Crighton, David
Psychology in Probation Services
This book serves as a route map for psychologists and probation officers working in probation services.
- Outlines the strategic framework for psychological services across prisons and probation.
- Gives an up-to-date picture of some key emerging areas of applied psychological practice in probation settings.
- Covers the development of applied psychological services, court work, mental health, working with sex offenders, risk assessment, group work, cognitive skills, multi-agency public protection panels, and lifer assessments.
- The editors are Deputy Head and Head of Psychology for Prisons and Probation Services, and therefore well placed to compile this book.
- Complements Graham Towl’s book Psychology in Prisons (BPS Blackwell, 2003).
- Author(s)
- Crighton, David
- Towl, Graham
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons, Inc.
- Publication year
- 2008
- Language
- en
- Edition
- 1
- Page amount
- 216 pages
- Category
- Medicine, Health Care, Mode
- Format
- Ebook
- eISBN (PDF)
- 9781405137829
- Printed ISBN
- 9781405124690