Forensic Practice in the Community

<p>Forensic practice in the community is a neglected subject. There are many books looking at forensic work in secure settings, such as prisons or hospitals, but very little has been written about forensic practice in the community. This book describes the current and exciting developments in this area, for both young people and adults, by leaders in their field. It is in the community where interventions with those who have offended are all ultimately tested. Bringing together a range of experts from both the practitioner and academic community, this book covers:</p><p>•multisystemic therapy for families, </p><p>•sexual and violent offending, </p><p>•learning disabilities, </p><p>•substance misuse, </p><p>•risk assessment, prediction and management,</p><p>•personality disordered offenders </p><p>•resettlement following custody,</p><p>•desistance of criminal behaviour,</p><p>•community interventions. </p><p>Beginning with an overview of forensic practice in the community, the book addresses policy, practice and ethical issues, focusing on the specific dilemmas facing practitioners and providing an analysis of international perspectives. It describes how to meet the challenge of significantly diverting and reducing the prison population through more effective community intervention with adults and young people and also makes suggestions for the future.</p><p>This book offers a range of recent case studies, has descriptions of new areas of community practice by those working or studying in that area and covers cutting-edge developments in practice and policy. It will be of interest to academics, practitioners and students in forensic psychology, as well as social workers, probation officers, youth offending officers, police officers, criminal justice agencies and mental health professionals.</p> <p><strong>Part 1: Forensic practice in the community - Introduction and Assessment</strong> 1. Overview of forensic services in the community, <em>Andrew Bridges & Kasturi Torchia</em> 2. Assessment in Community Settings, <em>Joel Harvey </em>3. Dilemmas and ethical decision-making: reflective practice in community settings, <em>Gerard Drennan, Sara Casado & Louise Minchin </em>4. International Perspectives, <em>Natalie Woodier </em><strong>Part 2: Forensic practice in the community- Treatment approaches </strong>5. Working with Sex offenders in Community Settings, <em>Derek Perkins </em>6. Violent Offending: Developments in Assessment and Treatment in the Community, <em>Matt Bruce </em>7. Learning Disabilities, <em>Dave Nash</em> 8. Addressing Substance Misuse: Developments in Community-Based Interventions, <em>Matt Gaskell </em><strong>Part 3: Forensic practice in the community- Management in the community </strong><em> </em>9. Managing risk in the community, <em>Simone Fox and Richard Latham </em>10. Family Intervention: Multisystemic therapy, <em>Zoë Ashmore </em>11. Offending Behaviour Programmes: managing the transition from prison into the community, <em>Richard Shuker and Andrew Bates </em>12. Community risk management for high harm personality disordered offenders, <em>Phil Minoudis </em>13. Desistance from Crime, <em>Anthony Bottoms </em>14. Future Directions for Forensic Practice in the Community, <i>Lord Keith Bradley, John Shine and Rebecca Morland.</i></p>