Forensic psychology is a young discipline with little over a century of history. The application
of psychology to prisons emerged early on from a general advocacy of the value of …

Self-harm, suicide, and harm inflicted on others (eg, victimization) remain key areas of public
concern. Past research has explored the link between adverse childhood experiences …

Objectives. To further understanding of how health and correctional staff responses to self‐
harming behaviours influence prisoners and their subsequent actions. Design. Participant …

Self-harm rates amongst the UK female prison population are disproportionately high.
Prison staff potentially have a crucial role in the identification and management of female …

Objectives This study considers how those who work in prisons are affected by and respond
to repetitive self‐harm of male prisoners. The perspectives of correctional staff are often …

In 2015 the landmark suicide of the 100th woman to kill herself in prison custody passed
largely unnoticed. This book by two experts sets out to redress the balance by examining all …

This chapter reviews a range of effects on inmate functioning, including prison
overcrowding, inmate relationships with correctional officers and staff, length of …

Research has consistently shown that staff working with people who self‐harm tend to
experience a range of anxieties and negative emotions. Very little has been written on the …

This study considers how those who work in prisons are affected by and respond to
repetitive self-harm of imprisoned women in English prisons. This paper considers the …

Abstract The Women Offenders Self Harm Intervention Pilot II (WORSHIP II) study was
conducted in three female prisons in England and piloted a treatment intervention for self …