Suicide in prisons / edited by Graham Towl, Louisa Snow and Martin McHugh.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Snow, Louisa.

Towl, Graham J.

McHugh, Martin

British Psychological Society.

Lipman Criminology Library Fund.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Prisoners--Suicidal behavior--Great Britain.

Prisoners.

Prison administration--Great Britain.

Prison administration.

Prisoners--Suicidal behavior.

Great Britain.

Physical Description:

ix, 188 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Oxford : Blackwell Publishers Ltd., 2002.

Summary:

Suicides in institutions are a major problem. Relatives and friends, staff and fellow patients/prisoners are all affected. In any type of institution, closed or open, common themes emerge in suicide prevention. This book explores the prison setting and describes the development of suicide prevention strategies. These issues are relevant across the wider forensic setting.Suicide in Prisons provides an up-to-date review of recent research into suicide and self-injury in prisons, and makes links between the research, the prison context and related practice-based issues. Key issues covered included suicide prevention, self-injury, risk assessment, peer group support and staff training. It provides the reader with a good background to aid informed practice.

Contents:

Suicide prevention : policy and practice / Martin McHugh and Louisa Snow

Suicide in prisons : a critique of UK research / David Crighton

Intentional self-injury / David Crighton and Graham Towl

Risk assessment and management / Graham Towl and David Crighton

Working with suicidal prisoners / Graham Towl and Danielle Forbes

The role of formalised peer-group support in prisons / Louisa Snow

Training staff in suicide awareness / Jo Bailey ... [et al.]

The aftermath of a death in prison custody / Louisa Snow and Martin McHugh

Future directions / Martin McHugh, Graham Towl and Louisa Snow.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Lipman Criminology Library Fund.

ISBN:

1854333291

OCLC:

50767916