International Journal of Prisoner Health: Volume 11 Issue 2

Lifetime trauma victimization and PTSD in relation to psychopathy and antisocial personality disorder in a sample of incarcerated women and men

Robyn L Gobin, Madhavi K. Reddy, Caron Zlotnick, Jennifer E. Johnson

Antisocial personality disorder (ASPD) and psychopathy are similar, but distinct, psychiatric conditions that are common in male and female inmates; a segment of the population…

Alcohol-related risk and harm amongst young offenders aged 11-17

Dorothy Newbury-Birch, Katherine Jackson, Tony Hodgson, Eilish Gilvarry, Paul Cassidy, Simon Coulton, Vicky Ryan, Graeme B. Wilson, Ruth McGovern, Eileen Kaner

The purpose of this paper is to examine the prevalence of alcohol use disorders (AUDs) amongst young people in the criminal justice system (CJS) in the North East of England and…

Expert views of peer-based interventions for prisoner health

James Woodall, Jane South, Rachael Dixey, Nick de Viggiani, William Penson

Formalised support services for prisoners that rely on peer methods of delivery show promising health and social outcomes but there is also conjecture that negative effects, both…

Criminal social identity and suicide ideation among Pakistani young prisoners

Sonia Shagufta, Daniel Boduszek, Katie Dhingra, Derrol Kola-Palmer

Suicidal behaviour is a common in prisoners, yet little is known about the factors that may protect against thoughts of ending one’s life. The purpose of this paper is to specify…

Influence of offence type and prior imprisonment on risk of death following release from prison: a whole-population linked data study

Khadra Abdi Jama-Alol, Eva Malacova, Anna Ferrante, Janine Alan, Louise Stewart, David Preen

The purpose of this paper is to examine the influence of offence type, prior imprisonment and various socio-demographic characteristics on mortality at 28 and 365 days following…

Editorial

Morag MacDonald, Robert Greifinger, David Kane