Bullying among Prisoners : Evidence, Research and Intervention Strategies.

Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication -- Table of Contents -- List of figures -- List of tables -- Foreword -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- 1 Bullying in prison: the research field to date -- Why study bullying among prisoners? -- Defining aggression -- What is bullying and how does it relate to aggression? -- What research has been done into prison bullying? -- How has the research field evolved? -- Summary -- 2 Defining and measuring bullying in a prison environment -- Defining bullying in a prison environment -- Measuring bullying: the methods used -- Problems in measuring bullying in a prison environment -- What guidelines should researchers follow? -- Summary -- 3 The extent and nature of bullying -- The extent of bullying -- The nature of bullying -- Sex differences in bullying -- Age differences in bullying -- Environmental differences in bullying -- Summary -- 4 Why does bullying occur among prisoners? -- Why do prisoners think bullying occurs? -- The physical environment -- The social environment -- Individual characteristics -- A model to explain bullying in prisons -- Summary -- 5 Characteristics of bullies and victims -- The groups involved in bullying -- Perceived characteristics of bullies and victims -- Actual characteristics of bullies and victims -- What characteristics are important? -- Summary -- 6 Reactions to bullying -- Emotional responses -- Avoidance and social isolation -- Aggressive responses -- Self-injurious behaviour -- Summary -- 7 Strategies: 1 preventing bullying -- Focus of research -- Themes of intervention -- What makes an effective strategy? -- Summary -- 8 Strategies: 2 reacting to bullying -- Themes of intervention -- Accounting for the different groups involved in bullying -- What makes an effective strategy? -- Summary -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index.

Identifies problems in defining and measuring bullying, along with proposed guidelines on how research in this field should be conducted.

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