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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 SynopsisThis comprehensive and engaging textbook provides a fresh and sociologically-grounded examination of how deviance is constructed and defined and what it means to be classed a deviant.Table of ContentsPreface xiv About the Companion Website xvi 1 Defining Social Deviance and Deviants 1 Student Learning Outcomes 1 What is Deviance? 2 The absolutist position 3 The statistical anomaly view 3 Box 1.1: In their own words: Being deviant: A left‐hander in a right‐handed world 4 The Sociological Perspective 7 The Social Construction of Deviance 7 Norms, social control, and a range of tolerance 8 Importance of culture, time, place, and situation 11 Importance of acts, actors, and audience 13 The Role of Media in Defining Deviance 15 Moral entrepreneurs, moral crusades, and moral panics 15 Confusing crime and deviance 16 Equating diversity with deviance 17 Negative and Positive Results of Deviance 17 Negative consequences of deviance 18 Positive aspects of deviance 19 Summary 20 Outcomes Assessment 20 Key Terms and Concepts 21 2 Deviance and Social Identity 22 Student Learning Outcomes 22 Becoming Deviant 23 Deviance as a Status 23 Deviance as a master status 24 Primary and secondary deviance 27 Box 2.1: In their own words: Primary deviance: Student cheating 28 Deviant career 29 Deviance as a Role 30 Role‐taking, role embracement, role merger, and role engulfment 30 Role distance: The deviant deviant 32 Deviance, Deviants, and Stigma 32 Managing a Spoiled Identity 33 Deviance, Identity, and The Media 34 Summary 36 Outcomes Assessment 37 Key Terms and Concepts 37 3 Popular Notions and Pseudoscientific Explanations for Deviance 38 Student Learning Outcomes 38 Demonology: “The Devil Made Me Do It” 39 Box 3.1: In their own words: Interview with a twenty‐year‐old wiccan 41 Morality, Immorality, and Deviance 42 Positivism, Pseudoscience, and the Medical Model of Deviance 44 Early biological and physiological theories of deviance 44 The medical model of deviance 48 The medicalization of deviance 49 Blame it on the Media 50 Print media and deviance 50 Television, movies, video games and deviance 52 Media violence, aggression, and deviant behavior 53 The internet and the power of social media 54 Fallacies of Popular Notions and Pseudoscientific Explanations 55 Summary 56 Outcomes Assessment 56 Key Terms and Concepts 57 4 Sociological Explanations for Deviance 58 Student Learning Outcomes 58 A Functionalist Perspective on Deviance 59 Strain theories 60 Deviant subcultures 63 Strengths and weaknesses of the functionalist perspective 65 The Conflict Perspective and Deviant Behavior 66 The Marxian heritage 66 The social reality of crime and delinquency 67 Social threat theory 68 Strengths and weaknesses of the conflict perspective 68 Interactionist Theories and the Constructionist View of Deviance 69 Labeling theories 71 Social learning theories 73 Control theories 75 Strengths and weaknesses of interactionist theories 76 A Feminist Perspective on Deviance 77 The Pervasive Influence of the Media 78 Box 4.1: In their own words: By Noah Nelson 79 Summary 80 Outcomes Assessment 81 Key Terms and Concepts 81 5 Deviant Occupations 82 Student Learning Outcomes 82 The Sociology of Work 83 Occupation as Master Status 84 Illegal Occupations 86 “Immoral” Occupations: Working in the Adult Entertainment Industry 87 Working in adult films 88 Stripping/nude dancing 90 Box 5.1: In their own words: Topless dancers: Managing stigma in a deviant occupation 92 Black‐Collar Occupations: Stigmatized Occupations and “Dirty” Work 93 Stigma of handling the dead 94 Box 5.2: In their own words: Morticians and funeral directors: Handling the stigma of handling the dead 95 Deviant Occupations and the Media 96 Summary 99 Outcomes Assessment 100 Key Terms and Concepts 100 6 Sexual Deviance and Deviant Lifestyles 101 Student Learning Outcomes 101 Sex, Gender, and Human Sexuality 102 Sexual Norms and Sexual Deviance 103 Adultery/Swinging/Mate Swapping/Co‐Marital Sex 104 Box 6.1: In their own words: Swinging and “the lifestyle” 106 Naturism/nudism 107 Sex norms and homosexuality 108 Homosexuality and the law 109 Homophobia 111 Transvestism, transgenderism, and transsexuality 112 Prostitution 114 Phone sex and cybersex 116 Sexual Deviance and the Media 117 Summary 120 Outcomes Assessment 121 Key Terms and Concepts 121 7 Alcoholism and Other Drug Abuse 122 Student Learning Outcomes 122 A Brief History of Alcohol in the United States 123 Alcohol Use among Social Groups in the United States 125 Becoming an Alcoholic 128 Stages of alcoholism 129 Alcoholic as a master status 131 Box 7.1: In their own words: Driving under the influence 131 Alcohol and the media 132 A Brief History of Drugs in the United States 133 Race/ethnicity and drug legislation 134 Drug‐crime connection 136 Moral panics and moral entrepreneurs 137 Women, drugs, and moral panics 139 Legal and illegal drugs 139 Substance use on campus 140 Box 7.2: In their own words: Underage drinking 141 Recreational Drug Use 142 Becoming an Addict 143 Box 7.3: In their own words: Marijuana User 145 Drugs and the Media 147 Summary 148 Outcomes Assessment 148 Key Terms and Concepts 148 8 Physical and Mental Deviance 149 Student Learning Outcomes 149 Media and the “Ideal” Body 150 Abominations of the Body 151 Physical disabilities 152 Obesity and eating disorders 157 Box 8.1: In their own words: Bulimia 159 Mental Disorders 161 Mental illness and the medical model 162 Mysteries of the mind 163 Box 8.2: In their own words: Diagnosed with bipolar disorder 164 Mental illness in the military 165 Box 8.3: In their own words: Alzheimer’s and multiple mental illnesses 166 Mental Disorders and the Media 167 One flew over the cuckoo’s nest 167 Summary 168 Outcomes Assessment 168 Key Terms and Concepts 169 9 Suicide and Self‐Harm 170 Student Learning Outcomes 170 Defining Suicide 171 Durkheim’s Classic Study 172 Egoistic suicide 173 Altruistic suicide 174 Anomic suicide 175 Fatalistic suicide 177 Criticisms of Durkheim’s work 177 Modern Theories of Suicide 178 Suicide in the United States 178 Sex and race differences in suicide 179 Age and suicide 180 Box 9.1: In their own words: Effects of suicide on family members 182 Physician‐Assisted Suicide 183 Suicide‐by‐Cop 185 Box 9.2: In their own words: Attempted suicide‐by‐cop 186 Suicide Terrorism 187 Self‐Harm 188 Box 9.3: Resources 190 Suicide and the Media 191 Summary 191 Outcomes Assessment 192 Key Terms and Concepts 192 10 Beyond the Range of Tolerance: Extreme Deviance 193 Student Learning Outcomes 193 Body Modification and Mutilation 194 Extreme tattooing 195 Surgery, implants, and amputation 197 Suspension 198 Box 10.1: In their own words: “Hooked” on suspension 198 Edgework, Risk‐Taking Behavior, and Extreme Sports 200 Extreme sports 201 Box 10.2: In their own words: “I’m not happy unless I’m in fear for my life” 204 Extreme Lifestyles 206 Minimalism 206 Survivalism and doomsday preppers 208 Extreme Deviance and the Media 209 Summary 210 Outcomes Assessment 211 Key Terms and Concepts 211 11 Violence, Street Crime, and Delinquency 212 Student Learning Outcomes 212 Measuring Crime in the United States 213 Violence 214 Murder 214 Robbery 217 Assault 219 School violence 220 Child abuse 222 Property Crimes 224 Burglary 225 Larceny‐theft, motor vehicle theft, and arson 226 Box 11.1: In their own words: Auto theft 226 Terrorism 227 Violence Against Women 229 Rape and sexual assault 229 Sexual assault on campus 230 Rape myths 230 Intimate partner violence 232 Box 11.2: In their own words: Intimate partner violence 233 Crime and the Media: The CSI Effect 234 Box 11.3: Resources for survivors of violence 234 Summary 235 Outcomes Assessment 236 Key Terms and Concepts 236 12 Corporate Crime and Elite Deviance 237 Student Learning Outcomes 237 White‐Collar Crime 238 Defining white‐collar crime 239 Measuring white‐collar crimes 242 Box 12.1: In their own words: Compilation of interviews with Bernie Sanders 244 Corporate Crime 245 Political Corruption 247 Police Misconduct 251 Elite Deviance and the Media 252 Summary 252 Outcomes Assessment 252 Key Terms and Concepts 253 13 Cyberdeviance 254 Student Learning Outcomes 254 Hacking and Online Piracy 256 System trespassing 257 Cyberpiracy 258 Cyberwarfare 259 Cyberbullying 259 Box 13.1: In their own words: Confessions of a cyberbully 262 Cyberstalking 263 Cyberdeviance and the Media 264 Summary 264 Outcomes Assessment 265 Key Terms and Concepts 265 14 Deviance, Deviants, and Social Control 266 Student Learning Outcomes 266 Informal Social Control 268 Gossip, ridicule, and shame 269 Ostracism 270 Formal Social Control 271 Neighborhood watch and vigilantism 272 Law enforcement 274 Courts and corrections 275 Social Control and Stigma 277 Media and Public Opinion 278 Judge Judy 279 Summary 281 Outcomes Assessment 281 Key Terms and Concepts 281 References 282 Glossary 302 Index 313

