The Journal of Forensic Practice: Volume 16 Issue 4
Research relating to criminology, psychology and evidence-based practice across all forensic settings
Table of contents
Constructing faces from memory: the impact of image likeness and prototypical representations
Charlie D. Frowd, David White, Richard I. Kemp, Rob Jenkins, Kamran Nawaz, Kate HeroldResearch suggests that memory for unfamiliar faces is pictorial in nature, with recognition negatively affected by changes to image-specific information such as head pose…
Staff attitudes towards young people in looked after accommodation
Jennifer Copley, Dan Johnson, Stella BainTo consider the power of psychological well-being, empathy and coping style in predicting staff attitudes towards young people in looked after accommodation, involved in or at…
Functional illiteracy and neurocognitive deficits among male prisoners: implications for rehabilitation
Tiina Tuominen, Tapio Korhonen, Heikki Hämäläinen, Satu Temonen, Helena Salo, Jouko Katajisto, Hannu Lauerma– The purpose of this paper is to determine the nature of the academic skills deficits in male offenders and their relation to neurocognitive deficits.
Prediction of treatment outcomes for personality disordered offenders
Sarah-Jane Archibald, Colin Campbell, Derval AmbroseEvidence has shown associations between personality disorder (PD) and poor treatment outcomes. The purpose of this paper is to: first, establish which risk assessment method (i.e…
The relationship between violence, level of functioning, and treatment outcome in psychiatric inpatients
Irram Walji, Vincent Egan, Andres Fonseca, Adam HuxleyThere is an association between the diagnosis of a mental illness and violent behaviour. Individuals diagnosed with severe and enduring mental health difficulties who display…
Psychiatrists acting as expert witnesses – are they confident?
Rohit Gumber, John Devapriam, David Sallah, Sayeed KhanThe purpose of this paper is to ascertain the current competencies and training needs for being an expert witness of trainees (CT3, ST4-6) and career grade psychiatrists…
Evaluation of two community outreach forensic psychological services
Max Ward, Pamela AttwellThe purpose of this paper is to gauge service user’ perspectives on the effectiveness of two community outreach forensic psychological services in London for people with…
ISSN:
2050-8794Renamed from:
The British Journal of Forensic PracticeOnline date, start – end:
2013Copyright Holder:
Emerald Publishing LimitedOpen Access:
hybridEditors:
- Dr. Carol Ireland
- Dr Neil Gredecki