Jade Hope

Forensic Psychologist | Power, trauma, attachment and their relationships with offending behaviour |

[New Scientist @newscientist]

Restricting carbohydrates may sound like an unlikely approach to treating anorexia, but following a ketogenic diet was linked to recovery in nearly 75 per cent of people with the eating disorder in a small trial https://t.co/ysCNbBoFzI

[iraorla 🍉 @orlacsm]

Never forget the lies, they blamed the victims and tested the blood alcohol level of dead children. Never forget the cover up, the s*n didn’t apologise until 2014. Never forget Boris Johnson’s article about “self pity city” and most importantly, never forget the 97 ❤️

[Jade Hope @jadehopepsych]

@JbHudz99 @MicrosoftHelps Same issue and no DM from them yet

[Plink2 @plinketyplink2]

We had our chance a few years ago 😢

[David Challen @David_Challen]

A footballer has been cleared of raping a sleeping woman + intending to cause distress by sending naked photos of her to his teammates w/the caption “anyone want a go?” and a crying laughing emoji.

“I was just showing off and being a lad."

This is foul.https://t.co/v1xGo0W4kl

[Cllr Nick Hartley - Green Party @NickHartley]

We did it Byker!

Newcastle’s first two @TheGreenParty councillors were elected tonight.

Thank you to everyone for your support and encouragement.

I take this responsibility seriously.

We can achieve a lot together.

#GetGreensElected

[Daniel Holland @danhollandnews]

This is Khaled Musharraf, Newcastle’s first green councillor (closely followed by Nick Hartley).

‘About time’, he says.

[Prof James Davies (PhD) 💭 @JDaviesPhD]

To be mentally & emotionally wounded by effects of poverty, inequality, discrimination, lack of opportunity, relational deprivation, abuse, overwork, chronic trauma or unmet essential needs is not to be defective, disordered or dysfunctional. It’s to be human.

[Dr Naomi Murphy @NMPsychologist]

Whole Life Orders are rare. Is it a surprise that Marcus Osborne was sentenced to one?

A Whole Life Order in the UK means that a person will be detained in prison for the rest of their life without any possibility of parole. Only about 100 people have been sentenced to these since the sentence was introduced in 1983 and there’s around 70 people serving them at present.

Osborne’s crimes were particularly brutal. Motivated by pathological jealousy, he not only killed mother Katie Higton and the man she was dating Steven Harnett, he also disfigured Katie Higton prior to killing her and raped her as she was dead or dying. There are many aspects of this crime which are aggravating even when contrasted with other murders of former partners. You can hear me talking about these on the Stephen Nolan Show (Radio5 Live) very late last night.

Is there a problem with the issuing of Whole Life Orders? Ordinarily people sentenced to Life Imprisonment are set a very lengthy tariff as the earliest date when they can be released. Even then, their release is not automatic. They have to have proven to the parole board that they are safe to be released. It’s unusual for someone released after serving a Life Sentence to reoffend.

Prisons aren’t more volatile places than they are because those with a history of violence who are serving time are compliant and follow the rules. Either they are in the process of trying to actively be a better person and reduce their risk or they are trying to convince others that they are safe enough to be released. The staff: prisoner ratio is such that prisoner compliance is a significant factor in why there is not more violence in prisons. Staff are easily outnumbered.

Prisoners serving Whole Life Orders are also very low priority for accessing treatment since they are never to return to life outside. So they get little support to reduce their risk and to help them manage their emotions more effectively.

If you take away the possibility of release, you remove a huge incentive to remain peaceful and calm. You also remove the support that might help people desist from using violence. So Whole Life Orders run the risk of increasing risk to both staff and other prisoners.

The actions of Osborne are abhorrent. They disgust us and make it hard for us to feel compassion. Clearly a dangerous man who deserves to be in prison. But he’s also a very damaged man. There should always be the possibility of change. If people don’t change, they don’t get out. There are others who’ve committed abhorrent acts who’ve later made a positive contribution to society. Think back to London Bridge and the assistance of a man who was serving Life for murder, bravely risking his own life. No doubt there were once people who thought he should spend the rest of his life in jail too

If you want to listen, the story is here at 1 hour 29 minutes in:
https://t.co/wdK15Q44vj

https://t.co/BNIYN74Gib

[Charlotte ☾ 🫧 @charlotteewhu]

It takes a victim an average of 7 times to leave their abuser permanently.

[David Challen @David_Challen]

Finally, male footballers are choosing to use their voices to speak out against sexual violence, after years of us asking!

Oh, wait... It’s to celebrate a footballer found not guilty of sex assault and rape after a total of 13 women came forward against him.

The state of it 👇🏻

[Jade Hope @jadehopepsych]

@Keirwales Ng, Townsend & Grenyer’s 2019 paper on recovery in those diagnosed with BPD - given the stability of ‘personality’ as a construct, ‘recovery’ from it seems contradictory!

[Hannah Summers @hansummers]

Family court judges who instruct unregulated psychologists to carry out assessments and give evidence should issue a judgment explaining their decision, according to updated guidance from the Family Justice Council and @BPSOfficial #familycourt https://t.co/gioiTOIMxr

[Prof James Davies (PhD) 💭 @JDaviesPhD]

New research concludes that trauma-Informed care & PTMF reduce self-harm, seclusion & restraint in acute inpatient psychiatric setting. The evidence-base builds. 👇

https://t.co/VJOsfX4yme

[BPS Division of Forensic Psychology @bpsofficialdfp]

To all the awesome women making a difference in the field of forensic psychology.

Happy International Women's day 2023.

[Jade Hope @jadehopepsych]

Core Role 3 passed! Three down, one to go… 🤓 #BPS #ForensicPsychology #Stage2

[Jade Hope @jadehopepsych]

Exciting! @NOTAevents @barnardos

[Dr Emma Katz @DrEmmaKatz]

Did you know that coercive control is more predictive of a man killing his (ex)girlfriend/wife than physical violence is?

If you are trying to assess how much danger a woman is in, look at how *controlling* the man abusing her is.

More controlling = higher risk of femicide.

[Sarah (wtbh) @ladybdashwood]

I love this image from @SilvaNeves3 explaining our "Erotic Palette". Eroticism is uniquely colourful and messy and changes over time.
I also love Morin's Erotic Formula:
Attraction + Obstacles = Excitement

[Jade Hope @jadehopepsych]

Fav quote so far: “They found that 81% of trans people have a personality disorder, with most of them having narcissistic PD… which is ridiculous and… fuck off.”- Mx Hattie Porter #BIGSPD22

[Jade Hope @jadehopepsych]

Here we gooooo! @BIG_SPD

[Jade Hope @jadehopepsych]

Jennie Parker: “Personality disorder is generally seen as a diagnosis of exclusion… as well as of confusion these days” #BIGSPD22