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Book SynopsisInternational Perspectives on the Assessment and Treatment of Sexual Offenders: Theory, Practice and Research provides the first truly global perspective on the assessment and treatment of sex offenders.Table of ContentsAbout the Editors xiii List of Contributors xvii Poem by Moira Mpanza xxi Preface by William L. Marshall xxiii Part I Introduction to the International Field of Sexual Offender Assessment and Treatment Chapter 1 Adult Sexual Offender Treatment – Is It Effective? 3Reinhard Eher and Friedemann Pfäfflin Chapter 2 Adult Sexual Offender Assessment 13Carol A. Ireland and Leam A. Craig Chapter 3 Female Sexual Offenders 35Franca Cortoni and Theresa A. Gannon Part II Sexual Offender Assessment: Issues and Applications Chapter 4 International Comparisons of the Validity of Actuarial Risk Tools for Sexual Offenders, with a Focus on Static-99 57Leslie Helmus, R. Karl Hanson, and Kelly E. Morton-Bourgon Chapter 5 Structured Professional Guidelines: International Applications 85Martin Rettenberger and Stephen J. Hucker Chapter 6 Assessing the Risk of Child Sexual Abuse in Litigious Families in the Family Court 111Chris Lennings, Annalese Bolton, and Emma Collins Chapter 7 Phallometric Assessment of Sexual Arousal 141Hannah L. Merdian and David T. Jones Chapter 8 Proxy Measures of Sexual Deviancy 171Wineke Smid, Daan van Beek, and Jelle Troelstra Chapter 9 Uses, Misuses, and Abuses of Risk Assessment with Sexual Offenders 193Lea H. Studer, A.Scott Aylwin, Christine Sribney, and John R. Reddon Part III Sexual Offender Treatment: Issues and Applications Chapter 10 Theoretical Perspectives and their Practical Application for Assessment and Treatment of Sexual Offenders with an Intellectual Disability 215William R. Lindsay Chapter 11 Development and Evaluation of a Treatment Program for Incarcerated Rapists in South Africa 235Lorinda Bergh Chapter 12 The Danish Sexual Offender Treatment and Research Program (DASOP) 251Ellids Kristensen, Peter Fristed, Marianne Fuglestved, Eva Grahn, Mikael Larsen, Tommy Lillebæk, and Thorkil Sørensen Chapter 13 Multisystemic Therapy with Juvenile Sexual Offenders: Development, Validation, and Dissemination 263Charles M. Borduin, Richard J. Munschy, David V. Wagner, and Erin K. Taylor Chapter 14 Risk, Needs, and Responsivity Principles in Action: Tailoring Rapist’s Treatment to Rapist Typologies 287Sarah Reid, Nick J. Wilson, and Douglas P. Boer Chapter 15 The Importance of Contextual Issues within Sexual Offender Treatment 299Jayson Ware Chapter 16 The Role of Culture in Sexual Offender Rehabilitation: A New Zealand Perspective 313Armon J. Tamatea, Mate Webb, and Douglas P. Boer Chapter 17 Managing Sexual Offender Treatment Programs 331Ruth E. Mann, Jayson Ware, and Yolanda M. Fernandez Chapter 18 Denial of Sexual Crimes: A Therapeutic Exploration 355Kris Vanhoeck and Els Van Daele Chapter 19 Motivational Interviewing in the Treatment of Sexual Offenders 373David S. Prescott and Joel Porter Chapter 20 Disclosing the Secret: Working with Families around Sexual Abuse Victimization 397Yael Idisis and Sheri Oz Chapter 21 Pharmacotherapy of Sexual Offenders and Men who are at Risk of Sexual Offending 419Peer Briken, Andreas Hill, and Wolfgang Berner Chapter 22 Bringing “Good Lives” to Life: Applying Social Therapy to Working with Sexual Offenders 433Andrew Frost Chapter 23 Axis I Mental Health Disorders and Sexual Offending 449Bruce D. Watt and Tania Withington Chapter 24 Sexual Offending in Psychotic Patients 463Leam A. Craig and Orestis Giotakos Chapter 25 Forensic-Psychiatric Treatment for Internet Sex Offenders: Ten Years of Experience 479Marc Graf and Volker Dittmann Chapter 26 Just an Incest Offender? 489Lea H. Studer, Christine Sribney, A. Scott Aylwin, and John R. Reddon Chapter 27 The Internet and Sexual Offending: An International Perspective 507Cynthia Calkins Mercado, Hannah L. Merdian, and Rudolf Egg Chapter 28 Sexual Abuse in the Catholic Church and Other Youth-Serving Organizations 525Cynthia Calkins Mercado, Karen Terry, and Anthony D. Perillo Chapter 29 American Sexual Offender Castration Treatment and Legislation 543Elena del Busto and Michael C. Harlow Part IV Human Rights and Ethical Issues Chapter 30 Ethical Issues Regarding the Implementation of Sex Offender Treatment in Brazil 575Danilo A. Baltieri, Arthur Guerra de Anrade and Douglas P. Boer Chapter 31 Community Protection from Sexual Violence: Intended and Unintended Outcomes of American Policies 587Jill S. Levenson Chapter 32 Human Rights Issues in Sexual Offender Risk Assessment 609James Vess Chapter 33 Morality and Legality in the Use of Antiandrogenic Pharmacotherapy with Sexual Offenders 627Karen Harrison and Bernadette Rainey Part V Future Directions Chapter 34 The Role of the International Association for the Treatment of Sexual Offenders (IATSO) in International Public Policy and Practice 655Friedemann Pfäfflin and Reinhard Eher Chapter 35 Dealing with Missing Data: The Promise of Dunkelfeld Research with Sexual Offenders against Minors 665Steven Feelgood and Gerard A. Schaefer Chapter 36 The Future of Sexual Offender Treatment Programs 683William L. Marshall and Liam E. Marshall Index 705

