How does staff diversity – in terms of protected characteristics – impact relationships with individuals in prisons, and their behaviour?

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:

Areas of research interest

Related UKRI funded projects

  • An Appreciative Inquiry into the response to diversity in three Yorkshire Prisons

    Responding to diversity within the prisons setting is a complex and challenging process and HM Prison Service is still developing and refining its national policy framework to ensure that its responsibilities under the R...

    Funded by: ESRC

    Why might this be relevant?

    The project aims to explore the impact of staff diversity on relationships with individuals in prisons and their behavior, and has the necessary expertise to do so.