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Offender Diversity Compendium

[Russell Webster (2023)]

Compendium of links to information related to offenders and diversity.

Meeting the Needs of Those with Mental Illness, Learning Difficulties and Speech and Language Difficulties

[Irish Probation Journal (2022)]

Irish Probation Journal paper examining “the impact of mental illness, learning difficulties, and speech and language difficulties on individuals subject to probation and within custodial environments”.

Keywords: mental health, learning disability

Resources for Children with parents/guardians in prison

[Pact (2020)]

Collection of a dozen online resources from Pact, including video animations, stories, a guide to a visit experience, as well as further information, aimed at children with a parent or guardian in prison.

Keywords: families

Risk assessment tools – directory

[Risk Management Authority (2019)]

Online directory of risk assessment tools from the Risk Management Authority (a Non Departmental Public Body established by the Criminal Justice (Scotland) Act 2003).

Keywords: assessment

Whole prison, whole person: How a holistic approach can support good mental health in prison

[Clinks (2019)]

Report on how a holistic approach can support mental health in prison with key principles and recommendations.

Keywords: mental health

Working effectively with people with co-occurring mental health and alcohol/drug use conditions

[Clinks (2019)]

Framework of ‘the values, knowledge and skills required to work with people who have co-occurring mental health and alcohol/drug use conditions’; includes ‘E-learning toolkit’ for front line staff.

Keywords: mental health, substance misuse

Changing Lives: the social impact of participation in sport and culture

[House of Commons (2019)]

Parliamentary report presenting evidence that reoffending rates ‘can be reduced through access to sport or cultural programmes’.

Keywords: sport, arts

Enhancing arts and culture in the criminal justice system

[National Criminal Justice Arts Alliance (2019)]

Report outlining the value of arts and culture in these criminal justice settings. Includes a toolkit with step-by-step guidance and principles of best practice.

Keywords: arts

Out of the Shadows: Women with learning disabilities…

[Prison Reform Trust (2019)]

The report considers women with learning difficulties in the contexts of legislative and policy frameworks, getting support, and criminal justice system responses, while also giving a voice to those women to talk about their experiences.

Keywords: female offenders, learning disability

What incentives work in prison?

[Prison Reform Trust (2019)]

A report from the Prison Reform Trust’s Prisoner Policy Network, on the views of those with lived experience on what does (and does not) work in incentivising people in prison.

Keywords: incentives