LPP is committed to supporting high quality evaluations of our services and to developing our understanding of best practice in the field of complex care in the criminal justice system. We have ongoing research collaborations underway with a number of academic partners. LPP has a research group chaired by Dr Colin Campbell who is also a member of our Steering Group, and Dr Roxanna Short, LPPs research manager.
The overall aims of the ExChange study are to explore the informal mechanisms of change on the Offender Personality Disorder (OPD) Pathway, what enables and inhibits sustained access to the Pathway and how best to evaluate progress on the Pathway beyond formal treatment interventions.
This is an ongoing evaluation of LPP services for those on the OPD pathway in London. We are currently liaising with MoJ regarding data access.
Y2A Evaluation:
Looking at the effect of the Wellbeing services and Y2A hub on engagement with Probation, compared to a control group of individuals not accessing Wellbeing services. We found that engagement was associated with improved engagement in statutory Probation appointments, compared to controls.
Development and Impact of a Specialist Formulation Tool Piloted in the OPD Women's Pathway.
Criminal Behaviour and Mental Health.
Evaluation of a modified procedure for rating the presence of HCR‐20 V3 risk factors.
Legal and Criminological Psychology.
Evaluation of the Enhanced Engagement and Relational Support Service (EERSS) within the Offender Personality Disorder (OPD) pathway.
The Journal of Forensic Psychiatry & Psychology, 35(4), 629-644.
What works well for young people in custody who screen into the OPD Pathway?
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Evaluation of the Enhanced Engagement and Relational Support Services (EERSS) within the Offender Personality Disorder Pathway.
Journal of Forensic Psychiatry and Psychology (In submission).
Evaluation of the Enhanced Engagement and Relational Support Services (EERSS) within the Offender Personality Disorder Pathway.
The Journal of Forensic Psychiatry & Psychology, 35(4), 673–693.
Service User Experiences of a Psychologically Enhanced Resettlement Service in an English Open Prison.
Journal of Forensic Practice.
Offenders with Personality Disorder who Fail to Progress: A Case Control Study using PLS-SEM Path Analysis.
JMIRx Med.
The Offender Personality Disorder Pathway: Individual Differences in Readiness to Change and Reflective Functioning.
Journal of Forensic Psychology and Psychiatry 32(5).
Agreement over the content of case formulation in Offender Personality Disorder Pathway prison services.
Criminal Behaviour and Mental Health.
Practitioner Guide, working with people in the Criminal Justice System showing Personality Difficulties.
NHS England Publications.
Give it a Try: The experiences of Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) young men in a prison-based Offender Personality Disorder (OPD) Service.
Journal of Forensic Practice.
Self-injury group psychotherapy intervention for young offenders; A pilot study.
Journal of Forensic Psychiatry and Psychology.
How do high risk young adult prisoners with emerging personality disorders describe the process of change in therapy?
Journal of Forensic Practice, 20(1), 32-41.
Does “Enhanced Support” for Offenders Effectively Reduce Custodial Violence and Disruption? An Evaluation of the Enhanced Support Service Pilot.
International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology, 62(13), 4280–4295.
Implementation in the community.
Criminal Behaviour and Mental Health, 27(3), 277-280.
The impact of collaborative case formulation with high risk offenders with personality disorder.
The Journal of Forensic Psychiatry & Psychology, 1-13.
Factors associated with progression in the London pathway project.
Criminal Behaviour and Mental Health, 27, 207.
A more promising architecture? Commissioners’ perspectives on the reconfiguration of personality disorder services under the Offender Personality Disorder (OPD) pathway.
Criminal behaviour and mental health 27 (3), 222-237.
The London Pathways Project: Evaluating the effectiveness of a consultation model for personality disordered offenders.
Criminal Behaviour and Mental Health 23 (4), 252-262.
Developing probation staff competency for working with high risk of harm offenders with personality disorder: An evaluation of the Pathways Project.
Criminal Behaviour and Mental Health 22 (3), 218-232.
An investigation into competency for working with personality disorder and team climate in the probation service.
Personality and Mental Health 6 (2), 87-96.
It's a journey, not a destination – From dangerous and severe personality disorder (DSPD) to the offender personality disorder (OPD) pathway.
Probation Journal 59 (1), 39-48.