...Mst. Nurjahan Khatun; Md. Ishtiaq Ahmed Talukder; Md. Mahfuz Al Mamun; Ruchira Tabassum Naved Purpose This paper aims to investigate some key health issues among incarcerated women in Bangladesh. It seeks to identify the magnitude and nature of menstrual health problems, violence victimization...

.... Design/methodology/approach The outcomes of interest of this literature review were mental health, suicide, deliberate self-harm (DSH) and violence. Exposures of interest were TOOC, TIPA or a partial or indirect measure of either. In total, 14 studies were included. An abbreviated review methodology...

... way from isolating them in solitary confinement, and using officially sanctioned violence by staff to control their behaviour. Instead it offered them Art and Education classes; encouraged prisoners to write – and they soon started to produce their own newspaper called “The Key”; they were allowed...

...Mette Skar; Nicoline Lokdam; Alison Liebling; Alban Muriqi; Ditor Haliti; Feride Rushiti; Jens Modvig Purpose The purpose of this paper is to explore the association between the quality of prison life and mental health among prisoners and the occurrence of violence. Design/methodology/approach...

... experience the HRP? Second: What does their reported experience reveal about the ongoing need for gender-responsive support? The key findings are that domestic violence and relationships with children are strong motivators for participation in programs; therefore, gender-responsive support is still required...

..., physical violence, and sexual assault (Jenness et al., 2007, 2009 ; Emmer et al., 2011 ; Lydon et al., 2015). While victimization often occurs at the hands of inmates, transgender women also report being victimized by jail and prison staff. For example, a US study of 6,450...

... of the specialized police officer approach is the Memphis CIT (Dupont et al., 2007). Criminal justice system Health policy Forensic psychiatry Correctional healthcare Violence Police custody As a result of dramatic changes in the US mental health system, there is now a dearth...

.../approach – Semi-structured, in-depth interviews were conducted with 42 HIV positive male and male-to-female transgendered persons recently released from male correctional centers in Illinois, USA. Findings – Interpersonal violence, a lack of safety, and perceived threats to privacy were frequently...

... in 81%, and half had severe alcohol problems. Perpetrators of alcohol‐related violence are the most problematic drinkers of all. Examination of lifetime alcohol‐related violence indicated that those who are violent when intoxicated had more frequently been the cause of concern to others. These results...