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Trauma Informed Practice in a Women’s Prison

[Prison Service Journal (2023)]

PSJ article written by former Unlocked Graduate, Iona Warren, includes observations on practice and recommendations for improvement.

Keywords: female offenders, trauma

The lived experience of opioid users in prison

[Russell Webster (2023)]

Summary of research into the experiences of heroin users in prison.

Keywords: substance misuse

Peers who volunteer – a guide on how to support people with lived experience

[Russell Webster (2021)]

Best practice guide to support peer mentors and other people with lived experience volunteering or working in the social justice sector.

Keywords: peer mentoring

Custody and resettlement – evidence base

[HMI Probation (2021)]

Summary of the evidence base relating to custodial work and custody and resettlement. [From HMI Probation’s Research & Analysis collection].

Keywords: resettlement

Understanding the needs and experiences of older people in prison

[Clinks (2021)]

Joint report by Clinks, and the charity Recoop, on the needs and experiences of older people in custody, and their implications.

Keywords: older people

Women in prison: mental health and well-being – a guide for prison staff

[Penal Reform International (2020)]

A guide to understand how life in prison can affect a person’s mental health, with a focus on women. It describes how to recognise the signs of poor mental health and how best to respond.

Keywords: mental health, female offenders

Women in prison: mental health and well-being — a guide for prison staff

[Prison Reform Trust (2020)]

A guide for prison staff to help them understand how prison life can affect a person’s mental health, with a focus on women.

Keywords: mental health, wellbeing, female offenders

Risk-Need-Responsivity Model

[HMI Probation (2020)]

Overview and further reading in relation to the Risk-Need-Responsivity model of effective practice with offenders. [From HMI Probation’s Research & Analysis collection].

Keywords: RNR, what works

Working with Autism Spectrum Condition Children

[Youth Custody Service (2021)]

An effective practice briefing from the Youth Custody Service, on working with children with autism spectrum conditions.

Keywords: autism, neurodiversity, young people

Working with Girls and Bullying

[Youth Custody Service (2021)]

An effective practice briefing from the Youth Custody Service, on working with girls around bullying.

Keywords: female offenders, young people