Suicide in prisons : prisoners' lives matter / Graham J. Towl and David A. Crighton ; foreword Lord Toby Harris.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Towl, Graham J., author.

Crighton, David A., 1964- author.

Contributor:

Harris, Toby, writer of foreword.

Standardized Title:

Suicide in prisons (2017)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Great Britain.

Prisoners--Suicidal behavior--Great Britain.

Prisoners.

Suicide.

Prisoners--psychology.

United Kingdom.

suicides.

Prisoners--Suicidal behavior.

Medical Subjects:

Suicide.

Prisoners--psychology.

United Kingdom.

Physical Description:

205 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Hook, Hampshire : Waterside Press, 2017.

Summary:

The definitive guide from two leading authors central to developments in the field. An invaluable book which covers everything from theoretical and community research to precisely what is known about prisoners and the risk of their committing suicide. Covers the Harris Review and Government Response to it as well as the stance of politicians, reform groups and other leading experts on what in 2017 is an escalating problem for UK prisons. Contains analysis and data from over 30 years, bringing together key knowledge and information at a critical time of concern and attention.

Contents:

Foreward

1 Setting the scene

2 Theoretical perspectives on suicide

3 Community research into suicide

4 What we know about prisoners

5 The management of suicide in prisons

6 Political and expert commentaries on prisoner suicide

7 Suicide in prisons: early literature

8 Suicide in prisons: modern literature

9 Suicide in prisons an empirical study of prisoner suicides from 1978 to 2014

10 Future directions

References

Index.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 179-193) and index.

Other Format:

Ebook version :

ebook version :

ISBN:

9781909976443

190997644X

OCLC:

985601769

Publisher Number:

99996566907