Forensic psychologists : prisons, power, and vulnerability /

This book explores how forensic psychology has come to inhabit a central unifying discursive presence in the life world of modern carceral institutions. Providing a sociological and qualitative account of forensic practitioner psychologists, the author looks both in, and alongside, the work of such...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Warr, Jason (Author)
Format: e-Book
Language:English
Published: Bingley, U.K. : Emerald Publishing Limited, 2020.
Subjects:
Crime prevention.
Social Science > Criminology.
Crime & criminology.
Online Access:Full-text access
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Table of Contents:
  • Chapter 1: Introduction: Forensic Psychology and Her Majesty's Prison Service.
  • Chapter 2: Disciplinary Capital: Forensic Psychology, Power, and Expertise.
  • Chapter 3: Risk, Rehabilitation, and the Development of Forensic Psychological Services.
  • Chapter 4: The Values and Perspectives of Forensic Psychologists.
  • Chapter 5: Occupational Experiences of Forensic Psychologists.
  • Chapter 6: Adjuncts of Penal Power.
  • Chapter 7: Subalterns of Penal Power.
  • Chapter 8: Gender, Sexism, and the Prison.
  • Chapter 9: The Paradox of Being Vulnerable Adjuncts.

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