heard'- Oliver James, author, broadcaster and clinical psychologist; 'A rollercoaster ride of emotion, courage, and political chicanery ... I was held by the power of the narrative'- Dave Marteau, former Head of the Prison Drug Addiction Service; 'I was gripped ... a great read I would recommend to Prison Service colleagues'- Tim Newell, former Governor of HMP Grendon; 'Captivating and most beautifully written'- Jerome Carson, Professor of Psychology, Bolton University; 'I nearly stood up and clapped'- Andrew Holden, film and TV scriptwriter; 'I read this wonderful book with joy and appreciation. It's probably among the very best Waterside Press has ever published in all the years and I have read dozens of Waterside books .... The author is a natural writer full of empathy and understanding, I shall let people know how very good the book is'- John Harding CBE, Formerly Chief Probation Officer, Inner London.Table of ContentsForeword Charles Bronson; Prologue; The Beginnings; The Strong Man; Early Days; A Tea Party; Trust and Change; The Man in the Blue Jumper; A Hopeful Time; A Swimming Party; A Barbecue; The Hospital Wing; The Guardian; New Man on the Wing; Grendon; Prison Politics; Murder Threat; The Inspectorate Calls; A Breaking Storm; Resignation; Panorama; The High Court; After-days...; After-shocks; Epilogue.

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Book SynopsisIn Criminals, Nazis, and Islamists, Vera Mironova examines conflicts and cooperation between inmates in male prisons in the former Soviet Union. She begins by focusing on the earliest prisoner groups, in particular the Vory criminal organization, which began in the 1930s. The Vory were able to develop rules, norms, and unique criminal ideology to ensure their monopoly in prison internal governance. Not only did they establish control over inmates, the Vory also successfully stood up against prison authorities to make inmates life behind bars as comfortable as possible, and as a consequence ensured its own survival in power. Mironova also explains how the Vory uses different methods, from strikes to bloody riots, to put pressure on prison leadership.The fall of Soviet Union in 1990 saw an explosion of entrepreneurial criminal organizations, and the Vory started losing their grip on prisons. This book reviews how Islamists, Neo Nazis, and other major organizations behind bars across the Table of ContentsPreface Introduction 1. Theory 2. History of the Vory Criminal Organization 3. Prison Criminal Leadership 4. Lower Class of Inmates 5. Prison Criminal Law Enforcement 6. Prison Criminal Economy 7. Everyday Life Behind Bars 8. Conflict with Prison Authorities: Getting Power 9. Conflict with Prison Authorities: Losing Power 10 Problems within the Vory Criminal Organization 11. Prison Islamist Jamaats 12. Islamist Jamaat Rise to Power 13. Jamaat Conflict with the Criminal Organization 14. Vory Criminal Organization Resurgence 15. Neo-Nazis Behind Bars Conclusion

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Book SynopsisThe relationship between a parent and a child is without any doubt one of the most influential and intimate relationships over the life course of an individual. Children resemble their parents in a variety of life outcomes such as socioeconomic status, family formation characteristics, and political views. There is growing evidence that some families â despite interventions by child protection services, judicial sanctions, and social mobility â are stuck in patterns of criminal behaviour, poverty, substance abuse, teenage parenthood, and other negative life events. This is a growing global problem for which currently no solution is available. This book brings together the most important and unique findings of intergenerational studies of criminal behaviour from around the world, and from a variety of disciplines, from criminology to sociology to anthropology. Each chapter explores the historical background of a specific study, its most important objectives, and the unique conclusions and implications that can be drawn from the data.Essential reading for all those interested in criminal behaviour, psychological criminology, and intergenerational psychology, this book provides an extensive overview of intergenerational studies on patterns of continuity and discontinuity of criminal, antisocial, or delinquent behaviour, as well as related behaviours or risk factors such as the intergenerational continuities in (harsh) parenting and family relationship quality. Table of ContentsIntroduction. Crime over the course of generations: Interdependent lives and risks. An introduction to ‘Intergenerational continuity of crime and antisocial behaviour: An international overview of studies’, Veroni I. Eichelsheim and Steve G. A. van de Weijer, Part I: Studies using General Population Register Data. 1. Using register-linkage data to study intergenerational continuity of criminal offending – Finland as a case example, Mikko Aaltonen and Janne Mikkonen, 2. Danish register data: Flexible administrative data and their relevance for studies of intergenerational transmissions, Lars Højsgaard Andersen, 3. Studying the intergenerational transmission of crime with population data, Ruben van Gaalen and Gregory Besjes, Part II: Studies using Register Data. 4. Exploring the life course and intergenerational impact of convict transportation, Barry Godfrey, Hamish Maxwell-Stewart and Kris Inwood, 5. Intergenerational transmission of antisocial behaviour in childhood: Findings from the New South Wales Child Development Study, Stacy Tzoumakis, Melissa Green, Kristin Laurens, Kimberlie Dean and Vaughan Carr, 6. The Transfive Study: Five generations of crime? Steve G. A. van de Weijer and Catrien Bijleveld, Part III: Studies using Survey Data. 7. Intergenerational transmission of self-reported offending in the Cambridge Study in Delinquent Development, David P. Farrington, Maria M. Ttofi and Rebecca V. Crago, 8. The Oregon Youth Study – Three generational study: A review of design, theory, and findings, Deborah M. Capaldi, David C.R. Kerr, and Stacey S. Tiberio, 9. Aggression and criminality over three generations, Eric F. Dubow, L. Rowell Huesmann, Paul Boxer, Cathy Smith and Aaron E. Sedlar, 10. Seattle Social Development Project – Intergenerational study (SSDP-TIP), Jennifer A. Bailey, Karl G. Hill, Marina Epstein, Christine Steeger and J. David Hawkins, 11. Key findings from the Rochester Intergenerational Study, Terence P. Thornberry, Kimberly L. Henry, Marvin D. Krohn, Alan J. Lizotte and Emily L. Nadel, 12. First results of cross-generational (dis-)similarities between three CrimoC-generations: The relationship between experienced violent parenting practice, delinquency and own parenting style, Christina Bentrup, 13. The Cambridge-Somerville Youth Study and intergenerational transmission of criminal offending: Key findings and planning for the next generation, Brandon C. Welsh, Steven N. Zane and Andrea B. Wexler, 14. The Family Transitions Project: An intergenerational study of three generations, Monica J. Martin and Katherine J. Conger, Part IV: Studies using Mixed Methods or Qualitative Data. 15. The Ohio Life Course study: A follow-up of the children of delinquent girls and boys, Peggy C. Giordano, 16. Qualitative research on the intergenerational transmission of antisocial behaviour in conflict-affected contexts: Case examples of Burundi and Rwanda, Lidewyde Berckmoes and Ria Reis, Discussion. The value of intergenerational data: A postscript to ‘Intergenerational continuity of crime and antisocial behaviour: An international overview of studies’, Veroni I. Eichelsheim and Steve G. A. van de Weijer

