Adrian Needs & Graham J. Towl 
Applying Psychology to Forensic Practice 

This book illustrates the wide variety of applications of psychology to the criminal and civil justice system.

* Illustrates the wide variety of applications of psychology to the criminal and civil justice system.

* Gives examples of how forensic psychology can benefit not only from clinical and criminological approaches, but also from the insights of occupational, cognitive, developmental and social psychology.

* Many of the chapters introduce readers to areas which have not received extensive coverage elsewhere.

* Includes new directions in forensic practice.

* Chapters draw out the implications for professionals working in the field.

* Contributors include both academics and practitioners.

* Reflects both the scope and the potential of forensic psychology.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

List of Contributors.

Series Editors‘ Preface.

Preface.

Section I: Working with Offenders; Analysis and
Intervention.

1. The Offender’s Perspective on Crime: Methods and
Principles in Data Collection: Claire Nee.

2. The Community and Family Context in Understanding Juvenile
Crime: Mark Wilson.

3. Offence Paralleling Behaviour (OPB) as a Framework for
Assessment and Interventions with Offenders: Lawrence Jones.

4. Risk Assessment: David Crighton.

5. The Management of Difficult Clients: Ruby Bell and Sue
Evershed.

6. Intellectual Disabilities and Crime: Issues i In Assessment,
Intervention and Management: William R. Lindsay, Jacqueline Law and
Fiona Mac Leod.

Section 2: Working with Criminal Justice Personnel.

7. Violent Police-Suspect Encounters: the Impact of
Environmental Stressors on the Use of Lethal Force: Aldert Vrij and
Jo Barton.

8. Enhancing Eyewitness Memory: Developments in Theory and
Practice: Pam Newlands.

9. Occupational Stress and the Criminal Justice Practitioner:
Jennifer Brown.

10. The Contribution of Job Simulation Assessment Centres to
Organizational Development in HM Prison Service: Keith Baxter,
Kirstin Davis, Eliot Franks and Sonia Kitchen.

11. Design and Evaluation of Training: David Boag.

12. Facilitating Multi-disciplinary Teams: Adrian Needs and Jo
Capelin.

13. Applied Psychological Services in HM Prison Service and the
National Probation Service: Graham Towl.

References.

Appendix: Revolving Doors Agency.

Index.

Über den Autor

Adrian Needs runs the MSc in Forensic Psychology at the
University of Portsmouth. He worked in the Prison Service for many
years and as an office holder in the BPS has played a leading role
in the development of training in forensic psychology. Published
work includes articles on social skills interventions, sexual and
violent offending and prison officer training.

Graham Towl is Head of Psychology for the Prison Service and
the National Probation Service. His recent publications include
Psychology in Prisons (Blackwell Publishing, 2003) and
numerous journal articles on suicide and self-injury, risk
assessment with offenders, ethics and public sector management.