
Clinical Interventions in Criminal Justice Settings
Evidence-Based Practice
Description
Key Features
- Addresses offenders in all four components of the criminal justice system—legislation, law enforcement, courts and corrections
- Covers the use of actuarial risk assessment instruments for clinical decision-making
- Includes tools that predict recidivism, levels of service needed, and future offending behavior
- Separates specific practices for juvenile and adult offenders
- Delves into specific special populations, such as those with HIV and AIDS, substance abuse, co-occurring disorders and homelessness
Readership
Clinicians such as psychologists, social workers, counselors, case managers, and psychiatric nurses providing services to criminal justice-involved populations (both youth and adult) in all four branches of the criminal justice system (legislation, law enforcement, courts, and corrections)
Table of Contents
1. Introduction to Evidence-based Practices and Principles in the Criminal Justice System
2. Using Evidence to Inform Clinical Practice
3. An Overview of Implementation Fidelity
4. Clinical Outcomes for Criminal Justice Populations
5. The Evidence-Based Rating and Classification Process
6. Risk Assessment and Treatment Levels
7. Evidence-Based Practices for Juveniles in the Juvenile Justice System
8. Evidence-Based Practices for Adults in the Criminal Justice System
9. Evidence-Based Practice With Special Criminal Justice Populations
10. Implementing Evidence-Based Practices and Principles With Criminal Justice Populations
11. Criminal Justice Initiatives Using Evidence-Based Practices and Principles
Appendix: Resources for Evidence-Based Criminal Justice Practice
Product details
- No. of pages: 220
- Language: English
- Copyright: © Academic Press 2018
- Published: January 4, 2018
- Imprint: Academic Press
- Paperback ISBN: 9780128113813
- eBook ISBN: 9780128113820
About the Authors
George Patterson
Affiliations and Expertise
Warren Graham
Affiliations and Expertise
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