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Book SynopsisHaving Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) can - given certain situational conditions - make individuals more vulnerable to becoming caught up in criminal activity and vulnerable to unfavourable interactions once in the criminal justice system. Guided by empirical research, psychological theory and illustrative case studies involving adults with ASD who have been implicated in crimes, Robyn L. Young and Neil Brewer explain why. They examine the pivotal cognitive, social and behavioural characteristics unique to ASD (such as weak Theory of Mind, restricted interests and acute sensory sensitivities) that - individually or in interaction - may contribute to individuals becoming involved in illegal activities. They then discuss how these same characteristics can result in ongoing ineffective interaction with the criminal justice system. Arguing that the forensic assessment of individuals with ASD requires substantial redevelopment to clarify the key deficits contributing to criminal behaviour, the authors highlight the need for, and desirable nature of, intervention programs to minimize the criminal vulnerability of adults with ASD and to prepare them for interactions with the criminal justice system. A final section raises some major unanswered questions and issues for future research. This book will be of immeasurable interest to criminal justice professionals including probation officers, social workers, clinical and forensic psychologists, police officers, lawyers and judges, as well as students of these professions.Trade ReviewThe involvement of adolescents and adults with autism in the criminal justice system can be daunting for professionals and families who have limited experience or knowledge of how the system works. Fortunately, this excellent resource is extremely comprehensive and presents the main issues in all of their complexity yet in a way that is understandable for those without a legal background. Anyone dealing with criminal justice issues in ASD will appreciate this book and find it to be immensely interesting and informative. -- Gary B. Mesibov, Ph.D., Professor Emeritus of Psychology and Psychiatry, University of North CarolinaTable of Contents1. Some Bad Guys. 2. Prevalence of Crime. 3. Behavioural Characteristics of ASD. 4. Criminal Vulnerability: Comorbid and Socio-Environmental Influences. 5. Criminal Vulnerability: ASD-Specific Influences. 6. ASD-Specific Influences: Case Studies. 7. Interactions with the Criminal Justice System. 8. Assessment and Intervention. 9. Future Directions. References.

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Book SynopsisA Closer Look at Prisons and Prison Inmates first explores how inmates perceive prisons in general, as well as particular aspects of the facilities where they serve time. In that sense, and after reviewing the literature regarding prison conditions and inmates' perceptions about prisons, a Prison Perception Scale is developed and assessed. Additionally, the authors examine how popular depictions of women in prison both interrupt and reinforce damaging stereotypes of incarcerated women. A content analysis of the popular Netflix series "Orange is the New Black" is provided in order to examine the hypothesis that incarcerated women are rarely presented as survivors in media. The closing chapter discusses some cause of recidivism if inmates such as lack of socialization, lack of job training, inability to adjust to social pressure, inability to reintegrate into the society after incarceration, lack of social support, mal-adjustment, lack of education, substance abuse, stigmatization and abuse.Table of ContentsPrefaceHow Inmates and Prison Officers Perceive Prison: An Exploratory StudyPortrayals of Women in Prison: Trauma and Agency in Orange Is the New BlackBooks towards Post-Incarceration Experiences of InmatesBibliographyRelated Nova PublicationsIndex.

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Book SynopsisOscar, physically and sexually abusive, stabbed his partner and two stepdaughters to death, buried the bodies, and fled the state with his two younger children. Paul, a respected investment banker, donned a Halloween mask and shot his wife and two children before turning the gun on himself. What drives individuals as different as Oscar and Paul to kill their families? Why does familicide appear to be on the rise?In Familicidal Hearts, award-winning author and sociologist Neil Websdale uncovers the stories behind 196 male and 15 female perpetrators of this shocking offense, situating their emotional styles on a continuum, from the livid coercive to the civil reputable. With highly detailed and riveting case studies, Websdale explores the pivotal roles of shame, rage, fear, anxiety, and depression in the lives and crimes of the killers. His analysis demonstrates how internal emotional conflict, against a backdrop of societal pressures, is at the root of familicide, challenging the widelyTrade Review"This is an important book for anyone interested in the roots of violence...it represents the largest and most systematic of the attempts to study multiple killings....an impressive study..."--PsycCritiques "For the 211 cases (Websdale) analyzes, not only does he adopt official crime or media reports, he also conducts interviews with involved parties, collecting where possible complex and informative empirical material." -- Contemporary Sociology "This is an important book for anyone interested in the roots of violence...it represents the largest and most systematic of the attempts to study multiple killings....an impressive study..."--PsycCritiques "For the 211 cases (Websdale) analyzes, not only does he adopt official crime or media reports, he also conducts interviews with involved parties, collecting where possible complex and informative empirical material." -- Contemporary SociologyTable of Contents1. Situating Familicide ; 2. Figurations of Feeling, Haunted Hearts, and Uncanny Acts ; 3. Familicide: A History ; 4. Livid Coercive Hearts ; 5. Civil Reputable Hearts ; 6. Familicide as a Consequence of Modern Era Emotional Formations ; 7. Some Implications: A Few Closing Thoughts ; Appendix I: The Occupational Backgrounds of the Livid Coercive and Civil Reputable Hearts ; Appendix II: The Racial/Ethnic Backgrounds of the Livid Coercive and Civil Reputable Hearts ; Appendix III: Rates of Familicide per 100,000 US Population in 10 year intervals (N= 190 US Cases) ; Appendix IV: Survey Instrument: Male Perpetrators ; Notes ; References ; Index

