Research on suicidal behavior falls into two main areas: studies that aim to identify
demographic and social risk factors, and studies that aim to investigate the psychological …

Until recently, it has been assumed that suicide, although a problem for jail inmates as they
face the initial crisis of incarceration, is not a significant problem for inmates who advance to …

This book examines how young men between the ages of 18 and 21 make the transition to
prison life and how they adapt practically, socially and psychologically. Based on extensive …

This quasi-experimental field study evaluated the effects of a forensic human-animal
interaction (HAI) program on the criminal behavior of prison inmates. The study assessed …

Twenty adolescents who had made suicide attempts were compared with 20 nonpsychiatric
control subjects on measures of problem solving, stress, and coping. The suicidal group did …

First published in 1994. While not setting out to write a book about social policy, Ivanoff,
Blythe and Tripodi, seasoned and well-known contributors to the spirited debate on the …

Recent research has indicated that vulnerable incarcerated young offenders—such as those
at risk of suicidal behaviour, those on formal protection due to their inability to assimilate into …

Early definitions of bullying described it as a subsection of aggression, an abusive
behaviour sharing characteristics belonging to violence and aggression, yet defined by its …

This research examines the relationships betweenmeans-end problem solving and
psychological distress ina group of incarcerated Scottish young offenders who hadbeen …

OBJECTIVE: The author reviewed studies of treatments for parasuicide in order to assist
health services planners, administrators, and clinicians develop and improve interventions …