...Salma Ali; Jessica Phipps Purpose The purpose of this paper is to evaluate the current service provision offered by a mental health service in a young offenders institute (YOI) in England. Design/methodology/approach A qualitative exploratory approach was adopted. Five prison officers (POs...

... for inclusion and referred on to the pathway. The paper aims to discuss this issue. Design/methodology/approach This qualitative study explored the experiences of 11 BAME men engaged in a prison-based OPD service for young offenders to identify the highlights and challenges of engagement within the service...

... service in a UK young offender institute. The treatment model utilises an integrated approach, specifically adapted for the developmental needs of young adults and combining therapies for PD with offence focussed interventions and regular keywork. Design/methodology/approach In total, 13 participants...

... of current services and highlight gaps between child and adult service continuity and evaluate the impact of poor transitions on young offenders’ mental health and wellbeing. Findings Young offenders experience a broad range of difficulties, from the multiple interfaces with the legal system, untreated...

...Noreen Shafiq; Ioan M. Ohlsson; Paul Mathias Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to investigate the predictors of punitive attitudes towards young offenders among police officers. This included an examination of variables such as officers’ coping styles, mental health, rank and age...

... Experience IPA Young offenders Indeterminate sentence IPP Public protection The Criminal Justice Act 2003 introduced the indeterminate sentence of Imprisonment for Public Protection (IPP) to address the sentencing needs of violent and sexual offenders. The act was amended in 2008 and in 2012...

...Lynne Millward; Sarah Senker Purpose The purpose of this paper is to consider how male young offenders on community orders made sense of their offending behaviour as well as considering the extent these views aligned with traditional stereotypes of masculinity. Design/methodology/approach...

... lack of accommodation and primary care access on release, and that disrupted the connectivity of care. These factors contributed to the social exclusion of this vulnerable group. KEYWORDS mental health; women prisoners; young offenders; women life-sentence prisoners; offending behaviour; inreach...