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Book SynopsisThis book challenges the widely held view that inmates create prison gangs to promote racism and violence. On the contrary, gangs form to create order. Most people assume that violent inmates left to themselves will descend into a chaotic anarchy, but that''s not necessarily the case. This book studies the hidden order of the prison underworld to understand how order arises among outlaws. It uses economics to explore the secret world of the convict culture, inmate hierarchy, and prison gang politics. Inmates engaged in illegal activity cannot rely entirely on state-based governance institutions, such as courts of law and the police, to create order. Correctional officers will not resolve a dispute over a heroin deal gone wrong or help kill a predatory rapist. Yet, the inmate social system is relatively orderly and underground markets flourish. In today''s prisons, gangs play a pivotal role in protecting inmates and facilitating illicit commerce. They have sophisticated internal structuTrade ReviewThis book has much to offer in terms of ideas and analytical contributions ... Many fields of study need to take notice of what this book provides. It is deeply relevant for anyone interested in prisons anywhere, but also to those working on organized crime and gangs, violence, ethnicity and race, governance, urban sociology and politics, economics and, even, international development and anthropology. * Graham Denyer Willis, Public Choice Journal *This is a remarkable study of a 'natural experiment' in the evolution of government. Put a couple of thousand men, not of the nicest kind, into close confinement with limited communication facilities and little government, and see what happens. What happens is government, based largely on ethnic gangs, with hierarchy, rules, and sometimes written constitutions. The basic problem to be solved is the management of the market for drugs, and solving that leads to genuine institutions. A great read. * Thomas Schelling, Nobel Laureate in Economics (2005) *David Skarbek has written a wonderful book. It is a gripping account of prison gangs, pointing to a wholesale re-thinking of the management of American prisons. But it is far more than this: if you care at all about ethnic politics, violence, and the emergence of social order, organizational theory and the problems of collective action-in short, if you have any interest at all in how societies govern themselves-you have to read this book. * Philip Keefer, Lead Economist, Development Research Group, The World Bank *David Skarbek's The Social Order of the Underworld can be read with great profit on each of three levels: it is an engrossing ethnography of American prison life; it is a penetrating economic analysis of the organization of the drug trade; and it offers an innovative theory of how an effective governing institution can originate in the wild and exert legitimate domination over its subjects. This book is a stunning achievement that makes me proud to be a social scientist. * David D. Laitin, Watkins Professor of Political Science, Stanford University *Meticulously researched and convincingly argued. Skarbek's book is an outstanding addition to our understanding of self-governance, its ubiquity, and effectiveness. * Peter T. Leeson, George Mason University, and author of The Invisible Hook: The Hidden Economics of Pirates *Skarbek's study of California prison gangs offers delightfully fresh perspective on the relationship between underworld's informal institutions. He argues that gangs evolved as substitutes for another set of informal rules, i.e., systems of criminal codes. The rules constantly evolve to lower transaction costs and often stabilize interactions and reduce chaotic violence unrelated to business enforcement. This is a first rate and novel take on the structure of organized criminal enterprises. * Marek Kaminski, University of California, Irvine, and author of Games Prisoners Play *Drawing on economic theory, David Skarbek shows how social order can emerge in the most unlikely circumstances. In the nasty and brutish world of American prisons, gangs have emerged to govern the penal system, settle dispute and regulate the market for drugs. This is a story about the ingenuity of gang members and of institutional failure. The Social Order of the Underworld straddles all the social sciences to give us a masterly account of the human condition in the most harrowing circumstances. Add a vivid narrative style and the total absence of jargon, and you have in your hand a terrific book. * Federico Varese, Professor of Criminology, Oxford University *Skarbek shows how gangs have spread through the prison system in the United States. He argues, convincingly, that gangs offer protection and governance in places where established institutions fail, and that it makes sense for prisoners to join them. Mr. Skarbek's analysis confounds the assumption that prisons are stuffed with violent, racist thugs who act irrationally. The very logic of gangs' existence may be the key to constraining them. Reduce demand for their services, he argues, by locking up fewer people and making prisons safer, and their appeal would diminish. * The Economist *This is a thoughtful book that contains much of value, not least in the ways it surveys a mass of data and illustrates its central theme: how gangs operate as alternative governmental bodies within the American penal system. Skarbek uses a wide range of sources...to build up a nuanced and detailed picture of elements of the history, and much of the current organizational strategy of America's prison gangs. The Social Order of the Underworld is thought-provoking and challenging. * Tim Newburn, The London School of Economics and Political Science *A fascinating new book... * Matt Ridley, The Times *Table of ContentsAcknowledgements ; 1. Governance Institutions and the Prison Community ; Men's Central Jail ; 2. The Convict Code ; Death Row ; 3. The Rise of Prison Gangs ; My Brother's Keeper ; 4. Governance in the Society of Captives ; Background Check ; 5. The Internal Organization of Prison Gangs ; MacArthur Park ; 6. How Prison Gangs Govern the Outside ; Puppet ; 7. What Works? ; References

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Book SynopsisIn this startling look at evil behaviour, a UCLA sociologist tries to get inside the criminal psyche to understand what it means or feels, signifies, sounds, tastes, or looks like to do any particular crime.Table of Contents* Introduction * Righteous Slaughter * Sneaky Thrills * Ways of the Badass * Street Elites * Doing Stickup * Action, Chaos, and Control: Persisting with Stickup * Of Hardmen and Bad Niggers: Gender and Ethnicity in the Background of Stickup * Primordial Evil: Sense and Dynamic in Cold-Blooded, Senseless Murder * Seductions and Repulsions of Crime

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Book SynopsisThis book provides a theoretically informed guide to the practice of working with offenders in different settings and for different purposes. It deals with topics such as offender rehabilitation, case management, worker-offender relationships, working with difficult clients and situations, collaboration, addressing complex needs, and processes of integration. The book offers a unique perspective on working with offenders in that it incorporates three key elements. As part of the latter, it provides different types of data, including descriptions of programs and selected statistics from each jurisdiction, and presents this information in easy-to-read formats. The chapters are structured around a dual focus of workers and their environments on the one hand, and the nature of the offenders with whom they work on the other. The condition and situation of workers is thus considered in the context of the condition and situation of offenders, and the relationship between the two. The book is intended to be relevant and familiar to those already working in the field, as well as to introduce contemporary principles and practices to those wishing to do so in the future. Each chapter concludes with two key features. The first, Further Reading, is oriented toward concepts and the 'why' questions of practice. The second, Key Resources, alerts readers to appropriate manuals and handbooks, and the 'how' questions of practice. This includes reference to evidence-based examples of good practice and specific intervention models.Table of Contents1. Setting the Scene 2. Key Approaches to Offender Rehabilitation 3. Institutional Dynamics and the Workplace 4. Case Management Skills 5. Tools and Interventions 6. The Worker-offender Relationship: Roles and Respect 7. Working with Complex Needs and Special Populations 8. Difficult Work: Managing Risk, Crisis and Violence 9. Continuums of Care and Collaborative Alliances 10. Pathways and Possibilities: The Process of Reintegration

