How does intra-prison crime manifest and what are the associated costs?
Background
We want to provide decent, safe and secure accommodation that supports individuals in their rehabilitation. We want to reduce levels of violence and self-harm and develop the evidence on what structures and interventions can help improve outcomes for individuals in prison.
Next steps
We can be contacted at the following email address: evidence_partnerships@justice.gov.uk.
Source
This question was published as part of the set of ARIs in this document:
Research fields
Related UKRI funded projects
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Design tools for healthy prison environments
Matter Architecture is leading a project to develop a set of design tools for improving rehabilitation through the architecture of prison environments. Together with Space Works we are connecting evidence from the field ...
Funded by: Innovate UK
Why might this be relevant?
The project specifically focuses on designing tools for healthy prison environments to improve rehabilitation outcomes, addressing the question directly.
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The "Rehabilitation Prison": An oxymoron or an opportunity to radically reform imprisonment?
Prisons are experiencing numerous problems: rising numbers, 'new' populations requiring specialised care (e.g. elderly men, military veterans); an ageing and dilapidated estate that spatially exacerbates effects of overc...
Funded by: ESRC
Why might this be relevant?
The project investigates the concept of a 'Rehabilitation Prison' and its potential to reform imprisonment, which partially addresses the question of how intra-prison crime manifests and the associated costs.
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Prison Regulation, for Safer Societies: Participatory, Effective, Efficient?
In May 2019, Dutch courts refused to deport an English suspected drug smuggler, citing the potential for inhuman and degrading treatment at HMP Liverpool. This well publicised judgment illustrates the necessity of my FLF...
Funded by: UKRI FLF
Why might this be relevant?
The project focuses on reconceptualizing prison regulation for safer societies, which is not directly related to the question of how intra-prison crime manifests and the associated costs.