Psychologists as ‘the quiet ones with the power’: understanding indeterminate sentenced prisoners’ experiences of psychological risk assessment in the United Kingdom

Prisoners serving indeterminate sentences in the United Kingdom do not know when or if they will be released from prison. Release and progression decisions are determined by the risk the ISP presents of reoffending. This makes the assessment of risk a high stakes business for ISPs. Whilst there is a...

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Authors: Shingler, Jo (Author) ; Needs, Adrian (Author) ; Sonnenberg, Stefanie J. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2020
In: Psychology, crime & law
Year: 2020, Volume: 26, Issue: 6, Pages: 571-592
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Keywords:
Risk Assessment
Grounded Theory
indeterminate sentence
Prisoners
Psychological Assessment