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Book SynopsisAlex Alexandrowicz spent 22 years in custody protesting his innocence. This book explains how something which began with a plea bargain in the belief that he would serve a 'short' sentence turned into a Kafkaesque nightmare. His 'Prison Chronicles' are placed in perspective by Professor David Wilson. The Longest Injustice contains the full story of Anthony Alexandrovich - known universally as 'Alex'. Principally, the book is about his 29-year fight against his conviction as a seventeen-year-old for aggravated burglary, wounding with intent, and assault occasioning actual bodily harm. Twenty-two of these years were spent in prison where Alex was a discretionary life sentenced prisoner, and where he steadfastly maintained his innocence. He continues to do so after release, and is taking his case through the Criminal Cases Review Commission (CCRC), which was set up in 1995 to investigate alleged miscarriages of justice. Alex's own recollections are supplemented by analysis of the dilemma facing people in British prisons who are determined to maintain their innocence, and the book highlights the considerable disincentives and disadvantages to them of doing so. Authors Alex Alexandrowicz spent 22 years in some of Britain's most notorious gaols much of this time as a Category A high security prisoner. His Prison Chronicles are a first hand account in which he explains why he believes he was wrongly convicted (a matter currently with the Criminal Cases Review Commission) and vividly recreates his experiences of the early years following his arrest. Institutionalised by the system and apprehensive of the outside world he now lives alone in Milton Keynes where he continues the long fight to clear his name from a flat which has grown to resemble a prison cell. David Wilson is professor of criminology at the Centre for Criminal Justice Policy and Research at the University of Central England in Birmingham. A former prison governor, he is editor of the Howard Journal and a well-known author, broadcaster and presenter for TV and radio, including for the BBC, C4 and Sky Television. He has written three other books for Waterside Press: Prison(er) Education: Stories of Change and Transformation (with Ann Reuss) (2000) , Images of Incarceration: Representations of Prison in Film and Television Drama (with Sean O'Sullivan) (2004), and Serial Killers: Hunting Britons and Their Victims (2007).Table of ContentsPrisoner 789959 Alex Alexandrowicz; after the chronicles end; a descriptive outline; innocence and HMP Grendon; the law and lifers, release and the Criminal Cases Review Commission; cases cited in the text.

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Book SynopsisCries for Help opens a window on the closed world of Holloway, other women's prisons and the lives of those held there in the 1970s. This was an era when personal style and charismatic leadership was the order of the day for governors and prison officers, before ideas of 'new management', when problems were solved using personal initiatives. It catalogues the daily lives of women prisoners, their anxieties, fears and preoccupations. The book looks at a lost segment of the population, hundreds of women who were hidden from view, lacking a voice, part of a system for men that hardly knew what to do with them. It contains stories about murderers and other serious offenders and looks at their personal correspondence, including that of moors murderer Myra Hindley.Trade Review'I hope that [the prison] authorities in particular will read and reflect on her brutally honest, human and very relevant book': Lord David Ramsbotham

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Book SynopsisAn authoritative, interdisciplinary book which outlines how solution focused practice is particularly effective in addressing violent behaviour in clients and service users, encompassing work with both adults and children. Solution focused approaches have been used successfully with a range of violent behaviours from school-based bullying to severe domestic violence, as well as with victims of violence. Solution focused approaches hold people accountable for building solutions to their violent behaviour. The book shows how to engage clients in solution talk as opposed to problem talk, set useful goals and help clients to develop new behaviours. It outlines the practice principles and working techniques that make up solution focused practice with physical, emotional and sexual violence. Illustrative case studies and practice activities are provided. This book is suitable for anyone working to help reduce violent behaviour, including social workers, counsellors, therapists, nurses, probation workers and youth offending teams.Trade ReviewMilner and Myers have drawn on extensive experience of practice and training to offer what for many could be a radically different and more effective way of opening up discussions about actions which are usually too difficult to talk about, let alone change. -- John Wheeler, UKCP Registered Systemic Psychotherapist and President of the International Alliance of Solution Focused Training InstitutesSome problems can seem more intractable and impervious to change efforts than others, and violence is certainly one of these, so it is refreshing to find a book that offers such a positive and hopeful approach to work in this field. Judith Milner and Steve Myers are to be commended for their boldness in showing how solution focused approaches can help people move from problems of violence towards preferred lives, and how such approaches can be used creatively, even at times playfully. Their book provides a cornucopia of useful questions directed at change, while keeping safety in mind, drawing from an interconnecting range of solution focused, brief therapy, narrative and Signs of Safety approaches. The plentiful practice examples and practice activities enhance the book's practical nature, which make it likely that anyone charged with finding solutions in violent situations will find something useful inside these pages. -- Guy Shennan, Independent Consultant in Solution Focused Practice and Chair of the British Association of Social WorkersTable of Contents1. Introduction. 2. Understanding The Position Of Each Person. 3. Finding exceptions or unique outcomes to violence and conflict. 4. Setting Achievable Goals. 5. Discovering Strengths and Resources. 6. Scaling Safety and Progress. 7. Ending a Session. References.

