Social Psychology in Forensic Practice

Joel Harvey is a senior lecturer in forensic psychology at the Department of Law and Criminology, Royal Holloway, University of London, UK. He holds a PhD in criminology from the Institute of Criminology, University of Cambridge, and a doctorate in clinical psychology from the University of Manchester. He has previously published Young Men in Prison: Surviving and Adapting to Life Inside (2007/2012), and co-edited Psychological Therapy in Prisons and Other Secure Settings (2010) and Young People in Forensic Mental Health Settings: Psychological Thinking and Practice (2015). Derval Ambrose is a Consultant Forensic Psychologist and the lead psychologist for the Offender Personality Disorder service in South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust. She has worked and held leaderships posts across several organisations, including the National Health Service, HM Prison Service, London Probation Service, the National Offender Management Service and the third sector. Additionally, she is an Honorary Visiting Associate at the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience at King’s College London, UK.

Foreword

Rosie Meek

1. Introduction

Joel Harvey and Derval Ambrose

2. Attributions and Biases

Laura Bowden, Emily Glorney, and Emily Durber

3. Social Identity Theories

Deborah Morris and Elanor Webb

4. Impression Management

Joel Harvey and Deborah H. Drake

5. Attitudes and Beliefs

Lara Arsuffi

6. Aggression

Matt Bruce and Veronica Rosenberger

7. Group Formation and Behaviour

Derval Ambrose and Tania Tancred

8. Coercion and Social Influence

Vyv Huddy and Timothy A. Carey

9. Ostracism

Dennis Kaip and Joel Harvey

10. Stereotyping and Prejudice

Derval Ambrose, Colin Campbell and Dennis Kaip