...-compassion and guilt, with favourable but non-significant changes in hope and antisocial personality. These findings provide preliminary evidence of within-group psychological change during programme participation. Research limitations/implications Future evaluations should move beyond single-group pre...

... Emerald Publishing Limited 2024 Emerald Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only Power threat meaning framework IPP sentence Collaborative formulation Case study Hope Motivation Sentences of Imprisonment for Public Protection (IPPs) were introduced by the Criminal Justice Act...

... aims to measure staff and prisoner ratings of social climate and their levels of hope in such an establishment. Design/methodology/approach The research adopted a quantitative approach, using the EssenCES and State Hope Scale. Data was analysed using parametric and non-parametric tests to explore...

... are offered the appropriate emotional and practical support. It also identifies the importance of hope amongst prisoners in open conditions. Future research should further explore this idea in more depth. Originality/value Previous literature has looked at absconding from a risk factor perspective...