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Book SynopsisA comprehensive guide to the theory, research and practice of violence risk management The Wiley Handbook of What Works in Violence Risk Management: Theory, Research and Practice offers a comprehensive guide to the theory, research and practice of violence risk management. With contributions from a panel of noted international experts, the book explores the most recent advances to the theoretical understanding, assessment and management of violent behavior. Designed to be an accessible resource, the highly readable chapters address common issues associated with violent behavior such as alcohol misuse and the less common issues for example offenders with intellectual disabilities. Written for both those new to the field and professionals with years of experience, the book offers a wide-ranging review of who commit acts of violence, their prevalence in society and the most recent explanations for their behavior. The contributors explore various assesTable of ContentsAbout the Editors xi About the Contributors xiii Foreword xxvii Acknowledgements xxix Part I Introduction 1 1 An Overview of Violent Behaviour from Aggression to Homicide: Theory, Research, and Practice 3J. Stephen Wormith, Leam A. Craig, and Todd E. Hogue 2 What Do We Know About Violent Offending Behaviour? 33Daryl G. Kroner and Gunnar C. Butler 3 What Works with Violent Offenders: A Response to ‘Nothing Works’ 53James McGuire Part II What Works in Violence Risk Assessment 79 4 From Predicting Dangerousness to Assessing and Managing Risk for Violence: A Journey Across Four Generations 81James R.P. Ogloff and Michael R. Davis 5 Violence Risk Formation: The Move Towards Collaboratively Produced, Strengths‐Based Safety Planning 99Lawrence Jones 6 Predicting Violent Reoffending with the VRAG‐R: Overview, Controversies, and Future Directions for Actuarial Risk Scales 119L. Maaike Helmus and Vernon L. Quinsey 7 Structured Professional Judgement in Violence Risk Assessment 145Catherine Garrington and Douglas P. Boer 8 Intimate Partner Violence Risk Assessment and Management: An RNR Approach to Threat Assessment 163N. Zoe Hilton and Liam Ennis 9 Sexual Violence Risk Assessment 183Martin Rettenberger and Leam A. Craig 10 Personality‐Based Violence Risk Assessment 203Mark E. Olver 11 Assessing Risk for Violent, General, and Sexual Offending in Adolescents: Recent Advances and Future Directions 223Jodi L. Viljoen, Melissa R. Jonnson, and Stephane M. Shepherd Part III What Works in Specialty Clinical Assessments 251 12 The Importance of Understanding Anger in the Clinical Assessment of Violence 253Andrew Day and Ephrem Fernandez 13 Gang Violence Prevention Efforts: A Public Health Approach 265Dawn McDaniel and Caitlin Sayegh 14 Terrorism and Ideological Violence 279Wagdy Loza 15 Assessing the Risk and Treatment Needs of People Who Perpetrate Intimate Partner Violence 297Louise Dixon and Nicola Graham‐Kevan 16 Aggression from a Psychobiological Perspective: Implications for Enhanced Violent Risk Assessment and Interventions 315David Nussbaum 17 Assessment of Risk of Violent Offending for Adults with Intellectual Disability and/or Autism Spectrum Disorder 349Martyn Matthews and Elliot Bell Part IV What Works in Violence Intervention 367 18 Risk‐Reducing Treatment in High‐Risk Psychopathic and Violent Offenders 369Devon L.L. Polaschek and Stephen C.P. Wong 19 Anger Treatment with Violent Offenders 385Raymond W. Novaco 20 Managing Violent Offenders with a Personality Disorder 399Caroline Logan 21 Antisocial and Aggressive Behaviour Amongst Persons with Schizophrenia: Evidence and Propositions for Prevention 419Sheilagh Hodgins 22 Intimate Partner Violence Perpetrator Programmes: Ideology or Evidence‐Based Practice? 437Nicola Graham‐Kevan and Elizabeth A. Bates 23 Interventions for Violent Offenders with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities 451John L. Taylor Part V What Works in Violence Risk Management 465 24 Sexual Violence Risk Management 467Gina Ambroziak and David Thornton 25 Effective Systems and Processes for Managing Violent Offenders in the United Kingdom and the European Union 485Hazel Kemshall and Sarah Hilder 26 Beyond Core Correctional Practice: Facilitating Prosocial Change through the Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision 505Guy Bourgon, Nick Chadwick, and Tanya Rugge 27 What Works in Risk Assessment in Stalking Cases 527David V. James and Lorraine P. Sheridan 28 Managing Violent Offenders in the Community: Reentry and Beyond 543Ralph C. Serin, Christopher T. Lowenkamp , and Caleb D. Lloyd Index 559

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Book SynopsisA comprehensive guide to the theory, research and practice of violence risk management The Wiley Handbook of What Works in Violence Risk Management: Theory, Research and Practice offers a comprehensive guide to the theory, research and practice of violence risk management. With contributions from a panel of noted international experts, the book explores the most recent advances to the theoretical understanding, assessment and management of violent behavior. Designed to be an accessible resource, the highly readable chapters address common issues associated with violent behavior such as alcohol misuse and the less common issues for example offenders with intellectual disabilities. Written for both those new to the field and professionals with years of experience, the book offers a wide-ranging review of who commit acts of violence, their prevalence in society and the most recent explanations for their behavior. The contributors explore various assesTable of ContentsAbout the Editors xi About the Contributors xiii Foreword xxvii Acknowledgements xxix Part I Introduction 1 1 An Overview of Violent Behaviour from Aggression to Homicide: Theory, Research, and Practice 3J. Stephen Wormith, Leam A. Craig, and Todd E. Hogue 2 What Do We Know About Violent Offending Behaviour? 33Daryl G. Kroner and Gunnar C. Butler 3 What Works with Violent Offenders: A Response to ‘Nothing Works’ 53James McGuire Part II What Works in Violence Risk Assessment 79 4 From Predicting Dangerousness to Assessing and Managing Risk for Violence: A Journey Across Four Generations 81James R.P. Ogloff and Michael R. Davis 5 Violence Risk Formation: The Move Towards Collaboratively Produced, Strengths‐Based Safety Planning 99Lawrence Jones 6 Predicting Violent Reoffending with the VRAG‐R: Overview, Controversies, and Future Directions for Actuarial Risk Scales 119L. Maaike Helmus and Vernon L. Quinsey 7 Structured Professional Judgement in Violence Risk Assessment 145Catherine Garrington and Douglas P. Boer 8 Intimate Partner Violence Risk Assessment and Management: An RNR Approach to Threat Assessment 163N. Zoe Hilton and Liam Ennis 9 Sexual Violence Risk Assessment 183Martin Rettenberger and Leam A. Craig 10 Personality‐Based Violence Risk Assessment 203Mark E. Olver 11 Assessing Risk for Violent, General, and Sexual Offending in Adolescents: Recent Advances and Future Directions 223Jodi L. Viljoen , Melissa R. Jonnson, and Stephane M. Shepherd Part III What Works in Specialty Clinical Assessments 251 12 The Importance of Understanding Anger in the Clinical Assessment of Violence 253Andrew Day and Ephrem Fernandez 13 Gang Violence Prevention Efforts: A Public Health Approach 265Dawn McDaniel and Caitlin Sayegh 14 Terrorism and Ideological Violence 279Wagdy Loza 15 Assessing the Risk and Treatment Needs of People Who Perpetrate Intimate Partner Violence 297Louise Dixon and Nicola Graham‐Kevan 16 Aggression from a Psychobiological Perspective: Implications for Enhanced Violent Risk Assessment and Interventions 315David Nussbaum 17 Assessment of Risk of Violent Offending for Adults with Intellectual Disability and/or Autism Spectrum Disorder 349Martyn Matthews and Elliot Bell Part IV What Works in Violence Intervention 367 18 Risk‐Reducing Treatment in High‐Risk Psychopathic and Violent Offenders 369Devon L.L. Polaschek and Stephen C.P. Wong 19 Anger Treatment with Violent Offenders 385Raymond W. Novaco 20 Managing Violent Offenders with a Personality Disorder 399Caroline Logan 21 Antisocial and Aggressive Behaviour Amongst Persons with Schizophrenia: Evidence and Propositions for Prevention 419Sheilagh Hodgins 22 Intimate Partner Violence Perpetrator Programmes: Ideology or Evidence‐Based Practice? 437Nicola Graham‐Kevan and Elizabeth A. Bates 23 Interventions for Violent Offenders with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities 451John L. Taylor Part V What Works in Violence Risk Management 465 24 Sexual Violence Risk Management 467Gina Ambroziak and David Thornton 25 Effective Systems and Processes for Managing Violent Offenders in the United Kingdom and the European Union 485Hazel Kemshall and Sarah Hilder 26 Beyond Core Correctional Practice: Facilitating Prosocial Change through the Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision 505Guy Bourgon, Nick Chadwick, and Tanya Rugge 27 What Works in Risk Assessment in Stalking Cases 527David V. James and Lorraine P. Sheridan 28 Managing Violent Offenders in the Community: Reentry and Beyond 543Ralph C. Serin , Christopher T. Lowenkamp , and Caleb D. Lloyd Index 559

