Damon Mitchell Author & Editor

Raymond Chip Tafrate, PhD, a clinical psychologist, is Professor of Criminology and Criminal Justice at Central Connecticut State University. He co-chairs the Forensic Issues and Externalizing Behaviors special interest group for the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, is a Fellow and Supervisor at the Albert Ellis Institute in New York City, and is a member of the Motivational Interviewing Network of Trainers. Dr. Tafrate frequently consults with criminal justice agencies regarding difficult-to-change problems such as anger dysregulation and criminal behavior. He has presented his research throughout North America, Europe, Asia, and Australia, and has published numerous journal articles, book chapters, and books.

Damon Mitchell, PhD, a clinical psychologist, is Professor of Criminology and Criminal Justice at Central Connecticut State University. As a criminal justice consultant, Dr. Mitchell has developed and delivered training workshops related to forensic assessment and treatment and has conducted evaluations of criminal justice programs. He has published numerous journal articles and book chapters as well as a coedited book.

David J. Simourd, PhD, CPsych, until his death in 2022, was in private practice in Kingston, Ontario, Canada, and had a 30-year career as a consultant/trainer, clinician, and researcher. Dr. Simourd published articles, delivered training workshops, and served as a consultant on offender assessment and treatment to a variety of correctional organizations throughout North America, Asia, and the Caribbean. He was on the editorial board of Criminal Justice and Behavior and was a member of the Ontario Review Board, the civil commitment board for mentally disordered offenders in Ontario. In 2019, he was elected as a Fellow of the Canadian Psychological Association.