Humane Prisons
1st Edition
Published on 31. October 1999
Book
Paperback/Softback
207 pages
978-1-85775-720-0 (ISBN)
Description
Based on the popular courses run by the Centre for Evidence-Based Medicine in Oxford, and written by leading figures working in the field of evidence-based medicine, this workbook provides papers appropriate for the study of child health.
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Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Dimensions
Height: 400 mm
Width: 137 mm
Weight
1150 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-85775-720-0 (9781857757200)
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Person
Consultant Psychotherapist in Forensic Psychiatry, East London and The City Mental Health NHS Trust, formerly Head of Assessment Unit, Grendon Prison
Content
Is there a future for humane imprisonment? First impressions. Life inside. Psychopathological considerations of prison systems. How to create madness in prison. Resolving prisoners conflicts before they escalate into violence. Can there be 'best practices' in supermax? The UK prison service close supervision centres. Creating the elements of a humane prison system. Women's imprisonment: how getting better is getting worse. Governing a humane prison. Clinical supervision for staff in a therapeutic community prison. Psychotherapy in prisons - a supervisor's view. Peer-review and accreditation. Independent inspection of prisons. Humane prisons - are they worth it?