Esta pesquisa tem como campo de investigação a aplicação da prática psicanalítica fora da clínica stricto sensu (extensão). O seu eixo norteador é a interface do Direito com a Psicanálise e seu foco de atenção é a inserção do psicólogo psicanalista nos Tribunais de Justiça para prestar serviços vinculados às Varas de Família. Procura-se verificar a prática desse profissional em termos de sua coerência com os conceitos fundamentais da psicanálise e, portanto, com uma práxis que questiona os ideais sociais, em uma instituição que o convoca a trabalhar a partir do discurso normativo. Para compreender o trabalho do psicólogo / psicanalista em uma perspectiva clínica, procurando definir seus principais conceitos operadores, utilizou-se a noção de cena como articuladora dos dois discursos: o jurídico e o psicanalítico. A cena jurídica é explicitada em seus parâmetros discursivos e compreendida em uma leitura antropológica sobre a sua instituição. A cena psicanalítica é abordada tendo como conceitos principais inconsciente, fantasia, desejo e demanda. Tanto a cena jurídica quanto a cena psicanalítica são vinculadas fundamentalmente às questões da família para, em seguida, explicitarem-se os conceitos fundamentais e os orientadores da prática possível do psicanalista no Tribunal de Família. Nesse percurso, faz-se uma leitura da perícia judicial conforme as elaborações de Michel Foucault para propor uma prática diferenciada de acordo com as formulações de Freud e de Lacan sobre o desejo e a demanda. Para responder à questão sobre a possibilidade de ocupar a posição do psicanalista e intervir nos casos atendidos em Varas de Família, utilizou-se o estudo de caso de alguns processos judiciais encaminhados à Central de Serviço Social e Psicologia do Fórum Lafayette (Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais) e atendidos pelo próprio pesquisador, haja vista sua inserção na instituição como Psicólogo Judicial. O critério para a escolha dos casos foi a presença de conflito familiar instituído no qual se tentou a intervenção pelo viés da escuta analítica. Concluiu-se pela possibilidade de intervenção em alguns casos, dentro dos limites impostos pela instituição e pelo lugar que o psicanalista pode ocupar na interface desses discursos. / The following research has as an investigation field the application of the psychoanalythical practice outside the clinic strict sense. Its guiding axis is the interface of the law and the psychoanalysis, and its focus of attention is the insertion of the psychoanalist psychologist in the Law Courts, in order to render services linked with the Family Court. It is intended to verify the practise of such professional in terms of his coherence with the fundamental concepts of psychoanalysis and, thus, with a praxis which questions the social ideals, in an institution which convokes him to work based upon the normative discourse. In order to inderstand the work of this psychologist / psychoanalist from a clinical perspective. Aiming at defining his main operating concepts, a notion os scene as an articulation joint of two discourses: the juridical and the psychoanalythical ones. The juridical scene is made explicit in its discoursive parameters and from an anthropological interpretation of its institution as well. The psychoanalythical scene is broached from the concepts of the unconscious, fantasy, desire and demand. Both the juridical scene and the psychoanalythical onde are fundamentally linked with the family questions in order to. Soon after, make esplicit the fundamentally concepts and the orientations of the possible psychoanalists practise in the family court. In this course, an interpretation of the judicial skill was made according to Michel Foucault, in order to propose a differentiated practise from the Freuds and Lacans formulations about desire and demand. To answer the questions about the possibility of intervention in the cases taken to the Family Court, from the psychoanalists standpoint. The cases os some judicial lawsuits which were taken to the Central de Serviço Social e Psicologia do Fórum Lafayette (Center of Social and Psychology Service of Lafayette Forum), in Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, and taken care of by the reseacher himself, were studied, taking into consideration his insertion in the institution as a judicial psychologist. The criterion for the choice of the cases was the presence of instituted family conflict in which it was intended an intervention based upon analythical listening. The conclusion was for the possibility of intervention in some cases inside the limits imposed by the institution and by the place the psychoanalist may occupy in the interface of these discourses.

