...Vítor Costa; Samuel Monteiro; Ana Isabel Cunha; Henrique Pereira; Graça Esgalhado Purpose The purpose of this study is to systematically review the recent empirical literature on job stress and burnout among prison staff with a focus on predictors, outcomes of stress and burnout and the mediating...

... on the experience of separation highlights the broader problem of incarcerating women in general. Reducing the number of mother–child separations would mitigate the impact on both women and staff. In total, 24 prison staff from two women’s prisons in England took part. The prisons served different geographical...

... with prison listeners, semi-structured interviews with women who self-harmed and semi-structured interviews with prison staff, together with a series of observations in the prison site. Findings While women in prison welcomed both professional and peer support their support preferences were influenced...

...Kara Danks; Alexandria Bradley Purpose The purpose of this paper is to explore the perspectives of prisoners and prison staff in relation to mental wellbeing and the negotiation of barriers to accessing and providing support. This small-scale study includes the experiences of 11 prison staff and 9...

...Tammi Walker; Jenny Shaw; Lea Hamilton; Clive Turpin; Catherine Reid; Kathryn Abel Purpose The purpose of this paper is to explore the experiences of prison staff working with imprisoned women who self-harm in English prisons. In this small-scale study, 14 prison staff in three English prisons...