The British Journal of Forensic Practice: Volume 12 Issue 3

Editorial

Carol Ireland, Neil Gredecki

Therapeutic process in the treatment of sexual offenders: a review article

Geris Serran, William Marshall

This paper reviews the literature on therapeutic process specific to sexual offender treatment. The general clinical literature emphasises the importance of therapist style, the…

Evaluation of a drug and alcohol relapse prevention programme in a special hospital: an interpretative phenomenological analysis

Gordon Ritchie, Sarah Weldon, Gary Macpherson, Heather Laithwaite

This study explores dual‐diagnosis patients' perspectives on a relapse prevention programme in a special hospital. Few qualitative studies have been conducted to explore the views…

Pillars and pathways: foundations of recovery in Irish forensic mental health care

Pauline Gill, Paul McKenna, Helen O'Neill, Johnny Thompson, David Timmons

The Central Mental Hospital in Ireland is one of the oldest forensic mental health units in Europe. The hospital is currently in the process of transforming from a single…

Long‐term care needs in male medium security

John Jacques, Sarah‐Jane Spencer, Paul Gilluley

Medium secure units were designed to treat patients for up to three years, but some patients spend longer in acute medium secure settings which in general do not have a 'longer…

Homicide by an older adult offender: assessment, formulation and treatment

Lara Arsuffi

Senior individuals are far more commonly the victims of aggression than the perpetrators, but a small minority of older adults do commit crimes. This paper describes the case of a…

Multisystemic Therapy and Neighborhood Partnerships. Reducing Adolescent Violence and Substance Abuse

Kerry Ferguson