Psychology in Prisons

Graham Towl is a widely experienced and published forensic psychologist working for the prison service with visiting academic positions at the Universities of Cambridge and Kent. He has experience of working with a broad range of staff from health and social service settings.

Foreword: David P. Farrington, Cambridge University. List of Contributors. Series Editors' Preface. Preface. 1. Psychological Services in HM Prison Service: Graham Towl, Prison Service Headquarters, London. 2. Psychologists' Recruitment: Zoe Ashmore, Prison Service Headquarters, London, and Debbie Tanner, Prison Service Headquarters, London. 3. Staff Training: Danielle Forbes, Prison Service, Eastern. 4. Incident Management: Zoe Ashmore, Prison Service Headquarters, London. 5. Applying the Research on Reducing Recidivism to Prison Regimes: Phil Wilmott. 6. Evaluating Groupwork in Prisons: Caroline Friendship, Prison Service Headquarters, London, and Louise Falshaw, Prison Service Headquarters, London. 7. Sex Offender Groupwork: Wayne Stockton, Prison Service, London area psychologist, and David Crighton, Prison Service Psychologist, Kent, Surrey and Sussex. 8. Violent-Offender Groupwork: Karen Brady, Prison Service, Kent, Surrey and Sussex, and David Crighton, Prison Service psychologist, Kent, Surrey and Sussex. 9. Cognitive-Skills Groupwork: Michelle Thomas, Prison Service, Kent, Surrey and Sussex, and Serena Jackson, Prison Service, Kent, Surrey and Sussex. 10. Anger-Management Groupwork: Michael Jennings, Prison Service, Lancashire and Cumbria. 11. Working with Lifers: Phil Willmot, Prison Service psychologist, East Midlands North. 12. Working with Young Offenders and Juveniles: Martha Blom-Cooper, Prison Service, Kent, Surrey and Sussex. 13. Working with Women Prisoners: Lorraine Mosson, Prison Service, West Midlands. 14. Working with Suicidal Prisoners: David Crighton, Prison Service psychologist, Kent, Surrey and Sussex. 15. Working with Bullies and Their Victims: Jane Ireland, Personality Disorder Unit, Ashworth Hospital, and Psychology Department, University of Central Lancashire. 16. Managing Disruptive Prisoners: Sarah Selvey, Forensic Psychology Unit, HMP Woodhill. References. Appendix: Revolving Doors Agency. Index.