Bullying among prisoners : evidence, research and intervention strategies

Bullying among prisoners : evidence, research and intervention strategies / Jane L. Ireland.

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 dea...

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Main Author: Ireland, Jane L. (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Hove, England ; New York : Routledge, 2012.
Subjects:
Prison psychology.
Bullying > Prevention.
FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS > Life Stages > General.
PSYCHOLOGY > Developmental > General.
PSYCHOLOGY > Developmental > Lifespan Development.
PSYCHOLOGY > General.
Bullying > Prevention
Prison psychology
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Table of Contents:
  • Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Table of Contents; List of figures; List of tables; Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgements; 1 Bullying in prison: the research field to date; Why study bullying among prisoners?; Defining aggression; What is bullying and how does it relate to aggression?; What research has been done into prison bullying?; How has the research field evolved?; Summary; 2 Defining and measuring bullying in a prison environment; Defining bullying in a prison environment; Measuring bullying: the methods used.
  • Problems in measuring bullying in a prison environmentWhat guidelines should researchers follow?; Summary; 3 The extent and nature of bullying; The extent of bullying; The nature of bullying; Sex differences in bullying; Age differences in bullying; Environmental differences in bullying; Summary; 4 Why does bullying occur among prisoners?; Why do prisoners think bullying occurs?; The physical environment; The social environment; Individual characteristics; A model to explain bullying in prisons; Summary; 5 Characteristics of bullies and victims; The groups involved in bullying.
  • Perceived characteristics of bullies and victimsActual characteristics of bullies and victims; What characteristics are important?; Summary; 6 Reactions to bullying; Emotional responses; Avoidance and social isolation; Aggressive responses; Self-injurious behaviour; Summary; 7 Strategies: 1 preventing bullying; Focus of research; Themes of intervention; What makes an effective strategy?; Summary; 8 Strategies: 2 reacting to bullying; Themes of intervention; Accounting for the different groups involved in bullying; What makes an effective strategy?; Summary; Notes; Bibliography; Index.

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