The Journal of Forensic Practice: Volume 26 Issue 1

Group-based mindfulness interventions in prisons: a selective critical review

Madison Fern Harding-White, Dara Mojtahedi, Jerome Carson

The use of mindfulness interventions (MIs) as means to manage unwanted or undesirable affect and behaviour has increased in popularity recently. This has resulted in the trial of…

Animal abuse recidivism: a narrative review

Olivia Reid, Emma Alleyne

The purpose of this paper is to consolidate and evaluate the available research on animal abuse recidivism.

First insights into post-pandemic distress in a high secure hospital: correlates among staff and patients

Yara Levtova, Irma Melunovic, Caroline Louise Mead, Jane L. Ireland

This preliminary investigation aims to examine the psychological impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on patients and staff within a high secure service.

Deception detection based on the linguistic style of honest and dishonest stories

Juan Camilo Carvajal Builes, Idaly Barreto, Carolina Gutiérrez de Piñeres

This study aims to describe and analyze the differences in the linguistic styles of honest and dishonest stories.

Children and adolescents as perpetrators of stalking: an overview

Ethan Barr, Andrew Newman

Stalking is considered a public health priority with a range of adverse outcomes. This paper aims to explore existing literature on children and adolescents as perpetrators of…

An exploration of mock juror experience during the deliberations of a defendant diagnosed with a personality disorder

Sophie Wootton, Sophia Tkazky, Henriette Bergstrøm

The purpose of this study is to investigate how mock jurors’ experiences of deliberations are impacted by the defendant having a personality disorder.