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Book SynopsisConcern about gang culture is on the increase, but remains surrounded by myths. While gangs may lead young people into dangerous situations and breed community division, distrust and fear, the friendship, support, security and sense of belonging they offer are often overlooked by those working with young people involved in gangs.Working with Gangs and Young People demonstrates how young people can be engaged in a creative and challenging process that explores the costs, gains and consequences of the choices they make around their gang membership. It provides a tried-and-tested training programme for anyone involved in conflict resolution with young people in groups or gangs, and offers effective interventions that work.Based on a five-year action research project developed by Leap Confronting Conflict, this practical, fully photocopiable toolkit gives practitioners the materials, support and inspiration needed to engage young people who are involved in gangs. It presents flexible activities and strategies to run either two-hour or one-day workshops, and will be indispensable to anyone involved in working with this under-supported group.Trade ReviewBased on a five year old action research project developed by Leap Confronting Conflict, this is a fully photocopiable toolkit which aims to give practitioners the materials, support and inspiration needed to engage young people who are involved in gangs. It demonstrates how young people can be drawn into a creative and challenging process that explores the costs, gains and consequences of the choices they make in relation to gang membership. Using a tried and tested programme, the book sets out to present flexible activities and stragegies to run either two-hour or one-day workshops. -- Human Givens MagazineDescribed as a toolkit for resolving group conflict, this book aims to help youth workers engage young people who are involved in gangs. Its authors have years of experience of working with young gangs and the book is based on extensive research by the youth project Leap Confronting Conflict. It includes advice on bringing rival gangs together and contains various games designed to engage young people and make them think about their involvement in gangs. -- Children NowThis book will be particularly useful for professionals working with young people who are involved in street gangs, and for organisations considering their strategy to manage gangs. This book provides both a set of resources for a prevention or low-intensity intervention course, as well as proving a starting point for further development. It also has a wider achievement in clearly presenting the possibility of broadening gang strategy from suppression to include prevention and intervention. -- Prison Service JournalThis publication is a welcome contribution to the hands-on conflict resolution literature dealing with youth and street gangs. It comes at a time when many local communities are wondering how to respond to young people participating in rapidly mutating street subcultures that have both violent and non-violent elements and which derive from both U.S. and British traditions… Based on years of practice and experience with street groups, the lessons collected in this book will be an indispensable guide to youth workers, community organizers, teachers and social workers in their search for effective, humanistic responses to gang-related tensions and anti-social behavior. -- Dave Brotherton, Professor and Chair, Department of Sociology John Jay College of Criminal Justice/City University of New YorkWorking with Gangs and Young People is an excellent toolkit for practitioners, whether or not they are working with high-risk young people. It goes a long way towards empowering workers with the confidence needed to engage in group activities and discussions with young people. The activities will enable young people to understand what is going on in their lives and to positively take control of the decisions and issues that affect them. -- Rubel AhmedWorking with Gangs and Young People is very useful handbook to getting young people to explore the concept of gangs and the criteria of membership. The book clearly sets out a training programme for those working with at risk young people, to help them explore the consequences of their actions. -- Child RightTable of ContentsPreface. Introduction. How to Use This Manual. 1. Safety and Danger. 2. Space and Territory. 3. Status and Reputation. 4. Enemies and Revenge. Taking the Work Forward. Appendix 1. References. Information about Leap Confronting Conflict.

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Book SynopsisDevelopments in Social Work with Offenders explains the organisational and legislative changes that have occurred in social work and probation across the UK in the past 10 years, in the context of the accumulating body of knowledge about what constitutes effective practice in the assessment, supervision and management of offenders in the community.Three different aspects of working with offenders are covered: developments in policy; assessment, supervision and intervention; and issues and needs. Contributions from experts in the field discuss issues such as community `punishment', case management, accreditation and resettlement. The continuing concern with promoting evidence-based solutions to crime is addressed, and this book will assist professionals working with offenders with making focused interventions supported by research.This book will be essential reading for students of social work and probation and criminology, probation officers and social workers.Trade ReviewThis book consists of a series of useful essays by 20 high-powered contributors, which on the one hand amount to an indictment of current government policies and criminal justice practice, and on the other offer details of several hopeful initiatives which may bear fruit in the future... The book considers the fascinating subject of crimogenic needs - what is it exactly that makes the offender commit the offence? Real motives are not always the ostensible ones. -- Quaker in criminal justice, Adrian SmithTable of Contents1. Introduction and Overview. Gill McIvor, Lancaster University, and Peter Raynor, University of Wales, Swansea. Part 1: Developments in Policy. 2. New Labour's Youth Justice: A Critical Assessment of the First Two Terms. Barry Goldson, School of Sociology and Social Policy, University of Liverpool. 3. Youth Justice: Developments in Scotland for the Twenty-First Century. Bill Whyte, University if Edinburgh. 4. Adult Offenders: Policy Developments in England and Wales. Sam Lewis, Centre for Criminal Justice Studies, University of Leeds. 5. Developments in Probation in Scotland. Gill McIvor, Lancaster University, and Fergus McNeil, University of Glasgow. 6. Youth and Criminal Justice in Northern Ireland. Tim Chapman, Independent Consultant, Youth Justice, and David O'Mahoney, Durham University. 7. Accreditation. Sue Rex, National Offender Management Service, and Peter Raynor, University of Wales, Swansea. Part 2: Assessment, Supervision and Intervention. 8. Risk and Need Assessment. Jim Bonta, Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness, Canada, and Stephen Wormith, University of Saskatchewan. 9. Programmes for Probationers. James McGuire, University of Liverpool. 10. Case Managing Offenders within a Motivational Framework. Frank Porporino and Elizabeth Fabiano, T3 Associates. 11. Pro-Social Modelling. Chris Trotter, Monash University, Melbourne. 12. Giving Up and Giving Back: Desistance, Generativity and Social Work with Offenders. Fergus McNeill, University of Glasgow and Shadd Maruna, Queen's University, Belfast. 13. Restorative justice. Gwen Robinson, School of Law, University of Sheffield. 14. Paying Back - Unpaid Work by Offenders. Gill McIvor, Lancaster University. Part 3: Issues and Needs. 15. Developments in Work with Drug Using Offenders. Iain Crow, University of Sheffield. 16. Dealing with Diversity. Loraine Gelsthorpe, Institute of Criminology, University of Cambridge. 17. The Resettlement of Prisoners in England and Wales: Learning from History and Research. Maurice Vanstone, Centre for Criminal Justice and Criminology, University of Wales, Swansea. 18. Postcript: Opportunities and Threats. Peter Raynor, University of Wales, Swansea. The Contributors. Subject index. Author index.

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Book SynopsisIn April 1644, two nuns fled Bologna's convent for reformed prostitutes. A perfunctory archiepiscopal investigation went nowhere, and the nuns were quickly forgotten. By June of the next year, however, an overwhelming stench drew a woman to the wine cellar of her Bolognese townhouse, reopened after a two-year absencewhere to her horror she discovered the eerily intact, garroted corpses of the two missing women. Drawing on over four thousand pages of primary sources, the intrepid Craig A. Monson reconstructs this fascinating history of crime and punishment in seventeenth-century Italy. Along the way, he explores Italy's back streets and back stairs, giving us access to voices we rarely encounter in conventional histories: prostitutes and maidservants, mercenaries and bandits, along with other dubious figures negotiating the boundaries of polite society. Painstakingly researched and breathlessly told, Habitual Offenders will delight historians and true-crime fans alike.

