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The Handbook of Psychology for Forensic Practitioners discusses some of the ways in which psychological research and methods can be applied by a wide variety of professional groups working with offenders. By aiming to give a fuller understanding of how psychology can contribute to our understanding of offending, the book concentrates on the assessment of risk in forensic settings and the interventions designed to reduce risk...
Graham Towl is Head of Forensic Psychology for the East Anglia area of the Prison Service. He is visiting scholar at the University of Cambridge and is on the board of examiners for the MSc in Applied Criminological Psychology at Birkbeck College, University of London. He has previously worked in psychiatric hospitals.
David Crighton is Forensic Psychologist at the Yorkshire Centre for Forensic Psychiatry and is a member...
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