The Journal of Forensic Practice: Volume 21 Issue 1

The multi-component model of harmful sexual behaviour for people with autism and co-morbid intellectual disabilities – a theory and practice guide

Rachel Worthington

The purpose of this paper is to explore to what extent neuro-typical theories of sexual offending apply to clients with Levels 2 and 3 autism with a co-morbid intellectual…

“Give it a Try”: experiences of black, Asian and minority ethnic young men in a prison-based offender personality disorder service

Stephanie Hunter, Eleanor Craig, Jake Shaw

Within the current offender personality disorder (OPD) pathway in the UK, black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME) populations are underrepresented. Fewer BAME offenders are…

Making sense of being recalled: a grounded theory

Owen Rye, Krysia Canvin, Suzi Harrison, Charlotte Couldrey, Clare Churchman

A high proportion of forensic mental health service users (FSUs) are recalled to secure hospitals from conditional discharge in the community. The limited research on recall to…

An exploration of MDT views on key factors to consider when determining a service users required level of security

Zulaikha Khan, Arun Chidambaram, Michaela Thomson, Courtney Hurst

The purpose of this paper is to identify what key factors multi-disciplinary teams (MDT) deem as most important when making the decision to move service users from one level of…

Integrated substance use rehabilitation in a secure forensic facility

Kerri Eagle, Trevor Ma, Barbara Sinclair

The purpose of this paper is to inform the development of an evidence-based and effective rehabilitation programme to address substance use disorders in a population of patients…

Service evaluation of the need for care and clinical risk management procedures using the Health of the Nation Outcome Scale (HoNOS) secure

Kim Liddiard, Sara Louise Morgan, Charlotte Hill, Andrew Simmonds

The purpose of this paper is to explore whether the current forensic mental health inpatient population within a medium secure unit is more or less complex (i.e. clinical and risk…

Victimisation and addictive careers amongst women in Malta

Petra Scicluna, Marilyn Clark

The purpose of this paper is to provide a theoretical analysis of the pathways of female addicts within the Maltese context by highlighting the complex interrelatedness between…

Applicability of the DUNDRUM-1 in a forensic Belgium setting

Petra Habets, Inge Jeandarme, Harry G. Kennedy

Criteria to determine in which level of security forensic patients should receive treatment are currently non-existent in Belgium. Research regarding the assessment of security…