...Emma Gray; Elizabeth Paddock Purpose Self-harming rates in prisons and secure psychiatric hospitals are rising in the UK, with staff on the front line often being the first to respond to incidents. Working with individuals who purposely harm themselves can impact the psychological well-being...

...Beki Pieri; Iain Brennan Purpose Weapon use is as risky in prison as it is in the community, but the type, use and meaning of weapons differ between these settings. Consequently, knowledge about community-based weapon violence may not generalise to prison contexts. The purpose of this study...

...April Smith Purpose This study examined the impact of peer mentoring on identity transformation amongst women in prison, exploring how peer mentoring roles develop non-offender identities, contributing to the desistance process. Design/methodology/approach A qualitative, interpretative...

... and SoA in prisoners and the ability to reenter society after release. Design/methodology/approach This conceptual paper integrates existing empirical evidence from research on the role of personal autonomy and lack of freedom in prison and recent research using neurocognitive methods to study...

...Lauren Wilson; Rebekah Dervley Purpose This paper aims to explore the use of low intensity in-cell workbooks within a psychological therapies service for male prisoners, an intervention adapted for use during the COVID-19 pandemic. It seeks to explore the effectiveness of the intervention...

...Alexandria Bradley; Bill Davies Purpose This paper aims to highlight the impact that Covid-19 has had on the quality of education in prisons. This study considers the restrictive approaches taken by Her Majesty’s Prison Service during this challenging time, to argue that prisoner education...

...Suzanne Hughes; Timothy James Trimble; Anne O’Rourke Purpose Young offenders are disproportionately represented in the Irish Prison Service (IPS) and are a population with complex needs and highest risk of re-offending. Subsets of young offenders in IPS are placed on Protection for their own...

... emphasis on the USA, as well as provide possible solutions to mitigate suicide risk. Design/methodology/approach This paper provides an overview of the association between the COVID-19 pandemic policies and suicide, the vulnerabilities specific to prisoners during the COVID-19 pandemic, relevant...

... on staff experiences around sensitive issues such as mother–child separation. This study aims to understand the challenges faced by staff and how these might be addressed. Design/methodology/approach This qualitative interview study explored the views and experiences of 24 prison-based staff in England...

...Laura Woods; Laura Craster; Andrew Forrester Purpose There are high levels of psychiatric morbidity amongst people in prisons. In England and Wales, prisoners who present with the most acute mental health needs can be transferred to hospital urgently under part III of the Mental Health Act 1983...

...Clare S. Allely; Bob Allely Purpose Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) may have a detrimental impact on the individual’s ability to benefit from rehabilitative prison-based programmes, and studies have also found that there is an association between PTSD and higher rates of re-offending...

...Karen Slade Purpose The purpose of this paper is to quantify the characteristics of dual-harm behaviour in prison in comparison with sole self-harm or assault behaviour in prison, with an analysis of the distinguishing features. Design/methodology/approach Official data on in-prison incidents...

...Laura Margaret Kelly Purpose The purpose of this paper is to provide an insight into the lived realities of d/Deaf prisoners in England and Wales, and to explore previous claims that they suffer disproportionately during their time in custody. Design/methodology/approach For the purposes...

...Claire de Motte; Di Bailey; Melanie Hunter; Alice L. Bennett Purpose The purpose of this paper is to describe the pattern of self-harm (SH) and proven prison rule-breaking (PRB) behaviour in prisoners receiving treatment for personality disorders (PDs) within a high security prison. Design...

...James Woodall; Karina Kinsella Purpose The purpose of this paper is to explore the conditions that create a “good” prison visit, focussing on the role that a dedicated third sector-run prison visitors’ centre plays in creating a supportive environment. Design/methodology/approach This paper...

... and increasing proportion of self-harm in prisons. Design/methodology/approach Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 20 adult male prisoners with a recent history or thoughts of non-suicidal self-harm. The interviews were analysed drawing on principles of thematic analysis and discourse analysis...

... Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2015 Prison Treatment Offenders Sports Intervention Young A growing body of research now attests to the part that sport and physical activity may have in encouraging pro-social attitudes and behaviour in young people at risk of offending (Meek, 2014...

...Josefien J.F. Breedvelt; Lucy V. Dean; Gail Y. Jones; Caroline Cole; Hattie C.A. Moyes Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to assess whether mental health symptoms affect one-year reoffending rates upon release from prison for participants engaging in substance dependence treatment in the UK...