The significance of 'the visit' in an English category-B prison: Views from prisoners, prisoners' families and prison staff [PDF]
, 2012 A number of claims have been made regarding the importance of prisoners staying in touch with their family through prison visits, firstly from a humanitarian perspective of enabling family members to see each other, but also regarding the impact of ...
Broadhead J. +30 more
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Gang Activity in English Prisons: The Prisoners’ Perspective. [PDF]
, 2006 Gang activity in American prisons has resulted in serious problems for prisoners and staff (e.g. Fong & Buentello 1991; Stevens 1997). This study assessed prisoners’ perceptions of gang-event frequency in the U.K.
Wood, Jane L.
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Treating substance abuse is not enough: Comorbidities in consecutively admitted female prisoners [PDF]
, 2015 Publisher Copyright: © 2015 Elsevier Ltd.Introduction: Several studies have pointed to high rates of substance use disorders among female prisoners. The present study aimed to assess comorbidities of substance use disorders with other mental disorders in
Adrian P. Mundt +41 more
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Racial Disparities and Similarities in Post-Release Recidivism and Employment Among Ex-prisoners with a Different Level of Education [PDF]
, 2015 Previous studies rarely examined racial disparities in post-release employment and recidivism. Finding a job is an immediate challenge to all released ex-prisoners, and often more difficult for African American ex-prisoners who typically return to ...
Ho, Taiping +3 more
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RECONSTRUCTION OF PRISONERS DEVELOPMENT SYSTEM INTO CORRECTIONAL SYSTEM
Al-Adl, 2015 Legal issues in this paper is about prisoners development originally oriented to prisoners development system that amanded into correctional system by Keputusan Menteri kehakiman Republik Indonesia Nomor M.02-PK.04.10 tahun 1990.
Nurul Listiyani
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Genotype distribution, intravenous drug use rates and direct-acting antiviral treatment results in prisoner hepatitis C patients [PDF]
Infectious Diseases and Tropical Medicine, 2023 OBJECTIVE: Hepatitis C is an important public health problem targeted for elimination by WHO. The prevalence of hepatitis C infection is higher in prisoner patients, compared to the general population.
Ö. Şahin +4 more
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Prisoners’ gang-related activity: the importance of bullying and moral disengagement [PDF]
, 2009 Gang-related activity can have a significant impact on the effective management of prisons in the UK, yet little is known about the characteristics of the prisoners involved.
James, M. +5 more
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Comparisons of Alexithymia, Negative Emergency and Aggression in Prisoners with and without Intermittent Explosive Disorder [PDF]
پژوهشهای کاربردی روانشناختی, 2020 The purpose of this study was to compare alexithymia, negative emergency and aggression in prisoners with and without intermittent explosive disorder. The present study was causal-comparative.
Mahdi Gharibpour +2 more
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Attitudes towards prisoners, as reported by prison inmates, prison employees and college students
BMC Public Health, 2007 Background Positive attitudes towards prisoners are important in securing the effectiveness of various correctional rehabilitation programs and the successful reintegration of prisoners after release.
Rustad Aase-Bente +2 more
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Frontiers in Psychiatry, 2023 BackgroundPsychological wellbeing, family cohesion, and purposeful life are important determinants of the prisoners’ overall wellbeing and health; therefore, their evaluation is extremely important in prisoners as a vulnerable group.ObjectiveThis study ...
Hooshang Ghazanfari +3 more
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