...Sarah Motson; Jolene Taylor; Louise Carter Purpose While those who dual harm (use self-harm and violence to others) are considered to constitute approximately 11%–16% of the prison population, dual harmers have been identified as causing approximately half of the prison incidents that take place...

...Clare Crole-Rees; Jack Tomlin; Natasha Kalebic; Morwenna Collings; Neil P. Roberts; Andrew Forrester Purpose People in prisons have a high prevalence of poly-traumatisation throughout their life span. The behavioural and emotional sequalae of trauma are likely to be managed across the whole...

...John Rose; Gerard Hutchinson; Paul Willner; Tony Bastick Purpose The purpose of this paper is to evaluate the prevalence of mental health disorder symptoms in a sample of prisoners in Trinidadian prisons who volunteered to attend anger management groups. Design/methodology/approach A survey...

...Emma Whiteside; Carol A. Bond Purpose Serious incidents of violent disruption within the national young-persons’ prison estate endanger offenders, staff and visitors and have a significant impact. The purpose of this paper is to explore the function of and factors influencing violent disruptive...

...Susan Clare Kearney; Joselyn Liza Sellen Purpose One of the greatest challenges facing forensic practitioners is motivating offenders to engage in treatment. Possibly one of the hardest groups to engage and comply with prison regimes are young people in prison (YPP) aged 15‐17 years. Whilst...

...Lauren Breese; Lesley Maunder; Eunice Waddell; David Gray; Jim White Purpose The principle of equivalence states that the provision of healthcare in the community should be extended into prisons. Stress control is a psychoeducational intervention that has had success in the community and has been...

...Rachel Worthington Purpose This paper aims to describe research which was undertaken exploring organisational climate within a prison setting and the potential directional affects of work and home. The purpose of the research was to develop a conceptual framework of the impact of climate on social...

... criminogenic needs and risks in different groups of offenders. This study aims to explore the short‐term impact of the Prisoners Addressing Substance Related Offending (P‐ASRO) programme, a cognitive‐behavioural intervention addressing offending related to substance misuse and targeting those with low‐medium...

... evaluation seeks to consider the effect of an introductory personality disorder awareness workshop upon trainees' attitudes towards personality disordered prisoners. Design/methodology/approach The attitude towards personality disorder questionnaire (APDQ) was administered to prison staff (predominantly...

...; policing; prisons Introduction In 2007 and 2008 combined, 55 young people aged 13 to 19 died in violent circumstances on the streets of London the highest recorded total since the Homicide Index was introduced in 1977 (House of Commons Home Affairs Committee, 2009). Most incidents were born of conflict...

...Jill Clark This article discusses findings from one phase of a research study funded by the Learning and Skills Development Agency which aims to improve the thinking and communication skills of prisoners in England and Wales. Perceptions and discussions of a qualitative case study of an offending...

...Hannah Cinamon; Richard Bradshaw In the last four years health services in public sector prisons in England have undergone a period of rapid reform and modernisation. Before this, prisoners' health care was characterised by over‐medicalisation, isolation from the NHS, and lack of education...