Research Catalog
Suicides in prison
- Title
- Suicides in prison / Alison Liebling.
- Author
- Liebling, Alison, 1963-
- Publication
- London ; New York : Routledge, 1992.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Book/Text | Use in library | HV6545.6 .L54 1992 | Off-site |
Details
- Description
- 273 pages; 24 cm
- Summary
- The first major study to draw directly on the experiences of prisoners and staff, tracing the recent history of the problem and providing the first theoretical discussion of the nature and causes of suicide in prison.
- Subject
- Note
- Published simultaneously in the USA and Canada.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [253]-266) and indexes
- Contents
- Part I. The literature. Suicides in prison: rates and explanations -- The prison suicide profile -- Young prisoner suicides and suicide attempts: a special case? -- A change of direction -- Part II. Talking to staff and prisoners. Investigating suicides in prison -- Understanding young prisoner suicides and suicide attempts: in their own words -- In different words? The gender factor -- Managing to prevent suicide: staff attitudes and pespectives -- Part III. Conclusions. Understanding suicides in prison: vulnerable prisoners in high-risk situation.
- ISBN
- 0415075599
- 9780415075596
- 0203218361 (canceled/invalid)
- LCCN
- 92004230
- OCLC
- ocm25246178
- 25246178
- SCSB-2011091
- Owning Institutions
- Princeton University Library