Criminal Psychology : a Beginner's Guide

experiencing imprisonment As we saw in chapter 1, many criminal psychologists work within prisons where they will assess, manage ...

would suggest not. I am sure you have seen newspaper reports stating that prison is ‘too easy’ and is more like a ‘holiday camp’ ...

the physical environment The prison environment is stressful by its very nature and several researchers have examined the stress ...

In relation to stressors in the outside world, prisoners can be concerned about the loss of their employment and their relation- ...

psychologists and other social scientists such as Jane Ireland and Kimmett Edgar. The types of bullying behaviours that occur in ...

This raises the question of whether all prisoners are at equal risk of victimization. Some studies have found that both prison s ...

physical forms of aggression. Social loneliness may result from rumour-spreading or ostracism if the peer group withdraws from t ...

Jessica Woodhams found that over six per cent of prisoners reported levels indicative of clinical anxiety and depression. Howeve ...

female prisoners found that sixteen per cent had considered self- harming, fifteen per cent had considered attempting suicide an ...

The material reviewed so far in this chapter has suggested that for at least a minority of prisoners, experiencing imprisonment ...

however, in the prison, where being able to look after yourself is valued, this could be perceived as an adaptive strategy. With ...

When most of us are having a stressful day we are likely to turn to others as a means of coping. The support we get from other p ...

support to prisoners, keeping in mind their potentially conflicting roles. Although prison officers must contain the prisoners, ...

women prisoners. Researchers have recently begun addressing this disparity. When considering how women experience impris- onment ...

likely that some women prisoners will not only already be suffering from psychological distress prior to incarceration but may a ...

What is meant by ‘life sentences’ can vary between countries. In some it literally means that the individuals will be imprisoned ...

This raises the question of how criminal psychologists and other prison staff can help life sentence prisoners cope with their s ...

Edgar, K., O’Donnell, I. and Martin, C. (2003) Prison violence: The dynamics of conflict, fear and power.Cullompton, UK: Willan ...

the rehabilitation of offenders: what works? What are your views on the rehabilitation of offenders? Do you think that it is pos ...

Whatever an individual’s perspective on this debate is, over the last twenty years there has been a renewed confidence in offend ...