Bullying Among Prisoners: Evidence, Research and Intervention Strategies

by Ireland,Jane L.

• ISBN13: 9781583911860
• ISBN10: 1583911863
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2002-09-27
• Publisher: Routledge

Summary

Bullying in prisons can have severe consequences both for those directly involved and for the prison regime as a whole, yet the subject has been curiously neglected in literature.Bullying Among Prisonerssummaries researches, and seeks to answer some important questions...By outlining a series of interventions that can be employed to address bullying, this book will prove an invaluable resource for all those working directly with the perpetrators and victims, not only in prisons but also in a range of settings such as regional secure units and special hospitals.

Table of Contents

List of figures	ix
List of tables	x
Foreword	xi
Preface	xv
Acknowledgements	xvii
Bullying in prison: the research field to date	1	(19)
Why study bullying among prisoners?	1	(2)
Defining aggression	3	(1)
What is bullying and how does it relate to aggression?	4	(4)
What research has been done into prison bullying?	8	(7)
How has the research field evolved?	15	(4)
Summary	19	(1)
Defining and measuring bullying in a prison environment	20	(29)
Defining bullying in a prison environment	20	(7)
Measuring bullying: the methods used	27	(15)
Problems in measuring bullying in a prison environment	42	(3)
What guidelines should researchers follow?	45	(2)
Summary	47	(2)
The extent and nature of bullying	49	(25)
The extent of bullying	49	(1)
The nature of bullying	50	(11)
Sex differences in bullying	61	(7)
Age differences in bullying	68	(2)
Environmental differences in bullying	70	(2)
Summary	72	(2)
Why does bullying occur among prisoners?	74	(22)
Why do prisoners think bullying occurs?	75	(1)
The physical environment	76	(5)
The social environment	81	(10)
Individual characteristics	91	(1)
A model to explain bullying in prisons	92	(3)
Summary	95	(1)
Characteristics of bullies and victims	96	(29)
The groups involved in bullying	97	(2)
Perceived characteristics of bullies and victims	99	(3)
Actual characteristics of bullies and victims	102	(19)
What characteristics are important?	121	(3)
Summary	124	(1)
Reactions to bullying	125	(21)
Emotional responses	126	(5)
Avoidance and social isolation	131	(3)
Aggressive responses	134	(5)
Self-injurious behaviour	139	(6)
Summary	145	(1)
Strategies: 1 preventing bullying	146	(30)
Focus of research	146	(2)
Themes of intervention	148	(23)
What makes an effective strategy?	171	(3)
Summary	174	(2)
Strategies: 2 reacting to bullying	176	(35)
Themes of intervention	177	(23)
Accounting for the different groups involved in bullying	200	(3)
What makes an effective strategy?	203	(4)
Summary	207	(4)
Notes	211	(1)
Bibliography	212	(11)
Index	223