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Suicides in prison

Title
Suicides in prison / Alison Liebling.
Author
Liebling, Alison, 1963-
Publication
London ; New York : Routledge, 1992.

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Book/TextUse in library HV6545.6 .L54 1992Off-site

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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
  • Prisoners > Suicidal behavior > Great Britain
  • Suicide > Prevention
  • Suicide > Prevention
  • Prisoners > psychology
  • Prisoners > Suicidal behavior
  • Suizid
  • Strafgefangener
  • Zelfmoord
  • Gevangenen
  • United Kingdom
  • Great Britain
  • Großbritannien
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