Doing Time: Good Practice with Older People in Prison—The Views of Prison Staff
Publication year:
2010
| Cataloged on:
Mar. 27, 2012
ANNOTATION: This report looks at what good practice is when dealing with older prisoners. This study is distinctive in that it focuses on the views of prison staff who work with elderly people in prisons. Nine chapters comprise this document: introduction; consulting older people in prison; physical environment; needs assessment and support with daily living; peer support; outside links; regimes and social activities; staff and prisoners; and conclusions. Diversion programs and compassionate release can be effective options for those older prisoners who are low risk or of an age that they are of little risk to public safety. Training of probation officers regarding issues surrounding elderly offenders and greater access to necessary services are required.
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