Offence Paralleling Behaviour : A Case Formulation Approach to Offender Assessment and Intervention

• Provides a framework that helps practitioners to identify and work with offence-relevant behaviour and evidence pro-social change
• Describes how Offence Paralleling Behaviour (OPB) can be successfully identified and used in risk assessment and treatment planning
• Brings together leading academics and frontline clinicians, including psychiatric nurses, psychologists, psychiatrists, occupational therapists, drug and alcohol specialists, and correctional officers, as well as featuring the views of prisoners on OPB
• Presents methods which allow staff to identify and use OPB in clinical practice

Lawrence Jones is a clinical forensic psychologist who is Psychologist on the Rampton Hospital, Peaks Unit, Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust. He has worked with offenders in community, prison, and healthcare settings.

John Shine is a Consultant Forensic Psychologist currently working in the East London and the City Mental Health NHS Trust. He has worked as a Forensic Psychologist for over 20 years in the Prison and Probation Services, including HMP Grendon and HM Inspectorate of Probation.