Prison officers' attitudes towards self-harm in prisoners
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Resumo: | Prison officers are the agents that have the most contact with prisoners during imprisonment and are essential for control prisoners at risk. Because of that, it is essential to understand their attitudes towards prisoners who self-harm because their attitudes predispose the behavior in situations of self-harm. Thus, our study aimed to explore the attitudes of prison officers regarding prisoners who self-harm. The results revealed that prison officers did not advocate harsh treatment for self-harming prisoners. However, they tend to reveal some difficulties in understanding the causes of self-harm, reproducing the negative myths referred to in the literature. They also tend to neglect the fact that these behaviors may, in some cases, culminate in suicide. These results highlight the need for specific training about this phenomenon, not only in prison officers initial training but also in continuing training, identifying issues of particular importance to address, such as interpersonal skills and behavioral strategies to deal with incarcerated individuals who self-harm. We also advocate for the importance of reinforcing prison officers' role as first-line responders, empowering these agents in their social responsibility towards prisoners well being and the way penal justice is implemented. |
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Prison officers' attitudes towards self-harm in prisonersSelf-harmSelf-injuryPrison officers' attitudesSuicidePrisonersCiências Sociais::PsicologiaSocial SciencesScience & TechnologyPrison officers are the agents that have the most contact with prisoners during imprisonment and are essential for control prisoners at risk. Because of that, it is essential to understand their attitudes towards prisoners who self-harm because their attitudes predispose the behavior in situations of self-harm. Thus, our study aimed to explore the attitudes of prison officers regarding prisoners who self-harm. The results revealed that prison officers did not advocate harsh treatment for self-harming prisoners. However, they tend to reveal some difficulties in understanding the causes of self-harm, reproducing the negative myths referred to in the literature. They also tend to neglect the fact that these behaviors may, in some cases, culminate in suicide. These results highlight the need for specific training about this phenomenon, not only in prison officers initial training but also in continuing training, identifying issues of particular importance to address, such as interpersonal skills and behavioral strategies to deal with incarcerated individuals who self-harm. We also advocate for the importance of reinforcing prison officers' role as first-line responders, empowering these agents in their social responsibility towards prisoners well being and the way penal justice is implemented.This work was supported by the Portuguese Ministry of Science, Technology and Higher Education through national funds and cofinanced by FEDER and COMPETE2020 under the PT2020 Partnership Agreement (POCI-01-0145-FEDER-007653) - Psychology Research Centre (UID/PSI/01662), awarded to Ana Rita Cruz. The study was also supported by Grant SFRH/BPD/108602/2015 from the Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology awarded to Andreia de Castro Rodrigues.ElsevierUniversidade do MinhoSousa, MartaGonçalves, Rui AbrunhosaCruz, Ana RitaRodrigues, Andreia de Castro20192019-01-01T00:00:00Zinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/1822/69869engSousa, Marta; Gonçalves, Rui Abrunhosa; Cruz, Ana Rita; de Castro Rodrigues, Andreia. 2019. "Prison officers' attitudes towards self-harm in prisoners". International Journal of Law and Psychiatry 66: 101490. http://dx.doi.org/10. 1016/j.ijlp.2019.101490.0160-252710.1016/j.ijlp.2019.10149031706411https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0160252719300378info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessreponame:Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)instname:Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãoinstacron:RCAAP2023-07-21T12:42:22Zoai:repositorium.sdum.uminho.pt:1822/69869Portal AgregadorONGhttps://www.rcaap.pt/oai/openaireopendoar:71602024-03-19T19:39:35.671213Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos) - Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãofalse |
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Prison officers' attitudes towards self-harm in prisoners |
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Prison officers' attitudes towards self-harm in prisoners |
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Prison officers' attitudes towards self-harm in prisoners Sousa, Marta Self-harm Self-injury Prison officers' attitudes Suicide Prisoners Ciências Sociais::Psicologia Social Sciences Science & Technology |
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Prison officers' attitudes towards self-harm in prisoners |
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Prison officers' attitudes towards self-harm in prisoners |
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Prison officers' attitudes towards self-harm in prisoners |
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Prison officers' attitudes towards self-harm in prisoners |
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Prison officers' attitudes towards self-harm in prisoners |
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Sousa, Marta |
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Sousa, Marta Gonçalves, Rui Abrunhosa Cruz, Ana Rita Rodrigues, Andreia de Castro |
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Gonçalves, Rui Abrunhosa Cruz, Ana Rita Rodrigues, Andreia de Castro |
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Universidade do Minho |
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Sousa, Marta Gonçalves, Rui Abrunhosa Cruz, Ana Rita Rodrigues, Andreia de Castro |
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Self-harm Self-injury Prison officers' attitudes Suicide Prisoners Ciências Sociais::Psicologia Social Sciences Science & Technology |
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Self-harm Self-injury Prison officers' attitudes Suicide Prisoners Ciências Sociais::Psicologia Social Sciences Science & Technology |
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Prison officers are the agents that have the most contact with prisoners during imprisonment and are essential for control prisoners at risk. Because of that, it is essential to understand their attitudes towards prisoners who self-harm because their attitudes predispose the behavior in situations of self-harm. Thus, our study aimed to explore the attitudes of prison officers regarding prisoners who self-harm. The results revealed that prison officers did not advocate harsh treatment for self-harming prisoners. However, they tend to reveal some difficulties in understanding the causes of self-harm, reproducing the negative myths referred to in the literature. They also tend to neglect the fact that these behaviors may, in some cases, culminate in suicide. These results highlight the need for specific training about this phenomenon, not only in prison officers initial training but also in continuing training, identifying issues of particular importance to address, such as interpersonal skills and behavioral strategies to deal with incarcerated individuals who self-harm. We also advocate for the importance of reinforcing prison officers' role as first-line responders, empowering these agents in their social responsibility towards prisoners well being and the way penal justice is implemented. |
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Sousa, Marta; Gonçalves, Rui Abrunhosa; Cruz, Ana Rita; de Castro Rodrigues, Andreia. 2019. "Prison officers' attitudes towards self-harm in prisoners". International Journal of Law and Psychiatry 66: 101490. http://dx.doi.org/10. 1016/j.ijlp.2019.101490. 0160-2527 10.1016/j.ijlp.2019.101490 31706411 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0160252719300378 |
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