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Mental disordered offenders and prison health care in remand settings
- Authors:
- WILLIAMS Morgyn, LLOYD Karen, HAYRE Carol
- Journal article citation:
- Prison Service Journal, 162, November 2005, pp.24-28.
- Publisher:
- Her Majesty's Prison Service of England and Wales
The confinement of mentally disordered people has been practiced for almost 600 years in England. This article looks at the prevalence of people with mental health problems in remand, their needs, and the health care available to them.
The untreatables?
- Author:
- COOPER Kristiina
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 3.9.98, 1998, p.7.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
Reports on the problem of prison over hospital for criminals with mental disorders. Some patients are falling between the two because they are regarded as being "untreatable".
Improving health, supporting justice: the national delivery plan of the Health and Criminal Justice Programme Board
- Author:
- GREAT BRITAIN. Department of Health
- Publisher:
- Great Britain. Department of Health
- Publication year:
- 2009
- Pagination:
- 61p.
- Place of publication:
- London
This plan is published in response to the recommendations for improving the health and well-being of adult offenders in Lord Bradley’s 2009 review of people with mental health problems or learning disabilities in the criminal justice system in the United Kingdom. It accepts the direction proposed in the Bradley review and in combination with feedback from stakeholders given during the consultation ‘Improving health, supporting justice’ sets out a strategic framework of 5 objectives with timescales aimed for over the next 18 months. Delivering this plan in recessionary times means little scope for new resources and it concentrates on improving and re-focusing existing services across individual Primary Care Trust and criminal justice agencies and localities working in partnership, by adopting existing good practice, system reform to better working practices and the innovative skills of frontline staff. In addition this plan details several service specific priorities, for example for the Police and Crown Prosecution Services, the courts, prisons and probationary services and drugs and alcohol misuse services. Key deliverables, with timescales are listed throughout the text, which are referenced against the Bradley review recommendations, eighty two of which are annexed to this paper.
Developing competency based programmes in a high secure setting
- Authors:
- GORDON Neil, TENNANT Allison
- Journal article citation:
- British Journal of Forensic Practice, 4(3), August 2002, pp.21-29.
- Publisher:
- Emerald
This article describes and analyses the authors' working in the personality disorder service at Rampton High Security hospital. The article focuses on the development of a competency based diploma/degree programme that is integrated with service priorities and clinical care pathways.
The health care of women prisoners in England and Wales: a literature review
- Author:
- KENNEY-HERBERT Jeremy
- Journal article citation:
- Howard Journal of Criminal Justice, 38(1), February 1999, pp.54-66.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
The health needs of women imprisoned in England and Wales have not been systematically co-ordinated or evaluated. This review discusses the available literature on the health of women prisoners and highlights areas in need of improved service and research. The importance of taking the opportunity to improve the immediate and long term health of incarcerated women is emphasised.