The Journal of Forensic Practice: Volume 19 Issue 4

Editorial

Neil Gredecki, Carol Ireland

Personality disorder, treatment readiness and dropout from treatment in three community-based cognitive skills and violence reduction programmes

Jake Shaw, Robert Edelmann

The purpose of this paper is to investigate the relationship between personality disorder (PD) treatment readiness and dropout from three community-based offending behaviour group…

The PARALLEL Study (imPAct of expeRiencing Another’s seLf harm and suicidaL bEhaviour in hospitaL)

Rebecca Hargate, Sharon Howden, Emma Tarpey, Tammi Walker

The purpose of this paper is to explore the experiences of both staff and patients in a medium-secure mental health unit of the self-harm and/or suicidal behaviour of others…

Obesity in a forensic and rehabilitation psychiatric service: a missed opportunity?

Mark Huthwaite, Jane Elmslie, Susanna Every-Palmer, Eve Grant, Sarah E. Romans

The purpose of this paper is to study weight changes during psychiatric hospitalization, so as to identify “obesogenic” features in a mixed (forensic and rehabilitation) inpatient…

Women at the centre – using formulation to enhance partnership-working: a case study

Lisa Joanne Maltman, Emma Lucy Turner

The 2011 Offender Personality Disorder Strategy promoted formulation-led approaches to offender management. The purpose of this paper is to demonstrate how formulation can inform…

A service for non-offending partners of male sexual offenders

Simon Duff, Nick Wakefield, Aimee Croft, Lorraine Perry, Sophie Valavanis, Lisa Wright

The purpose of this paper is to present a case study of a novel service for the non-offending partners (NOPs) of men who have sexually offended against children.

Policing registered sex offenders

Stephanie Kewley

The purpose of this paper is to outline current police risk assessment and management practice when working with those convicted of sexual offences. The paper introduces the newly…

Mentally disordered young offenders in transition from child and adolescent to adult mental health services across England and Wales

Maria I. Livanou, Vivek Furtado, Swaran P. Singh

This paper provides an overview of transitions across forensic child and adolescent mental health services in England and Wales. The purpose of this paper is to delineate the…