The Journal of Forensic Practice: Volume 24 Issue 2

“I feel happier in myself with the dogs”: the perceived impact of a prison animal programme for well-being

Jenny Mercer, Ella Williams Davies, Megan Cook, Nic J. Bowes

Amid concerns regarding prisoner well-being, growing evidence indicates that prison animal programmes (PAPs), most commonly involving dogs, have significant therapeutic potential…

Service evaluation of the South Wales police control room mental health triage model: outcomes achieved, lessons learned and next steps

Laura Broome, Jason Davies, Mark Lewis

South Wales Police Mental Health (MH) Triage service was initiated to meet the Welsh Government MH priority of early intervention to prevent MH crisis. Community Psychiatric…

The bias in judgement: when “naïve” knowledge challenges expert knowledge in criminal trials

Sid Abdellaoui, Anta Niang

The purpose of this paper is to offer a discussion on the socio-cognitive biases involved during a criminal trial, in accordance with the literature in this field.

Drumming, singing and ceremony within a psychologically informed planned environment for women on the offender personality disorder pathway

Louise Craddock, Maisie Kells, Louise Morgan, Iduna Shah-Beckley

The offender personality disorder (OPD) pathway provides services to people with histories of offending and traits of personality disorder (PD) who are at high risk of violent…

An evaluation of a pilot multi-professional offender personality disorder (OPD) higher education programme

Gary Lamph, Alison Elliott, Kathryn Gardner, Karen Wright, Emma Jones, Michael Haslam, Nicola Graham-Kevan, Raeesa Jassat, Fiona Jones, Mick McKeown

Workforce development is crucial to the offender personality disorder (OPD) service to provide contemporary, evidenced care and treatment. This study aims to provide an overview…

Investigating the impact of support through enhanced management (StEM) on safety measures within the women’s estate prisons – a matched control group study

Laura Ramsay, Nicholas Smith

This study aims to investigate the impact of support through enhanced management (StEM) on the safety of people who have committed offences, who reside in the women’s estate…

A qualitative exploration of the role of employment in desistance and subsequent identity change – ex-prisoners’ lived experiences

Natasha Rhoden, Sarah Senker, Emily Glorney

In the context of desistance, employment has been described as a contributing factor in the formation of a non-offending identity. This study aims to examine the lived experiences…

Women admitted to forensic psychiatry in Flanders (Belgium): who are they?

Jan De Varé, Vivienne de Vogel, An de Decker, Sabine Tremmery, Kasia Uzieblo, Leen Cappon

Despite the rising number of females in forensic psychiatry, research about their characteristics remains limited and is currently lacking in Belgium. Optimizing knowledge about…