1st Edition
Bullying Among Prisoners Evidence, Research and Intervention Strategies
By Jane L. Ireland
Copyright 2002
256 Pages
by
Routledge
256 Pages
by
Routledge
256 Pages
by
Routledge
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Bullying in prisons can have severe consequences both for those directly involved and for the prison regime as a whole, yet the subject has been curiously neglected in the literature. In 1993, the Prison Service introduced their first anti-bullying strategy, and since then there has been a great deal of research on the subject. Bullying Among Prisoners summarises this research, and seeks to... Read more
Ramsbotham, Foreword. Bullying in Prison: The Research Field to Date. Defining and Measuring Bullying in a Prison Environment. Extent and Nature of Bullying. Why does Bullying Occur Among Prisoners? Characteristics of Bullies and Victims. Reactions to Bullying. Strategies (1): Preventing Bullying. Strategies (2): Reacting to Bullying.
Biography
Jane L. Ireland is a chartered forensic psychologist and a member of the International Society for Research into Aggression. She has published many journal articles in the area of bullying among prisoners.
'I warmly commend Dr Ireland's book, which results from careful observation and research, but which is essentially practical in its message. If what Dr Ireland preaches is put into practice, every prison ... should feel safe.' - From the foreword by Sir David Ramsbotham, Her Majesty's Chief Inspector of Prisons 1995-2001
