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A systematic review of the characteristics and needs of older prisoners
Dean Wilkinson, Laura CaulfieldThe purpose of this paper is to review and understand what the existing evidence base concludes about the needs of this population. The older prisoner population is growing faster…
Peer groups, street gangs and organised crime in the narratives of adolescent male offenders
Sally-Ann Ashton, Anna BussuThe purpose of this paper is to explore how young people who offend with others define delinquent and criminal groups and consider the social risk factors associated with gang…
Infanticide and its relationship with postpartum psychosis: a critical interpretive synthesis
Nicole Jansen van Rensburg, Ruan Spies, Lelanie MalanThis study aims to synthesise the available literature on the phenomenon of infanticide within the context of postpartum psychosis from a novel perspective using critical…
Overwhelmed and powerless: staff perspectives on mother – infant separations in English prisons
Claire Powell, Karen Ciclitira, Lisa MarzanoImprisoned mothers are at increased risk for poor psychological health and psychological distress when separated from their children, so staff need to be highly skilled to support…
ISSN:
2009-3829e-ISSN:
2049-9388ISSN-L:
2009-3829Online date, start – end:
2011Copyright Holder:
Emerald Publishing LimitedOpen Access:
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- Dr Dominic Willmott