Esta pesquisa tem como campo de investigação a aplicação da prática psicanalítica fora da clínica stricto sensu (extensão). O seu eixo norteador é a interface do Direito com a Psicanálise e seu foco de atenção é a inserção do psicólogo psicanalista nos Tribunais de Justiça para prestar serviços vinculados às Varas de Família. Procura-se verificar a prática desse profissional em termos de sua coerência com os conceitos fundamentais da psicanálise e, portanto, com uma práxis que questiona os ideais sociais, em uma instituição que o convoca a trabalhar a partir do discurso normativo. Para compreender o trabalho do psicólogo / psicanalista em uma perspectiva clínica, procurando definir seus principais conceitos operadores, utilizou-se a noção de cena como articuladora dos dois discursos: o jurídico e o psicanalítico. A cena jurídica é explicitada em seus parâmetros discursivos e compreendida em uma leitura antropológica sobre a sua instituição. A cena psicanalítica é abordada tendo como conceitos principais inconsciente, fantasia, desejo e demanda. Tanto a cena jurídica quanto a cena psicanalítica são vinculadas fundamentalmente às questões da família para, em seguida, explicitarem-se os conceitos fundamentais e os orientadores da prática possível do psicanalista no Tribunal de Família. Nesse percurso, faz-se uma leitura da perícia judicial conforme as elaborações de Michel Foucault para propor uma prática diferenciada de acordo com as formulações de Freud e de Lacan sobre o desejo e a demanda. Para responder à questão sobre a possibilidade de ocupar a posição do psicanalista e intervir nos casos atendidos em Varas de Família, utilizou-se o estudo de caso de alguns processos judiciais encaminhados à Central de Serviço Social e Psicologia do Fórum Lafayette (Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais) e atendidos pelo próprio pesquisador, haja vista sua inserção na instituição como Psicólogo Judicial. O critério para a escolha dos casos foi a presença de conflito familiar instituído no qual se tentou a intervenção pelo viés da escuta analítica. Concluiu-se pela possibilidade de intervenção em alguns casos, dentro dos limites impostos pela instituição e pelo lugar que o psicanalista pode ocupar na interface desses discursos. / The following research has as an investigation field the application of the psychoanalythical practice outside the clinic strict sense. Its guiding axis is the interface of the law and the psychoanalysis, and its focus of attention is the insertion of the psychoanalist psychologist in the Law Courts, in order to render services linked with the Family Court. It is intended to verify the practise of such professional in terms of his coherence with the fundamental concepts of psychoanalysis and, thus, with a praxis which questions the social ideals, in an institution which convokes him to work based upon the normative discourse. In order to inderstand the work of this psychologist / psychoanalist from a clinical perspective. Aiming at defining his main operating concepts, a notion os scene as an articulation joint of two discourses: the juridical and the psychoanalythical ones. The juridical scene is made explicit in its discoursive parameters and from an anthropological interpretation of its institution as well. The psychoanalythical scene is broached from the concepts of the unconscious, fantasy, desire and demand. Both the juridical scene and the psychoanalythical onde are fundamentally linked with the family questions in order to. Soon after, make esplicit the fundamentally concepts and the orientations of the possible psychoanalists practise in the family court. In this course, an interpretation of the judicial skill was made according to Michel Foucault, in order to propose a differentiated practise from the Freuds and Lacans formulations about desire and demand. To answer the questions about the possibility of intervention in the cases taken to the Family Court, from the psychoanalists standpoint. The cases os some judicial lawsuits which were taken to the Central de Serviço Social e Psicologia do Fórum Lafayette (Center of Social and Psychology Service of Lafayette Forum), in Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, and taken care of by the reseacher himself, were studied, taking into consideration his insertion in the institution as a judicial psychologist. The criterion for the choice of the cases was the presence of instituted family conflict in which it was intended an intervention based upon analythical listening. The conclusion was for the possibility of intervention in some cases inside the limits imposed by the institution and by the place the psychoanalist may occupy in the interface of these discourses.

From experts on working with court-mandated populations, this book shows how motivational interviewing (MI) can help offenders move beyond resistance or superficial compliance and achieve meaningful behavior change. Using this evidence-based approach promotes successful rehabilitation and reentry by drawing on clients' values, goals, and strengths--not simply telling them what to do. The authors clearly describe the core techniques of MI and bring them to life with examples and sample dialogues from a range of criminal justice and forensic settings. Of crucial importance, the book addresses MI implementation in real-world offender service systems, including practical strategies for overcoming obstacles. / https://dc.etsu.edu/etsu_books/1135/thumbnail.jpg

There is limited data about the positive application of self-efficacy and the practice of transparency for individuals in recovery to achieve long-term recovery from substance addiction and criminal recidivism. The purpose of this qualitative phenomenological study was to gain more insight and knowledge about how the application of self-efficacy and the practice of transparency help individuals in recovery achieve long-term recovery from substance addiction and criminal recidivism for two or more years. The conceptual framework used to guide this study was Albert Bandura's self-efficacy theory. This study is significant because it explains that long-term recovery is not an easy task to achieve, and many individuals who have a history of addiction and criminal behavior find it extremely difficult to achieve long-term recovery. A qualitative phenomenological approach was used for this study. This study employed a chain sample, using a semi-structured interview guide composed of open-ended questions. Five individuals agreed to the study and reported applying and practicing self-efficacy and transparency to achieve long-term recovery. The study analyzed and coded data to identify categories and themes. The findings reveled the importance of the use of self-efficacy and transparency in achieving long-term recovery from substances and decreasing recidivism. Themes identified was the ability to live day-to-day, breaking the cycle of addiction and recidivism, believing they are worth recovery (a better life), and sharing their story (transparency). This study may stimulate positive social change with the application of self-efficacy, as people struggling with addiction and recidivism may learn the importance of being transparent during the recovery process.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Nevada, Reno, 2005. / "December, 2005." Includes bibliographical references (leaves 37-42). Online version available on the World Wide Web. Library also has microfilm. Ann Arbor, Mich. : ProQuest Information and Learning Company, [2005]. 1 microfilm reel ; 35 mm.

