This editorial eulogy recognises the work of Dr Ruth Mann (1965–2020), a friend, colleague, mentor, pioneer and trailblazer in forensic psychology in the UK and internationally. Our field has lost an influential psychologist who paved the way for more humane and effective services for people at the centre of our research and practice, exemplifying the attributes of both the highly skilled scientist and sensitive clinician. We hope that through acknowledging Ruth’s enormous contributions and many talents – her super-sharp brain, her compelling communication skills, her interest always in seeking collaboration, her kindness in sharing insights and genuine joy in developing the skills of others, her enduring commitment to try and do the right thing – we can encourage others to continue on the path that she has so clearly set out for us. Ruth began her career as a prison psychologist at a time when the world knew little about how to help men with sexual convictions towards lives free of offending. Ruth led a systematic programme of work to develop ways of working with this group of men that followed the evidence base, was aligned with emerging best practices elsewhere in the world and was subject to ongoing challenge and scrutiny. Her commitment to research was evident from the start of her career and continued throughout – seeing her publish in excess of 80 publications (many of these papers are listed on the ResearchGate website which notes that her work has been read by nearly 40,000 people). Her publications include collaborations with some of the other leading people in our field including Tony Beech, Yolanda Fernandez, Karl Hanson, Clive Hollin, Bill Marshall, Shadd Maruna, David Thornton and Tony Ward as well as dozens of further colleagues over the years. It is beyond the scope of this editorial to cite all of her publications; instead, we recognise the influence that many of them have had on our field. In particular we want to note her work on strengths-based ways of working with people in the justice system with evidence-based discussions on approach goals (Mann et al., 2004), on the Good Lives Model (Ward & Mann, 2004), and on taking the dichotomy out of the What Works vs Desistance debate (Maruna & Mann, 2019) and her work with Karl Hanson and David Thornton which revolutionised the way we think about criminogenic needs with people with sexual offence convictions (Mann et al., 2010). Specifically, Mann et al. (2010) gave us new insights into dynamic risk factors and subsequently their importance for individual change. Ruth also saw the need to broaden our understanding of sexual offending, recognising the influence of bio-psycho-social influences (Carter & Mann, 2016), arguing that too often our approach to the risk assessment and management of people with these convictions is too narrowly psychological. This work set the path for the modern programme approaches which have been introduced in England and Wales (Williams & Mann, 2019). Ruth had a particular interest in neuropsychological influences on behaviour and helped develop our understanding of how people who have criminal convictions process information and respond to situations in different ways to those with none (Beech et al., 2018). She encouraged forensic practitioners and policy makers to recognise and respond to these potential neurological differences in the people with whom we work. In more recent years, Ruth moved on from a focus on reducing sexual offending to lead a team looking more broadly at bringing evidence into our everyday practice in prison and probation. She relished working directly with front line staff and the people in our care, always looking for ways to develop opportunities to reduce reoffending and protect the public. She played a significant role in the development of a new prison in Wales – HMP Berwyn – helping with the planning for a prison

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承认开拓者；庆祝一个同事；谢谢朋友

此社论致词赞扬露丝·曼（Ruth Mann）博士（1965-2020）的工作，他是英国和国际上法医心理学的朋友，同事，导师，开拓者和开拓者。我们的领域已经失去了一位有影响力的心理学家，他为我们的研究和实践中心为人们提供更人道和有效的服务铺平了道路，充分体现了高技能科学家和敏感临床医生的特质。我们希望通过承认露丝的巨大贡献和许多才华–她的超级敏锐的大脑，令人信服的沟通技巧，对寻求合作的热情，对分享见解的友善和在发展他人技能方面的真诚喜悦，对尝试的持久承诺并做正确的事–我们可以鼓励其他人继续走她为我们明确提出的道路。露丝（Ruth）的职业生涯始于监狱心理学家，当时这个世界对如何帮助有性信念的男人过上无罪的生活一无所知。露丝（Ruth）领导了一项系统的工作计划，以遵循证据基础，与世界其他地方正在出现的最佳实践保持一致，并受到不断挑战和审查的方式，与这群人一起开发工作方式。她对研究的承诺从她的职业生涯开始就显而易见，并且一直持续到整个过程–看到她发表了80多种出版物（其中许多论文在ResearchGate网站上列出，表明她的著作已被近40,000人阅读）。她的出版物包括与我们领域的其他一些领导者的合作，包括托尼·比奇，尤兰达·费尔南德斯，卡尔·汉森，克莱夫·霍林，比尔·马歇尔，谢德·马鲁纳，这些年来，David Thornton和Tony Ward以及其他数十名同事。引用其所有出版物均超出了本社论的范围；相反，我们意识到他们中许多人对我们领域的影响。我们尤其要注意她在司法系统中与人打交道的工作方式，以及关于进近目标（Mann等人，2004），良好生活模型（Ward＆Mann，2004）的循证讨论。 ，将二分法排除在``对工作原理与抗药性的争论''（Maruna＆Mann，2019）以及她与Karl Hanson和David Thornton的合作中，彻底改变了我们对有性犯罪信念的人对犯罪需求的思考方式（Mann等。 ，2010）。具体来说，Mann等。（2010年）为我们提供了有关动态风险因素及其对个体变化重要性的新见解。露丝（Ruth）还认为有必要加深我们对性犯罪的认识，认识到生物心理社会影响力的影响（Carter＆Mann，2016），认为我们经常对有这些信念的人进行风险评估和管理的方法也是如此。狭psychological的心理。这项工作为在英格兰和威尔士引入的现代计划方法奠定了基础（Williams＆Mann，2019）。露丝（Ruth）对行为的神经心理学影响特别感兴趣，并帮助我们加深了对被定罪的人如何处理信息并以与没有犯罪者不同的方式应对情况的了解（Beech等人，2018）。她鼓励法医从业人员和政策制定者认识并应对与我们一起工作的人们中潜在的神经系统差异。近年来，露丝（Ruth）不再专注于减少性犯罪，导致一支团队更加广泛地将证据纳入我们在监狱和缓刑中的日常实践。她乐于直接与前线工作人员和我们所关心的人们一起工作，一直在寻找方法来开发机会，以减少再犯并保护公众。她在威尔士新监狱HMP Berwyn的发展中发挥了重要作用，帮助规划了监狱 露丝（Ruth）从专注于减少性犯罪的角度出发，带领团队更广泛地将证据纳入我们在监狱和缓刑的日常实践中。她乐于直接与前线工作人员和我们所关心的人们一起工作，一直在寻找方法来开发机会，以减少再犯并保护公众。她在威尔士新监狱HMP Berwyn的发展中发挥了重要作用，帮助规划了监狱 露丝（Ruth）从专注于减少性犯罪的角度出发，带领团队更广泛地将证据纳入我们在监狱和缓刑的日常实践中。她乐于直接与前线工作人员和我们所关心的人们一起工作，一直在寻找方法来开发机会，以减少再犯并保护公众。她在威尔士新监狱HMP Berwyn的发展中发挥了重要作用，帮助规划了监狱