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Book SynopsisCounselling Male Sexual Offenders: A Strengths-Focused Approach informs readers how to utilize an easily accessible, integrative, strengths-focused counselling approach with men who pose a sexual risk. There is currently a scarcity of published material which teaches people in a practical way how to conduct one-to-one counselling with different sorts of male sex offenders. However, as the number of internet offenders increases exponentially and more historic abuse cases emerge, understanding and treating the phenomenon of sex offending can play a significant role in preventing sexual crime and reducing harm to victims.In addition to being a âhow to do bookâ, in Counselling Male Sexual Offenders the author explores at depth the inner processes of counsellors working with this client group. It presents treatment formats and exercises for engaging individuals who deny and minimize harmful sexual behaviour. With illustrative case studies of various types of sex offenders â as well as statements from sex offenders and probation officers themselves â this text provides one of the most comprehensive insights available into the authentic experience of treating this population.Counselling Male Sexual Offenders will be of value to counsellors and psychotherapists, alongside other practitioners such as psychologists, social workers, probation officers, and support workers.Trade Review‘I would expect that the majority of therapists who have bought books on sex addiction would want to buy this also. The book is very well written with a good authoritative tone but easy to read style. And there is nothing like this on the market.’Paula Hall, Author of Understanding and Treating Sex Addiction and Sex Addiction: The Partner’s Perspective‘Sex offending is a concern in all countries, and is therefore a topic which is of relevance worldwide…This book manages to strike the balance between being a "how to do book", whilst still being academically wide ranging…This book will be valuable to all counsellors who find themselves working with sex offenders.’Joanna Benfield, Editor of BACP Healthcare Counselling and Psychotherapy JournalTable of ContentsContentsIntroduction p. 1Chapter 1 Shame, identity and lifestyle transitions p. 13Chapter 2 Initial stage of the counselling process: the counselling contract p. 42Chapter 3 Goal-setting p. 73Chapter 4 Life story themes p. 104Chapter 5 Life story themes: developing profiles p. 125Chapter 6 Life story themes: counselling victims ofabuse who have gone on to sexually offend p. 152Chapter 7 Offence-focused interventions p. 174 Chapter 8 Psycho-educational interventions p. 209Chapter 9 Facilitating victim empathy p. 226Chapter 10 Fantasy management p. 253 Chapter 11 Applying strengths-focused interventions toSafety planning p. 279Appendices p. 301

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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 SynopsisSexual offenders arguably the most hated and feared of all offenders commit their crimes in our communities and are then hidden from public view as they serve long prison sentences. However, despite the public's understandable anxiety, our criminal justice systems hold to the premise that almost all offenders have the right to hope for rehabilitation, even redemption. Therefore the majority of sexual offenders return to live in our communities, closely monitored by criminal justice agencies and subject to rigorous controls.This book provides an authoritative guide to working with sexual offenders, with a focus on managing those who are reintegrating into the community. It includes those with the most striking histories of trauma and psychological difficulty, and those who have previously failed in their attempts at resettlement. It covers helpful theoretical ideas, such as attachment theory and models of desistance, as well as the latest evidence base for good qualitTrade Review‘Dr Craissati is a scientist-practitioner who understands theory and evidence and, crucially, explains it with a commitment to simplicity, weaving in personal reflection and case examples in a way that makes the book a very engaging read. Her clinical expertise and wisdom is striking an she serves as an excellent role model for all practitioners working in this difficult field.’ Dr. Ruth Mann, Public Sector Prisons North, UK‘In this wonderful small book, Dr Jackie Craissati has distilled many years of clinical experience working with individuals who have committed sexual offences. She demonstrates a profound understanding of cutting edge theory, research, and clinical practice without ever losing a sense of the individual person who is being treated. A striking feature of the book is the way Dr Craissati manages to balance an appreciation of the complexity of clients while still providing a lucid overview of how to work with them effectively and ethically. It is an outstanding achievement.’ Tony Ward, Victorian University of Wellington, New Zealand‘Sexual offences are horrible crimes, but if we want to be safer - and keep our children safe - it’s just not enough to keep repeating that. Anyone seriously wanting to do so should read this excellent book. Mainly for professionals in health and criminal justice, and endorsing the importance of expertise for accurate identification of sex offenders, their future risks and specific treatments, Craissati shows how the wider public too can get involved.’ Pamela Taylor, University of Cardiff, UKTable of Contents1. Setting The Scene 2. Risk Toolkit 3. Personality Disorder (Or Pervasive and Persistent Psychological Difficulties) 4. Perversion: The Sexualisation of Aggression 5. What Might a Good Treatment Intervention Look Like? 6. Desistance and the Art of Giving Up Offending Behaviour 7. Where Are We Now?

