This book explores applied research methods used in forensic
settings prisons, the probation service, courts and forensic mental
health establishments and provides a comprehensive 'how-to' guide
for forensic practitioners and researchers.
It provides practitioners and researchers with grounding in the
practical techniques appropriate for research in applied forensic
settings. This includes knowledge and skills of the research
process and the wide range of research methods (both quantitative
and qualitative) being applied in this arena. The text provides a
critical understanding of the problems, challenges and ethical
issues which can arise and ideas for managing these. Specific
attention is paid to empirical research within forensic populations
and settings including researching vulnerable groups (e.g.
offenders and the mentally ill in secure settings), evaluating
treatment programmes, and the uses and problems of randomised
control trials.
The book is clearly structured, with each methodology chapter
describing the background of the approach; the type of research
questions addressed; design principles and issues; the types of
analysis that can be utilised; strengths and limitations of the
method; future directions and further sources of information.
Through the inclusion of case studies and illustrative examples
from forensic researchers and practitioners who have extensive
experience of conducting applied research, this book tackles
real-life problems typically faced by researchers and
practitioners.
Research in Practice for Forensic Professionals is an essential
one-stop resource for practitioners (such as psychologists, nursing
and medical staff, prison and probation workers, social workers,
occupational therapists) who have an interest in research and in
evaluating their own work and the services in which they work. It
will also be of interest to students studying areas of applied
research, such as forensic psychology or applied criminology and
those teaching them.
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