Prisons

End of life in prison

Maggie Bolger, from Cardiff, travelled to the USA to explore approaches to end-of-life care for elderly prisoners. She is currently Head of Talent Management, Succession...

New approaches to ending the homelessness cycle amongst ex-offenders

Joanne McGrath, from Newcastle upon Tyne, and a Progression Coach at Crisis UK, travelled to Norway and the USA to investigate approaches to preventing homelessness...

Investigate education provision and its role in reducing reoffending

Richard Wakelin, from Market Drayton, and the Head of Education at a Young Offender Institution, travelled to the Netherlands and Norway to explore the role of education...

How prison officers experience and survive prison

Alex South, a prison officer from Acton, travelled to Australia, Canada and the USA to investigate approaches to supporting prison staff.

Horticultural community restitution work programmes for Mentally Disordered Offenders

Richard Eltringham, an Occupational Therapy Assistant Practitioner from Thurmaston, Leicestershire, travelled to the USA to investigate horticulture based community...

Revolutionising reading in UK prisons

Neil Barclay, a prison librarian from Plumstead, travelled to the Netherlands, Belgium and Norway to explore the use of e-reading technology in prisons.

Tackling the Inter-generational Cycle of Offending by Promoting Parent-child Relationships

Care of drug and alcohol dependant prisoners in the United States and Australia

Dr Mark Bigwood, a doctor from Bath, travelled to Australia and the USA to research approaches to the care of drug and alcohol dependant prisoners on first reception.

Building partnerships in a divided society to support desistance

Amanda Wood, a Governor from Larne, travelled to Australia and New Zealand to examine ways of repairing relationships between prisoners, their families and their...

Foreign National prisoners: best practice and resettlement

Lucy Slade, from London, is mentor manager for resettlement charity Key4Life. She will be travelling to the Netherlands, Norway, Spain and Sweden to study best practice...

Developing a Trauma Informed Approach to Rehabilitative Group Work in Prison

Angela Allcock, a dual diagnosis service lead at HMP Thameside, will be travelling to Norway and the USA to research the development of a trauma based approach group...

A study to develop alternatives to women's imprisonment in Wales

Restorative interventions in a probation setting

Much of the Restorative Practice detailed in this report demonstrated an inevitable overlap of benefits and services for victims, offenders and communities. I have...

Community involvement in detention oversight: An international perspective

Effective interventions for shoplifters

This report "Thou Shalt Not Steal" sets out the historical context of shoplifting, a new model for understanding individual drivers and an appraisal of the...

Identifying how to engage young offenders in science

The report highlights areas that can be improved to help re-engage young offenders that have become detached from education. It includes recommendations to improve the...