Prison Service Journal

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The Impact of a Progression Regime on Observed Behaviour Indicators

[Prison Service Journal (2022)]

PSJ article summarising research into the impact of progressions regimes on institutional behaviour in prison. [Past issues of PSJ are archived here].

Keywords: progression regimes

Families Inside: Young people’s experiences of serving a sentence at the same time as a family member

[Prison Service Journal (2022)]

PSJ article on the impact on young people serving a sentence at the same time as another familiy member. [Past issues of PSJ are archived here].

Keywords: young people, families

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. [Past issues of PSJ are archived here].

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. [Past issues of PSJ are archived here].

Keywords: lifers

Preventing Prison Staff Assaults

[Prison Service Journal (2022)]

Article on the issue of assaults on prison staff and how to prevent them. [Past issues of PSJ are archived here].

Keywords: staff assaults, safer custody

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. [Past issues of PSJ are archived here].

Keywords: substance misuse

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. [Past issues of PSJ are archived here].

Keywords: sex offenders, desistance

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. [Past issues of PSJ are archived here].

Keywords: sex, gender