Suicide in Prisons

Prisoners' Lives Matter

Graham Towl, Michael Crighton (Autoren)

Buch | Softcover

200 Seiten

2017
Waterside Press (Verlag)
978-1-909976-44-3 (ISBN)

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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.

Professor David A. Crighton is a Consultant Psychologist and Hon. Professor of Psychology at Durham University (UK). Professor Graham J. Towl is Professor of Forensic Psychology at Durham University and Visiting Clinical Professor at Newcastle University (UK).

Acknowledgments; About the authors. Foreword Lord Toby Harris 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.

Erscheinungsdatum	23.06.2017
Verlagsort	Winchester
Sprache	englisch
Maße	156 x 234 mm
Themenwelt	Geisteswissenschaften ► Psychologie ► Persönlichkeitsstörungen
Themenwelt	Recht / Steuern ► Strafrecht ► Kriminologie
ISBN-10	1-909976-44-X / 190997644X
ISBN-13	978-1-909976-44-3 / 9781909976443
Zustand	Neuware