Theory, Research and Practice
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Names: Wormith, J. S., editor. | Craig, Leam, editor. | Hogue, Todd E., editor.
Title: The Wiley Handbook of what works in violence risk management : theory, research and practice / J. Stephen Wormith, Leam A. Craig, and Todd E. Hogue.
Description: First edition. | Hoboken, NJ : John Wiley & Sons, 2020. | Series: What works with offender rehabilitation series | Includes bibliographical references and index.
Identifiers: LCCN 2019045102 (print) | LCCN 2019045103 (ebook) | ISBN 9781119315711 (hardback) | ISBN 9781119315759 (paperback) | ISBN 9781119315889 (adobe pdf) | ISBN 9781119315971 (epub)
Subjects: LCSH: Violence. | Violent crimes. | Violent offenders.
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In memory of J. Stephen Wormith
The late J. Stephen Wormith, Ph.D, was a Professor in the Psychology Department at the University of Saskatchewan (U of S) where he taught in the Department’s Clinical Psychology program and its Applied Social Psychology program. He was also the Director of the Centre of Forensic Behavioural Science and Justice Studies, which was also at U of S. Previously he worked as a psychologist in the Correctional Service of Canada (CSC) and was Psychologist‐in‐Chief for the Ontario Ministry of Community Safety and Correctional Services. He was a Fellow of the Canadian Psychological Association (CPA) and represented CPA at the National Associations Active in Criminal Justice (NACJ). He co‐authored the Level of Service/Case Management Inventory (2004) with D. A. Andrews and J. Bonta, and participated internationally in research and training on risk assessment. He was on the editorial board of Criminal Justice and Behavior, Psychological Services and the Canadian Journal of Criminology and Criminal Justice. He was also on the Board of Directors of the International Association for Correctional and Forensic Psychology (IACFP). In 2015, he received the Edwin I. Megargee Distinguished Contribution Award from the IACFP. In the following year, he received a Teaching Leadership Award from the American Psychological Association’s Division 18, Criminal Justice Section.
Dr. Wormith’s research activities have concentrated on the assessment and treatment of offenders and community‐based crime prevention initiatives. He consulted with provincial and federal government correctional ministries and for the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP). He served as an expert witness on matters of offender assessment and treatment. He also coached Pee‐wee hockey.
Leam A. Craig, Ph.D, MAE, FBPsS, FAcSS, C.Sci, C.Psychol, EuroPsy., is a Consultant Forensic and Clinical Psychologist and Partner at Forensic Psychology Practice Ltd. He is a Chartered dual Registered Forensic and Clinical Psychologist. He is Hon. Professor of Forensic Psychology at the Centre for Applied Psychology, University of Birmingham, and Visiting Professor of Forensic Clinical Psychology at Birmingham City University. He is a Fellow of the British Psychological Society and the Academy of Social Sciences and Full Member of the Academy of Experts. In 2013 he was the recipient of the Senior Academic Award by the Division of Forensic Psychology for distinguished contributions to academic knowledge in forensic psychology. He has experience working in various forensic settings including prisons, probation and secure forensic psychiatric services throughout England and Wales and Northern Ireland. He is currently a Consultant to the National Probation Service working on the Offenders with Personality Disorder Pathway. He acts as an expert witness to civil and criminal courts in the assessment of sexual and violent offenders and in matters of child protection. He has previously been instructed by the Catholic and Church of England Dioceses, South African Police Service and the United States Air Force in matters of risk assessment of sexual offenders. In 2015 he co‐ authored a Ministry of Justice research report into the use of expert witnesses in family law. In 2016 he was appointed as Chair of the British Psychological Society Expert Witness Advisory Group. He sits on the editorial boards of several international journals and has over 100 publications including 12 books published/in press. He is a Series Editor for the Wiley Handbook on What Works in Offender Rehabilitation book series for Wiley‐Blackwell. His research interests include sexual and violent offenders, personality disorder, forensic risk assessment and the use of psychologists as expert witnesses.
Todd E. Hogue, Ph.D, is a Registered Forensic and Clinical Psychologist and Professor of Forensic Psychology at the University of Lincoln. He started his career in the British Prison Service working primarily with sexual offenders including organising the national training for staff implementing the original Sex Offender Treatment Programme in the UK. He practiced in community mental health and secure residential settings for adolescents before moving to Rampton high secure hospital where he was psychology lead for the development of a specialist Personality Disorder Service and subsequent development of the Peaks Unit as part of the Dangerous and Severe Personality (DSPD) initiative. All his practice has focused on the development of forensic clinical services for individuals who are hard to engage and have high risk sexual and violent offending histories. His research interests include understanding the impact of attitudes towards sexual offenders and the extent to which attitudes impact on risk perception, clinical practice and social policy. The development of new methods of measuring sexual interest / deviant interest using implicit methodologies such as eye‐tracking and touch technologies and evaluating the effect of applied practice initiatives on offender care, reintegration and reoffending. Since 2006 he has been Professor of Forensic Psychology at the University of Lincoln where he developed undergraduate and postgraduate in forensic psychology programmes and has published over 50 peer reviewed articles. He now acts as Director of Research for the College of Social Science.
Editors Note: The editors would like to acknowledge and express their appreciation for the administrative assistance provided to this project by Brandon Sparks, a graduate student at the University of Saskatchewan.