NPS Bulletin

NPS Bulletin
Author: United States. Bureau of Prisons
Publisher:
Total Pages: 442
Release: 1964
Genre: Prisoners
ISBN:

Suicide and Self-Harm in Prisons and Jails

Suicide and Self-Harm in Prisons and Jails
Author: Christine Tartaro
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Total Pages: 289
Release: 2019-05-10
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 1498558739

The second edition of Suicide and Self-Harm in Prisons and Jails provides a comprehensive exploration of how the stress associated with arrest, sentencing, and incarcerated life can contribute to the onset of a suicidal crisis even among those who never before experienced suicidal ideation or self-harmed. Using the most recent prison and jail suicide data available Christine Tartaro discuses prison and jail administrations’ efforts to curtail the use of restrictive housing for inmates with mental illness, more recent suicide screening forms for incarcerated populations, therapeutic options for working with inmates in crisis, appropriate monitoring of people in danger of self-harm, and situational and environmental prevention tactics. Tartaro also provides examples of ways to structure and implement diversion and transition planning programs to improve the odds of facilitating offenders’ successful integration into the community and reduce communities’ reliance on jails to house and treat people who suffer from mental illness.

Prison Suicide

Prison Suicide
Author: Lindsay M. Hayes
Publisher: DIANE Publishing
Total Pages: 121
Release: 1998-12
Genre:
ISBN: 0788132326

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 prison to serve out their sentences. This monograph was produced to fill a critical void in the knowledge base about prison suicide. In addition to a through review of the literature and of national and state standards for prevention, it offers the most recent national data on the incidence and rate of prison suicide, effective prevention programs, and discussion of liability issues. References, appendices and tables.

Evaluating the Effectiveness of Correctional Education

Evaluating the Effectiveness of Correctional Education
Author: Lois M. Davis
Publisher: Rand Corporation
Total Pages: 110
Release: 2013-08-21
Genre: Education
ISBN: 0833081322

After conducting a comprehensive literature search, the authors undertook a meta-analysis to examine the association between correctional education and reductions in recidivism, improvements in employment after release from prison, and other outcomes. The study finds that receiving correctional education while incarcerated reduces inmates' risk of recidivating and may improve their odds of obtaining employment after release from prison.