The British Journal of Forensic Practice: Volume 4 Issue 4

Editorial

Jo Paton

Self‐inflicted deaths during 2001: an analysis of trends

Louisa Snow, Jo Paton, Chris Oram, Rebecca Teers

This paper summarises the findings of an unpublished Prison Service report into self‐inflicted deaths in prisons in England and Wales over the period 1990‐2001. The key findings…

Prisoners' motives for self‐injury and attempted suicide

Louisa Snow

This paper reports findings from a study of the social, situational and environmental factors that contribute to suicide and self‐injury in prison, focusing here on prisoners'…

Self‐inflicted deaths of prisoners serving life sentences 1988‐2001

Jo Borrill

Prisoners serving life sentences are known to be at a higher risk of suicide. This paper reports findings from a review of self‐inflicted deaths of life sentence prisoners over…

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