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Volume 2, Issue 1
1 March 2000
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The British Journal of Forensic Practice
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Review Article| March 01 2000

Suicide prevention in prisons: policy and practice

Publisher: Emerald Publishing
Online ISSN: 2042-8340
Print ISSN: 1463-6646
© MCB UP Limited
2000
The British Journal of Forensic Practice (2000) 2 (1): 12–16.
https://doi.org/10.1108/14636646200000003

A detailed overview of policy and practice in suicide prevention in prisons is given, focusing on England and Wales. The current strategy for suicide awareness is outlined and its implementation discussed. Future developments aimed at reducing suicide are reviewed.

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