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Book SynopsisExplores the sexual lives of prisoners and the sexual culture of prisons over the years, along with the impact of various issues, including race, class, and gender, sexual violence, prisoners' rights activism, and the HIV epidemic. This title argues for the importance of the prison to the history of sexuality.Trade Review"Criminal Intimacy is simply the best book on the history of sexuality that I've read in some time." - David Halperin.

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Book SynopsisVolume 51 is a thematic volume on Prisons and Prisoners. Since 1979, the Crime and Justice series has presented a review of the latest international research, providing expertise to enhance the work of sociologists, psychologists, criminal lawyers, justice scholars, and political scientists. The series explores a full range of issues concerning crime, its causes, and its cures. In both the review and the occasional thematic volumes, Crime and Justice offers an interdisciplinary approach to address core issues in criminology. Volume 51 of Crime and Justice is the first to reprise a predecessor, Prisons (Volume 26, 1999), edited by series editor Michael Tonry and the late Joan Petersilia. In Prisons and Prisoners, editors Michael Tonry and Sandra Bucerius revisit the subject for several reasons. In 1999, most scholarly research concerned developments in Britain and the United States and was published in English. Much of that was sociological, focused on inmate subcultures, or psychological, focused on how prisoners coped with and adapted to prison life. Some, principally by economists and statisticians, sought to measure the crime-preventive effects of imprisonment generally and the deterrent effects of punishments of greater and lesser severity. In 2022, serious scholarly research on prisoners, prisons, and the effects of imprisonment has been published and is underway in many countries. That greater cosmopolitanism is reflected in the pages of this volume. Several essays concern developments in places other than Britain and the United States. Several are primarily comparative and cover developments in many countries. Those primarily concerned with American research draw on work done elsewhere. The subjects of prison research have also changed. Work on inmate subcultures and coping and adaptation has largely fallen by the wayside. Little is being done on imprisonment's crime-preventive effects, largely because they are at best modest and often perverse. An essay in Volume 50 of Crime and Justice, examining the 116 studies then published on the effects of imprisonment on subsequent offending, concluded that serving a prison term makes ex-prisoners on average more, not less, likely to reoffend. In 1999, little research had been done on the effects of imprisonment on prisoners' families, children, or communities, or evenexcept for recidivism on ex-prisoners' later lives: family life, employment, housing, physical and mental health, or achievement of a conventional, law-abiding life. The first comprehensive survey of what was then known was published in the earlier Crime and Justice:Prisons volume. An enormous literature has since emerged, as essays in this volume demonstrate. Comparatively little work had been done by 1999 on the distinctive prison experiences of women and members of non-White minority groups. That too has changed, as several of the essays make clear. What is not clear is the future of imprisonment. Through more contemporary and global lenses, the essays featured in this volume not only reframe where we are in 2022 but offer informed insights into where we might be heading. Table of ContentsPrefaceMichael Tonry Has the Prison a Future?Sandra Bucerius and Michael Tonry Punishments, Politics, and Prisons in Western CountriesMichael Tonry The COVID-19 Pandemic and the Future of the PrisonShadd Maruna, Gillian McNaull, and Nina O’Neill The Peculiar Journey: Race, Racism, and Imprisonment in American HistoryRobert D. Crutchfield Women in PrisonsSandra Bucerius and Sveinung Sandberg Indigenizing Prisons: A Canadian Case StudyJustin E. C. Tetrault The Prison and the GangDavid C. Pyrooz Drug Use Disorders before, during, and after ImprisonmentOjmarrh Mitchell The Effects of Imprisonment in a Time of Mass IncarcerationKatherine Beckett and Allison Goldberg Incarceration, Families, and Communities: Recent Developments and Enduring ChallengesSara Wakefield Careers in Criminalization: Reentry, Recidivism, and Repeated IncarcerationBruce Western and David J. Harding Index

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Book SynopsisVolume 51 is a thematic volume on Prisons and Prisoners. Since 1979, the Crime and Justice series has presented a review of the latest international research, providing expertise to enhance the work of sociologists, psychologists, criminal lawyers, justice scholars, and political scientists. The series explores a full range of issues concerning crime, its causes, and its cures. In both the review and the occasional thematic volumes, Crime and Justice offers an interdisciplinary approach to address core issues in criminology. Volume 51 of Crime and Justice is the first to reprise a predecessor, Prisons (Volume 26, 1999), edited by series editor Michael Tonry and the late Joan Petersilia. In Prisons and Prisoners, editors Michael Tonry and Sandra Bucerius revisit the subject for several reasons. In 1999, most scholarly research concerned developments in Britain and the United States and was published in English. Much of that was sociological, focused on inmate subcultures, or psychological, focused on how prisoners coped with and adapted to prison life. Some, principally by economists and statisticians, sought to measure the crime-preventive effects of imprisonment generally and the deterrent effects of punishments of greater and lesser severity. In 2022, serious scholarly research on prisoners, prisons, and the effects of imprisonment has been published and is underway in many countries. That greater cosmopolitanism is reflected in the pages of this volume. Several essays concern developments in places other than Britain and the United States. Several are primarily comparative and cover developments in many countries. Those primarily concerned with American research draw on work done elsewhere. The subjects of prison research have also changed. Work on inmate subcultures and coping and adaptation has largely fallen by the wayside. Little is being done on imprisonment's crime-preventive effects, largely because they are at best modest and often perverse. An essay in Volume 50 of Crime and Justice, examining the 116 studies then published on the effects of imprisonment on subsequent offending, concluded that serving a prison term makes ex-prisoners on average more, not less, likely to reoffend. In 1999, little research had been done on the effects of imprisonment on prisoners' families, children, or communities, or evenexcept for recidivism on ex-prisoners' later lives: family life, employment, housing, physical and mental health, or achievement of a conventional, law-abiding life. The first comprehensive survey of what was then known was published in the earlier Crime and Justice:Prisons volume. An enormous literature has since emerged, as essays in this volume demonstrate. Comparatively little work had been done by 1999 on the distinctive prison experiences of women and members of non-White minority groups. That too has changed, as several of the essays make clear. What is not clear is the future of imprisonment. Through more contemporary and global lenses, the essays featured in this volume not only reframe where we are in 2022 but offer informed insights into where we might be heading. Table of ContentsPrefaceMichael Tonry Has the Prison a Future?Sandra Bucerius and Michael Tonry Punishments, Politics, and Prisons in Western CountriesMichael Tonry The COVID-19 Pandemic and the Future of the PrisonShadd Maruna, Gillian McNaull, and Nina O’Neill The Peculiar Journey: Race, Racism, and Imprisonment in American HistoryRobert D. Crutchfield Women in PrisonsSandra Bucerius and Sveinung Sandberg Indigenizing Prisons: A Canadian Case StudyJustin E. C. Tetrault The Prison and the GangDavid C. Pyrooz Drug Use Disorders before, during, and after ImprisonmentOjmarrh Mitchell The Effects of Imprisonment in a Time of Mass IncarcerationKatherine Beckett and Allison Goldberg Incarceration, Families, and Communities: Recent Developments and Enduring ChallengesSara Wakefield Careers in Criminalization: Reentry, Recidivism, and Repeated IncarcerationBruce Western and David J. Harding Index

