Surveillance of Suicidal and Nonsuicidal Self-Injury in the New York City Jail System

Selling, Daniel; Solimo, Angela; Lee, David; Horne, Kerry; Panove, Elena; Venters, Homer

doi:10.1177/1078345813518637

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“…Regardless of the various types of self-harm behavior, for both sexes, the acts of cutting and scratching are the most common types (Hawton et al, 2014;Walsh, 2007). Additionally, the act of striking the head is becoming more frequent (Selling et al, 2014).…”

Section: Defining Self-harm In Prisonmentioning

confidence: 99%

Prison officers' attitudes towards self-harm in prisoners

Sousa

Gonçalves

Cruz

et al. 2019

International Journal of Law and Psychiatry

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Prison officers are the agents that have the most contact with prisoners during imprisonment and are essential for control prisoners at risk. Because of that, it is essential to understand their attitudes towards prisoners who self-harm because their attitudes predispose the behavior in situations of self-harm. Thus, our study aimed to explore the attitudes of prison officers regarding prisoners who self-harm. The results revealed that prison officers did not advocate harsh treatment for self-harming prisoners. However, they tend to reveal some difficulties in understanding the causes of self-harm, reproducing the negative myths referred to in the literature. They also tend to neglect the fact that these behaviors may, in some cases, culminate in suicide. These results highlight the need for specific training about this phenomenon, not only in prison officers initial training but also in continuing training, identifying issues of particular importance to address, such as interpersonal skills and behavioral strategies to deal with incarcerated individuals who self-harm. We also advocate for the importance of reinforcing prison officers' role as first-line responders, empowering these agents in their social responsibility towards prisoners well being and the way penal justice is implemented.

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Section: Defining Self-harm In Prisonmentioning

confidence: 99%

Prison officers' attitudes towards self-harm in prisoners

Sousa

Gonçalves

Cruz

et al. 2019

International Journal of Law and Psychiatry

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“… 5. Swallowing foreign objects (e.g., batteries, paper clips, pieces of metal, and pieces of razors) is fairly common in correctional settings (Kaba et al, 2014; Selling et al, 2014; Smith & Kaminski, 2011) and was identified by staff as sufficiently important to include on their tracking sheets. …”

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Escalation of Suicidal Spectrum Behaviors During Incarceration

Yasmeen¹,

Stuewig

Wilson

et al. 2023

Criminal Justice and Behavior

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Rates of multiple episodes of suicide spectrum behaviors are higher among incarcerated individuals than community members. Understanding the trajectory of multiple episodes of suicide spectrum behavior is important for assessment of risk and precautionary measures. We examined escalation in terms of frequency and method among 204 incarcerated individuals who engaged in multiple episodes of serious self-harm. Among those who did not die ( n = 191), the interval between suicide spectrum behaviors decreased across incidents and incidents became potentially more lethal over time. Findings indicate that clinicians relying solely on intent to assess seriousness of self-harming behavior might overlook escalation risk. To effectively prevent fatal incidents, clinicians and correctional staff working with incarcerated individuals should incorporate behavioral measures (e.g., time between incidents and method used) and trend these measures over time.

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