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Suicide in prisons in England and Wales from 1988 to 1995

Year: 1998

Type: article

Abstract: This study is based on an examination of 377 official records (from the English Prison Service's Suicide Awareness Support Unit) of self‐inflicted deaths in prisons in England and Wales for the period from 5 February 1988 to 5 November 1995. The study builds on the work of earlier researchers in the area of suicides in prisons (Topp, 1979; Dooley, 1990) and provides a detailed analysis of all self‐inflicted deaths occurring in prisons in England and Wales, something never previously undertaken. In this paper we present some of the main results from our research. Copyright © 1998 Whurr Publishers Ltd.

Source: Criminal Behaviour and Mental Health

DOI: 10.1002/cbm.245

Authors: Graham J. Towl, David A. Crighton

Institutions: University of Cambridge, Newcastle University

Language: English

Topic: Suicide and Self-Harm Studies

Subfield: Clinical Psychology

Field: Psychology

Domain: Social Sciences

SDGs: Good health and well-being, Peace, justice, and strong institutions

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W1982833962

FWCI: 3.072

Cites: 16

Cited by: 61

Related to: 10