Setting the scene -- Theoretical perspectives on suicide -- Community research into suicide -- What we know about prisoners -- The management of suicide in prisons -- Political and expert commentaries on prisoner suicide -- Suicide in prisons: early literature -- Suicide in prisons: modern literature -- Suicide in prisons an empirical study of prisoner suicides from 1978 to 2014 -- Future directions
Summary
The definitive guide from two leading authors central to developments in the field. An invaluable book which covers everything from theoretical and community research to precisely what is known about prisoners and the risk of their completing suicide. Covers the Harris Review and Government Response to it as well as the stance of politicians, reform groups and other leading experts on what in 2017 is an escalating problem for UK prisons. Contains analysis and data from over 30 years, bringing together key knowledge and information at a critical time of concern and attention
