Prison Service Journal

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Engagement and co-production with people living in prison or who are under supervision in the community

[Prison Service Journal (2022)]

This special edition of the Prison Service Journal explores engagement and co-production with people living in prison or who are under supervision in the community.

Keywords: engagement, co-production

PSJ Special Edition on life imprisonment

[Prison Service Journal (2022)]

Special edition of PSJ looking at life imprisonment and its impact on prisoners and their families.

Keywords: lifers

Relapses and challenges of desistance

[Prison Service Journal (2022)]

Article, based on interviews of men reconvicted of a sexual offence after release, and some of the key challenges affecting desistance.

Keywords: sex offenders, desistance

Understanding and Preventing Drug-related Deaths, and Encouraging Treatment Uptake, after Release

[Prison Service Journal (2022)]

Article on preventing post release drug related deaths, and encouraging engagement in treatment.

Keywords: substance misuse

Preventing Prison Staff Assaults

[Prison Service Journal (2022)]

Article on the issue of assaults on prison staff and how to prevent them.

Keywords: staff assaults, safer custody

Care leavers and the criminal justice system

[Prison Service Journal (2022)]

This issue of Prison Service Journal looks at the question of care leavers and the criminal justice system.

Keywords: care leavers

Sex and gender in prisons

[Prison Service Journal (2021)]

This issue of Prison Service Journal explores the topic of sex and gender in prisons and wider criminal justice policy and practice.

Keywords: sex, gender

Viewing Her Majesty’s Prison Service through a Trauma-Informed Lens

[Prison Service Journal (2021)]

Research report on trauma-informed practice in prison.

Keywords: trauma

Bereavement behind bars: prison and the grieving process

[Prison Service Journal (2021)]

Article on how incarceration impacts on the grieving process.

Keywords: bereavement

Prison Leadership (Special Edition)

[Prison Service Journal (2020)]

Issue of PSJ focusing on management and leadership in prisons.

Keywords: staff, leadership, management