Handbook of Forensic Mental Health with Victims and Offenders: Assessment, Treatment, and Research

From expert testimony advice to treating HIV-positive incarcerated women, this handbook contains the most current research and tested field practices for child welfare through adulthood in the civil and criminal system.
Encompassing a wide range of treatments, roles, specialized practices, research, and diagnoses, the Handbook of Forensic Mental Health With Victims and Offenders will guide practicing professionals through the forensic social work issues they encounter on a daily basis, such as:
Prevention of prisoners' sudden deaths
Expert witness testimony in child welfare and women battering
Treatment of dually diagnosed adolescents
The overrepresentation of African-Americans incarcerated for juvenile delinquency
Jail mental health services for adults
Drug courts and PTSD in inmates with substance abuse histories
Recidivism prevention
Basic tasks in post-trauma intervention with victims and offenders
Culture and gender considerations in restorative justice
Edited by Dr. Albert R. Roberts and Dr. David W. Springer, with contributions by leaders in the field, this handbook should top the list of must-have publications for all forensic social workers.