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Grendon and the Emergence of Forensic Therapeutic Communities - Developments in Research and Practice
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Grendon and the Emergence of Forensic Therapeutic Communities - Developments in Research and Practice
This unique collection of research and practice papers highlight HMP Grendon's groundbreaking and sustained contribution to our understanding of the role therapeutic communities have in effective interventions with offenders. - Reveals the history and research behind HMP Grendon, one of the first prisons to develop therapeutic communities
- Combines a mixture of quantitative and qualitative research papers, coupled with historical, theoretical and practice commentary
- Features quantitative research based on unusually complete and extensive records, collected over an extended period and stored in Grendon's database
- Provides an international perspective with prominent figures from America and Holland
Richard Shuker is a Chartered Forensic Psychologist and Head of Psychology and Research at HMP Grendon. He is series editor for the book series Issues in Forensic Psychology and has publications in the areas of therapeutic communities, risk assessment, and treatment readiness and outcome. Elizabeth Sullivan is currently Senior Lecturer in Social Work at the University of Bedfordshire and a Non-Executive Director on the Board of Bedfordshire and Luton NHS Partnership Mental Health Trust. Dr Sullivan was a Senior Research Officer at HMP Grendon between 2004 and 2007, during which time she expanded the qualitative research agenda.
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