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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 SynopsisThis up-to-date collection begins with an account and analysis of the role of psychologists in prisons in relation to research.Trade Review“Psychological Research in Prisons provides an impressive collection of accessible and informed chapters, each highlighting the extent to which psychological theory and research can inform the work of practitioners, and how practice can influence the direction of research.” Julie Harrower, Chartered Forensic Psychologist, Head of Psychology at Coventry University and Chair of the DFP Board of Examiners “Psychological Research in Prisons contains some new and interesting empirical results. But its main achievement is to put the question mark firmly back into ‘What works?’ Early chapters explore how, often tentative, research findings about interventions which might reduce reoffending have become translated into overly prescriptive policies that actually serve to undermine rather than foster effective practice. This is a book by psychologists but its readership should be much wider – policy makers, prison governors, probation and prison staff, and criminologists will all find much food for thought within its pages.” Professor Carol Hedderman, University of Leicester “It is sure to become a new standard reference book in this field. It will be a very useful aid to the work of psychologists in Japan, who are currently introducing CBT within custodial settings.” Hiroshi Urata, Senior Psychologist, Wakayama Juvenile Classification Home, Japan Table of ContentsForeword. Notes on Contributors. Introduction. (Graham J. Towl). 1. Methodological Issues in Psychological Research in Prisons. (David A. Crighton). 2. The Modern Context of Psychology in Corrections: Influences, Limitations and Values of ‘What Works’. (Brian A. Thomas-Peter). 3. The Needs of Offenders and the Process of Changing Them. (Brian A. Thomas Peter). 4. Psychological Research into Reducing Suicides. (David A. Crighton). 5. Psychological Understanding of Self-Injury and Attempted Suicide in Prisons. (Louisa Snow). 6. The Effective Management of Bullying in Prisons: Working Towards an Evidence-Based Approach. (Jane L. Ireland). 7. Drug-Misuse Intervention Work. (Graham J. Towl). 8. Research Into High-Intensity Training (HIT) with Young People. (Derval Ambrose). 9. Military Corrective Training Centre: An Evaluation. (David P. Farrington, Kate A. Painter and Darrick Jolliffe). 10. Psychological Research into Life Sentence Offenders. (David A. Crighton and Jo Bailey). 11. Psychological Research Into Sexual Offenders. (David A. Crighton). Bibliography. Index

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Book SynopsisEdited by the Head of Psychology for HM Prison Service and the National Probation Service, and fully updated to take account of structural changes within these Services, Psychology in Prisons takes an in-depth look at the work of psychologists in prisons strengthened by in-depth consideration of diversity issues such as age, gender, socio-economic group, sexuality and ethnicity. Focuses exclusively on the prison environment and prioritises practical information for practitioners working in prisons Contextualises psychological work in prisons, and covers evidence based practice in key areas such as drug misuse and sex offending Focused on the needs of the client group Features a section on the practicalities of psychological assessment and interventions Trade Review"An excellent introductory text that will undoubtedly appeal to those who work in prisons … .The text is completely up to date with relevant literature." (Psychologist, December 2008)Table of ContentsAbout the Authors. Preface. Part 1: Context:. 1. Introduction. 2. Psychological Services in Prisons. 3. Development and Criminal Behaviour. 4. Prisoner Needs. 5. Psychological Assessment. 6. Groupwork within Prisons. 7. Principles of Risk Assessment. Part 2: Evidence Based Practice:. 8. Mental Disorder. 9. Problem Drug Use. 10. Post Traumatic Stress. 11. Suicide, Attempted Suicide and Self-injury. 12. Violence. 13. Sex Offending. 14. Evaluation. References. Index

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Book SynopsisThis topical book looks at the attitudes of probation practitioners and managers to the philosophy, values, and practicalities of the Transforming Rehabilitation agenda. It provides unique insights into the values, attitudes and beliefs of probation staff and their delivery of services.Trade Review“This captivating and important work intelligently evaluates the effects of Transforming Rehabilitation upon both the legitimacy and governance of the probation sector and the ethos and ideals of probation work.” Katherine Williams, Aberystwyth University"A very timely, interesting and challenging study, the first to explore in depth staff concerns about `TR’ and its implications for probation values and practice." Professor Mike Maguire, University of South Wales"At a time of unprecedented change for probation this book provides thought-provoking responses from the inside. The research findings and critical analysis provide a unique vantage point which merits wide readership." Jill Annison, Plymouth UniversityTable of ContentsIntroduction; Respondent views on the purposes and values of the probation service; Is this the end of an ideal?; Prospects for the future; Subsequent events.

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Book SynopsisThis book explores the politics of modernisation and transformation of probation in the criminal justice system. It draws upon innovative social theories and moral perspectives to analyse changes in the probation service and makes a timely contribution to criminal justice and probation theory.Trade Review"A meticulous, succinct and extremely well written analysis of the probation services in the United Kingdom..." European Journal of Probation (about first edition)"During the past twenty years or so through a process involving missed opportunities, misguided policies and political posturing successive governments have almost squeezed the humanitarian life out of the Probation Service: it lingers still. Although, Philip Whitehead argues in this book that the humanitarian role of the Service will not survive, those of us who disagree know that if it is to survive in some form that benefits society by contributing to the rehabilitation of those people who offend, a thorough and critical understanding of that process is crucial. No-one is better qualified to deliver that understanding than Philip Whitehead. Not only has he worked within the Service throughout this period but he has shown in his many publications an acute understanding of the history of probation. This book promises to be both the definitive account of its recent past and the critically challenging one that is needed." Maurice Vanstone, Emeritus Professor of Criminology, Swansea University“The book makes an excellent contribution to the theoretical imagination in probation … a provocative and stimulating read… Transforming Probation reconnects the reader to the heritage and value base of probation, which is absent in New Public Management, Payment by Results and the pitfalls of inhumane, depersonalised targets in the mixed economy of provision for people on probation.” Probation JournalTable of ContentsModernising probation and criminal justice since 1997; Durkheim, Weber, Marx, Foucault, and the Symbolic: social theory with the ‘big guys’; Religious, humanitarian and personalist impulses: footprints left by ‘the good guys’; Social theory and organizational complexity: putting theories and impulses to work; Researching modernization and cultural change in probation: views of solicitors, clerks, magistrates, barristers and judges; Modernizing monstrosities and cultural catastrophes: probation trapped in a new order of things.

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Book SynopsisThis book explores the politics of modernisation and transformation of probation in the criminal justice system. It draws upon innovative social theories and moral perspectives to analyse changes in the probation service and makes a timely contribution to criminal justice and probation theory.Trade Review"A meticulous, succinct and extremely well written analysis of the probation services in the United Kingdom..." European Journal of Probation (about first edition)“The book makes an excellent contribution to the theoretical imagination in probation … a provocative and stimulating read… Transforming Probation reconnects the reader to the heritage and value base of probation, which is absent in New Public Management, Payment by Results and the pitfalls of inhumane, depersonalised targets in the mixed economy of provision for people on probation.” Probation Journal"During the past twenty years or so through a process involving missed opportunities, misguided policies and political posturing successive governments have almost squeezed the humanitarian life out of the Probation Service: it lingers still. Although, Philip Whitehead argues in this book that the humanitarian role of the Service will not survive, those of us who disagree know that if it is to survive in some form that benefits society by contributing to the rehabilitation of those people who offend, a thorough and critical understanding of that process is crucial. No-one is better qualified to deliver that understanding than Philip Whitehead. Not only has he worked within the Service throughout this period but he has shown in his many publications an acute understanding of the history of probation. This book promises to be both the definitive account of its recent past and the critically challenging one that is needed." Maurice Vanstone, Emeritus Professor of Criminology, Swansea UniversityTable of ContentsModernising probation and criminal justice since 1997; Durkheim, Weber, Marx, Foucault, and the Symbolic: social theory with the ‘big guys’; Religious, humanitarian and personalist impulses: footprints left by ‘the good guys’; Social theory and organizational complexity: putting theories and impulses to work; Researching modernization and cultural change in probation: views of solicitors, clerks, magistrates, barristers and judges; Modernizing monstrosities and cultural catastrophes: probation trapped in a new order of things.

