The Handbook of Psychology for Forensic Practioners
David A. Crighton & Graham J. Towl
The Handbook of Psychology for Forensic Practioners
David A. Crighton & Graham J. Towl
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English
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Description
By aiming to give a fuller understanding of offending, the book concentrates on the assessment of risk in forensic settings and the interventions designed to reduce risk in violent and sexual offenders.
Graham J.Towl is Head of Forensic Psychology, East Anglia Area, HM Prison Service and visiting scholar at the University of Cambridge; David A.Crighton is a Forensic Psychologist, Yorkshire Centre for Forensic Psychiatry.
'I recommend it highly as a scholarly and highly readable introduction.' - Professor David Farrington, Cambridge University
'The Handbook of Psychology for Forensic Practioners offers a clear, readable and accessible framework for good, defensible, basic principles and skills for working with offenders, particularly conducting risk assessment. A very useful text particularly for new practioners in the field.' - Danielle Hudson, The British Journal of Forensic Practice
Graham J.Towl is Head of Forensic Psychology, East Anglia Area, HM Prison Service and visiting scholar at the University of Cambridge; David A.Crighton is a Forensic Psychologist, Yorkshire Centre for Forensic Psychiatry.