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 in | Psychology in prisons pp. 1 - 7 |
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Main Authors | , , |
Format | Book Chapter |
Language | English |
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Routledge
1990
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Edition | 1 |
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Online Access | Get full text |
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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. |
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ISBN: | 9780415097147 1138462683 0415097142 9781138462687 |
DOI: | 10.4324/9780203423356-1 |