Community Psychology and the Criminal Justice System

This article draws on conceptions from community psychology to examine possible roles for psychologists in the criminal justice system. While psychologists have been involved for some time in providing individual assessment and treatment, the author suggests alternative interventions which primarily focus on institutional or system level change. Following presentation and discussion of a conceptual framework, the author reviews a number of examples of interventions, in such areas as pretrial diversion, bail reform, fitness to stand trial, corporate violence, and the police

Community psychology · Criminal justice · Criminology · Economic Justice · Political science · Presentation (obstetrics · Psychiatry · Psychological intervention · Applied Psychology · Crime Patterns and Interventions · Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis · Law · Medicine · Psychology · Psychopathy, Forensic Psychiatry, Sexual Offending · Social Psychology