Dr Naomi Murphy: treating personality disordered sex offenders. Male Psychology Conference 2017 скачать в хорошем качестве

Dr Naomi Murphy: treating personality disordered sex offenders. Male Psychology Conference 2017

Are the histories of male prisoners really any less traumatic than those of female prisoners? It is now generally accepted that women prisoners often have a history of childhood neglect and/or abuse. Consequently, there is recognition that rehabilitation of women offenders will require some resources to be directed towards resolving issues arising from such a history and providing emotional support to women during imprisonment. The implicit message within such a narrative though is that female prisoners differ from male prisoners in this regard; that women need a “special” kind of service other than that required by men and that male prisoners are much less likely to have such needs. Forensic psychologist Dr Naomi Murphy works within a high secure prison providing psychological treatment to male prisoners. She presents here an audit of the histories of the men in the unit and suggest that men’s needs in prison are not so very different to those of female prisoners.