Forensic Practice in the Community

‘This book should be essential reading for all of those who are interested in working with offenders, young and old. Written by a group of leading practitioners and researchers, the book provides a detailed account of how to work in community settings in ways which not only address the psychological and social needs of offenders, but also effectively manage the risk of further offending occurring.’ - Professor Andrew Day, Clinical and Forensic Psychologist, Deakin University, Australia

‘This book provides a wide-ranging overview of theory and practice in a previously neglected area. This neglect is all the more remarkable because of the area's crucial importance at so many levels. The area - that of forensic practice in the community - now has a major new text to support and stimulate its growth.’ - Adrian Needs, Principal Lecturer, Department of Psychology, University of Portsmouth, UK

‘This book is a joy: clearly and straight-forwardly written, it addresses subjects which remain under-explored in the academic and professional literature. "Forensic" practice can mean many things, but the focus of this book is on helping criminal justice practitioners working in the community to assess their clients and, indeed, to assess whether they, the practitioners, are doing a good job. Community-based services are often the "poor relation" of custodial services, and not only in funding terms. Yet the job of practitioners working in the community is vitally important, hugely complex, and brings with it equally daunting moral responsibilities. This wise, honest, thoughtful and thought-provoking book will contribute hugely not only to the decision-making of those who have to make these decisions, but also to those academics and students who are thinking about the subject "from the outside".’ - Nicola Padfield, Master, Fitzwilliam College, Cambridge and Reader in Criminal and Penal Justice, University of Cambridge, UK

This book should be essential reading for all of those who are interested in working with offenders, young and old. Written by a group of leading practitioners and researchers, the book provides a detailed account of how to work in community settings in ways which not only address the psychological and social needs of offenders, but also effectively manages the risk of further offending occurring.

Professor Andrew Day, Clinical and Forensic Psychologist, Deakin University, Australia

This book provides a wide-ranging overview of theory and practice in a previously neglected area. This neglect is all the more remarkable because of the area’s crucial importance at so many levels. The area – that of forensic practice in the community – now has a major new text to support and stimulate its growth.

Adrian Needs, Principal Lecturer, Department of Psychology, University of Portsmouth