CBT in the CJS

http://sumj.dundee.ac.uk/data/uploads/epub-article/008-sumj.review.pdf

Criminal defence psychology assessments

Private psychological assessments for medico-legal instructions of criminal defence and involving: acquired brain injury, learning disabilities, autism, mental illness, personality disorder and other psychopathologies. Based on the South West but able to travel.
Contact Dr Phil Moore on psychologyassessment@yahoo.co.uk

Fitness to Plead Assessment

Dr Nigel Blackwood of Kings is developing an assessment tool for determining fitness to plead in criminal cases using video vignettes: http://www.nuffieldfoundation.org/fitness-plead

BMJ Meta Review of Violence Risk Assessments

Full access to a BMJ systematic meta-review by Fazel et al. 2012 of violence risk assessment tools: http://www.bmj.com/content/345/bmj.e4692

2013 BPS forensic conference in Belfast

The annual BPS forensic conference is soon to be held in Belfast
http://www.bps.org.uk/events/conferences/division-forensic-psychology-annual-conference-2013

Prevalence of autism within prisons

US prevalence study indicates 4% autism prevalence in prisons versus 1% in the general population
http://www.forensicpsychologyunbound.ws/OAJFP/Volume_4__2012_files/Fazio%202012.pdf

Explanatory Leaflet for Those in the CJS with Learning Disabilities

A good resource for those who require to diseminate information to someone who has entered into the criminal justice system and has mild or moderate learning disabilities: http://www.rcpsych.ac.uk/pdf/StayingPositiveLD.pdf