Psychology and its role in prisons

To do their job, and indeed sometimes in order to survive, all prison officers need to use some psychology. Many do this from years of experience or from well-developed instincts. In this book we will describe psychological ideas and techniques which may be of some value in the day-to-day tasks of t...

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Published inPsychology in prisons pp. 1 - 7
Main Authors Cooke, David J., Baldwin, Pamela J., Howison, Jacqueline
Format Book Chapter
LanguageEnglish
Published Routledge 1990
Edition1
Subjects
Explosive Temper
Young Man
Good Prison Officer
Inclined
Girlfriend
Prison Officer
Odd
HIV Infection
Distressed Prisoner
American Boat
Chronic
Great Sportsmen
Follow
Gut Feelings
Top Level Athletes
Wo
Sports Psychologists
Occupational Psychologists
Angry Prisoner
Sex Offenders
Prison Officer's Job
Hold
Disruptive Prisoners
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Summary:To do their job, and indeed sometimes in order to survive, all prison officers need to use some psychology. Many do this from years of experience or from well-developed instincts. In this book we will describe psychological ideas and techniques which may be of some value in the day-to-day tasks of the prison officer. We hope that it will help staff to understand the usual and unusual behaviour of prisoners; to help them to deal with the aggression, the distress and the difficulties of the prisoners in their charge. We hope to demonstrate that it is helpful to look at prisoners as individuals rather than a mass of stereotypes and that it is useful to try to observe prisoners' behaviour and work out what makes them tick.
ISBN:9780415097147
1138462683
0415097142
9781138462687
DOI:10.4324/9780203423356-1