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Showing 1 to 20 of 50 for “"Prison population"”.
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Traumatic orthopaedic injuries in the prison population
Introducción: Estados Unidos tiene la mayor población de reclusos del mundo (per cápita y total). Los trastornos musculoesqueléticos se incluyen dentro de los 10 informes médicos más frecuentes de los reclusos; sin embargo, la literatura sobre ellos es limitada. El propósito de este estudio es …
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Alexithymia and trauma in the prison population
… suggesting that it may be more common in prison populations than in the general population. Trauma has also been proposed as a potential factor influencing this relationship. The current research presents two complementary studies. First, a scoping review was conducted following PRISMA …
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Home Office : short term prison population projection model
Accurate forecasting of the prison population is essential for the future planning of the prison and probation services. This Thesis presents a new proposed model for short term prison number projection. The thesis was written in September 2004.
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The Politics of Confinement: Prison Population and Capacity Change in Post-War California
This thesis deals with the factors affecting prison population and capacity in the California state correctional system from 1946 through 1980. It develops and estimates a structural equation model describing the behavior of prison admissions, releases and rated capacity over time. It also uses …
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Exploring masculinities in a microcosm : a qualitative study of men’s understanding of masculinities and gender-based violence (GBV) in a male prison population in South Africa (SA)
… to explore masculinities in a South African prison context and how prison-based masculine ideals influence offenders’ perceptions and experiences of violence related to gender. A qualitative research design was employed to explore masculinities from the experiences of men within a South …
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The Influences of Gender and Race on the Attachment Styles Within a Criminal Population
… influence rehabilitation services within the prison system and modify anti-recidivism programs attended by individuals released from a correctional facility. Second year doctoral students originally collected the data. The participants in the study were given the Adult Scale of Parental …
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Imprisonment in Thailand: The Impact of the 2003 War on Drugs Policy
… the impact of the 2003 war on drugs policy on imprisonment and the prison social world in Thailand. While most studies on the drugs war have focused mainly on the quantitative increase in the prison population in the penal systems as the policy’s main impact, this research further examined the …
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The association between trauma, offending behaviour, self harm and substance use with dissociation and absorption in male prisoners
There are an increased number of people imprisoned every year in England and Wales. Whilst in prison up to 13% of prisoners engage in self harm, (HM Chief Inspector of Prisons, 2005) often to cope and deal with the stressful environment of prison life. In addition to this up to 80% of prisoners …
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An art therapy programme incorporating Buddhist concepts to address issues of aggression in adult male prisoners
… way of working with aggression in a male prison population, using an art therapy approach that incorporates Buddhist concepts as an intervention. Buddhist practices have traditionally been used in Eastern cultures to calm the mind and to develop compassion as an antidote to aggression. …
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A problemática situação prisional brasileira e os desafios no processo ressocializador
… the problematic situation of the Brazilian prison system and its challenges to achieve its resocializing paper, taking care to respect the application of Penal Execution Law (LEP) No. 7.210/84, which determines how they should be implemented and enforced penalties of deprivation of liberty …
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A Content Analysis of Statutory Grounds for Involuntary Termination of Parental Rights: The Impacts and Susceptibility of Incarcerated Mothers and Their Children
… child increases. Despite the nation’s mounting prison population over the last three decades, the growing interaction between the prison and foster care populations has received minimal attention in the literature. To date, the influence of the statutory grounds for involuntary termination of …
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Impact and reach of a peer-led health education intervention utilizing harm reduction strategies in an incarcerated population
Prisons are high-risk environments for communicable disease transmission. The majority of incarcerated individuals return to their communities, many with untreated disease, creating a need for disease control, prevention and treatment within the prison population. Prisoner Health is Community …
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Case Study: Breastfeeding Facilitation and Initiation within one Prison Nursery Program
… women in the U.S. are unknown. As the female prison population rises, little to no data exists on breastfeeding initiation within prison nursery programs. The purpose of this case study was to assess breastfeeding facilitation and initiation within one prison nursery program. An interview was …
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Federal Drug Sentencing: An Evaluation of the Consistency, Proportionality, and Fairness within Cases
National drug policy has contributed to prison population growth in the United States. Blacks and Hispanics are minorities in the population, but are overrepresented as defendants in criminal courts and as inmates in prison. The purpose of this research is to evaluate fairness in federal drug …
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Stature and Criminal Behavior
… are significantly overrepresented in America's prison population, and many studies have been conducted to determine possible causes for such a disparity. Few of these studies, however, have examined small stature as a potential contributor to criminal behavior. This study examines the …
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Out of the cell : exploring the framing of prisoner reentry in Illinois corrections policy
The significant rise in the prison population in the United States has resulted in a severe shock to the correctional system. Specifically, from 1980 to 2004, the population of offenders incarcerated in state and federal prisons has increased almost five-fold from 315,974 to 1,494,216. As a result, …
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Childhood trauma as a predictor of reoffending
… and sexual abuse are common among offender populations, and a trauma history is related to increases in the risk of criminal conduct. Previous reviews on the link between childhood trauma and reoffending are limited in scope as they only investigate adolescent populations. Objective: The aim …
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An Exploration of the College-Educated Female Incarceration Experience
… rate. During 2006, the number of women in prison increased by approximately 4.5 %. The increase of female prisoners from 2005 to 2006 was larger than the average growth rate of 2.9% from 2000 through 2005. Women ages 35 to 39 made up the largest percentage of female prisoners. At the end of …
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Changing the Guards: Expanding Cultural Diversity Training in Correctional Officer Basic Training
… In recent years, the demographics of the U.S. prison population has become much more culturally diverse. This shift is noted by recent academic literature from scholars who have experience working in correctional settings. The growing diversity of the inmate population puts a new emphasis on …
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The Adult Scale Of Parental Attachment-Short Form: Item Selection, Factor Structure, And Psychometric Properties
… the theory of the instrument was tested on a population of 222 prison participants to evaluate the factor structure and psychometric properties. While the reliability of the instrument was maintained, the validity of the ASPA-SF could not be verified in working with a prison population. Due to …
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