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Book SynopsisThis book is the first to bring together international research on evidence-based skills and practices in probation and youth justice in the public, private and voluntary sectors. Wide-ranging in scope, it also covers effective approaches to working with ethnic minority service users, women and young people.Trade Review"I’m often asked what practitioners can do to encourage and support desistance from crime. Now I know exactly what to tell them: read this book! This remarkable collection reviews the evidence base for everything from emotional work in probation to the recruitment of ex-offender engagement workers. It is an essential resource for understanding effective rehabilitation." Shadd Maruna, Professor of Criminology, University Manchester"A well-articulated and comparative evidence base for the construction of effective working relationships in probation practice....a must read for practitioners and policy makers." Dr Aaron Pycroft, University of PortsmouthTable of ContentsPart 1: Contextualizing practice: Key theoretical, organisational and policy developments; Chapter 1: Introduction – Effective practice skills: new directions in research ~ Pamela Ugwudike, Peter Raynor, and Jill Annison; Chapter 2: The effective practice of staff development in England and Wales: learning from history and contemporary research ~ Maurice Vanstone; Chapter 3: The search for impact in British probation: from programmes to skills and implementation ~ Peter Raynor; Chapter 4: Is constructive practice still possible in a competitive environment? Findings from a case study of a community rehabilitation company in England and Wales ~ Lol Burke, Matthew Millings and Gwen Robinson; Chapter 5: Implementation uptake: organisational factors affecting evidence-based reform in community corrections in the United States ~ Danielle S. Rudes, Faye S. Taxman, Kimberly Kras, Kimberly S. Meyer & Shannon Magnuson; Part 2: International research on evidence‑based skills; Chapter 6: The Risk-Need-Responsivity model: evidence diversity and integrative theory ~ Martine Herzog-Evans; Chapter 7: Professional practices and skills in first interviews: a comparative perspective on probation practice in Spain and Belgium ~ Ester Blay and Johan Boxstaens; Chapter 8: Desistance-related skills in Romanian probation contexts ~ Ioan Durnescu; Chapter 9: From evidence-informed to evidence-based: the Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision ~ James Bonta, Guy Bourgon and Tanya Rugge; Chapter 10: Promoting quality in probation supervision and policy transfer: evaluating the SEED programme in Romania and England ~ Angela Sorsby, Joanna Shapland and Ioan Durnescu; Chapter 11: Supervision face-to-face contacts: the emergence of an intervention ~ Heather Toronjo and Faye S. Taxman; Chapter 12: Understanding emotions as effective practice in English probation: the performance of emotional labour in building relationships ~ Andrew Fowler, Jake Phillips and Chalen Westaby; Chapter 13: Staff supervision in youth justice and its relationship to skill development: findings from Australia ~ Charlene Pereira and Chris Trotter; Part 3: Evidence-based practice with diverse groups; Chapter 14: Evidence-based skills in Welsh youth justice settings ~ Pamela Ugwudike and Gemma Morgan; Chapter 15: The impact of training and coaching on the development of practice skills in youth justice: findings from Australia ~ Chris Trotter; Chapter 16: Can the recruitment of ex-offenders enhance offender engagement? An assessment of the London Probation Trust’s engagement worker role ~ Nigel Hosking and John Rico; Chapter 17: Collaborative family work in youth justice ~ Chris Trotter; Chapter 18: Resisting effective approaches for BAME offenders in England and Wales: the triumph of inertia ~ Patrick Williams and Pauline Durrance; Chapter 19: The ambiguity of therapeutic justice and women offenders in England and Wales ~ Jill Annison, Tim Auburn, Daniel Gilling and Gisella Hanley Santos; Chapter 20: Conclusion ~ Pamela Ugwudike, Jill Annison and Peter Raynor.

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Book SynopsisAs marketisation and privatisation reshape the criminal justice system, this illuminating overview sets out their causes, scale and impacts. With case studies and economic, sociological and criminological perspectives, leading academics consider the evolving roles of public, private and voluntary sectors and possible future reforms.Table of ContentsIntroduction: Marketisation and Privatisation in Criminal Justice; an Overview ~ Kevin Albertson, Mary Corcoran and Jake Phillips Part 1 ~ Introduction and Theoretical Frameworks Market Society Utopianism in Penal Politics ~ Mary Corcoran Outcomes-Based Contracts In the UK Public Sector ~ Chris Fox and Kevin Albertson The Carceral State and the Interpenetration of Interests: Commercial, Governmental, and Civil Society Interests in Criminal Justice ~ James Gacek and Richard Sparks Understanding the Privatisation of Probation Through the Lens of Bourdieu’s Field Theory ~ Jake Phillips The Progress of Marketisation: The Prison and Probation Experience ~ Kevin Albertson and Chris Fox Part 2 ~ Experiences of Marketisation in the Public Sector The ‘Soft Power’ of Marketisation: The Administrative Assembling of Irish Youth Justice Work ~ Katharina Swirak Police Outsourcing and Labour Force Vulnerability ~ Roxanna Dehaghani and Adam White Marketisation or Corporatisation? Making Sense of Private Influence in Public Policing Across Canada and the US ~ Kevin Walby and Randy K. Lippert Marketisation and Competition in Criminal Legal Aid: Implications for Access to Justice ~ Tom Smith and Ed Johnston Holding Private Prisons to Account: What Role for Controllers As ‘The Eyes and Ears of the State’? ~ Joanna Hargreaves and Amy Ludlow A Flawed Revolution? Interrogating the Transforming Rehabilitation Changes in England and Wales Through the Prism of a Community Justice Court ~ Jill Annison, Tim Auburn, Daniel Gilling and Gisella Hanley Santos Part 3 ~ Marketisation and the Voluntary Sector Constructive Ambiguity, Market Imaginaries and the Penal Voluntary Sector in England and Wales ~ Mary Corcoran, Mike Maguire and Kate Williams Marketisation of Women’s Organisations in the Criminal Justice Sector ~ Vickie Cooper and Maureen Mansfield Surviving the Revolution? The Voluntary Sector Under Transforming Rehabilitation in England and Wales ~ Kevin Wong and Rob Macmillan Part 4 ~ Beyond Institutions: Marketisation Beyond the Criminal Justice Institution Neoliberal Imaginaries and GPS Tracking in England and Wales ~ Mike Nellis Misery As Business: How Immigration Detention Became a Cash-Cow in Britain’s Borders ~ Monish Bhatia and Victoria Canning Prison Education: A Northern European Wicked Policy Problem? ~ Gerry Czerniawski Making Local Regulation Better? Marketisation, Privatisation and the Erosion of Social Protection ~ Steve Tombs The ‘Fearsome Frowning Face of the State’ and Ex-Prisoners: Promoting Employment or Alienation, Anger and Perpetual Punishment? ~ Del Roy Fletcher Conclusion: What Has Been Learned ~ Kevin Albertson, Mary Corcoran and Jake Phillips