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Book SynopsisA comprehensive resource for practitioners working with sexual offenders. Discusses assessments and interventions, as well as providing a comprehensive literature review There are around 10,000 convictions or cautions for sexual offences in the UK each year; early evidence suggests that treatment programmes can halve re-conviction rates Edited by a University of Birmingham team who are world leaders in researching this area; the subject is of interest worldwide, with strong markets in Canada and New Zealand Includes material on managing offenders with developmental disabilities and those with Dangerous and Severe Personality Disorder Trade Review"Within this book, Beech and his colleagues have set out to provide a comprehensive body of knowledge for professionals with a remit for assessing and treating sex offenders.9 This aim has been meticulously developed and it offers a scholarly, though accessible resource of great value within this field.9 For its breadth and thoroughness in achieving this objective, I commend it highly." (ATSA Forum, Spring 2011) "This is an exceptionally valuable compendium combining current knowledge and recent advances in the field of sex offender theory, research and practice." (Association for the treatment of sexual abusers, 2011) "The text has a number of strengths which distinguishes it from the rapidly growing corpus in this field. The most notable of these is the emphasis on applying the general techniques and concepts of assessment and treatment to specific sex offender populations. This includes groups that are often neglected such as female and juvenile sex offenders, as well as sex offenders with Learning difficulties and/or mental health problems. A further strength is the discussion of the utility and evidenced efficacy on comparatively new measures used in England and Wales, such as the penile plethysmograph and polygraph. Such discussions are essential given current trends in penal policy and practice with sex offenders. For those practitioners, academics and students who are interested in the assessment and treatment of sex offenders this Handbook is a significant addition to the literature and should be placed within easy reach on the bookshelf." (The Howard Journal, July 2010) "An eclectic collection of chapters which cover all aspects of scholarly understanding concerning sex offenders, Assessment and Treatment of Sex Offenders: A Handbook will prove invaluable to researchers, practitioners and students interested in furthering their understanding of this often complex offender group. "This book will prove an essential text to professionals and students who are involved in the study of, assessment, treatment and/or management of sex offenders. A book which covers the area so comprehensively has been a significant omission for some time, and thus this text is timely and fulfils a significant gap in the academic market." –Professor Jane L. Ireland, University of Central LancashireTable of ContentsAbout the Editors. List of Contributors. Foreword. INTRODUCTION. 1. Overview (Anthony R. Beech, Leam A. Craig and Kevin D. Browne). 2. Attachment Problems and Sex Offending (Jackie Craissati). PART ONE: RISK ASSESSMENT. 3. Factors Associated with Sexual Recidivism (Franca Cortoni). 4. The Predictive Accuracy of Risk Factors and Frameworks (Leam A. Craig, Anthony R. Beech and Leigh Harkins). PART TWO: APPROACHES TO OFFENDER ASSESSMENT. 5. Sex Offender Risk-Based Case Formulation (Douglas P. Boer, Jo Thakker and Tony Ward). 6. Psychometric Assessment of Sexual Deviance (Leam A. Craig and Anthony R. Beech). 7. Measuring Sexual Deviance: Attention-Based Measures (Carmen L.Z. Gress and D. Richard Laws). 8. The Standardisation of Phallometry (Yolanda Fernandez). 9. Using the Polygraph to Manage Risk in Sex Offenders (Don Grubin). 10. Assessment of Sexual Addiction (Liam E. Marshall and Matt D. O’Brien). PART THREE: ASSESSMENTS FOR SPECIFIC POPULATIONS. 11. Decision Making During the Offending Process: An Assessment Among Subtypes of Sexual Aggressors of Women (Jean Proulx and Eric Beauregard). 12. Internet Sex Offenders (David Middleton). 13. The Assessment of Treatment-Related Issues and Risk in Sex Offenders and Abusers with Intellectual Disability (William R. Lindsay and John L. Taylor). 14. The Peaks: Assessing Sex Offenders in a Dangerous and Severe Personality Disorders Unit (Todd E. Hogue). 15. Predicting Risk of Sexual Recidivism in Juveniles: Predictive Validity of the J-SOAP-II (Robert A. Prentky, Ann Pimental, Deborah J. Cavanaugh and Sue Righthand). PART FOUR: INTERVENTIONS. 16. Models of Offender Rehabilitation: The Good Lives Model and the Risk-Need-Responsivity Model (Tony Ward, Rachael M. Collie and Patrice Bourke). 17. Modifying Sexual Preferences (William. L. Marshall, Matt D. O’Brien and Liam E. Marshall). 18. Advances in the Treatment of Adult Incarcerated Sex Offenders (Ruth E. Mann and William L. Marshall). 19. A Community Residential Treatment Approach for Sexual Abusers: A Description of the Lucy Faithfull Foundation’s Wolvercote Clinic and Related Projects (Hilary Eldridge and Donald Findlater). PART FIVE: ISSUES/INTERVENTIONS FOR SPECIFIC POPULATIONS. 20. Treatment for Men with Intellectual Disabilities and Sexually Abusive Behaviour (Glynis Murphy and Neil Sinclair). 21. Interventions with Sex Offenders with Mental Illness (Tanya Garrett and Brian Thomas-Peter). 22. Working with Sex Offenders with Personality Disorder Diagnoses (Lawrence Jones). 23. Understanding the Complexities and Needs of Adolescent Sex Offenders (Phil Rich). 24. Multisystemic Therapy for Youth with Problem Sexual Behaviors (Elizabeth J. Letourneau, Charles M. Borduin and Cindy M. Schaeffer). 25. Female Sex Offenders: Issues and Considerations in Working with this Population (Hannah J. Ford). PART SIX: POLICY AND PRACTICE. 26. Working to Prevent Sexual Abuse in the Family (Kevin D. Browne). 27. Police Work with Sex Offenders: Detection, Management and Assessment (Kevin D. Browne). 28. Community Strategies for Managing High-Risk Offenders: The Contribution of Multi-Agency Public Protection Arrangements (Hazel Kemshall and Jason Wood). 29. Actuarial Risk Assessments in USA Courtrooms (Dennis M. Doren). Index.

