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Forensic Psychologists Prisons, Power, and Vulnerability.
Built on a large body of research relating specifically to forensic psychologists and prison life more generally, this book examines how this professional discipline has become central to life within the modern prison. Exploring a number of themes, it takes the reader behind the scenes of forensic p...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Bingley :
Emerald Publishing Limited,
2020.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Cover
- Forensic Psychologists
- Forensic Psychologists: Prisons, Power, and Vulnerability
- Copyright
- Dedication
- Table of Contents
- List of Figures
- Glossary
- About the Author
- Preface
- 1. Introduction: Forensic Psychology and Her Majesty's Prison Service
- 2. Disciplinary Capital: Forensic Psychology, Power, and Expertise
- Medicalisation of Society and Deviance
- Power, Knowledge, Expertise and the Prison
- Psychology, Power and the Prison
- The Keepers of the Gate
- 3. Risk, Rehabilitation, and the Development of Forensic Psychological Services
- The Development of Psychological Services
- Historical Structure3
- Staff Cultures and the Experience of the Prison
- Current Roles
- The Treatment Industry
- PIPES and Therapeutic Communities
- 4. The Values and Perspectives of Forensic Psychologists
- Humanists
- Functionalists
- Utilitarians
- Retributivists
- The Idealist
- The Cynic
- Conclusion
- 5. Occupational Experiences of Forensic Psychologists
- Occupational Satisfaction
- The Product of Labour
- Intellectual and Professional Challenge
- Prosociality and Support
- Occupational Dissatisfaction
- Occupational Role and Ontological Ambiguity
- Occupational Factors: Workload
- Negative Peer Relationships and Team Dynamics
- Training and Career Advancement
- Relational and Social Frustrations
- Emotional Labour and the Problem of Spillage
- 6. Adjuncts of Penal Power
- Medicalisation and Psychology
- The Psychologist as 'Expert'
- Psychology and Bureaucratic Forms of Power
- Coerced Involvement and Ethical Blindness
- Psychology, Power and Neutralisation
- 7. Subalterns of Penal Power
- Territoriality: Offender Management vs Psychology
- The Uniformed Body: Intimidation and Bullying
- Banter
- Impositional Dominance by Uniformed Staff
- Isolational Dominance by Uniformed Staff
- 8. Gender, Sexism, and the Prison
- Gendered Constraints and Burdens
- Sexism in the Workplace
- Sexualised Gossiping and Propositioning
- Coping Strategies
- Armouring
- Avoidance
- 9. The Paradox of Being Vulnerable Adjuncts
- References
- Index