| Description |
1 online resource (xii, 212 pages) : illustrations |
| Contents |
Front cover; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgements; List of tables and figures; 1. Introduction; 2. The transition into prison; 3. Adapting to life in prison; 4. Supportive transactions between staff and prisoners; 5. Peer interactions and relationships in prison; 6. Self-harm among young men in prison; 7. Transition, adaptation and attachment; References; Appendix 1; Index; Back cover |
| Summary |
This book examines how young men between the ages of 18 and 21 make the transition to prison life and how they adapt practically, socially and psychologically. Based on extensive research in Feltham Young Offenders Institution, this book examines in particular the role of social support, both inside and outside prison, in relation to their adaptation, along with the constructs of trust, locus of control, and safety. It concentrates both on the successful adaptation to prison life and on the experience of individuals who have difficulties in adapting; it pays special attention to those who harm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 186-202) and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Prison psychology.
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Imprisonment -- Psychological aspects
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Prisoners -- England -- London -- Case studies
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Prisoners -- England -- London
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Criminology.
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Imprisonment -- Psychological aspects
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Prison psychology
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Prisoners
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Jugendlicher Strafgefangener
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England -- London
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| Genre/Form |
Case studies
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781134024995 |
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1134024991 |
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9781843926931 |
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1843926938 |
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9781134025138 |
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1134025130 |
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9781134025060 |
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1134025068 |
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9780415628143 |
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0415628148 |
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