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Book SynopsisAssessments in Forensic Practice: A Handbook provides practical guidance in the assessment of the most frequently encountered offender subgroups found within the criminal justice system. Topics include: criminal justice assessments offenders with mental disorders family violence policy and practice Trade ReviewAssessment in Forensic Practice: A Handbook is an interesting compilation of theme-based chapters by British psychologists. It is a wonderful primer on doing criminal assessments and provides an in-depth review of many standard assessment tools, such as the Historical Clinical Risk Management-20 (HCR-20) and the Violence Risk Appraisal Guide (VRAG). It also includes informative chapters concerning specific conditions, such as pyromania. The book is very good at covering large concepts that are often discussed in the psychiatric and psychological literature on criminal forensic assessment. Over the course of the book, many important areas are discussed, such as ethical concerns when doing forensic assessments, how to present opinions related to forensic assessment, and some of the inherent problems in forensic assessment, such as unknown base rates for malingering and difficulty with predicting the future.Journal of Psychiatric PracticeTable of ContentsAbout the Editors vii Contributors ix 1. Introduction 1Kevin D. Browne, Anthony R. Beech, Leam A. Craig and Shihning Chou Part One Criminal Justice Assessments 5 2. Case Formulation and Risk Assessment 7Peter Sturmey and William R. Lindsay 3. Assessment of Violence and Homicide 28Kerry Sheldon and Kevin Howells 4. Sexual Offenders 52Franca Cortoni, Anthony R. Beech and Leam A. Craig 5. The Assessment of Firesetters 76Lynsey F. Gozna 6. Forensic Psychological Risk Assessment for the Parole Board 103Louise Bowers and Caroline Friendship 7. Behavioral Assessment in Investigative Psychology 122Eleanor M. Gittens and Kate Whitfield Part Two Offenders with Mental Disorders 137 8. Assessing Risk of Violence in Offenders with Mental Disorders 139James McGuire 9. Assessing Mental Capacity and Fitness to Plead in Offenders with Intellectual Disabilities: Implications for Practice 172Leam A. Craig, Ian Stringer and Roger B. Hutchinson 10. Offenders with ‘Personality Disorder’ Diagnoses 198Lawrence Jones and Phil Willmot 11. Offenders and Substance Abuse 217Simon Duff Part Three Family Violence 233 12. Community Approaches to the Assessment and Prevention of Intimate Partner Violence and Child Maltreatment 235Kevin D. Browne, Shihning Chou and Vicki Jackson-Hollis 13. Psychological Assessment of Parenting in Family Proceedings 265Karen Bailey, Eugene Ostapiuk and Taljinder Basra 14. Perpetrators of Intimate Partner Violence 295Louise Dixon Part Four Policy and Practice 317 15. Assessment of Hostage Situations and Their Perpetrators: In the Context of Domestic Violence 319Carol A. Ireland 16. Assessing the Sexually Abused Child as a Witness 333Kevin D. Browne 17. Working with Young Offenders 354Clive R. Hollin and Ruth M. Hatcher 18. The Ethics of Risk Assessment 370James Vess, Tony Ward and Pamela M. Yates Index 387

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Book SynopsisAssessments in Forensic Practice: A Handbook provides practical guidance in the assessment of the most frequently encountered offender subgroups found within the criminal justice system.Trade ReviewAssessment in Forensic Practice: A Handbook is an interesting compilation of theme-based chapters by British psychologists. It is a wonderful primer on doing criminal assessments and provides an in-depth review of many standard assessment tools, such as the Historical Clinical Risk Management-20 (HCR-20) and the Violence Risk Appraisal Guide (VRAG). It also includes informative chapters concerning specific conditions, such as pyromania. The book is very good at covering large concepts that are often discussed in the psychiatric and psychological literature on criminal forensic assessment. Over the course of the book, many important areas are discussed, such as ethical concerns when doing forensic assessments, how to present opinions related to forensic assessment, and some of the inherent problems in forensic assessment, such as unknown base rates for malingering and difficulty with predicting the future.Journal of Psychiatric PracticeTable of ContentsAbout the Editors vii Contributors ix 1. Introduction 1Kevin D. Browne, Anthony R. Beech, Leam A. Craig and Shihning Chou Part One Criminal Justice Assessments 5 2. Case Formulation and Risk Assessment 7Peter Sturmey and William R. Lindsay 3. Assessment of Violence and Homicide 28Kerry Sheldon and Kevin Howells 4. Sexual Offenders 52Franca Cortoni, Anthony R. Beech and Leam A. Craig 5. The Assessment of Firesetters 76Lynsey F. Gozna 6. Forensic Psychological Risk Assessment for the Parole Board 103Louise Bowers and Caroline Friendship 7. Behavioral Assessment in Investigative Psychology 122Eleanor M. Gittens and Kate Whitfield Part Two Offenders with Mental Disorders 137 8. Assessing Risk of Violence in Offenders with Mental Disorders 139James McGuire 9. Assessing Mental Capacity and Fitness to Plead in Offenders with Intellectual Disabilities: Implications for Practice 172Leam A. Craig, Ian Stringer and Roger B. Hutchinson 10. Offenders with ‘Personality Disorder’ Diagnoses 198Lawrence Jones and Phil Willmot 11. Offenders and Substance Abuse 217Simon Duff Part Three Family Violence 233 12. Community Approaches to the Assessment and Prevention of Intimate Partner Violence and Child Maltreatment 235Kevin D. Browne, Shihning Chou and Vicki Jackson-Hollis 13. Psychological Assessment of Parenting in Family Proceedings 265Karen Bailey, Eugene Ostapiuk and Taljinder Basra 14. Perpetrators of Intimate Partner Violence 295Louise Dixon Part Four Policy and Practice 317 15. Assessment of Hostage Situations and Their Perpetrators: In the Context of Domestic Violence 319Carol A. Ireland 16. Assessing the Sexually Abused Child as a Witness 333Kevin D. Browne 17. Working with Young Offenders 354Clive R. Hollin and Ruth M. Hatcher 18. The Ethics of Risk Assessment 370James Vess, Tony Ward and Pamela M. Yates Index 387

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