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Book SynopsisAs marketisation and privatisation reshape the criminal justice system, this illuminating overview sets out their causes, scale and impacts. With case studies and economic, sociological and criminological perspectives, leading academics consider the evolving roles of public, private and voluntary sectors and possible future reforms.Table of ContentsIntroduction: Marketisation and Privatisation in Criminal Justice; an Overview ~ Kevin Albertson, Mary Corcoran and Jake Phillips Part 1 ~ Introduction and Theoretical Frameworks Market Society Utopianism in Penal Politics ~ Mary Corcoran Outcomes-Based Contracts In the UK Public Sector ~ Chris Fox and Kevin Albertson The Carceral State and the Interpenetration of Interests: Commercial, Governmental, and Civil Society Interests in Criminal Justice ~ James Gacek and Richard Sparks Understanding the Privatisation of Probation Through the Lens of Bourdieu’s Field Theory ~ Jake Phillips The Progress of Marketisation: The Prison and Probation Experience ~ Kevin Albertson and Chris Fox Part 2 ~ Experiences of Marketisation in the Public Sector The ‘Soft Power’ of Marketisation: The Administrative Assembling of Irish Youth Justice Work ~ Katharina Swirak Police Outsourcing and Labour Force Vulnerability ~ Roxanna Dehaghani and Adam White Marketisation or Corporatisation? Making Sense of Private Influence in Public Policing Across Canada and the US ~ Kevin Walby and Randy K. Lippert Marketisation and Competition in Criminal Legal Aid: Implications for Access to Justice ~ Tom Smith and Ed Johnston Holding Private Prisons to Account: What Role for Controllers As ‘The Eyes and Ears of the State’? ~ Joanna Hargreaves and Amy Ludlow A Flawed Revolution? Interrogating the Transforming Rehabilitation Changes in England and Wales Through the Prism of a Community Justice Court ~ Jill Annison, Tim Auburn, Daniel Gilling and Gisella Hanley Santos Part 3 ~ Marketisation and the Voluntary Sector Constructive Ambiguity, Market Imaginaries and the Penal Voluntary Sector in England and Wales ~ Mary Corcoran, Mike Maguire and Kate Williams Marketisation of Women’s Organisations in the Criminal Justice Sector ~ Vickie Cooper and Maureen Mansfield Surviving the Revolution? The Voluntary Sector Under Transforming Rehabilitation in England and Wales ~ Kevin Wong and Rob Macmillan Part 4 ~ Beyond Institutions: Marketisation Beyond the Criminal Justice Institution Neoliberal Imaginaries and GPS Tracking in England and Wales ~ Mike Nellis Misery As Business: How Immigration Detention Became a Cash-Cow in Britain’s Borders ~ Monish Bhatia and Victoria Canning Prison Education: A Northern European Wicked Policy Problem? ~ Gerry Czerniawski Making Local Regulation Better? Marketisation, Privatisation and the Erosion of Social Protection ~ Steve Tombs The ‘Fearsome Frowning Face of the State’ and Ex-Prisoners: Promoting Employment or Alienation, Anger and Perpetual Punishment? ~ Del Roy Fletcher Conclusion: What Has Been Learned ~ Kevin Albertson, Mary Corcoran and Jake Phillips

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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 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 SynopsisDrawing heavily on original research designed to train police officers to survive deadly encounters, Profiling Cop-Killers examines the sociological history, psychology, and motives of 50 murderers of police officers in 2011. The book identifies the commonalities and differences between groups of offenders by age, examining the previously hidden connections between an offender's lethal choices, criminal history, drug and alcohol usage, and interpersonal relationships. Using Erikson's theory of life span development, the author applies the test of the struggle for identity to offender profiles, words, and actionsanalyzing the interaction of offenders' maturity levels, mastery of challenges by phase, and degree of deviancy exhibited in their violent acts. The book also includes a closer look at diagnoses of concern and the crossroads of offender behavior and officer actions.This book aims to equip those who work with offenders, police officers, and tTable of ContentsGangster Walk: Teen Cop-Killers. Wild Boys: Cop-Killers in Their Early Twenties. Deterioration: Cop-Killers in Their Late Twenties. Self-Destruction: Cop-Killers in Their Early Thirties. Hard-Core: Cop-Killers in Their Late Thirties. Disturbed: Cop-Killers in Their Early Forties. High and Low: Cop-Killers in Their Late Forties. Ultraviolence: Cop-Killers in Their Early Fifties. Unpredictable: Elderly Cop-Killers. Conclusion and Recommendations. Index.

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Book SynopsisIn this history of prison reform in mid-twentieth-century Canada, the voices of prisoners help to provide a nuanced understanding of prisoners as active agents of change.Trade Review"Including prisoner stories in an historical context provided a more nuanced and complicated reframing of the post-Archambault Commission era." -- Beverly Cramp * BC BookWorld *"The pair [Clarkson and Munn] writes with a cohesive voice, and considering the polyvocal and collective biographical approach they take towards their writing, this is impressive." -- Katie-Marie McNeill, Queen’s University * Labour/Le Travail *Table of ContentsAcknowledgments Preface Introduction Serendipity: Finding Voices Writing a Social History of Prisons Study Parameters and Limitations Organization of this Book Section One: Disrupting the Old Order 1. Riots and Reform: Political Action and the Making of the Archambault Report The Protest Causes of the Riot Context of Resistance The Illusion of Reform Riots and Revelations: Deconstructing the Narrative 2. The Blueprint for the New Deal: The Archambault Commission Re-envisions Reform Royal Commission Mandate and Findings Prison Conditions Recommendations of the Archambault Report Classification, Segregation, and the Protection of Young Prisoners The Borstal Ascendency in Canadian Penitentiaries Consolidation of Governance Reception of the Report Post-War Pressure for Implementation The Gibson Report Sauvant’s Progress Gibson’s Plan Section Two: Disruptive Influences 3. “Men Who Beefed”: Writing the New Deal The Creation of the Penal Press in Canada The Penal Press Expands Taking Shape: The Technical Aspects of the Penal Press The Penal Press Finds Purpose “Prisoners are People” and the “New Deal” Materialize Strength in Numbers: The Penal Press Goes International “Keeping It Real” or “What to Write about in the Penal Press” The Difficulties of Being THE Voice of Prisoners 4. The New Deal: Same as the Old Deal? Classification and Segregation Using Classification to Achieve a Rehabilitated Subject Achieving Security and Efficiency through Classification and Segregation Reducing Idleness through Classification Staying Connected: Visitation and Correspondence in Prison Education and Vocational Training Work and Industry Mollycoddling and the Defense of the New Deal The New Deal… Same as the Old Deal? 5. Time Off: Clemency, Remission, and Parole Good Time The First-Year Problem The Earned/Lost Problem Acts of Grace Amnesty Remission Branch – Royal Prerogative of Mercy Remission Branch – Ticket-Of-Leave Parole Autonomy Board Composition Interim Progress: Automatic Review Disappointment: Prisoners Are People but We Don’t Need to Meet Them Disappointment: Denial of Parole Disappointment: Drug Addicts and Alcoholics Getting the Public On-Side Early Progress Reports Reason for Optimism? 6. New Deal/Old Deal Discontent and Censorship The Official Face of Reform The Contested View of Reform Situation Critical: The New Deal Riot Antecedents to the Riot: Daily Life and Overcrowding Censorship: Controlling the New Deal’s Narrative Conclusion Talk of Violence, Mismanagement, and Progressive Reform A Story of Uneven Progress Disrupting Methodology: On the Importance of Muti-vocality/History from Below Disrupting the Idea that Change Comes from the Top Disrupting the Idea that “We Blew It” Disrupting the “Con” Disrupting Singular Narratives Appendix A: Excerpts from Commissioner’s Annual Reports detailing Psychiatric Services 1947–1957 Appendix B: Article Refused for Publication in Pathfinder 1953 Bibliography Endnotes

