Research Catalog

Title

Applying psychology to imprisonment : theory and practice / edited by Barry J. McGurk, David M. Thornton, Mark Williams.

Publication

London : H.M.S.O., 1987.

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Details

Additional Authors

• McGurk, Barry J.
• Thornton, David M.
• Williams, J. Mark G.

Description

xviii, 480 pages : illustrations; 25 cm

Subject

• Correctional psychology
• Prison psychology
• Corrections > England
• Prisons
• Jails
• Prisons
• Prisoners > psychology
• Jails
• Correctional psychology
• Corrections
• Prison psychology
• Angewandte Psychologie
• Gefängnis
• Prisons > Great Britain
• Prison administration > Great Britain
• Prisoners > Great Britain
• Prison psychology > Great Britain
• Criminal psychology > Great Britain
• Prisons > Great Britain > Officials and employees
• England

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographies.

Contents

Section I Theory -- 1. Biological theory -- P.H. Venables and A. Raine -- 2. Personality theory and the problems of criminality -- H.J. Eysenck -- 3. Psychoanalysis and crime -- P. Kline -- 4. Reversal theory -- M.J. Apter and K.C.P. Smith -- 5. Radical behaviourism -- M. Williams -- 6. Rational choice theory and prison psychology -- R.V. Clarke -- 7. Moral development theory -- D. Thornton -- Section II -- Practice -- 8. The selection of prison officers -- B.J. McGurk and N.L. Fludger -- 9. Interactive skills training for prison officers -- M. Bagshawe and K. Baxter -- 10. Treatment effects on recidivism: a reaprraisal of the 'Nothing Works' doctrine -- D. Thornton -- 11. A psychological treatment programme for sex offenders -- D.E. Perkins -- 12. Social skills training: case study with a sex offender -- B.J. McGurk and T.C. Newell -- 13. Social skills training -- G. Huff -- 14. A stimulus sation treatment programme with a young male firesetter -- C.J. Daniel -- 15. Shame aversion therapy and social skills training with an indecent exposer -- C.J. Daniel -- 16. Attitude change and the violent football supporter -- C. McDougall, R.M. Barnett and B. Willis -- 17. Victim offender reconciliation -- G. Launay -- 18. Cognitive control of anger -- C. McDougall, R.M. Barnett, B. AShurst and B. Willis -- 19. Group based treatment for serious institutional offending -- E. Cullen -- 20. Job skills ofr young offenders -- Z. Ashmore and J. Jarvie -- 21. AIDS in prison -- L. Curran -- 22. Relative preferences for privileges available for privileges -- M. Williams, K. Nooney and I. Ray -- 23. Social work needs of prisoners: a survey -- M. Williams, K. Nooney and I. Ray -- 24. The vocational interest of female prisoners -- B.J McGurk, C. Stewart, and I. Ray -- 25. Prison sanitation facilities and related factors influencing prisoners' preferences for cell sharing -- B.J McGurk and N.L Fludger -- 26. Hostage incidents in the Prison Serivce (1972 -- 1985) -- T. Smith and B. Conlin -- 27. Probability of detection and institional vandalism -- F. Graham -- 28. Sex offenders segregated for their own protection under Rule 43 -- D. Thornton -- 29. Assessing custodial adjustment -- D. Thornton -- 30. Correctional evaluation of custodial regimes.

ISBN

• 011340851X
• 9780113408511

LCCN

88122696

OCLC

• ocm20419719
• 20419719
• SCSB-8923221

Owning Institutions

Princeton University Library