Suicide and self-harm in prisons and jails / Christine Tartaro.
Using the most recent prison and jail suicide data the second edition of Suicide and Self-Harm in Prisons and Jails explores how the stress associated with arrest, sentencing, and incarceration can contribute to the onset of a suicidal crisis even among those who never before experienced suicidal ideation or self-harmed.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781498558723
- ISBN: 1498558720
- Physical Description: vii, 279 pages ; 24 cm
- Edition: Second edition.
- Publisher: Lanham : Lexington Books, [2019]
Content descriptions
Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 233-262) and index. |
Formatted Contents Note: | Incarceration and suicide -- Who commits suicide while incarcerated? -- When, where, and how suicides in prisons and jails occur -- Suicide attempts and non-suicidal self-injury -- Screening and assessment -- Working with suicidal inmates -- Facility design and suicide prevention -- Diversion and transition planning -- Litigation issues -- Suggestions for suicide prevention. |
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Subject: | Prisoners > Suicidal behavior > United States. Suicide > United States > Prevention. Self-mutilation > United States. Prisoners. Suicide > prevention & control. Self Mutilation. |
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- 1 of 1 copy available at Kirtland Community College.
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Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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Kirtland Community College Library | HV 6545.6 .T37 2019 | 30775305553753 | General Collection | Available | - |
Suicide and Self-Harm in Prisons and Jails
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Suicide and Self-Harm in Prisons and Jails
The second edition of Suicide and Self-Harm in Prisons and Jails provides a comprehensive exploration of how the stress associated with arrest, sentencing, and incarcerated life can contribute to the onset of a suicidal crisis even among those who never before experienced suicidal ideation or self-harmed. Using the most recent prison and jail suicide data available Christine Tartaro discuses prison and jail administrations' efforts to curtail the use of restrictive housing for inmates with mental illness, more recent suicide screening forms for incarcerated populations, therapeutic options for working with inmates in crisis, appropriate monitoring of people in danger of self-harm, and situational and environmental prevention tactics. Tartaro also provides examples of ways to structure and implement diversion and transition planning programs to improve the odds of facilitating offenders' successful integration into the community and reduce communities' reliance on jails to house and treat people who suffer from mental illness.