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Book SynopsisDisruptive Prisoners reconstitutes the history of Canada’s federal prison system in the mid-twentieth century through a process of collective biography one involving prisoners, administrators, prison reformers, and politicians. This social history relies on extensive archival research and access to government documents, but more importantly, uses the penal press materials created by prisoners themselves and an interview with one of the founding penal press editors to provide a unique and unprecedented analysis. Disruptive Prisoners is grounded in the lived experiences of men who were incarcerated in federal penitentiaries in Canada and argues that they were not merely passive recipients of intervention. Evidence indicates that prisoners were active agents of change who advocated for and resisted the initiatives that were part of Canada’s New Deal in Corrections. While prisoners are silent in other criminological and historical texts, here they aTrade Review"Including prisoner stories in an historical context provided a more nuanced and complicated reframing of the post-Archambault Commission era." -- Beverly Cramp * BC BookWorld *"The pair [Clarkson and Munn] writes with a cohesive voice, and considering the polyvocal and collective biographical approach they take towards their writing, this is impressive." -- Katie-Marie McNeill, Queen’s University * Labour/Le Travail *Table of ContentsAcknowledgments Preface Introduction Serendipity: Finding Voices Writing a Social History of Prisons Study Parameters and Limitations Organization of this Book Section One: Disrupting the Old Order 1. Riots and Reform: Political Action and the Making of the Archambault Report The Protest Causes of the Riot Context of Resistance The Illusion of Reform Riots and Revelations: Deconstructing the Narrative 2. The Blueprint for the New Deal: The Archambault Commission Re-envisions Reform Royal Commission Mandate and Findings Prison Conditions Recommendations of the Archambault Report Classification, Segregation, and the Protection of Young Prisoners The Borstal Ascendency in Canadian Penitentiaries Consolidation of Governance Reception of the Report Post-War Pressure for Implementation The Gibson Report Sauvant’s Progress Gibson’s Plan Section Two: Disruptive Influences 3. “Men Who Beefed”: Writing the New Deal The Creation of the Penal Press in Canada The Penal Press Expands Taking Shape: The Technical Aspects of the Penal Press The Penal Press Finds Purpose “Prisoners are People” and the “New Deal” Materialize Strength in Numbers: The Penal Press Goes International “Keeping It Real” or “What to Write about in the Penal Press” The Difficulties of Being THE Voice of Prisoners 4. The New Deal: Same as the Old Deal? Classification and Segregation Using Classification to Achieve a Rehabilitated Subject Achieving Security and Efficiency through Classification and Segregation Reducing Idleness through Classification Staying Connected: Visitation and Correspondence in Prison Education and Vocational Training Work and Industry Mollycoddling and the Defense of the New Deal The New Deal… Same as the Old Deal? 5. Time Off: Clemency, Remission, and Parole Good Time The First-Year Problem The Earned/Lost Problem Acts of Grace Amnesty Remission Branch – Royal Prerogative of Mercy Remission Branch – Ticket-Of-Leave Parole Autonomy Board Composition Interim Progress: Automatic Review Disappointment: Prisoners Are People but We Don’t Need to Meet Them Disappointment: Denial of Parole Disappointment: Drug Addicts and Alcoholics Getting the Public On-Side Early Progress Reports Reason for Optimism? 6. New Deal/Old Deal Discontent and Censorship The Official Face of Reform The Contested View of Reform Situation Critical: The New Deal Riot Antecedents to the Riot: Daily Life and Overcrowding Censorship: Controlling the New Deal’s Narrative Conclusion Talk of Violence, Mismanagement, and Progressive Reform A Story of Uneven Progress Disrupting Methodology: On the Importance of Muti-vocality/History from Below Disrupting the Idea that Change Comes from the Top Disrupting the Idea that “We Blew It” Disrupting the “Con” Disrupting Singular Narratives Appendix A: Excerpts from Commissioner’s Annual Reports detailing Psychiatric Services 1947–1957 Appendix B: Article Refused for Publication in Pathfinder 1953 Bibliography Endnotes

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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 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 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 SynopsisAusterity continues to impact the criminal justice process in England and Wales: police numbers are down, the Crown Prosecution Service is in disarray, legal aid has been reduced, courts are closing and magistrates are leaving. Research into the criminal process usually focuses on England, however this book offers a rare insight into South Wales. Drawing on first-hand accounts of lawyers, police, suspects, and the convicted and their families, it uncovers how these affected individuals navigate the challenges caused by austerity, what has changed and what can be done to improve the system. This book is a reliable and evocative account of the reality of criminal justice in Wales.Table of ContentsWhy Wales? A System in Crisis The People and Their Experiences Criminal Justice in Its Place Pressures of Practice Criminal Justice Relationships Navigating the Criminal Justice System Doing Criminal Justice Differently

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Book SynopsisAusterity continues to impact the criminal justice process in England and Wales: police numbers are down, the Crown Prosecution Service is in disarray, legal aid has been reduced, courts are closing and magistrates are leaving. Research into the criminal process usually focuses on England, however this book offers a rare insight into South Wales. Drawing on first-hand accounts of lawyers, police, suspects, and the convicted and their families, it uncovers how these affected individuals navigate the challenges caused by austerity, what has changed and what can be done to improve the system. This book is a reliable and evocative account of the reality of criminal justice in Wales.Table of ContentsWhy Wales? A System in Crisis The People and Their Experiences Criminal Justice in Its Place Pressures of Practice Criminal Justice Relationships Navigating the Criminal Justice System Doing Criminal Justice Differently

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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 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 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 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 SynopsisA resource for arts therapists and other clinicians on working with people who have committed sexual offences.There is a strong focus on the value of establishing a therapeutic relationship involving non-verbal media as a cornerstone, drawing upon current research and practice. Emphasis is placed on working with transference and counter-transference, being trauma-informed, and making use of effective supervision.This group of offenders can benefit hugely from the provision of arts therapies, and this book provides valuable experiences of working with people who have committed sexual offences.

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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 SynopsisUniquely combining two parts, one critical in the form of a research piece, and the other creative in the form of a fictional novel, this ground-breaking book spans creative writing, criminology and architecture to look at the ways in which power and hierarchies are explored and exploited in space. Part one, A Circular Argument, is informed by a series of reflections on the author’s work as a prison teacher. Delving into the obsession with the circular as an architectural gesture and as a concept combining containment and transparency, the author examines spatial hierarchies across time, from the ideal planned city of the Middle Ages, to the all-seeing eye of modern digital society. Part two, The Out, follows the fictional story of a disgruntled architect, a clever prisoner and an ingenious escape plan. Exploring how the complications and surprises of human interaction colour and change the supposedly watertight systems of social control society designs, the novel disrupts how we might think about space and power. Injecting new energy and creative perspectives into traditional academic research, this practice-led book is an innovative exploration between critical and creative approaches, and between multiple social and spatial hierarchies.Trade ReviewMartin Cathcart Frödén’s new book will surely accelerate criminology’s slow awakening to the potency and importance of imagination and creativity in rethinking crime and punishment. It deserves to be widely read and discussed by anyone and everyone who cares about the pursuit of justice. -- Prof Fergus McNeill, Professor of Criminology and Social WorkEncompassing memoir, creative writing, criminology and architecture, this unusual book is in two halves. One is a critical, multi-disciplinary, autobiographical exploration of carceral space and place, time, absence and visibility, masculinities and vulnerabilities, movement and stasis, circularity and linearity. The other is a novel that explores in fiction the very same themes. The result is one of the most imaginative, ambitious, compelling, clever and funny books I have read. It is quite simply stunning. -- Yvonne Jewkes, Professor of CriminologyInspiring, bold and highly readable, A Circular Argument is a breath of fresh air in academic publishing. Employing practice as research to disrupt some of the hierarchies it examines, it offers a forward-thinking and transdisciplinary approach to spatial hierarchies with particular reference to carceral systems. Some of its most serious propositions are embedded in its gripping and entertaining narrative, proving that ideas are more effectively shared when rigour and humour go hand in hand. More of this, please - it's what we need to refresh our ways of working. -- Dr Zoë Strachan, Reader in Creative Writing, University of GlasgowTable of ContentsChapter 1. Introduction Chapter 2. Acknowledgements Chapter 3. A Circular Argument. Chapter 4. The Out Chapter 5. Bibliography I

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