Forensic Psychology in Prisons and Probation

Dr Neil Gredecki is a Registered Forensic Psychologist, Chartered Scientist, and Chartered Psychologist with over 23 years’ experience in the assessment and treatment of forensic clients. He currently works as a Directorate Lead Psychologist within His Majesty’s Prison and Probation Service, where he manages psychological services for children in custody in England and Wales. He is also Senior Lecturer for the MSc Forensic Psychology and Mental Health course at the University of Manchester, where he is the Scientist-Practitioner Lead and module leader for the Offending Behaviour Interventions module.Dr Jo Bailey is a Registered Forensic Psychologist and Chartered Psychologist with over 34 years’ experience in the assessment and treatment of forensic clients and in leading a forensic service. Jo was awarded the Division of Forensic Psychology Senior Practitioner Award in 2013 from the British Psychological Society and an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in Her Majesty’s New Years Honours in 2020 for services to rehabilitation, public safety, and forensic psychology. Jo is Chief Psychologist for HMPPS and Head of Psychology Services Group, leading a service of around 900 staff.

• Foreword Neil Gredecki & Jo Bailey PART I: ASSESSMENT & INTERVENTION Chapter 1 – Ethics Rachael Lee & Julie Aspin Chapter 2 – Psychometric Testing Glenda Liell Chapter 3 – Risk Assessment Elizabeth Halsey, Jo Capelin & Hannah Lorimer Chapter 4 – Evidence-based Offending Behaviour Interventions Jamie Walton & Cara Cunningham Chapter 5 – The Rehabilitative Role of Technology in Prisons Sally Tilt PART II: SPECIALIST POPULATIONS Chapter 6 – Working with Young Adults Rachel O’Rourke, Emily Tarrant & Karen Anderson Chapter 7 – Contemporary Approaches for Working Responsively with Women in Prison Laura Ramsay, Bernadette Connolly, Aiveen Smith & Jude Kelman Chapter 8 – Counter Terrorism Lauren Aspey, Sarah Copp & Debbie Marsh Chapter 9 – Working with Long-term Prisoners: Close Supervision Centres (CSCs) and the Clinical Model Jo Gliddon, David Atkinson & Georgina Vince Chapter 10 – Indeterminate Sentenced Prisoners Lisa Smith & Karen Johnson Chapter 11 – The Contribution of Forensic Psychology in Understanding Neurodivergence within Prisons and Probation Populations Karen N. Thorne & Lorraine Hough Chapter 12 – Working with Prisoners in the Open Prison Estate Gary Goodley & Claire Smith Chapter 13 – Forensic Psychology in the Community Context Caroline Falgate & Kaye Thomas PART III: WORKING WITH THE SYSTEM Chapter 14 – Relational Environments & Practice Kerensa Hocken, Jenny Tew & Cate Gordon Chapter 15 – Staff Support Mark Crane, Sarah Pearson & Mary George Chapter 16 – Prison Safety: A Multi-faceted Issue Ripe for Innovation Paula Wilkinson & Thomas Bonser Chapter 17 – Applied Forensic Research Martin Fisher & Rosie Travers Chapter 18 – Management of Serious Incidents Carol Bond & Catharine Booth