The impact of coping style, self-efficacy, emotional reaction and resilience on trauma related intrusive thoughts
This study aims to explore the impact of coping style, self-efficacy, resilience and emotional reaction of trauma related intrusions in young offenders. Design/methodology/approach This is a quantitative study using questionnaires. The sample was 152 young offenders in custody who were approached in their residential hall. Upon agreeing to participate they were given 24 hours to complete the questionnaire pack and returned these to the researcher at a designated time and place. Findings Over 90% of the sample indicated at least one traumatic event; 33.6% indicated 8 or more. Number of traumatic events did not impact...
Source: Journal of Forensic Practice - June 21, 2016 Category: Forensic Medicine Source Type: research
An exploration of staff and prisoner experiences of a newly commissioned personality disorder service within a category B male establishment
This study focussed on a small sample of staff and prisoners and their experiences of a newly implemented PDS. In addition, both staff and prisoners volunteered to take part in the study, and therefore may not be a representative sample. Consequently the results cannot be generalised to other establishments or PD services. Practical implications • Staff and prisoner experiences indicate that a multi-disciplinary approach to personality disorder services is desirable and can be effective.
• Prisoners are gaining experiences of positive therapeutic relationships with staff and hope that their experiences of the ...
Source: Journal of Forensic Practice - June 21, 2016 Category: Forensic Medicine Source Type: research
What is effective in promoting a healthy lifestyle in secure psychiatric settings? A review of the evidence for an integrated programme that targets modifiable health risk behaviours
This article provides a synthesis of findings in key areas of behaviour change relevant to improving the physical health of psychiatric patients in secure settings. It is a co-ordinated and interlinked lifestyle strategy that has applicability to similar services. (Source: Journal of Forensic Practice)
Source: Journal of Forensic Practice - June 21, 2016 Category: Forensic Medicine Source Type: research
Essential elements of treatment and care in high secure forensic inpatient services: an expert consensus study.
The Journal of Forensic Practice, Volume 18, Issue 3, August 2016. Purpose The evidence base for what works with forensic patients in high security inpatient settings has typically focused on outcome research and not included clinical expertise from practice-based experience, which is an important facet of evidence based practice. The aim of the current study was to establish whether experts with clinical and / or research experience in this setting could reach consensus on elements of high security hospital services that would be essential to the rehabilitation of forensic patients. Design/methodology/approach A thre...
Source: Journal of Forensic Practice - June 21, 2016 Category: Forensic Medicine Source Type: research
Monitoring antipsychotic side effects: a competed audit cycle conducted in a secure hospital
This article describes a completed audit cycle of the assessment and documentation of antipsychotic side effects reported by patients in a secure hospital setting. Design/methodology/approach The initial audit was carried out in 2012. As a result of the findings clinicians were recommended to use a brief structured side effect monitoring guide (the Glasgow Antipsychotic Side-Effect Scale (GASS-m)). The audit was repeated in 2015. Findings Of the 41 patients notes included in the initial audit, for only one (2.4%) was there evidence of a systematic and structured approach to monitoring antipsychotic side effects. In the...
Source: Journal of Forensic Practice - June 21, 2016 Category: Forensic Medicine Source Type: research
Procedural justice and frontline policing: the effects of the police complaints system
The Journal of Forensic Practice, Volume 18, Issue 3, August 2016. Purpose This paper presents results from a qualitative study exploring the complaints system within New South Wales Police Force (NSWPF) in Australia. The stories shared illustrate the impact of the complaints system on officers currently serving in this force. The study reveals how the complaints system impacts on both the working conditions and workplace environment of police officers, as well as impacting on the professional relationships amongst each other. Design/methodology/approach The study is qualitative in design, in which in-depth interview...
Source: Journal of Forensic Practice - June 21, 2016 Category: Forensic Medicine Source Type: research
Editorial
The Journal of Forensic Practice, Volume 18, Issue 3, August 2016. (Source: Journal of Forensic Practice)
Source: Journal of Forensic Practice - June 21, 2016 Category: Forensic Medicine Source Type: research
The benefits of multiple recollection strategies on adolescents ’ testimonies: quality versus within-statement consistency?