Published in 2007, the Personality Assessment Inventory – Adolescent (PAI-A) is rapidly becoming a widely used adolescent personality measure in psychological assessment, particularly with forensic/delinquent adolescents. The literature indicates forensic adolescent males differ in many domains from non-forensic adolescent males. It is important in adolescent forensic assessment research to align the PAI-A with the empirical literature. The goal of this literature review is understand the utility of the PAI-A for use with forensic adolescent males and provide a foundation for future research with the PAI-A and adolescent males. Particularly, this literature review seeks to identify particular PAI-A scales that are potentially descriptive of one’s forensic status and combine prior research findings to delineate among inherent characteristics of forensic violent, forensic non-violent and non-forensic community adolescent males. / text

This study will investigate the effect of instructional material on constellations of personality functioning measurable by the Rorschach using a sample of parents from the community. Repeated measures ANOVA and qualitative techniques will be used to analyze the data. It is expected that reading online material will result in more defensive Rorschach protocols, but will not affect variables noted in the literature to be important aspects of parenting capacity. The results will be of interest to psychologists concerned about the proliferation of testing material on the Internet and practitioners conducting forensic evaluations. / text

A wealth of research has highlighted the susceptibility of eyewitnesses to verbal influence. However, considerably less attention has been paid to the role of nonverbal influence in police questioning. The purpose of this thesis was to evaluate the extent to which gestures can exert an influence on witnesses and skew their responses when questioned. Study 1 initially investigated this by presenting participants with an on-screen 'police' interviewer who accompanied his questions with gestures conveying either accurate or misleading information about a piece of video footage they had witnessed. Results showed that, for one question in particular, participants' responses concurred with the information conveyed to them in gesture; accurate gestures led more participants to giving correct responses and misleading gestures led more participants to giving fabricated responses. Study 2 built on this by examining whether gestures could also affect the confidence attributed to their responses in order to give insight into whether gestures were knowingly processed for information. It was found that, in some cases, gestures were able to increase confidence in both accurate and misled responses. Study 3 examined participants' awareness of gesture further by studying their attention to gesture during its performance and ability to identify it retrospectively on a recognition task. A new set of questions confirmed that gestures could influence the responses of participants (including those working in the legal profession) and revealed that the influence of gesture appears to be at its strongest when unnoticed by participants. Finally, study 4 considered whether the results of the previous studies could be replicated in a more ecologically valid interview scenario and confirmed that gestures continued to be influential when performed face-to-face. Overall, it was concluded that gestures can impact accurate eyewitness testimony and can be a powerful influential tool in police interviews.

Firesetting has significant social and financial consequences. Firesetters are deemed a dangerous group with a poor prognosis. The existing literature has focused on describing the characteristics of firesetters and developing typologies. The psychological understanding of firesetting is limited. Implicit theories are underlying causal theories. Positioned within a social cognitive framework they are thought to be the intervening process between observable stimuli and responses which enable individuals to make sense of their social world and make predictions within it. The identification of implicit theories has contributed to the understanding of the way information processing is carried out by other offender groups. This study aimed to explore the implicit theories held by male firesetters in secure forensic psychiatric services. Using grounded theory methodology, interviews were conducted with nine men with a history of firesetting. Six implicit theories were generated: malevolent world, uncontrollable world, violence is normal, accountability, fire is controllable and fire is a powerful tool. These implicit theories have the potential to be utilised as treatment targets by challenging and restructuring them. Future research should focus on exploring the specific implicit theories at different points in the offense process, those held by subtypes of firesetters, and those held by female firesetters.

Restorative justice is an intervention gaining worldwide recognition in criminal justice systems and other settings. There is a growing evidence base demonstrating positive outcomes in a number of domains, but to date there has been no research found focussed upon the use of restorative justice in a forensic mental health setting. This study used semi-structured interviews and grounded theory analysis to explore and develop a deeper understanding of the use of restorative approaches at an early stage of implementation in such a setting, looking at the experience of the intervention, issues particular to this setting and the implementation process. The aim was to attempt to understand the underpinning psychological processes associated with the intervention and to develop a theoretical model of the use of restorative justice in the setting. There were ten participants including restorative justice facilitators, patients and the patients’ staff victims. The final model highlights the role of containment and the necessity for facilitators to have a high level of skill when working with a complex, vulnerable and potentially dangerous client group. The findings are discussed in relation to theory and research with particular reference to the concept of containment. Restorative approaches are found to be congruent with models of mental health and offender recovery. Processing emotions, developing thinking and coherent narrative, and immediacy are found to be key components of the intervention. Clinical implications and limitations of the study are presented. Recommendations for further research to build upon these findings are made.