The Journal of Forensic Practice: Volume 16 Issue 3

Perceived effects of dog-training programmes in correctional settings

Barbara J. Cooke, David P. Farrington

Offender-led dog-training programmes (DTPs) are increasingly used throughout US correctional facilities. The rather sparse literature on these programmes is outlined in this…

Implementation of the START:AV in a secure adolescent service

Marilyn A. Sher, E. Gralton

The purpose of this paper is to establish gaps in training, involve staff in the implementation process by incorporating their views on what is helpful and what can be improved…

Nurses’ views about unlicensed and off-license medicines in forensic mental health

Camilla M. Haw, Jean H. Stubbs, Geoffrey L. Dickens

Use of off-license medicines in forensic mental health settings is common and unlicensed drugs are sometimes prescribed. Despite their responsibility for administering medicines…

An interpretative phenomenological analysis of prisoners’ experience of riotous behaviour in an adult male prison

Niamh Kennedy

Prison violence generates much public interest with concerns for the financial costs, staff safety and public safety. The purpose of this paper is to explore the experience of…

Service users’ initial hopes, expectations and experiences of a high security psychologically informed planned environment (PIPE)

Alice L. Bennett

The purpose of this paper is to explore service-users’ hopes and expectations of a psychologically informed planned environment (PIPE) located in the high-security prison estate…

Having a diagnosis of borderline personality disorder in a forensic setting: a qualitative exploration

Lucy Jade Lovell, Gillian Hardy

– The purpose of this paper is to explore the lived experience of having a diagnosis of Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) in a forensic setting.

Editorial

Neil Gredecki and Carol A. Ireland