In conclusion, testimonies gathered with the MCI might be perceived as more complete and detailed than the ones gathered with the SI. Practical implications – The improvement of interview techniques helps solving criminal cases. Originality/value – The innovative asp ect of this work is that the benefits of the cognitive interview (CI) and the absence of an effect of inconsistency on accuracy are now also seen among adolescents. (Source: Journal of Forensic Practice)
Source: Journal of Forensic Practice - April 21, 2016 Category: Forensic Medicine Source Type: research
Guest editorial
The Journal of Forensic Practice, < a href="http://emeraldinsight.com/toc/jfp/18/2" > Volume 18, Issue 2 < /a > , May 2016. < br/ > (Source: Journal of Forensic Practice)
Source: Journal of Forensic Practice - April 21, 2016 Category: Forensic Medicine Source Type: research
Developing a professional identity in a new work environment: the views of defendant intermediaries working in the criminal courts
In this study six intermediaries who have worked with defendants were interviewed using a semi-structured interview and the interview transcripts were analysed using interpretative phenomenological analysis. Findings – Intermediaries appeared to be trying to make sense of their developing identities as professionals in the courtroom and this theme is conceptualised through social identity complexity theory. Practical impl ications – Health and care professionals undertaking a new function in the criminal justice sector should receive training about the psychological processes underlying developing professional ...
Source: Journal of Forensic Practice - April 21, 2016 Category: Forensic Medicine Source Type: research
Deceiving suspects about the content of their alibis: consequences for truthful and untruthful suspects
The Journal of Forensic Practice, < a href="http://emeraldinsight.com/toc/jfp/18/2" > Volume 18, Issue 2 < /a > , Page 143-154, May 2016. < br/ > Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to test how modifying one’s alibi statement interacts with exposure to deceptive interrogation techniques. Design/methodology/approach – In all, 90 participants walked about a university building for 15 minutes and either stole an envelope from a staff pigeon hole (guilty condition) or put the envelope there along the way (innocent condition). Subsequently, participants were asked to provide an alibi for the past 15 minutes. Guil...
Source: Journal of Forensic Practice - April 21, 2016 Category: Forensic Medicine Source Type: research
Putting the Mr. Big technique back on trial: a re-examination of probative value and abuse of process through a scientific lens
The Journal of Forensic Practice, < a href="http://emeraldinsight.com/toc/jfp/18/2" > Volume 18, Issue 2 < /a > , Page 131-142, May 2016. < br/ > Purpose – A recent Supreme Court of Canada (SCC) ruling resulted in stricter rules being placed on how police organizations can obtain confessions through a controversial undercover operation, known as the Mr. Big technique. The SCC placed the onus on prosecutors to demonstrate that the probative value of any Mr. Big derived confession outweighs its prejudicial effect, and that the police must refrain from an abuse of process (i.e. avoid overcoming the will of the accused to...
Source: Journal of Forensic Practice - April 21, 2016 Category: Forensic Medicine Source Type: research
The benefits of multiple recollection strategies on adolescents ’ testimonies: quality versus within-statement consistency?
In conclusion, testimonies gathered with the MCI might be perceived as more complete and detailed than the ones gathered with the SI. Practical implications – The improvement of interview techniques helps solving criminal cases. Originality/value – The innovative asp ect of this work is that the benefits of the cognitive interview (CI) and the absence of an effect of inconsistency on accuracy are now also seen among adolescents. (Source: Journal of Forensic Practice)
Source: Journal of Forensic Practice - April 21, 2016 Category: Forensic Medicine Source Type: research
Question type and its effect on children ' s maintenance and accuracy during courtroom testimony
The Journal of Forensic Practice, < a href="http://emeraldinsight.com/toc/jfp/18/2" > Volume 18, Issue 2 < /a > , Page 104-117, May 2016. < br/ > Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to investigate the influence of question type (open-ended, prompted, reverse order and chronological order recall) on children’s ability to maintain a truth or a lie in a two-part mock-courtroom study. Design/methodology/approach – In total, 96 children (M ag e=131.00 months) between 9 and 12 years of age were asked to testify about an interaction with a research assistant the week prior. They were assigned to one of four conditi...
Source: Journal of Forensic Practice - April 21, 2016 Category: Forensic Medicine Source Type: research
A guide to clarifying evidence in Australian child forensic interviews
The Journal of Forensic Practice, < a href="http://emeraldinsight.com/toc/jfp/18/2" > Volume 18, Issue 2 < /a > , Page 91-103, May 2016. < br/ > Purpose – Interviewing victims of child sex abuse requires considerable care in order to minimise error. Due to children’s heightened suggestibility any question asked of a child could potentially incite error that could undermine the witness’s credibility. A focus group was conducted in order to faci litate the development of guidance for interviewers around the circumstances in which it is necessary to ask children follow-up questions in an interview. The paper aims to d...
Source: Journal of Forensic Practice - April 21, 2016 Category: Forensic Medicine Source Type: research
