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<p><strong>Jo Shingler</strong> is a Chartered Forensic Psychologist who specialises in psychological risk assessment with people in prison. </p> <p>Her recommended reading:</p> <p><strong>Gannon, T. A., & Ward, T.</strong> (2014). Where has all the psychology gone?<em> Aggression and Violent Behavior, </em><em>19</em>(4), 435-446. doi:10.1016/j.avb.2014.06.006</p> <p><strong>Maruna, S.</strong> (2011). Why do they hate us?<em> International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology, </em><em>55</em>(5), 671-675. doi:10.1177/0306624X11414401</p> <p>Here are some excellent publications by Jo relating to risk assessment:</p> <p><strong>Shingler, J., & Needs, A.</strong> (2018). The role of psychological risk assessment in parole board decision-making: An exploration of the perspectives of psychologists, indeterminate sentenced prisoners and parole board members.<em> Prison Service Journal, </em>(237), 36.</p> <p><strong>Shingler, J., Sonnenberg, S. J., & Needs, A.</strong> (2018). Risk assessment interviews: Exploring the perspectives of psychologists and indeterminate sentenced prisoners in the united kingdom.<em> International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology, </em><em>62</em>(10), 3201-3224. doi:10.1177/0306624X17739211</p> <p><strong>Shingler, J., Sonnenberg, S. J., & Needs, A.</strong> (2020a). Psychologists as 'the quiet ones with the power': Understanding indeterminate sentenced prisoners' experiences of psychological risk assessment in the united kingdom.<em> Psychology, Crime & Law, </em><em>26</em>(6), 571-592. doi:10.1080/1068316X.2019.1708354</p> <p><strong>Shingler, J., Sonnenberg, S. J., & Needs, A.</strong> (2020b). 'Their life in your hands': The experiences of prison-based psychologists conducting risk assessments with indeterminate sentenced prisoners in the united kingdom.<em> Psychology, Crime & Law, </em><em>26</em>(4), 311-326. doi:10.1080/1068316X.2019.1652750</p>